What was significant about each of these dates / locations during the French Indian War? (Hint! Hint! Use the Interactive Map or
text version below this map in the lesson, to find this information. ) 1754—Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania (Fort Duquesne)
1754— Albany, New York
1755—Path from Alexandria, Virginia, to Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania
1759—Quebec (What happened as a result of this battle?)
Fort Necessity- Prelude to the war fought by France and England for the control of the North American continent.
Albany- Albany Congress, advocated for the union of the 13 British colonies in North America for their security and defense against the French.
1755- British try to take the fort from the French many times but finally do under John Forbes leadership
1759- a worldwide conflict known in the United States as the French and Indian War, the British under General James Wolfe achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec, defeating the French forces
When Belgium became independent from the Netherlands, they were mad at the Netherlands and the French took advantage of that by forcing their culture upon the Dutch speaking Flemish. That is the simple explanation.
