Why did Britain seek to control the Ohio Valley?
a. To continue its expansion west and block French land-grabbing and influence
b. To ensure defeat of the French in the War of Jenkins´s Ear
c. To halt the growth of Spanish colonization in North America
d. To secure the Mississippi River and continue pushing further south to control all of Mexico
e. To link their Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley
a
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holding. A) strikes B) boycotts C) riots D) government regulations
Most indentured servants came to the colonies voluntarily.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
These were not advantages enjoyed by the South at the outset of the war:
What will be an ideal response?
In the decades after the Revolution, public parades marking special occasions often featured __________
A) groups of artisans B) marching bands C) wild animals D) professional singers