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What was the Declaration of Independence?

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Statement of reasons the colonies wanted to separate from Britain.

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What was the French and Indian War?

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A military struggle in which the British fought against the French and their Native American allies.

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What was Pontiac’s Rebellion?

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Native American uprising against the British in the Great Lakes region.

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What was the Proclamation of 1763?

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Decree that closed off the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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As a result of the French and Indian War, what happened? Options: Britain lost control of lands east of the Mississippi River. France turned Canada over to Britain. Spain gained control of Florida. Native American tribes formed a new alliance.

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France turned Canada over to Britain.

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The Revolutionary War began with the

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Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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The introduction to the Declaration of Independence is sometimes called

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the preamble.

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The phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” as found in the Declaration of Independence, refers to

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specific inalienable rights.

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One effect of the American Revolution was

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the spread of the idea of liberty and equality.

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The Battle of Yorktown resulted in

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the signing of the Treaty of Paris.