THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a ragtag militia
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trained army
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Step-by-step explanation: George Washington was defeated when he went to fight the French in the Ohio River Valley. The British then sent a trained army to attack the French Fort Duquesne.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 9, 1755, French and Native American warriors from Fort Duquesne deftly defeated Braddockâs forces and mortally wounded the British general at the Battle of the Monongahela.
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington began the war with the expedition to the French, ordering them to leave British-claimed territory. He ended the war when the French were quickly losing territory and in retreat.
Detailed explanation-4: -Impact. The battle for Fort Duquesne was just one of many during the French and Indian War, but it did give the British a very strategic location from which to focus on the invasion of Canada. When the French and Indian War ended in a British victory, all of Canada was transferred over to the British Empire.
Detailed explanation-5: -They also built Fort Duquesne (modern-day Pittsburgh), so that they could defend their territory from English incursions.