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- In 1772 the assemblies of Massachusetts and Virginia set up —— to communicate with other colonies about British threats to the colonists liberties
- In 1773 colonists staged the —— to send a forceful message to Britain communicating their feelings about the tea act
- Explain how and why colonial attitudes about government and the individual changed in the years leading up to the American Revolution. -- Identify colonial beliefs about government expressed in Common Sense
- What three farming systems came to dominate agriculture in the South following the Civil War?
- In 1765, —— helped to found the Sons of Liberty, a secret resistance group
- Who does the house of representatives choose for president
- Read the quote from the Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III after Lexington and Concord."We . . . beseech [beg] your Majesty . . . to procure [get] us relief . . . and to settle peace through every part of your dominions . . . measures . . . taken for preventing the further destruction of the lives of your Majesty's subjects; and that such statutes [laws] as more immediately distress [upset] any of your Majesty's colonies may be repealed."Which actions resulted from this document? Choose the TWO correct answers.
- Read the quote from the Albany Plan of Union."That humble Application be made for an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, by Virtue of which, one General Government may be formed in America, including all the said Colonies, within and under which Government, each Colony may retain its present Constitution"Which statements identify two goals of this document for colonial leaders? Choose the TWO correct answers.
- What was 2/3 of exports from the south
- Look at the timeline of some events of the Revolutionary War.Which events led to American victory in the war? Choose the THREE correct answers.
- What actions by the British and southern Loyalists caused many southern colonists to side with the Patriots?
- The following is an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. Select the statement that is a g͟r͟i͟e͟v͟a͟n͟c͟e͟ of the American colonists against the British government.
- Look at the table of the participants in the Revolutionary War.Participants in the Revolutionary War: Bernardo de Gálvez,Friedrich von Steuben,Casmir Pulaski,Thaddeus Kosciusko.Based on the table, which description identifies the role of the people in the table?
- Look at the image of Chief Pontiac rallying American Indians against the British colonists.Which event caused the action shown in the image?
- Look at the table of British actions after the French and Indian War.British Actions: Proclamation of 1763,Stamp Act,Writs of Assistance,Townsend ActsWhich of the following was a result of these actions?
- Do these descriptions represent the Confederacy or the Union? Defensive War, No strong Government, Cotton Economy,
- This is the political idea the individual states have political powers related to the federal government. It was a major cause of the Civil War.
- Do these descriptions represent the Confederacy or the Union? strong industry, large population, navy
- Match these regional characteristics to the correct REGION of the U.S. Manufacturing Economy, Higher Population, Federal Government Supreme
- The Confederate victory here in Tennessee resulted in the massacre of surrendered Union troops, many of whom were former slaves.