By 1700, the major powers in north america were the a. british and french. c. british and spanish. b. french and spanish. d. french and dutch.

British and French

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In Britain the string of French victories had allowed William Pitt, a formidable British statesman who had been sidelined by his political enemies, to assume control of the British war effort. He saw correctly that, despite the spread of the Anglo-French war to other parts of the world, victory in North America was the supreme task in hand, and he zealously dedicated himself to that end. Along with identifying first-class military officers such as Jeffrey Amherst, James Wolfe, and John Forbes, Pitt recruited new regiments of regulars to replace or to reinforce the old shattered units. He persuaded Parliament to grant him almost unlimited funds and promised the colonies a liberal reimbursement of their expenses were they to do their part in the effort by furnishing troops. Every important detail with respect to operations in North America came under his personal scrutiny so as to guard against further fiascoes. Pitt, in a very true sense, was the organizer of British victory in North America.

A) The ratification of the Constitution in 1788 best represents the emergence of an American Identity. The Constitution was drafted after victory in the Revolutionary War, in which America won its independence, during the Grand Convention in 1787. This document helped to create the unique form of government where the people could have a say in who leads them, an aspect of government that had rarely, if ever, been seen in the world beforehand. Three branches of government formed, namely the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch which each had a certain duty to carry out and could check each other’s power as to ensure a situation similar to Britain’s rule didn’t arise. The inclusion of the Bill of Rights protected certain rights of citizens from government interference with amendments that guaranteed specific rights to all. These ideas had never before been seen in the world and were crucial in the emergence of an American Identity, where citizens can enjoy a free and independent life while taking pride in their country where all men are create equal.

B) The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 is not as good an option as the ratification of the Constitution. This is because this war was a conflict between mainly France and Britain and America wouldn't have had any stake in this war and wouldn't have gained anything, aside from more territory to migrate to, as an outcome of this war. While the Constitution was a direct cause of America forming an identity through establishing the country's foundation and rights of all citizens, the French and Indian War didn't benefit America in any way and only made them resent Britain more as a result of taxation they faced to pay off Britain's debt accumulated from the war. While this may have been an indirect cause of the build up to the American Revolution and the creation of a Constitution, this event isn't nearly as significant as the ratification of the Constitution because the war didn't move America forward but rather backward because it led to further oppression and unfair laws handed down by Britain as well as not establishing any rights of American citizens or giving them anything to take pride in.

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