A first book in American history with European beginnings . wthat the daring English settlers were pushing their waywestward into the Ohio Valley. If once a colony of Eng-lish should be firmly planted in the valley of the Ohio, itwould be an easything for them toget between theFrench of Canadaand the French ofLouisiana. Thusthe English couldcreep north andsouth and attackthe French from thevery heart of thecountry they calledtheir own. This invading ofthe French claimsalong the Ohio con-tinued and wasgreatly troubling the French when the Marquis Duquesnewas sent as the new Governor of Canada.
A first book in American history with European beginnings . wthat the daring English settlers were pushing their waywestward into the Ohio Valley. If once a colony of Eng-lish should be firmly planted in the valley of the Ohio, itwould be an easything for them toget between theFrench of Canadaand the French ofLouisiana. Thusthe English couldcreep north andsouth and attackthe French from thevery heart of thecountry they calledtheir own. This invading ofthe French claimsalong the Ohio con-tinued and wasgreatly troubling the French when the Marquis Duquesnewas sent as the new Governor of Canada. We will go straight down to the Ohio country/ saidGovernor Duquesne, and build strong forts. So aFrench expedition set out. First, they stopped on theshore of Lake Erie, and built a fort at a place which theycalled Presqueisle. Then they made a road through thewoods to French Creek, where they built another fort,which they called Fort Le Bceuf. Here they were much surprised to see a tall young manon horseback coming out of the woods with a dozen white 187. The Disputed Territory. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY men and Indians. The young mans name was GeorgeWashington, and he brought a letter from Governor Din-widdie of Virginia. Will you please tell me/ said theletter, what right you have on land which belongs to theKing of England? I must ask you to leave at once. The French treated young Major Washington well, butthey refused to leave. When Washington returned to Governor Dinwiddie hetold him that he had found a splendid place for a fort atthe forks of the Ohio, where Pittsburg now stands. While he was trying to stir up the half-hearted coloniesto see their danger, Governor Dinwiddie sent young Wash-ington to occupy the Ohio country. A group of back-woodsmen were to go ahead and build the fort at the forksof the Ohio. Working on their fort, these men saw a great swarm ofboats floating down the Monongahela. The boats werefull of Frenchmen. We will save you the trouble ofbuil
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