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3. How did colonists identify with their neighbors? A. They identified with them more than with the British.
4. What event woud cause the First Continental Congress to meet again? C. If their demands weren't met. The planned to meet again in 1775 if the British royal government did not satisfy their demands.
5. What was George Washington's role in the French and Indian War? C. He was ordered to deliver a message to French settlers, but the French refused to yield. The Virginia governor thought the French were encroaching on British lands. The French refused to yield and fortified their position building Fort Duquesne.
6. What were the state governments like after the Revolutionary War? B. They had differing ideas about a powerful national government. Some states, specially Virginia, were afraid that a tyranical central government replaced the tyranical British government.
9. Which term describes the British troops? D. Larger forces. British troops were well provisioned but they were not as aware of the landscape as the american troops were.
10. What was the job of the Committees of Correspondence? B. To convince colonists to join the cause. They disseminated the colonial interpretation of the British actions and helped mobilizing colonists.
12. Which of the following was not a grievance against the King listed in the Declaration of Independence? C. Stole our natural resources. The king was accussed of burning the villages and destroying the lives of the colonists and plundering their seas through the blockade of the British navy.
13. What was a power given by the Articles of Confederation?C. Printing money.
14. What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address? C. Trusting other countries. Washington warned against forming lasting alliances with other countries.
17. What was the largest number of troops ever fighting in the Continental Army? B. 18,000. Washington had expected to raise an army of 75,000 troops to fight the British, but he never went above 18,000.
18. After the war, how many slaves were free in Maryland? A. About 1/3 of the population. After the Revolutionary War, those slaves that fought on the side of the Crown were promised freedom. The loyalists were sent by the British to Nova Scotia.
19. Who spoke against British rule in colonial times? A. John Henry was known for his belligerant speeches against the tyrany of the British Crown.
