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The Forks of the Ohio River
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The Forks of the Ohio River
A Look Toward the Future
- Upcoming wars and revolutions
- Westward expansion
- Manifest Destiny
- Continental and worldwide movement
- Impact today
Treaty of Easton, 1758
Fort Necessity, 1754
Brief Histories of the Tributaries
Sack of Fort Duquesne, 1758
Fort William Henry,
1757
16th Century
18th Century
Allegheny:
Control shifts between the Shawnee and the Iroquois Confederation
Battles fought
Wars declared
Lives lost
Land won
Monongahela, 1755
French and Indian War Declared, 1756
17th Century
Allegheny:
Controlled by the Shawnee
Alliances formed
French forts are established
Breeding grounds for war
Location, Location, Location...
Two main forks meet in Pittsburgh and set the stage for war
Allegheny River
Monongahela River
- Principle tributary
- 325 miles long from NY through Western PA
- Largest drainage in the Mississippi River Watershed
- Fossil fuel rich area
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Natural gas
- "The Mon"
- 130 miles from Fairmont, WV to Pittsburgh, PA
- 27 different officially recognized names
- Legend of Monongy
Why the Ohio River Valley and its forks?
- Forks = expansion
- Ability to move
- Strategic military strongholds
French Agenda
Indian Agenda
British Agenda
Indian trade monopoly
Transportation
Control, not settlement
Maintain key facets of life
Trade without settlements
Best negotiation angle
Westward expansion
Land speculation profits
Fur trade monopoly
Farming competition