American History MTR

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What is the difference between French vs the Spanish in the New World?

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French treated Natives as equal; the Spanish didn't.

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A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country.

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indentured worker

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What led to the American victory over the British at Yorktown? Options: the Spanish won a battle in the Caribbean., General Cornwallis moved his troops to Yorktown to get supplies., The French would not help the Americans and returned to France., The mercenaries were too tired to fight.

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General Cornwallis moved his troops to Yorktown to get supplies.

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Why was the battle of Saratoga a turning point for the American colonists?

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France/Spain sent money & troops to support them.

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Why was Winter a difficult time for George Washington & the American army at Valley Forge?

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They were cold, hungry and sick.

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When Parliament in Britain imposed taxes, what was the motto for American colonists?

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No taxation without representation.

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One of the following was NOT a reason to explore the New World: God, Gold, Garbanzo, Glory.

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Garbanzo

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Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Why did the Stamp Act of 1765 get the colonists upset?

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it was the first time Britain tried to tax colonists.

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Who fought the British over the Ohio River Valley?

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France