USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes the significance of the location of Fort Duquesne?
A
Fort Duquesne was located in Canada.
B
Fort Duquesne was used as the border to separate colonist from Native Americans
C
Fort Duquesne was located in Boston where many protests over British rule occurred.
D
Fort Duquesne was located at the intersection of three rivers, making it an ideal trading post.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes the significance of the location of Fort Duquesne? Fort Duquesne was located in Canada. Fort Duquesne was used as the border to separate colonists from Native attacks.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -They also built Fort Duquesne (modern-day Pittsburgh), so that they could defend their territory from English incursions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fort Duquesne, located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at the site of present-day Pittsburgh, Penn, guarded the most important strategic location in the west at the time of the Seven Years’ War.

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