INTRODUCTION:

You are a relative of an American soldier fighting in The French and Indian War.  The only way the two of you can communicate is through letter writing.  The life of a soldier can be very lonely and dangerous.  Writing each other is a great way for you to send him comforting news from home as well as learn about the war from reading the letters he sends to you.  It is very important that you know where to send the letters.  Lucky for you, before going off to war, he remembered to leave a list of battles he was scheduled to fight in.   Unfortunately, he forgot to include geographical locations with this list.

TASK:

The only way to send the letters you wrote to the right battle site location is to gather basic background information about the French and Indian War.  This basic background information will enable you to search out battle site locations so that your letters reach him.  Knowledge of the French and Indian War will also enable you to tell your family accurate information about the war.  Follow the process below to find out about The French and Indian War.    Eventually you will to be able to plot the battle site locations provided by your solider on a map that you can use to show your family where their relative has been.
 

PROCESS:

Use print resources such as almanacs, encyclopedias, and textbooks and non-print resources such as the internet to conduct research on The French and Indian War

STEP 1
 

Using the Internet visit this site  http://www.prof-dev.okcps.k12.ok.us/coreunits/4%20h&g%20french%20indian%20war.htm    to find  the answers to these questions:

1.  The French and Indian War was also called the ______________  on the continent of ____________.

2.  What role did the desires of France and Great Britain to secure trade routes and expand colonial empires play in the French and Indian War?

3.  How did the continent of North America become involved in the French and Indian war?

4.  Which Native American Groups sided with the English?

5.  Which Native American groups sided with the French?

6.  Whose side were the American colonies on?
 

STEP 2

Using the Internet visit this site    http://www.angelfire.com/il2/frenchwar/   to find the answers to these questions:

1.   Who was General Montcalm?

2.   Who was General  Wolfe?

 
 
 
 

STEP 3

Using an Almanac find the answers to the following questions:

1.  List several outcomes of The French and Indian War:

a.
 
 
 

b.
 
 

c.
 
 

2.  During The French and Indian War two of France and Britain's most famous generals were killed in battle.  What were their names?
 
 
 
 

STEP 4

Using the Internet, visit this  http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/jabraun/students/siebert/FAQ.htm                                                                  site to find information to answer the following questions"

1.  Did George Washington fight in The French and Indian War?  If so what was his role in the war?

2.  Who was Chief Pontiac?  What was his role in the war?

3.  What was the Treaty of Paris?  Who signed it and why?

4.  What role did the French and Indian War play in the start of the American Revolutionary War?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

STEP 5

Using the Internet, visit this    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War    site to find information on the location and outcomes (who won) of the following major battles that your relative will be fighting in:
 
 
 
 
 

Fort William Henry

Location:

Outcome:
 

Fort Ticonderoga

Location:

Outcome:
 

Braddock Expedition

Location:

Outcome:
 

Louisburg

Location:

Outcome:
 

Fort Niagara

Location:

Outcome:
 

Fort Duquesne

Location:

Outcome:
 
 

Plains of Abraham

Location:

Outcome:
 

STEP 6

Using an ATLAS, ENCYCLOPEDIA, or NON FICTION BOOK on NEW YORK STATE AND CANADA find maps of the following locations:
1.  Northeastern United States
2.  Canada

Use the answers you gave to the questions from STEP 4 to match the battle site locations with the locations listed on the maps below.  Write the name of each battle site next to the right location on the map.