William Pitt was able to convince the colonies to fight in the Seven Years' War by
a. convincing Native-American tribes to attack colonial settlements in the Ohio Valley
b. threatening military reprisals by the British army
c. threatening to make the colonists fight the French by themselves
d. putting the recruiting of troops in the colonies totally in the hands of the colonies themselves
e. paying colonial soldiers generous bonuses to fight against the French
Ans: d. putting the recruiting of troops in the colonies totally in the hands of the colonies themselves
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