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1. Why did the Spanish Empire rise and fall between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries?
2. What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?
3. Was Thomas Jefferson more successful in the domestic or foreign policy arena?
4. What role did the Caribbean colonies play in the development of British North America?
5. Compare the Indian civilizations north of Mexico with those in Central and South America.
6. Why did states that initially opposed the proposed Constitution of 1787 ultimately ratify it?
7. What were the critical differences between a southern plantation and a New England town?
8. Compare the leading personalities on both sides in an explanation as to why the upstart United States was able to defeat England.
