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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War
Bell-Work
1. Why did the Carolinas wanted to shift
from a proprietary colony to a royal
colony?
2. Name the three sister crops?
3. Why did the Native Americans settle near
the river?
4. Name the 5 southern colonies?
5. How did slaves keep their culture alive?
Objective
George Washington
In 1753, George Washington, then 21 years old,
was sent across the Appalachian Mts. to order
the French to leave.
When the French refused to leave, George
Washingtons lieutenant, sent a small force of
soldiers from Virginia to build forts at the forks of
the Ohio River.
The Fort was called Fort Duquesne, near
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.