Multiple choice

Why did Pa build over 200 forts in Pa?

  1. The indians were attacking the frontier

  2. tying to create better neighborhoods

  3. o give to the Indians

  4. because they felt like it

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Explanation

Following the defeat of General Braddock in 1755, French-aligned Native American tribes launched devastating raids on frontier settlements. To protect settlers and secure the borders, Pennsylvania constructed a defensive chain of over 200 forts and blockhouses.