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Why was the death of General Braddock significant during the French and Indian War? A It forced the British to stop sending armies and start negotiating for peace.
B It left the British leaderless, causing them to abandon Fort Necessity.
C It gave Washington the opportunity to lead his forces and become a hero.
D It allowed the French to conquer Fort Pitt and burn it to the ground

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Answer: B. It left the British leaderless, causing them to abandon Fort Necessity.

Explanation: Why the death of General William Braddock was significant during the French and Indian War is in 1755, William Braddock set out to conquer Fort Duquesne with George Washington as an aide. The French and Indian army killed General William Braddock, this British loss caused the Indians to attack the frontier from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. And it left the British leaderless, causing them to abandon Fort Necessity.

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The Stamp Act Congress passed a "Declaration of Rights and Grievances," which claimed that American colonists were equal to all other British citizens, protested taxation without representation, and stated that, without colonial representation in Parliament, Parliament could not tax colonists.

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