Questions For Part 1, 2, & 3

Part 1
1)What was the significance of the Forks of the Ohio to each of the competing groups?
Both groups have land close to the forks, so whoever gets that land will be in the perfect spot for trade.

            

2)Why would the British be concerned by the French forts west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Because the French are slowly closing in the British. So the British will have no land to expand. 

3)Which Indians had claims to land at the Forks of the Ohio?

The Iroqouis League.

4) List important individuals in this segment.

Half King, Edward Braddock, George Washington.

5) What qualities did George Washington display as a young military leader? Which of these helped him succeed in his military career?

Part 2
1) How did captive taking hurt or help Indians in the French and Indian War?
It helped them by making their population get bigger. But it also hurt them because of the French would no longer want them to be their Allies. 

2) Why were the Acadians removed from Nova Scotia by the British?

The British make them swear allegiance into the British or leave. 

3) How did lack of cultural understanding increase tensions between allies and shape the progress of the French and Indian War?

 The French thought the Indians way was much different then their way,  and theirs was better. The Indidans thought theirs was better. This started some tension between them. 

4) Compare Johnson and Montcalm’s attitudes towards the Natives.

Montcalm thinks they are savages, and their method of warfare is vicious but not equal to the Europeans way. Johnson is much more respectful to them. He allies with them and has them fight on his side of the battle. 

         

5) List all the important people in Part II and what they do.
Montcalm – French commander
Braddock – British commander
George Washington – young officer in the British army




Part 3


1) Why the British government and its American colonies change in 1758?

2) How did colonial participation in the war change?

3) What were the reasons for, and the results of, the British victories over the French in 1758?

4) Why was Fort Duquesne important to the British and French?

5) How did General Forbes reach out diplomatically to Indian nations?

6) How did diplomacy contribute to the British victory at Fort Duquesne in 1758?

7) How did the British victory at Fort Duquesne affect the Indians of the
Ohio River Valley?