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“Niagara at most should be my furthest Post in that quarter . . . By this Means we may keep up a Trade with the most distant Nations, retain their good Opinion, and totally prevent any Jealousy of our intending them any ill. . . . As we increase in Numbers on this Continent, it’s easy and Safe to advance our settlements in Townships, though this I would do only by Cession or by Purchase of the Lands to prevent the Shadow of an Excuse for the Indians to quarrel with us.”
-Source: Colonel William Eyre, as printed in The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775, 1764
The ideas expressed in the excerpt emerged most directly from a larger debate over British Parliament’s decision to:
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
A
limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
(Choice B) tax British-made goods, making them more expensive for the colonists.
B
tax British-made goods, making them more expensive for the colonists.
(Choice C) declare war on the French over territorial boundaries.
C
declare war on the French over territorial boundaries.
(Choice D) force neighboring indigenous nations to convert to Christianity.
D
force neighboring indigenous nations to convert to Christianity.
-Source: Colonel William Eyre, as printed in The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775, 1764
The ideas expressed in the excerpt emerged most directly from a larger debate over British Parliament’s decision to:
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
A
limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
(Choice B) tax British-made goods, making them more expensive for the colonists.
B
tax British-made goods, making them more expensive for the colonists.
(Choice C) declare war on the French over territorial boundaries.
C
declare war on the French over territorial boundaries.
(Choice D) force neighboring indigenous nations to convert to Christianity.
D
force neighboring indigenous nations to convert to Christianity.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The ideas expressed in the excerpt by Colonel William Eyre most directly emerged from a larger debate over British Parliament’s decision to:
**(Choice A) limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.**
This excerpt reflects concerns about trade, relations with indigenous nations, and territorial expansion, aligning with the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763, which aimed to limit colonial expansion into Native American territories beyond the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflicts.
**(Choice A) limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.**
This excerpt reflects concerns about trade, relations with indigenous nations, and territorial expansion, aligning with the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763, which aimed to limit colonial expansion into Native American territories beyond the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflicts.