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Why did many Native American tribes, such as the Mohawk, choose to side with the British during the Revolution?

  1. The British promised to pay them in gold for every American soldier captured
  2. They hoped a British victory would halt American expansion into their territory
  3. They had signed a secret treaty with the French government to help destroy the colonies
  4. They strongly preferred the British parliamentary system to American-style democracy
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Correct answer: They hoped a British victory would halt American expansion into their territory

The British Proclamation of 1763 had shown a willingness to limit colonial settlement. Most tribes viewed the land-hungry American settlers as the greater threat to their continued existence.

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