HIS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Edward Braddock, Smallpox, Onondaga People
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The causes of the french and indian war: british/french, ohio country contested, 1750 exclusive control, england, forts, land company --> the ohio company. *** who would help them most/ or hurt them the least: the indians choose sides. Majority of tribes sided with the french: trade had better goods/est. trade routes/ failry treated, french fur trade/british agriculture --> land loss, ohio land company. Algonquin indians located upper midwest, lower canada, upper east coast. Problems: switched sides, not well trained, own goals, fighting the war. 1754: george washington failed to capture fort duquesne, built and lost fort necessity. He thought it would be easy to convince indians: but he really only convinced 40, then they abandoned him. Since he failed with duquesne; he built fort necessity: then the french took over fort necessity. 1755: the british sent major general edward braddock to lead. Braddock attempted and failed to capture fort duquesne.
