The British sent 15,000 troops to attack ○ fort ticonderoga ○ fort William Henry
○ fort duquesne in 1758, but they were defeated by the French. V DONE.

Read the excerpt from the history of herodotus, book 2. egypt . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. this quotation from herodotus, a greek who traveled in egypt, is about how the nile river enabled ancient egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. what specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water