History Soars at Pheonix  

Task 2

53 points

 

The Last of the Mohicans

Please answer on a separate piece of paper.

 

Questions: 3 points each

(1) Describe the life of colonial settlers on the frontier.

(2) Why do the Mohicans set the English horses loose after the ambush?

(3) Why do the colonial militiamen want to leave Fort William Henry?

(4) Why is Magua intent on killing Monro and his daughters?

(5) Describe the ambush on the retreating British soldiers.

(6) Imagine that you are a settler of British ancestry living in the frontier of New York Province during the French and Indian War. Would you want to fight at a site like Fort William Henry? Why or why not?

(7) Locate the following on a map: Albany, Fort Edward, Fort William Henry, Hudson River, and Lake George.

　

 

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Identify in one or two sentences: 2 points each

Albany

ambush

colonial militia

desertion

Fort Edward

Fort William Henry

frontier

General Marquis de Montcalm

Huron

Lake George

Lt. Col. George Monro

massacre

Mohawks

reinforcements

scalp

settlements