Who’s Who In Military Forts and Battles French… English… & Indians Freedom of The Press Join or DIE
This man could be blamed for starting the French and Indian War… as he and his men fired the first shots.
George Washington and his men fired the first shots at French soldiers from Fort Duquesne.
This man lost his life, but he won the battle of Quebec.
English General James Wolfe
This man lost both his life and the Battle of Quebec.
French General Marquis de Montcalm
This man died from a shot to the lungs at Fort Duquesne.
English Major General Edward Braddock
This Englishman (honorary Mohawk) defeated the French at Lake George.
William Johnson (Warraghiyagey)
This fort was built by Washington… on low ground… got drenched during a flooding rain… soaking the gunpowder… leaving the English defenseless.
Fort Necessity
This fort was important because it guarded the Ohio River, which was the entrance to the west.
Fort Duquesne
The battle for this city was greatly important, as this city was the key to controlling the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Ohio River Valley.
Quebec
This was the last battle of the French and Indian War, which the English won.
Montreal
This man led the English to victory at the Battle of Quebec, having the soldiers climb the steep cliffs in the middle of the night, surprising the French on the plains outside the city.
General Wolfe
During the French and Indian War, the Huron and the Algonquin Indians fought on the side of this nation.
the French
These Native Americans helped the English during the French and Indian War.
The Iroquois Confederacy
After winning the French and Indian War, the English gained land from the east coast to this waterway.
The Mississippi River
This treaty ended the French and Indian War.
The Treaty of Paris
This man was the secretary of state for England.
William Pitt
This colonial printer was tried for seditious libel in His victory in court established Freedom of the Press in America.
John Peter Zenger
This skilled Philadelphia lawyer defended John Peter Zenger in court.
Andrew Hamilton
This man (governor) was criticized by Zenger in the news, leading to Zenger’s arrest.
Governor William Cosby
This was the name given to Zenger’s newspaper.
The New York Weekly Journal
This man published the New York Gazette, the official royal newspaper that always supported the governor. He was once Zenger’s boss.
William Bradford
This man proposed a plan for unification of the colonies prior to the French and Indian War.
Benjamin Franklin
This was the name given to Franklin’s unification plan.
The Albany Plan of Union
Franklin based his plans for unification on this group, as they had already created a successful plan of unification.
The Iroquois Confederacy (League)
This was the title of Ben Franklin’s political cartoon that was published to promote his plan of union.
Join, or Die
In this year, Franklin pushed for unification in Albany.
1754