[DOC] [TLE] Fort Duquesne - Wikipedia [PAR] Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the convergence 
point of the ... 1 Background; 2 Fort's construction and replacement; 3 Present-
day site ... The French knocked down the tiny British fort and built Fort Duquesne, 
... captured the site after the French destroyed Fort Duquesne the day before. [DOC] [TLE] Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia [PAR] Fort Pitt was a fort built by British colonists during the Seven Years' War at the 
confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, where the Ohio River is 
formed in western Pennsylvania. It replaced Fort Duquesne, a French colonial 
fort built in 1754 as tensions ... In present-day Michigan, the British garrisoned 
Fort Detroit. [DOC] [TLE] Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania - History and Information [PAR] Fort Duquesne (1754-1758) - Established by the French in 1754, this post ... Ohio 
Country Indians, built a trading post at the headwaters of the Ohio River, ... and 
Fort Machault, on the Allegheny River in in present-day Franklin, Pennsylvania . 
... camps and cities of Colorado and California, the beaches and historical sites of
... [DOC] [TLE] First blood of the French and Indian War - May 28, 1754 - HISTORY ... [PAR] The subsequent expedition against Fort Duquesne was a disaster, but ... the fort 
before the British and Americans arrived, and Fort Pitt was raised on its site. ... On 
this day in 1754, a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Virginia militia named... [DOC] [TLE] Fort Duquesne - United States History [PAR] The role of Fort Duquesne in the history of the United States of America. ... In the 
1740s, William Trent, an English fur trader and entrepreneur, built a small trading 
... later in 1754 and another larger venture under Edward Braddock in 1755. ... 
French and Indian War that stretched from Quebec City on the St. Lawrence River
... [DOC] [TLE] Fort Duquesne - Ohio History Central [PAR] Fort Duquesne was a French fort in western Pennsylvania in the French and ... 
Indians, built a trading post at the headwaters of the Ohio River (modern-day 
Pittsburgh). ... Between 1754 and 1758, the British struggled to recapture their 
former... [DOC] [TLE] Washington and the French & Indian War  George Washington's ... [PAR] It ended with the fall of Fort Duquesne to the combined British and colonial forces
. ... of 1752 and early 1753, the French built strategically located forts throughout 
.... Washington began marching his troops toward the frontier on April 18, 1754. 
..... Creek building is not known, but it was south of present day Fayette City, PA. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington at Fort Duquesne - Brookline Connection [PAR] The French had claimed the Ohio Country, east of the Allegheny Mountains, by 
right of ... His party inspected the site of the proposed fort, then moved on to 
Logstown, ... Major George Washington and his troops retreat from Fort Necessity 
- 1754 ... nearly eight miles from the forks, near present-day McKeesport is 
located. [DOC] [TLE] New France New World 1754 French and Indian War Return to Start ... [PAR] The first armed conflict took place at present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ... the 
French were defeated after losing Louisbourg, Quebec city and Montreal. ... They 
built a small fort at the forks of the Ohio River known as Fort Prince ... Fort 
Necessity Fort Necessity, located in modern-day Farmington, PA, was the site of 
the first... [DOC] [TLE] Fort Necessity National Battlefield--Places Reflecting America's ... [PAR] ... built a fort of necessity in a natural meadow in present-day Pennsylvania. Fort 
Necessity was the site of the first battle of the French and Indian War. ... persisted, 
British military leaders sent George Washington to meet the French again in 1754
. ... the mountains to attack Fort Duquesne using the road Washington had built... [DOC] [TLE] What was Fort Pitt? | Fort Pitt Block House [PAR] Fort Pitt was a key British fortification during the French and Indian War. ... along 
the shore of Lake Erie, Fort LeBoeuf

Question: In 1754, the French built Fort Duquesne on the present-day site of this city
Answer: Pittsburgh