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Assignment:

1. In the Seven Years' War, which lasted from 1756-1763:

• France and Spain were fighting over who would control Florida, while Britain remained completely neutral.
• France was only defeated by British good luck, because the British spent little money on the war.
• the British colonists in North America had nothing to do with the conflict.
• Great Britain was able to prevail and to gain worldwide ascendancy by waging the war in an almost modern way.

2. Even after fighting broke out around Boston in 1775, sentiment in the Continental Congress and the public at large:

• remained divided, with many colonists still feeling strong ties to the mother country, while others favored a break with it.
• was still willing to consider a contrite apology to the King, followed by a serious attempt at reconciliation with Parliament.
• was increasingly coming to favor a total break with Great Britain.
• all of the above.

3. The one issue at the convention in Philadelphia in 1787 that could potentially have prevented the Constitution's adoption was:

• the degree of executive power allowed by the new document.
• slavery, since there was already tension between northern and southern states over the issue.
• whether the new document would give the national government more power than the Articles of Confederation.
• whether the summer heat or the humidity was the real problem.

4. When he became President, Thomas Jefferson was anxious to acquire New Orleans for the United States because:

• as President, he was determined to expand the powers of the executive branch.
• as a Federalist, he wanted the votes of the city's elite.
• he admired the way that New Orleans blended Spanish, French, and African influences in its society.
• the city was the key to the Mississippi, and controlled the transportation of goods from the interior.