Taking Up Arms Social Studies

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Why did the British want to expand control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700s?

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to gain access to the region’s natural resources

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What was the significance of the battle at Fort Necessity?

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The battle ended in a stalemate but with heavy losses on both sides.

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What central argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act is not understood by the writer? Options: that trade was heavily restricted due to the taxes, which made it difficult for the colonists to make enough money to live let alone pay the taxes; that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax; that although the tax is small, it is the idea that the colonists have to repay the British government for a war they did not support that is unjust.

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that it is not the amount of tax that is the problem but rather the fact that the colonists were not involved in passing the tax

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What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

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to declare allegiance to the King of England

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How did Washington gain control of Boston?

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He strategically placed cannons overlooking the harbor which forced out the British.