THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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A Native American Indian fort that served as a place of trade for all colonists near the Smokey Mountains.
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A French fort that served as a lookout for invaders near the Appalachian Mountains
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A British fort that served as a trading post for the British and French near the Appalachian mountains
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A British fort that served as a trading post for British colonist and the Cherokee Indians located near the Appalachian Mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fort Loudoun was a British fort located in what is now Monroe County, Tennessee. Constructed from 1756 until 1757 to help garner Cherokee support for the British at the outset of the French and Indian War, the fort was one of the first significant British outposts west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fort Loudoun was built as an outpost of the British and their colony of South Carolina during the French and Indian War as part of an alliance treaty with the Cherokee in return for a field force of Cherokee warriors to help in the campaign against the French at Fort Duquesne.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fort Loudoun is located about 30 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee. Take 75 south to Highway 72. Go east to Highway 411. North through Vonore, Tennessee and follow the signs to the park.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cherokee killed 23 soldiers, 3 women, and took 120 hostages. The Cherokee viewed the deaths as justified since the British had killed Cherokee prisoners at Fort Prince George and had not kept the terms of the surrender. The British referred to the event as the Fort Loudoun Massacre.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fort Loudoun was built because Britain was at war with France, and the colonies were a part of this struggle (the French and Indian War). The fort, in the heart of Cherokee territory, was meant to ensure that Cherokee warriors fought against the French rather than against the British.