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Ch. 4 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the British and French both want to control the Ohio River Valley? | grow crops, hunting, expand territory |
| What war was fought over control of the Ohio River Valley? | French and Indian War |
| Who won the French and Indian War? | British |
| What was a negative consequence of the war, despite having won it? | The king did not allow the settlers to move to the Ohio Country |
| What 2 British practices did the American colonists feel were particularly unjust? | taxation without representation and Proclamation of 1763 |
| Why was the Proclamation of 1763 issued? | to avoid conflict between colonists and Native Americans |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? | colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? | they became angry |
| Why did Britain begin to tax the colonies in the 1760s? | taxes were used to pay for the war |
| Why did the American colonists unite to fight for independence? | they wanted to be free from British taxes and laws |
| How did the American colonists influence their government? | protests and declaring independence |
| How did the American colonists gain their independence? | fighting in the Revolutionary War |
| Why did the American colonists create a weak national government? | the didn't want the government to be too strong |
| What did weakness in the Articles of Confederation lead to? | better and stronger government |
| What is the U.S. Constitution? | a written plan for government |
| What does the U.S. Constitution do? | describes how the government is organized and how power is allocated |
| What natural rights were included in the Declaration of Independence? | life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness |