Which British admiral led the fleet at the 1758 Siege of Louisbourg?
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Edward Boscawen
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Which British admiral led the fleet at the 1758 Siege of Louisbourg?
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Edward Boscawen
Which present-day city grew at the former site of Fort Duquesne?
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Pittsburgh
On what plateau outside Quebec City was the 1759 battle fought?
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Plains of Abraham
Which British general was killed at the 1759 Battle of Quebec?
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James Wolfe
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Which present-day city grew at the former site of Fort Duquesne?
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Pittsburgh
Fortress Louisbourg stood on which Canadian island?
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Cape Breton Island
On what plateau outside Quebec City was the 1759 battle fought?
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Plains of Abraham
Which British general was killed at the 1759 Battle of Quebec?
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James Wolfe
Which Benjamin Franklin cartoon showed a cut-up snake urging colonial unity?
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Join, or Die
What plan for colonial union was adopted at the Albany Congress in 1754?
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Albany Plan of Union
Which 1754 colonial meeting in New York discussed common defense against France?
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Albany Congress
Which two scientists proposed the double-helix model of DNA in a 1953 Nature paper?
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Watson and Crick