What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
A) The American Indian tribes of Canada had been attacking various French forts.
B) The French and British both wanted to control the fur trade in the Ohio Valley area.
C) The British wanted to control Canada, and had attacked several French cities.
D) The Spanish hoped to gain territory north of Florida, and had been harassing the British.
Answer: B
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During the U.S. Civil War,
A. more than six hundred thousand soldiers on both sides died. B. the South had the advantage in numbers of troops and other resources. C. the war began with the goal of ending slavery but became a war to save the Union. D. the South successfully blockaded Union ports. E. northerners feared that lack of access to southern cotton would dampen support for the war effort.
When Congress urged George Washington to get much needed supplies from civilians, why did he refuse?
a. His troops threatened mutiny. b. He ordered his men to sacrifice so he could instill discipline in them. c. He had observed that English seizure of goods from civilians had backfired. d. He sought help from the French instead.
In the early 1830s the Mexican Congress turned vast landholdings in the Mexican borderlands over to
A. Catholic padres. B. rancheros. C. mining barons. D. bureaucrats appointed by the central government in Mexico City.