Why did the french build fort duquesne where the allegheny and monongahela rivers meet to form the ohio river? a) this strategic place was the gateway to the north. b) this strategic place was the gateway to the south. c) this strategic place was the gateway to the east. d) this strategic place was the gateway to the west.

Me! these questions are based on american people in the south essential questions: question 1: for what reasons will one group of people exploit another? focus questions: question 1: what influenced the development of the south more: geography, economy, or slavery? question 2: what were the economic, political and social arguments for and againsts slavery in the first half of the 19th century.