Question

What were some reasons that the Iroquois joined forces with the British? Select all that apply. (2 points) Responses They were enemies with some other tribes who were fighting with the French. They were enemies with some other tribes who were fighting with the French. The British charged lower prices than the French and therefore trusted them more. The British charged lower prices than the French and therefore trusted them more. They had long traded with British fur traders and didn’t want to upset the relationship. They had long traded with British fur traders and didn’t want to upset the relationship. They wanted to join forces with the Algonquins and Hurons who were also fighting with the British...

Answer 1

The reasons that the Iroquois joined forces with the British include:

1. They were enemies with some other tribes who were fighting with the French.
2. They had long traded with British fur traders and didn’t want to upset the relationship.

These factors contributed to their decision to ally with the British during the conflicts with the French.

Answer 2

. . . I long to hear that you have declared an independency—and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. . . . If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment [incite; instigate] a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation. . . . —Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams How does Abigail Adams use the ideas of the patriots to support her cause? (1 point) Responses by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established by comparing the existing British laws with the laws that the patriots feel need to be established by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men by declaring women to be independent from and having the same rights as men by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government by insisting that history has always been unfair to women

Answer 3

Abigail Adams supports her cause by claiming that women have the right to rebel if they do not have a voice in government. She parallels the patriots' struggle for independence and representation with the need for women's representation in the new laws that would be established.