Focus on the main idea: In the French and Indian Wat, the British, French, and Native American fought for control of a large part of North America.
Questions to think about as you read:
1 What caused King Phillip's War?
2 What event helped the English settlers win King Phillip's War? Explain.
3 How did the back country of the Appalachians mountains?
4 Who do you think will battle each other in 1754? Why do you think so?
5 Did the French expect to battle over claims on the Ohio River valley? What makes you think so?
6 What are two different meanings for the word 'mission'? Give examples of how the word is used differently in your reading.
7 Why did Washington bring soldiers to the Ohio River valley in March of 1754?
8. What happened soon after Washington's soldiers defeated a group of French soldiers in 1754?
9 Why were the British trying to capture Fort Durquesne?
10 What happened to Washington when French and Indian forces attacked?
Answers to questions:
1. English settlers moved onto land that Native Americans claimed as their own.
2. Metacom was killed. The Native Americans force was most likely weaker without his leadership.
3 The back country had rocky soil, whereas the Ohio River valley had fertile soil.
4 The British, the French, and the Native Americans; they all want control of the Ohio River valley.
5 Yes, the French began building forts to defend the region.
6 George Washington's mission was to help build a British fort. Junipero Serra's missions were buildings for religious worships.
7 To build a fort and to force the French to leave the area.
8 The French attacked and defeated Washington's army at Fort Necessity
9 The French fort was at a strategic spot where the rivers joined. Without it the French could be defeated more easily.
10 Bullets hit his clothes and his horses, but they missed his body.