Friday, October 8, 2010

Second question for the French and Indian war movie

1) Why do only the Mohawk agree to fight with General Johnson?
No other natives wanted to shed blood in a white mans war.

2) What are the results of the Battle of Lake George?
The Mohawks saw there fellow mohawks who were fighting with the French and they tried to prevent the war from happening but it was too late, and day long battle ended with the british forcing the French to retreat. 30 indians were killed and 150 colonial men. The mohwaks leave to mourn there dead.

3) For what purposes did the Native Americans take captive? (List three)
1. as ransom
2.a replacement for warriors killed in battle
3. weapon against encroachers

4) Why is the story of Mary Jemison presented? What purpose does it serve?
Her story was presented to show what happened to the captives that the natives took. For example if they felt they had to many they would scalp them like they did to Mary Jemisons family.

5) Do you agree with Washington's disciplinary practices on deserters? Why or why not?
I think that it was good that he was trying to earn his soldiers respect but i think that his way of going about it was a little extreme. I know things worked a lot differently back then but he could have found some other way to earn there respect and make them work harder.

6) Who is Montcalm and why doesn't he like the Natives?
He was a french commander, and he saw the natives as savages. The indians ways were so much more different then the french and he did not like that he also said that in order to work them you have to be extremely patient because they prepared for things slowly.

7) What are the Native Americans code of honor? How does this differ from the Europeans' Code of War?
They were supposed to take the victims captives in order to replace who they lost in battle and they also took belongings of the deceased as like a prize for there winnings. European ways were much more civil they just left the remnents of the soldiers which was much more respectful.

8) Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William Henry.
After the fight the french and the british had a banquet which upset the natives because that was not how they did things. The French were also not going to let the natives harass the British as they left the fort but the natives did anyway.

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