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DIRECTIONS:  After viewing and analyzing MAP %, read and respond to each of the following questions.  Remember to use complete sentences as well as correct spelling and punctuation in your answers.

1. How many forts did the French construct in the lands they claimed?
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2. Why do you think the French constructed the majority of their forts along waterways?
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3. Which of the forts on the map is located nearest to where you live?
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4. Why do you think the location of Fort Duquesne was so important to the French?
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5. Why do you think the location of Fort Duquesne presented such a problem for the British?
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6. Why do you think the French constructed many of their forts along the border with the
    Thirteen British Colonies?
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7. Using what you know about the French and Indian War, what event occurred at Fort
    Necessity?
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