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true or false the declaration of independence establishes a national government in the
what were the chief shortcomings of the articles of confederation why did the states finally agree to strengthen the federal government and convene a
during the american revolution the majority of indian nations who had contact with the belligerentsa supported the americansb supported the britishc
a striking irony of the american revolution was thata poor and disadvantaged americans bore the burden of fighting a war for property and
an important reason that the french signed an alliance with the american rebels wasa that they saw it as the best means of protecting french
discuss the fight over the question of ratifying the versailles treaty how did that fight reflect the key issue confronting american foreign
the battle at saratogaa convinced general washington to abandon his initial military strategiesb convinced the french to enter the war on the
early in the revolution british strategya had no clear purpose and the english vacillated from one policy to anotherb called for the army to hold
during the revolutiona george washington instituted policies that successfully prevented women from following the continental armyb the continental
general washingtons initial strategy focused ona guerrilla tactics to overcome the superior manpower of the british forcesb quick strikes to
congress garnered soldiers for the continental army througha a military draftb conscriptionc recruitment enticements that included offers of cash
most of the american rebels preferred toa fight as members of a militia unitb join the continental armyc fight as independent guerrilla unitsd serve
at the height of the american revolution british forces includeda some 80000 troops and about half the royal navyb an army of 25000 men and most of
congress appointed george washington commander of the continental army for all of the following reasons excepta his experience as a military manb his
in the summer of 1775 most americans probably werea hopeful of remaining neutral in the conflictb in favor of the british position in the crisisc
loyalist sentiment was strongesta among the descendants of puritans in new englandb among free blacksc among the merchant classesd in the states
during the war for independence americans who were loyal to englanda constituted about 50 percent of the populationb resisted the independence
before it declared independence how and why did the continental congress act as an independent
the declaration of independencea blamed parliament for the problems between the british and the americansb petitioned king george iii to recognize
as the second continental congress convened radical delegatesa faced the task of creating an accord by alleviating misgivings about declaring
when they convened in 1774 delegates to the first continental congressa narrowly voted to end the boycott of english goods as a gesture of goodwill
by the early 1770s many americans believed thata their faith in liberty could withstand the threat posed by british abuses of powerb they had
the tea act of 1775a lowered the cost of tea but it also affirmed the authority of parliament to tax the coloniesb encouraged competition in the tea
committees of correspondencea served as a communications network to coordinate resistance against british lawsb were created by patrick henryc
colonial rebels were inspired by the actions of pascal paoli ina italyb corsicac spaind