US History Midterm Review

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When and where did the French and Indian War begin?

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The War started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.

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During the French and Indian War the British and the French were fighting over control of which area? Options: Mississippi River Valley, Connecticut River Valley, Pennsylvania River Valley, Ohio River Valley

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Ohio River Valley

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Who won the French and Indian War?

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Great Britain

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This created a temporary boarder at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting movement west for the colonists.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Why were colonists not happy with the Proclamation of 1763?

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They had just fought a war to win land that they now couldn't move to.

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Which feature of colonial self-government does the Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges establish?

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An Elected Legislature

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New England's economy was based on: Ship building, fishing and lumbering, Art and music, Plantations and slavery, Farming grains, wheat, and corn.

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Ship building, fishing and lumbering

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Independence (in this context) means:

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freedom from control by another government or country

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

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July 4,1776