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1
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Washington proposed a fort at the forks of the Ohio, monongahela, and________________rivers.

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Allegheny river

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on April 18th 1754, when the fort is barely begun, the French capture it and change it’s name from______________to__________________.

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Ft. Prince George

Ft. Duquesne

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A battle near Great Meadows where George Washington attacked a French encampment on May 28th was considered by the French_________________________________.

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The informal initiation of the French and Indian war.

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4
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What was the name of the Indian who tomahawked the French commander?

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Half King

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Anticipating it a reprisal by the French, a stockade was quickly built at Great Meadows. The structure was named____________________.

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Ft. Nessety

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In the shape of a circle, 53 feet in diameter, it could contain________men.

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50

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On July 3rd, this fort was attacked. After a four hour battle the British surrendered. The British were permitted to return home. why?

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The British and the French were not at war yet.

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8
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2 men were taken prisoner, Jacob Van Braam and______________.

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Captain Stobo

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9
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A month later, Stobo smuggled out a letter to a Mohawk Indian named__________________________.

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Moses the song

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10
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Stobo was sent to prison in_________________.

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Ft. Quebec

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11
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Stobo escaped (from prison) but got________________.

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Recaptured

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12
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Before returning to Williamsburg, Washington helped build______________________.

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Ft. Cumberland

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13
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___________________________ was blamed for faulty leadership and the loss at the battle on May 28th near Great Meadows.

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George Washington

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14
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In 1754 the French built a fort at Sandusky on the south side of the lake Erie to control portage routes, it was called_________________.

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Ft. Niagara

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15
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This fort was referred to as___________________________________________________________________.(Ft. Niagara)

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The best and strongest Barstion of all this wilderness of the empire of France.

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16
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In 1755 the newly assigned commander of the English forces that arrived with a 3 pronged attack plan to contain the French. He was the first British general to ever set foot in America.

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Major General Edward Braddock

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17
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Braddock’s personal assignment was to bring about the surrender of____________________.

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Ft. Duecane

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18
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George Washington_____________to join the general’s staff without rank or pay so that he could_________________________.

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Volunteered

Learn the art of war

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19
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How wide was the road that they carve through the wilderness on their way to the fort?

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12 ft.

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20
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On June 10th the troops arrived at Little Meadows with_______men and they split the force.

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2,000

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21
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Braddock led 1,200 men into a waiting____________at the___________________river.

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Ambush

Monongahela

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22
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The British were outnumbered by__________men.

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1,459

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23
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The Indians shot at the British from_______________.

A

Behind trees

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24
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George Washington’s horse was shot out from under him____times.

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4

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25
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_____________________was mortally wounded and died four days later.

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General Braddock

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26
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_______of the 1,459 British troops were killed or wounded; only ____of the offers went unscathed.

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977

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27
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The French only lost____men.

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16

28
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It was later judged that____________________led to the British defeat.

A

Incompetent leadership

29
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News of Braddock’s defeat led to many_______________.

A

Desertions

30
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_______________________an Irish immigrant who became the most influential Indian leader in North America.

A

William Johnson

31
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He raised_________men to serve under his command.

A

4,000

32
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Included in the New Hampshire contingent was 23 year old______________________.

A

Robert Rogers

33
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Name the battle when the colonial army unfortified by British professionals repulsed a trained command of French regulars, Canadians and Indians for the first time.

A

Bloody Morning Scout

34
Q

What event finally had the Quakers agree to provide money to outfit a militia?

A

Survivors arriving at the state house with dead bodies.

35
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On March 1st, 1756___________________was appointed commander in chief of French forces in North America.

A

Louis’ Joseph De Montcalm

36
Q

On March 17th______________was appointed commander in chief of British forces.

A

Loudoun

37
Q

On___________________Great Britain declares war on France.

A

May 18th, 1756

38
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On_________________France declares war on England.

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May 19th, 1756

39
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On December 4th, 1756___________________was appointed secretary of state. He was responsible for increasing supplies and allocations of troops.

A

William Pitt

40
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Well Loudoun was on the Lewisburg mission and 1,900 men were sent to the frontier, there were only 4,000 men left at Fort Edward and______________________.

A

Ft. William Henry

41
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_________________attacked with 8,000 French and Canadians and 6,000 Indians.

A

Mont Com

42
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__________________left ft. William Henry and did not send reenactments.

A

David Web

43
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______________________was left in command of Fort William Henry and 2,372 men, of whom only 1,100 were considered fit.

A

George Monroe

44
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After fighting for____hours.

A

4

45
Q

What happened after they surrendered and the gates were opened?

A

Indians rushed in and killed them.

46
Q

What great American novel is about this battle?

A

The last Mohicans

47
Q

When news of the failure of lord Loudoun to attack Lewisburg_________________was sent to replace him.

A

Major General Abercrombie

48
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Who was considered by Col. Wolfe to be “the best soldier in the British army?

A

General George Howe

49
Q

After 49 days of bombardment, the British defeated the French at____________________.

A

Ft. Louisburg

50
Q

What fort was a critical loss to the French as it contained a large store of artillery and preventions and served as the main supply source for Forts Niagara and Duquesne?

A

Ft. Frontenac

51
Q

_________________convinced the Indians to make peace with the English and no longer give aid in defending Fort Duquesne.

A

Christian Post

52
Q

On November 26th, the British found fort Duquesne destroyed and abandoned, they renamed it__________.

A

Ft. Pitt

53
Q

What city is now the site of this fort?(Ft. Pitt)

A

Pittsburgh

54
Q

Who replaced Abercromby as commander in chief of the English troops?

A

Amherst

55
Q

In 1759 two forts were easily taken by the British as the French retreated. Name them, __________________and___________________.

A

Ft. Ticonderoga

Ft. Crown point

56
Q

On July 25th, 1759 what fort did the French lose to leave the British forces in full control of the west?

A

Ft. Niagara

57
Q

The most prolonged and decisive campaign in the French and Indian war took place at___________________.

A

Ft. Quebec

58
Q

The battle culminated in the_______________________.

A

Heights of Abraham

59
Q

On September 18, 1759 the commander of Quebec signed_________________________________.

A

Articles of capitulation

60
Q

The French and Indian war was one theater of a global war called________________________.

A

Seven year war

61
Q

The____________________was the Theater fought chiefly between the British and French on the water.

A

Naval Conflict theatre

62
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The________________________theatre was the scene of the battle and campaigns of the Prussians, Austrians and Russians.

A

Western conflict theatre

63
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The________________________theatre was the scene of the battle and campaigns of the Prussians, Austrians and Russians.

A

Central European theatre

64
Q

The________________________theatre was a war between 2 commercial enterprises, the French and East India Companies.

A

Indian Subcontinent theatre

65
Q

What year is remembered as the one in which conquest of Canada was completed?

A

1760

66
Q

On February 10th, 1763 the__________________gives all of France’s possessions east of the Mississippi expect_________________to England.

A

Treaty of Pairs

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