Which of the following was a provision of the peace treaty with Great Britain in 1783?
A) The French retained control of Quebec.
B) The British yielded East and West Florida to Spain.
C) Britain ceded all territories south of the Great Lakes.
D) The United States lost its claim to all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
B
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By the early 1700s the Pennsylvania city of ________ was becoming the commercial and cultural center of the British Empire in North America.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What was one of the factors that ultimately kept Britain from committing to the Confederate cause?
a. The anti-slavery sentiment of the working people of Britain b. The declining fortunes of the British textile industry c. The British focus on its important colonial ventures in Africa and Asia d. The threat of civil war within Britain e. The British concern that aid to the Confederacy would provoke slave revolts in the Caribbean
In 1780, Massachusetts sought to revise the power of the governor by
A. taking away his authority to veto legislation. B. granting him the power to tax. C. having him elected directly by the people. D. permitting him to sit in the legislature. E. allowing the legislature to set his salary.
Nomadic invaders often had military advantages over the armies of empires because:
A) They had larger forces with more soldiers. B) They developed better supply lines. C) They believed they were fighting inferior cultures. D) They were more skilled as horsemen.