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- Who fought in a war against england to become their own country?
- Just because the colonists declared their independence did that mean they were free from them?
- What was the meeting of colonists in Piledelphia stated in?
- How did Andrew Jackson challenge the power of the Judicial Branch? (Think Worcester v. Georgia)
- In 1775, the Conciliatory Propositionsa. called on Parliament to reduce taxes for the sake of colonial peace.b. saw Parliament agree to the terms of the First Continental Congress.c. were issued as an appeal by the British government to colonial moderates.d. temporarily reduced tensions in the colonies.e. forced Parliament to send more troops to Boston.
- In the Battle of Bunker Hill,a. the Patriots suffered light casualties and won the battle.b. the British suffered heavy casualties.c. Benedict Arnold was wounded.d. the British surrendered their main forces to the Patriots.e. the Patriots refused to withdraw and were all killed.
- What are 2 documents that are connected between the american revolution and the englightenment? Which came first
- In the 1760s, the Grenville ministry increased its authority in the colonies bya. stationing regular British troops permanently in America.b. banning political meetings.c. closing the port of Boston.d. closing newspapers that criticized the English government.e. outlawing the Sons of Liberty.
- In the eighteenth century, the English constitution wasa. an unwritten document.b. difficult to change.c. unpopular in both England and America.d. based on "actual" representation of all individuals.e. All these answers are correct.
- At the start of the Revolution, American advantages over the British included aa. greater commitment to the war.b. larger number of troops.c. better equipped navy.d. more coherent military command structure.e. better relationship with Native American tribes.
- The British were able to capture what three French cities late in the war?
- In North America during the eighteenth century, French relations with the Indians differed from that of the English in that theya. offered the a. Indians more and better trading goods.b. largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes.c. were more tolerant of Indian cultures.d. made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity.e. forced Indians to adjust to European ways.
- Bacon's Rebelliona. spelled the demise of the Virginia Company.b. saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign.c. spread throughout several colonies.d. carried on for several years.e. was a conflict between eastern and western political forces in Virginia.
- Colonial protests directed against the Townshend Duties took the form ofa. the Boston Massacre.b. colonial governments increasing taxes on British merchants.c. the banning of British merchant ships from some colonial ports.d. a colonial nonimportation agreement.e. the Boston Tea Party.
- The first North American college wasa. Columbia.b. Harvard.c. Yale.d. William and Mary.e. Princeton.
- Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true?a. Most colleges were founded by religious groups.b. Colonists placed a low value on any formal education.c. Parliament regulated the establishment of American colleges.d. Most colonial colleges accepted female students.e. Most colonial leaders after 1700 went abroad to study.
- Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?A. St. LouisB. MemphisC. New OrleansD. Baton RougeE. Detroit
- The Lancaster Pike was a road partially financed by the state ofa. Massachusetts.b. New York.c. Virginia.d. Pennsylvania.e. Maryland.
- The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America were thea. colonists, the English, and the Spanish.b. French, the colonists, and the Spanish.c. Iroquois, the English, and the French.d. French, the Spanish, and the English.e. English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish.
- According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,a. France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British.b. England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports.c. France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain.d. France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war.e. France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England.