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19 Cards in this Set
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What turned the tide in favor of Britain?
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new and better British leadership
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William Pitt became Britain's prime minister and chose top generals to lead Britain's fighting.
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Why did the Americans withdraw from Quebec?
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They were too weakened to fight against fresh British forces.
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The troops had been reduced to eating candles, tree bark, and shoe leather.
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Why did the Iroquois at Albany refuse to make an alliance against the French?
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They expected the French to defeat the British in a war.
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The Native Americans also feared that the British wanted their land.
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After the French and Indian War the
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colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britain.
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The colonists were beginning to resent British rule.
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What happened during "Pontiac's War?"
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The leader of the Ottawa nation helped start an all-out attack on the British.
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Thousands of British and Native Americans died in these battles.
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Which of these was a result of the Second Continental Congress?
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the formation of the Continental Army
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They hoped for peace but prepared for war.
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What was The Blockheads?
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a satirical play making fun of the British
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The play was privately circulated, not performed publicly.
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What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify?
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that Britain would tax only imports into the colonies
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Customs officers were allowed to use writs of assistance to search for illegal goods.
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Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan?
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They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.
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Franklin was disappointed with the assemblies' decision.
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What was the purpose of Committees of Correspondence?
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to keep colonists informed of British actions
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Samuel Adams established the first Committee of Correspondence
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Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty?
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colonial anti-British protestors
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They were instrumental in carrying out the Boston Tea Party.
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Which of these was a demand of the First Continental Congress?
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the repeal of the Intolerable Acts
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The colonists also demanded the right to govern themselves.
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What was "the shot heard 'round the world?"
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the first shot of the American Revolution
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Nobody knows which side fired the first shot at Lexington in 1775.
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At the beginning of the French and Indian War the
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British suffered several defeats.
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The British wrongly assumed that French ambushes were no threat.
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What event was the key to the French defeat?
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the British attack on Quebec
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After losing Quebec, France could no longer defend its North American territory.
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Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?
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They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them.
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Nine colonies signed a petition of protest to Britain.
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What started the French and Indian War?
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British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands.
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There were few French settlers, and they threatened nobody's land.
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What was the British East India Company?
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an important British business that sold tea from India
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The company had a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies.
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Why did many enslaved African Americans side with the British?
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They hoped to win their freedom.
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Most Native Americans also supported the British.
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