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A. 1753 … It Begins • Major George Washington is sent on a reconnaissance (spy) mission into the Ohio Valley to establish American claims to the area, and to let the French know their presence was unwanted. • He made it to Fort Le Bouef, on the shores of Lake Erie. • In 1754, a now Lt. Col. Washington was sent to build a fort near present-day Pittsburgh, PA, which they called Fort Duquesne. • The French attacked, causing Washington’s forces to retreat, during which they build another fortification called Fort Necessity. • On July 4, 1754, Washington surrendered this fort as well and was captured, and released by the French. Mr. Peters (c) 2010
B. “The Shot Heard Around the World” • Washington’s failed expedition into the Ohio Valley would touch off what one historian wrote as, “The volley by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire.” • After the previous war between England and France, known as the War of the Austrian Succession (1740- 1748), France built a series of fortifications across the Great Lakes, through the Ohio Valley, and down the Mississippi. • The purpose was to contain the British menace (the Thirteen Colonies). Mr. Peters (c) 2010
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