USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Virginia’s governor sent 21-year old Maj. George Washington to deliver an ultimatum to the French. Control of the expansive Ohio Valley region, especially near the joining of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers (modern-day Pittsburgh), was of great interest to both the British and their French rivals.

Detailed explanation-2: -October 1753-Governor Dinwiddie sent George Washington to tell the French to stop building forts in the Ohio Valley. The French paid no attention to the warning. May 1754-Washington built Fort Necessity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British government sent over a representative, 21-year-old George Washington, to demand that the French relinquish their fort and return back to their own settlements.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French and Indian War: A Summary During 1754 and 1755, the French won a string of victories, defeating in quick succession the young George Washington, Gen. Edward Braddock and Braddock’s successor, Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts.