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True or False, Although France and America were unlikely partners, the French were intent on avenging their loss of Canada to Britain in the French and Indian War.
True |
False |
What were the American advantages in the war, according to your text?
Broad support for the rebel cause in America, experienced politicians, and control of local governments that could mobilize local militias to aid the Continental Army. |
Support from nearly all Indian tribes, vast stores of military supplies and food stuffs left over from the French & Indian War, and large quantities of gold to bribe English soldiers. |
Russian and Australian troops, the support of the populations of all the major cities, and control of all the major rivers. |
The use of primitive biological weapons (small pox), superior weapons, and the unprofessionalism of the British Army helped the Americans. |
True or False, the repeal of the Stamp Act was based solely on Colonial resistance?
True |
False |
True or False: The Constitution of 1787 reversed some of the democratic tendencies thought excessive in the era of the Articles of Confederation by creating an indirectly-elected senate and president.
True |
False |
As a nation France was determined to avenge its humiliating defeat during the Seven Years War, which had forced it to give up Canada and had upset the balance of power in Europe. As early as 1767 France began following the growing conflict between Great Britain and its North American colonies with great interest, even sending agents to America to discover how serious the colonists were in their resistance to British attempts to tax them without their consent.
The correct option is (True).
2). The correct option is (b).
Support from nearly all Indian tribes, vast stores of military supplies and food stuffs left over from the French & Indian War, and large quantities of gold to bribe English soldiers.
The Americans had a massive advantage going into the war. They had fifteen times the population of the British North America colonies combined. They had a very good professional army and massive amounts of militia from all over the country. They were well armed and supplied, and lacked for nothing.
3). The correct option is
True.
The Stamp Act was very unpopular among colonists. A majority considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent—consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was "No taxation without representation". Colonial assemblies sent petitions and protests, and the Stamp Act Congress held in New York City was the first significant joint colonial response.
4). The correct option is
True.
The Electoral College became part of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, when delegates assembled to devise something to replace the Articles of Confederation. By September, they had finally produced the Constitution, which represented a number of compromises among the delegates.
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