History of the United States: Containing All the Events Necessary to be Committed to Memory : with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and a Table of Chronology : for the Use of Schools |
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... forts along the Ohio and the lakes . Q. What took place between the Ohio Company and the French traders , in the vicinity of the Ohio river ? A. Frequent disputes . Q. What was the Ohio Company ? A. A company of merchants , from London ...
... forts along the Ohio and the lakes . Q. What took place between the Ohio Company and the French traders , in the vicinity of the Ohio river ? A. Frequent disputes . Q. What was the Ohio Company ? A. A company of merchants , from London ...
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... Fort Duquesne , now Pittsburg . Q. Did he march as far as Fort Duquesne ? A. No : before he reached it , he was informed that it had been strongly reinforced ; and , therefore , he deemed it prudent to fall back , and make a stand at a fort ...
... Fort Duquesne , now Pittsburg . Q. Did he march as far as Fort Duquesne ? A. No : before he reached it , he was informed that it had been strongly reinforced ; and , therefore , he deemed it prudent to fall back , and make a stand at a fort ...
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... fort du Quesne , till he was suddenly attacked by a body of French and Indians , within ten miles of the fort . Q. What ensued ? A. A total defeat : in which Braddock was mortally wounded , after having three horses killed under him . Q ...
... fort du Quesne , till he was suddenly attacked by a body of French and Indians , within ten miles of the fort . Q. What ensued ? A. A total defeat : in which Braddock was mortally wounded , after having three horses killed under him . Q ...
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... Fort Frontenac , fell into the hands of the British ; and , in 1759 , Niagara was taken by Sir William Johnson , and Quebec by General Wolfe . Q. Who commanded the expedition against Fort Fron- tenac ? A. Colonel Bradstreet . * Fort ...
... Fort Frontenac , fell into the hands of the British ; and , in 1759 , Niagara was taken by Sir William Johnson , and Quebec by General Wolfe . Q. Who commanded the expedition against Fort Fron- tenac ? A. Colonel Bradstreet . * Fort ...
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... forts , magazines , and arsenals , which were in the keeping of the king , were seized by the provincial militia . Q. What important posts in New York did the pro- vincials deem it essential to hold ? A. Ticonderoga and Crown Point . Q ...
... forts , magazines , and arsenals , which were in the keeping of the king , were seized by the provincial militia . Q. What important posts in New York did the pro- vincials deem it essential to hold ? A. Ticonderoga and Crown Point . Q ...
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