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test 2
mid term
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History
11th Grade
12/11/2010

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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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navigation acts
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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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proclomation of 1763
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the colonists opposed british taxation policies most effectively by using
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economic boycotts
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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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victory at yorktown
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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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townshend acts
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which event occured last
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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 boston tea party
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the coercive acts were passed in reaction to
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the boston tea party
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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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