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Which battle convinced the French to become America's ally during the revolution? Options: Lexington and Concord, Yorktown, Saratoga, Bunker Hill

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Saratoga

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This idea of British absenteeism, allowed the American colonies to govern themselves due to the distance between England and America:

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Salutary Neglect

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This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine desired to persuade Americans who were undecided about supporting independence from Great Britain

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Common Sense

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How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

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Many were angered and continued to settle illegally beyond the demarcation line.

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When colonists shouted "No Taxation without Representation", they were denying Parliament's power to

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Levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies.

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What was the Common Sense that Thomas Paine was expressing in his writings?

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Colonies should be independent.

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The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to: Organize development of the western lands, Allow states to create their own constitutions, Meet at the same location, Enforce tax collection

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Enforce tax collection

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One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that it prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.

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Prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.

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As a result of the French and Indian War, what did Britain feel it necessary to abandon?

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the practice of salutary neglect

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Shays' Rebellion

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convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.