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| The French wanted control of the Ohio Valley becuase it was an important link between _____ and _____. |
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| A formal meeting of representatives is called _____. |
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| Why did the colonial legislature not support the Albany Plan? |
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| The colonies were not willing to work together for a common goal. |
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| The result of the Treaty of Paris were: |
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a) France gave up most of its land in present-day Canada to Britain,
b) Britain received Florida from Spain, and
c) Spain kept control of the land west of the Mississippi River. |
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| The loss of Indian hunting land to settlers caused _____ Rebellion. |
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| When colonists refused to buy British goods, it was called a boycott. |
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| How did the colonist respond to the East India Company tea monoply? |
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They...
a) did not allow ships carrying tea to enter their ports,
b) tea boycotts, and
c) the Boston Tea Party. |
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| The First Continental Congress sent a _____ to _____. |
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| The battles at Lexington and Concord were important because... |
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| they marked the beginning of the war with Britain. |
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| Who was named the first commander -in-chief of the Continental Army? |
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| _____, _____, and _____ were all leaders of the Sons of Liberty. |
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| John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams |
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| To help fight the colonists, King George III hired mercenaries from _____. |
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| The British learned at the Battle of _____ that the colonists would be difficult to defeat. |
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| Phillis Wheatly was one of the best-known _____ of her time. |
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| The Second Continental Congress sent the _____ Petition to King George III to express its desire for a peaceful end to the problems. |
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