Influencing policy (training slides from Fast Track Impact)
French and indian war
1. Primary Sources
French and Indian War
Quote from
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials
/connections/france-america/history4.html Questions fromA. Barnette 2013
2. Captain Knox describes the difference between
fighting styles of French and British:
Upon our
, they [the French]
turned out their floats, and
ranged them in great order;
their cavalry then
, formed on the
right of the infantry, and
their whole detachment ran
down the with a
ridiculous shout, and
manned their works.
What does “coming to
an anchor” mean?
If cavalry are soldiers
on horses, what does
dismounted mean?
If the infantry is the
group of regular soldiers
on foot, what is the
whole detachment?
Can you tell from
context clues what a
precipice is?
3. I have often reflected
upon the of this
practice in the French, who
in the art of
war; there is nothing that
can be more than
such noises in engaging an
enemy . . .
What do you think
absurd/absurdity means
in this passage?
Sane
Ridiculous
Reasonable
Put “entertain a high
opinion of their own
discipline and
knowledge” into
today’s language.
4. How different, how nobly ,
and expressive of true is the
custom of the British troops! They
do not expend their ammunition at
an immense distance; and, if they
advance to engage, or stand to
receive the charge, they are steady,
profoundly silent, and attentive,
reserving their fire until they have
received that of their adversaries . .
experience plainly shews us, that
the troops, who, in perfect silence,
engage an enemy, waiting for their
first fire, will always
. –John Knox
What do you think he
means by “awful” in
describing the British?
Valour is spelled valor
today, and it means
bravery. What does
Knox say that the
British troops do to
show their bravery?
What does Knox mean
when he says that
these actions preserve
a superiority?
For fun: Draw the
scene Knox describes.