The king was eager to gain this new territory and ordered the Ohio Company to drive the French forces out of this valley. George Washington then led a group of 200 men to build a fort and destroy French forts. Washington didn’t have any luck accomplishing his goal, as a result General Braddock was sent from Britain to help Washington. At one point General Braddock and George Washington tried to advance to the Duquesne Fort, but they were cut off by the allied indians of the French. The British were destroyed by the natives because they used guerilla warfare. Many soldiers lost their lives, including General Braddock. Although the odds that England would win the war were very slim, they ended up winning because they captured French forts Quebec and …show more content…
England’s government abused the rights of mankind. Specifically the king had too much power that he used to control the Colonials and denied the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to the colonists. King George Ⅲ wouldn’t allow representation in government for the Colonies, prevented the colonials to settle in new territory past the Appalachian mountains, established a military that had unnecessary power over the colonials, violated English law and tradition, wouldn’t allow America to trade with any other nation, hired German mercenaries, and tried to get natives and slaves to revolt against the colonies. Because King George Ⅲ violated the people’s inalienable rights, the colonials had the right to step away from Britain and develop their own