USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fort Duquesne was a French fort in western Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War (1756-1763). During the late 1740s, William Trent, an Englishman engaged in the fur trade with Ohio Country American Indians, built a trading post at the headwaters of the Ohio River (modern-day Pittsburgh).

Detailed explanation-2: -Constructed by the French in 1754 at the heart of the Ohio River Valley, Fort Duquesne was an important landmark during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763).

Detailed explanation-3: -Fort Duquesne was strategically important for the French during the French and Indian War, both in controlling the Ohio territories and in serving as a base from which the French launched Indian attacks on the British.

Detailed explanation-4: -With Fort Duquesne, the French could prevent British expansion into the Ohio Country by controlling the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers. In addition, it deterred British trade by allowing the French to control trade with indigenous people in the area.