Unit 3 Study Guide

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Based on the table showing the results of the French and Indian War, which statement summarizes one result of the French and Indian War?

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It marked the end of French power in North America.

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Why did the British want to expand their 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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How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre?

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Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led the troops to fire at the colonists.

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What event led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

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The attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores.

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Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence? Options: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."; "Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government."; "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."; "We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America. . . solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States..."

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"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

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Look at the table of British actions after the French and Indian War. Which of the following was a result of these actions? The colonists were given representation in Parliament. A new American identity developed. Large numbers of settlers left the colonies. Local merchants became wealthy from taxes.

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A new American identity developed.

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What motivated most African American soldiers to fight in the Revolutionary War with the Patriots?

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the hope that the war would also bring an end to slavery

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A nation that works with another nation for a common good

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Ally

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A war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North America

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French and Indian War

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A 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian war and transferred much of North America from French to British control

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Treaty of Paris