Directions: Use the image and source information to answer the question that follows.

Source: This illustration from the 1870s shows French General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
attempting to stop his Native American allies from massacring captured British soldiers and
civilians at Fort William Henry in 1757 during the Seven Years War.

Additional facts related to the illustration:

1. Many Americans in the 1870s believed that Native Americans were barbaric.
2. The Native Americans allied with Montcalm did not all speak French and may not have
understood his instructions to let their British prisoners live.
3. The British army recruited Native American allies during the Seven Years War.
Question: Which 1 of 3 the facts above might cause you to question the reliability of this
illustration as a representation of what happened at Fort William Henry?
Explain your reasoning on the following page.

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might cause me to question the reliability of this illustration because