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What was the ultimate result of the Seven Years' War?
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Britain took over most of France's North American territories.
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How did George III's ascension to the throne affect Anglo-American relations?
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Frequent leadership changes in the government destabilized the relationship between England and the colonies.
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What was the war between Indians and the British in the Ohio-Great Lakes region in the summer of 1763?
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Pontiac's War
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Why were writs of assistance considered unconstitutional by opponents?
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They did not require evidence of probable cause.
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Which port was most heavily affected by the Sugar Act?
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Boston
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Which Enlightenment thinker argued for a "social contract" between governments and those they represent?
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John Locke
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What law taxed imports of glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea from England?
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Townshend Acts
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How did women influence colonial protests against British actions?
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Nonconsumption agreements for tea, cloth, and clothing
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The seizure of which prominent merchant's sloop triggered a mob to drive revenue inspectors from Boston?
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John Hancock
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Who was Crispus Attucks?
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A seaman who led a crowd to confront redcoats and died in the Boston Massacre
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What concessions did the Regulator movement achieve in South Carolina?
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Jury trials and four new judicial circuits
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What did the Tea Act do?
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Eliminate all import duties on tea entering England
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On what issue did many loyalists and patriots agree?
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Opposition to taxation by the British Parliament
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Which of the following is true of Native Americans during the Revolutionary War?
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Most Native Americans supported the British.
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Which of the following was a challenge faced by the Continental Army?
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Lack of professional military capability
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Which of the following indicated a growing French interest in the American Revolution?
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The presence of the Marquis de Lafayette on General Washington's staff
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After which battle did General Cornwallis surrender?
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Battle of Yorktown
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Who was NOT a principal delegate to the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who advocated for her husband to "Remember the Ladies"?
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Abigail Adams
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Which pair of states did NOT end the import of slaves after the war?
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South Carolina and Georgia
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years' War and the Revolution?
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The Native American population east of the Mississippi declined by approximately half.
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Which state attempted to ensure that election districts were roughly equal in population?
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Pennsylvania
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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the government under the Articles of Confederation?
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Bicameral legislature
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What legislation laid out procedures for surveying the land north of the Ohio River?
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Ordinance of 1785
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Which of the following describes Alexander Hamilton's approach to economic development?
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Investment in manufacturing and technology
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In what state did women have the right to vote for a brief time in this era?
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New Jersey
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Who was allowed to become a U.S. citizen under the first Naturalization Act?
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Free white aliens
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What did Alexander Hamilton trade to secure the federal government's takeover of state war debts?
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The location of the nation's capital
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Who led the opposition to a national bank in Congress?
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James Madison
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Why was the excise tax on whiskey particularly burdensome to western Pennsylvania?
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It was less expensive to transport alcohol than raw grain before the tax.
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What response did Russia's movement into Alaska trigger from Spain?
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Northward expansion along the Pacific coast
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Which group was Spain's most important ally?
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Creek Indians
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What practice of the Royal Navy led to increased tensions between the United States and Britain?
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Impressment