FIP USH Unit 2 Part 1

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What was the MAIN purpose of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?

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to end the French and Indian War and divide the colonial territories in North America

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The events of the French and Indian War helped to establish what in the American colonies?

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the end of British regulation of colonial trade

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How did the experience of the colonists who fought in militias during the French and Indian War contribute to the Continental Army's success in the American Revolution?

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The colonists copied American Indian military tactics that worked in the dense forests of America.

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Who were the Daughters of Liberty and what role did they play in the American Revolution?

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They were women who remained loyal to the British throughout the American Revolution.

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The Sons of Liberty were organized in response to which event?

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the issuing of the Stamp Act by the British government

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What were the British trying to control with the Proclamation of 1763?

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westward expansion of the colonies

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Which of the following statements about the Intolerable Acts is correct?

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They were what the colonists called the strict laws passed by British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party.

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As the American Revolution loomed, colonial leaders formed Committees of Correspondence. What was the function of these committees?

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to share information and coordinate action against Great Britain

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What was the goal of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

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to persuade colonists to support revolution against Great Britain

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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson