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 was NOT a fort that was captured by the British in 1758?
A
Fort Frontenac
B
Fort Loiusbourg
C
Fort Ferdinand
D
Fort Duquesne
E
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The final campaign was an offensive to open up the invasion corridor along Lake Champlain. To do this, General James Abercrombie was tasked with capturing Fort Carillon. The first two prongs of the British strategy would succeed, and set the stage for further victories in 1759.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British capture of Senegal took place in 1758 during the Seven Years’ War with France, as part of a concerted British strategy to weaken the French economy by damaging her international trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British definitively gained control of Canada with the surrender of Montreal in 1760. Fort Carillon, which had always been called Ticonderoga by the British (after the place where the fort is located), was held by them through the end of the French and Indian War.

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