Question

The end of the French and Indian War changed the relationship between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in several ways. In the passage below, historian Edmund S. Morgan describes the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain before the French and Indian War. Read the passage. Then follow the instructions below.
Edmund S. Morgan, American historian
For Americans the great thing about [the British] empire, apart from the sheer pride of belonging to it, was that it let you alone. . . . And though the king could still veto a colonial law . . . , the assemblies generally managed to get their way in the end.
sheer
:
complete
veto
:
reject
assemblies
:
elected law-making groups in each colony
Edmund S. Morgan, The Birth of the Republic, 1763–89. Copyright 1956 by University of Chicago Press.
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Answer 1

No corrections needed — the passage and the three vocabulary definitions (sheer = complete; veto = reject; assemblies = elected law‑making groups in each colony) are accurate.