During the first year of the Revolution, American war aims shifted from a desire for redress of grievances to a demand for complete independence. All of the following influenced this shift, EXCEPT
A. the impact of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.
B. Washington's refusal to command the Continental Army until independence was declared.
C. congressional actions that would be appropriate only to an independent government.
D. British actions to crush American resistance by force.
B. Washington's refusal to command the Continental Army until independence was declared.
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a. A higher number would survive if given marginally more room aboard. b. A higher number would survive if the transatlantic voyage was sped up by one month. c. A few more captives might survive than on a ship that was less crowded. d. The crew was more likely to be overpowered by a larger number of captives and the effort aborted.
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A) Okinawa B) Puerto Rico C) the Philippines D) Taiwan
The transfer of flora and fauna of the Americas on the one hand and those of Eurasia and Africa on the other is known to historians as the ________ exchange.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).