Essay – The Last of the Mohicans – Flashcards
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Describe the setting of the Last of the Mohicans.
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It is 1757 - 3rd year of the war between British and French for possession of the continent. c
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What are the French and Indians doing?
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Army is heading South to war against the British
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British and colonial quote
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"I remind you all that France is our enemy." "France is your enemy."
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What were the colonial families scared of?
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That the French and Indians would attack the British colonial women and children while the colonial men were out fighting the war.
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What did the British promise the colonial men?
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That the colonial men would be permitted to go back home from war against the French if their colonies were being attacked.
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What was British policy?
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"Make the world England."
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Which Indian tribe was in alliance with the French?
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Huron
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Which Indian tribe was in alliance with the British?
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Mohawk (Iroquois)
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Why did colonial people live on the frontier in the first place?
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The frontier was the only land available to poor people
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What siege was occurring when the movie took place? What year? Under which commander?
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French siege of British Fort William Henry in 1757 under British army officer George Monro
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What was George Monro's quote in the French siege?
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"The situation is his guns are bigger than mine and he has more of them."
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What was George Monro's reaction to the colonial men plea of letting them go home during the siege to protect their families from Indian war parties?
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He refused to let them go and said the colonials who left Fort William Henry would be killed.
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What was George Monro's quote about the colonial affairs?
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"Those considerations are subordinate to the interest of the Crown."
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What shows the savageness and desire for revenge of the Huron Indians?
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Magua's vow of ripping out George Monro's heart, eating it, and killing all his children to get revenge on the British for killing his family.
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What was the reality of the occurrences on the frontier?
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There were Indian war parties killing the women and children. It was not an act of stealing possessions.
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How did the colonials see the British crown?
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As a tyranny because they wouldn't let them go and protect their family.
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What was Cora's devastating quote?
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"The whole world's on fire."
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Why couldn't the British get more troops to help Fort William Henry?
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The small garrison at Fort William Henry was cut off from the main British force commanded by General Daniel Webb
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Who was the French officer leading the French and Indian army?
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Marquis de Montcalm
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What was the result of the siege?
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The British surrendered to the French. Munro negotiated safe passage for all the British to leave with safe passage to Fort Edward.
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What happened as the British lead their troops away from Fort William Henry?
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Montcalm's Huron Indian allies, still seeking revenge, attacked the British without order from Montcalm, killing about 185 British
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What was Monro's quote upon surrender to the French?
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"Death and honor are thought to be the same. But today, I have learned that sometimes they are not."
