1 – The British agreed to begin peace negotiations because:
A – the leaders in the Parliament became tired of the war and its costs.
B – King George III decided to concentrate his colonial ambitions on India instead.
C – the Americans had defeated the British so soundly at New York.
D – King George III had become tired of the war and its costs.
2 – The British lost the war because:
A – there were so few Loyalists in the colonies
B – the French had defeated them decisively in Europe also.
C – poor communication and understanding of the American colonies.
D – Cornwallis just gave up.
3 - The idea that new states would join the Union on an equal basis to the existing ones:
A – was a new idea and somewhat controversial.
B – was always expected to occur.
C – did not interfere with the land claims of Virginia.
D – immediately opened up Florida for settlement.
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4 – The heroic explorers, such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon Pike:
A – were examples of what most western settlers lives were like.
B – made up about half of western settlers in the late 1700’s.
C – were relatively rare, groups of families moving and settling together were more common.
D – were fictional characters.
5 – The reason that a new Constitution was written was:
A – the Articles of Confederation made the executive branch too powerful.
B – that the Articles of Confederation expired after ten years requiring a constitutional convention to be called.
C – many states were threatening to join Canada.
D – the Articles of Confederation did not provide a strong national government.
10 Points for Best Answer. Thank you!
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