LA SALLE'S DREAM. THE FRENCH AND THE ENGLISH COLONIES. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S EARLY HOME. HIS SCHOOL-TRAINING. GEORGE AND HIS MOTHER. INFLUENCE UPON GEORGE OF HIS BROTHER LAWRENCE. GEORGE'S RULES OF CONDUCT. THE BOY SOLDIER. THE YOUNG ATHLETE. THE FAIR-MINDED, TRUTHFUL BOY. GEORGE'S SELF-CONTROL. HIS LONGING TO BECOME A SAILOR BOY. EXACTNESS AND METHOD IN WORK. THE YOUNG SURVEYOR. THE SHY, AWKWARD YOUTH AND LORD FAIRFAX. SURVEYING IN THE FORESTS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. LIFE IN THE WOODS; AN INDIAN DANCE. WITH LORD FAIRFAX AT GREENWAY COURT. WASHINGTON, THE YOUNG SOLDIER. WASHINGTON BECOMES A WEALTHY PLANTER. THE FRENCH ADVANCE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. WASHINGTON'S PERILOUS JOURNEY. THE RETURN ON FOOT; TWO NARROW ESCAPES. WASHINGTON IN THE FIGHT THAT BEGINS THE WAR. HIS DEFEAT AT GREAT MEADOWS. A MEMBER OF BRADDOCK'S STAFF. BRADDOCK'S CRUSHING DEFEAT. WASHINGTON RETIRES TO MOUNT VERNON. TO THE PUPIL 1. Write on the following topics, using a paragraph for each: George Washington's early home; his school-training; George and his mother; the boy soldier; the young athlete; the truthful boy. 2. It would be well for you to commit to memory George's rules of conduct. 3. Give an account of the young surveyor's life in the woods out in the Shenandoah Valley. Imagine the two young fellows riding alone through the forest, and the scene in the woods when the Indians danced by the huge fire. 4. Trace on your map Washington's perilous journey to the French forts. What was the purpose of this journey? Travel in imagination with Washington on his return to Williamsburg, and tell, in the first person, some of your experiences. 5. What do you think of General Braddock? In what way was he defeated? This was one of the battles of the Last French War. What caused this war? 6. Find as many words as you can that describe George Washington. CHAPTER XI James Wolfe, the Hero of Quebec [1727-1759] [Illustration: James Wolfe.] We have just seen how the English and the French struggled to get control of the Ohio Valley. But the fighting in the Last French War was not confined to this region. Many of the battles were fought to secure control of two waterways. One of these was the route to Canada, including Lakes George and Champlain, and the other was the St. Lawrence River. Indeed, the crowning feature of the Last French War was the heroic effort made by a young English general to capture Quebec.