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Title: A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902
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Publisher: New York, Cincinnati (etc.) American Book Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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western side ofthe mountains, it became evident to the governor of Vir-ginia that the French must be either driven away or theEnglish people must be shut in to the country on the eastof the mountains. The people in the colonies did not likethe notion of being fenced in like a lot of cattle in a pas-ture. So Washington was again sent to the West in 1754,to take possession of the country. On his first trip hehad seen the point where the Allegheny (al-le-ga-ny) andMonongahela (mo-non-ga-hee-lah) rivers meet, which hethought would be a good place for a fort. A small compa-ny of men were sent ahead to build a fort at this place; butthe French drove them away, and planted a fort of their ownon the ground. This was called Fort Duquesne (du-kane). no WASHINGTON IN THE FRENCH WAR. THIS MAP SHOWS WASHINGTONS HOME AT MOUNTVERNON; THE SCENE OF HIS SURVEYING; THECOUNTRY THROUGH WHICH HE PASSED IN HISJOURNEY TO FORT VENANGO ; AND THE ROUTEOF BRADDOCKS ARMY FROM WINCHESTER TOTHE PLACE OF ITS DEFEAT.
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Though theFrench in Amer-ica were not many, theywere nearly all soldiers. So whenWashington with his party hadgot through the wild mountainsinto the western wilderness he found that there were manymore soldiers on the French side than he had. Hearingthat a French party was dogging his steps, he marched WASHINGTON IN THE FRENCH WAR. Ill in the night and surrounded them. After a sharp skirmishthe French fled, but were nearly all captured. This littlefight was George Washing-tons first battle. But Washington soonfound that he must retreator be taken. He fell backto a place called GreatMeadows, where he built asort of fort and called itFort Necessity. Here theHalf-king in despair lefthim, and the French at-tacked his little force.After the conflict had last-ed one day, Washington,seeing himself outnumbered,agreed to march out of thefort and return to the set-tlements, which he did.This expedition of Wash-ingtons was the beginning of a great war between Eng-land and France. The next year t

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