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Which of the following statements best explains the reason that the British government passed the Proclamation of 1763? : to limit costly conflicts over access to land between American colonists and indigenous communities Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend from shown in the table? : costs of involvement in the Seven Years' War with France Which of the following best describes the effect of the Proclamation of 1763 on the relationship between Britain and the American colonies? : Tensions increased between Britain and the American colonies over territorial expansion. "This is the Country, which the French have many Years envied us, and which they have been long meditating to make themselves Masters of: They are at length come to a Resolution to attack us. . . in one of the best of those Colonies, Virginia; and in 2 that part of it which lies on the River Ohio. . . . The French however if they find their Way to the Coast of Virginia, will easily over-run the provinces, because each Province considers itself as independence of the Rest, and the Invaders from Canada all act under one Governor; to unite 13 Provinces which fill an Extent of 1600 Miles is not easy. . . . Canada must be subdued." The Maryland Gazette, 1755 Which of the following was an immediate result of the conflict described in the excerpt? : France lost major territorial claims in colonial North America "Who, amongst us, will not renounce. . . those vain ornaments. . . when she shall consider that the valiant defenders of America will be able to draw some advantage from the money which she may have laid out in these; that they will be better defended from the rigours of the seasons. . . . The time is arrived to display the same sentiments which animated us at the beginning of the Revolution, when we renounced the use of teas. . . rather than receive them from our persecutors. . . ." Esther DeBerdt Reed, "Sentiments of an American Woman," 1780 Which of the following describes Reed's goal in writing the letter above? : inspiring Americans to offer support to American soldiers "There is a violent spirit of opposition. . . against the execution of the Stamp Act, the mob in Boston have carried it very high against Mr. Oliver the Secry (a Town born 3 child) for his acceptance of an office in consequence of that act. They have even proceeded to some violence, and burnt him in Effigy &c. They threaten to pull down & burn the Stamp Office now building, and that they will hold every man as Infamous that shall presume to carry the Stamp Act into Execution; so that it is thought Mr. Oliver will resign." -Archibald Hinshelwood in a letter to Joshua Mauger describing colonial reactions to Andrew Oliver, a royal stamp tax collector, 1765 Which of the following describes the immediate response of the British government to the events described in the excerpt? : passing legislation that asserts British right to tax colonists "Whereas, the honorable House of Commons in England have of late drawn into question how far the General Assembly of this colony hath power to enact laws for laying of taxes and imposing duties, payable by the people of this, his majesty's most ancient colony: . . . the House of Burgesses of this present General Assembly have come to the following resolves:-- . . . Resolved, That . . . without interruption enjoyed the inestimable right of being governed by such laws, respecting their internal polity and taxation, as are from their own consent, with the approbation of their sovereign, or his substitute; and that the same hath never been forfeited or yielded up, but hath been constantly recognized by the kings and people of Great Britain." -Source: Patrick Henry, Virginia Resolves, 1765 The author of this excerpt was most likely inspired by which of th