Evaluate one of the speeches you heard about a plan to erect a statue honoring the pioneers. choose
the speech you disagree with, and write a two- or three-paragraph rebuttal in the form of a letter to the
editor.

In 1754 Washington's surprise attack upon a small French force at Jumonville Glen and his subsequent surrender to French forces at the Battle of Fort Necessity helped to spark the French and Indian War, which was part of the imperial conflict between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War.