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| the french and indian war increased tension between britain and the american colonies because the |
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| british insisted that the colonies share the expanses of war |
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| which statement best describes the reaction of leading american colonists toward british colonial policy following the french a indian war |
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they rejected parliments right to manage their internal affairs
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| immediately following the french and indian war the colonists opposed the british policy of |
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| stricter enforcement of merchantilism |
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| which legislation of british parliment concerning the thirteen colonies most clearly illustrates the principles of merchantilism |
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| purpose of the navigation acts was to protect |
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| economic interests of british empire |
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| action of the british government most directly affected the people on the frontier |
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| the colonists opposed british taxation policies most effectively by using |
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| one factor that tended to delay the separation of the colonies from great britain was the |
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| lingering loyalty to england by many colonists |
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| the significance of thomas paines common sense was that it |
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| pointed out the obsurdity of continued loyalty to the king |
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| according to the declaration of independance the purpose of government is to |
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secure the people in their natural right
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| what is not a part of the declaration of independence |
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a statement of rights of the individual
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| the principles of the declaration of independence can be described as |
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| part of americas debt to european thought |
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| cheif significance of the declaration of independance |
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| furnished a body ideals regarding rights for future generations |
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| in what sense was the american revolutionary war a civil war |
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| some americans fought on the side of the british |
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| what statement best explains the outbreak of the american revolution |
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| radical colonial leaders aroused colonial opinion against british policies |
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| in which pair of statements is the second a direct result of the first |
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| british surrender at saratoga. signing the treaty with france |
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| primary motive behind french aid to the us during the revolutionary war was the french's desire to |
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| obtain revenge against previous french colonial losses |
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| at what point during the war was the world turned upside down |
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| what was the main purpose of the commities of correspondance established by samuel adams |
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| to provide info of british threats to liberty |
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| the capture at vincennes was such an important victory for america because it |
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| assured american control of the northwest |
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| which event occured first |
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| treaty of paris 1783 was signed |
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| the french and indian war led great britain to |
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| impose revenue taxes on its north american colonies |
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| which is true of white women in north american colonies |
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| they were restricted in holding land and making legal contracts after marriage |
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| the protest that the king had combined with others reffers to his |
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| use of hessian mercinaries |
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| french formaly recognized american independence and made an open treaty of alliance with the americans as a result of the |
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| surrender of burgoyne at saratoga |
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| general cornwallis' surender at yorktown resulted largely from the |
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| french fleet winning control of the chesapeake |
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| the french and indian war resulted in all the following except |
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| spain gained control of louisianna |
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| thomas paines pamphlet common sense introduced a new element into the debate with britain by |
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| calling for complete independence of the collonies and attacking not only king george but also the idea of monarchy |
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| the battles of lexington and concord were significant because |
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| they marked the first organized battles between british regulars and colonial militiamen and ended hopes for a peaceful resolution between england and the colonies |
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| key issue that prevented the american colonists from resolving their problems with england without open rebellion was |
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| the sovereignty of parliments taxes over colonies |
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| a major impact on the french and indian war on the attitudes of americans was |
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| with the treat of the french now gone from their borders many colonists now felt that english protection was unnecesary and they felt free to take a more independent stand toward britain that they had taken previously |
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| which was not a provision of the treaty of paris ending the american revolution |
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| louisianna returned to french control |
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| when colonial massachusettes governor attempted to force the sale of taxed tea in boston , bostonians reacted with |
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| the coercive acts were passed in reaction to |
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| the british gov imposed the townshend acts on the american colonies in the belief that |
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| the americans would accept it as external rather than internal taxation |
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| one of the purposes of the 1773 tea act was to |
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| save the british east india company from financial ruin |
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