Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, outraged colonists there when he
A) offered to free any slaves who would take up arms for the British.
B) advised George III to end the slave trade to Virginia.
C) rejected the "Olive Branch" petition submitted by the House of Burgesses.
D) threatened to confiscate slaves and sell them to West Indian sugar planters.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. began with European countries controlling 50 percent of the continent in 1880 and all but two areas (Ethiopia and Liberia) in 1914. b. began with the ambitious plan of Germany for the conquest and exploitation of the Congo. c. threatened stability in Europe and nearly led to war between European powers. d. focused entirely on the expansion of Christianity rather than economic exploitation. e. all of the above