USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The action at Fort Necessity was also the first major event in the military career of George Washington. It was the only time he ever surrendered to an enemy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French built four forts: Presque Isle, Le Boeuf, Machault, and Duquesne. All four shared a similar design: a rectangle 75 feet by 105 feet with a bastion at each corner. Construction on the first fort began on May 15, 1753 in present day Erie, Pa.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -To control the Ohio Valley, the French built a string of forts from Lake Erie towards the Forks of the Ohio. The British captured Fort Duquesne in 1758 and replaced it with a fort of their own.