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mercantilism

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A country's power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned

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mercantilism

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Gold was secured through a colony trading only with the mother country Colonies would ship raw materials to the mother country Manufacturers sold goods made from raw materials back to the colonies

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English merchants feared competition from the colonies

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Why did England forbid the sale of wool, sugar, molasses, and tobacco from the colonies to other countries?

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first Navigation Act

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only English ships could be used

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Iron Act

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passed in 1759

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writs of assistance

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allowed the British to search homes

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Molasses Act

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prevented competition with West Indies

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Hat Act

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prevented manufacturing and competition

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barter

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used by the colonists because of a currency shortage

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George III

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The Navigation Acts began to be strictly enforced during the time of

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James Otis

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The Boston lawyer who unsuccessfully tried to have the writs of assistance removed was

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treaty

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a signed and approved agreement between nations

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trapping furs and trade with the Indians

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French settlers relied on

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Ohio River valley

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The French and Indian War broke out over claims to the

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Wolfe

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One of the deciding battles of the French and Indian War was the capture of Quebec by General:

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Benjamin Franklin

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The Albany Plan of Union was drawn up by

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understanding of Indian fighting methods

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General Braddock's greatest weakness in the French and Indian War was his lack of

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the French and Indian War

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The final colonial war between France and England was

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strengthen the colonies against the French

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The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to

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duquesne

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General Braddock and George Washington led an attack against the French at Fort

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Canada and the area east of the Mississippi to the English

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As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763, the French ceded

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boycott

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The colonial response to British taxation was to

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paper

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The Stamp Act forced the colonists to pay a tax on

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boycott

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The colonists refuse to buy English products

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Samuel Adams

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The Committees of Correspondence were organized by:

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The Boston Tea Party

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involved the colonists throwing tea into Boston harbor

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The Intolerable Acts

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closed the port of Boston

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compromise

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When each party gives up part of his or her demands, they agree to a

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mercenary

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a soldier that it hired for pay by a foreign state.

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to prevent Parliament from breaking with the colonies until a compromise could be worked out

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Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Olive Branch Petition?

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to encourage the colonies to declare independence from Great Britain

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Why did Thomas Paine write the pamphlet, Common Sense?

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theirs from birth

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The Declaration of Independence asserts that the rights of men are:

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thomas jefferson

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The Virginian who was asked to draw up a declaration for independence was

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little organization lack of equipment untrained

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Three weaknesses of the Patriot army were

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ally

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a person, group, or nation united with another for some special purpose

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Loyalist

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an American colonist who opposed independence for the American colonies at the time of the Revolutionary War; a Tory

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treaty

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an agreement, especially one between nations, signed and approved by each nation

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Marquis de Lafayette

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French nobleman who served in the Continental Army

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George Washington

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military commander who also had experience in government affairs

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Benjamin Franklin

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statesman who worked to gain French support of the Patriot cause

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Tories

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Loyalists supported the British and were also called:

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Cornwallis Burgoyne

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2 British commanders

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divide the colonies and shatter their morale

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The British thought that by invading New York at Lake Champlain and proceeding down the Hudson River to New York City, they would

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drill with muskets march in step switch ranks fight professionally

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Baron von Steuben aided the Patriots by teaching the soldiers four new strategies. These were:

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privateer

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an armed ship owned by private persons and holding a government commission to attack and capture.

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new commander in the South

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Congress designated the hero of Saratoga, General Horatio Gates, as the

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Nathaniel Greene

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The new commander who replaced Gates in the South was

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Illinois and Indiana

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George Rogers Clark captured the British frontier forts in the present states of:

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Colonel Hamilton and his troops

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Clark was not able to maintain his hold on the fort in Vincennes, and it was retaken by

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attacking Vincennes in the winter and recapturing the fort

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Clark surprised Colonel Hamilton by

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The Americans controlled the land between the Great Lakes, Ohio River, and Mississippi River.

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What was the importance of George Rogers Clark's victories in the West?

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John Paul Jones

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Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight?"

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privateer

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An armed ship privately owned but armed for war is a

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Nathan Hale

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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" was spoken by

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He planned to turn over West Point to the British

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Why did Benedict Arnold's name come to mean the same as traitor in the U.S.?

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George Rogers Clark

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captured the west from the British

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Nathan Hale

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gave his life for his country

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Benedict Arnold

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betrayed his country

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John Paul Jones

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defeated British navy

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Colonel Hamilton

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British commander at Vincennes

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French and American ships kept relief forces from arriving

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Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because

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democracy

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a government run by the people who live under it. People rule either directly through meetings that all may attend, or indirectly through the election of representatives

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emancipation

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the act or process of setting free; release

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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Articles of Confederation

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weak in that they left too much power to the states Amending the Articles ended in failure, leading to the forming of a Constitution

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About one hundred thousand became refugees

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How did the war affect the Loyalists?

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Revolutionary War

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British casualties were twice as many as the Americans. British soldiers and Loyalists left for England.

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democracy

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A government run by the people who live under it is called a

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emancipation

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Vermont abolished slavery outright in 1777 George Washington freed his slaves in his will.

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All men over twenty-one years of age could vote

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How did the Vermont state government differ from other state governments?

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States could not support an established church.

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What impact did many state constitutions have on the separation of church and state affairs?

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the slave trade

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The original draft of the Declaration of Independence condemned _____.

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emancipation

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The Southern states opposed _____.

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local support of public schools.

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The constitution of Massachusetts required

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ratification

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The states met for the approval, confirmation, and ______ of a new constitution

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1781

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The Articles of Confederation went into effect in:

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a unanimous vote to amend the Articles

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One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they provided for

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Daniel Shays

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A rebellion of debt-ridden farmers was led by:

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collect taxes

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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to

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states were superior to the national government

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the

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equal voting power in Congress

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What led to a serious dispute between the large and small states under the Articles of Confederation?

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It clearly defined plots of land in terms of section and township

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What was an advantage of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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government of new territories

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The Land Ordinance of 1787 provided for the:

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The Land Ordinance

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benefited Eastern speculators at the expense of Western farmers

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60,000

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Under the Land Ordinance of 1787, a territory could be admitted to the Union when it had ______ free inhabitants

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Antifederalist

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somebody who opposed the Constitution of the United States and the idea of a strong national government

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Federalist

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somebody who supported the Constitution of the United States and the idea of a strong national government

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ratification

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confirmation; approval

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Delegates would be free to change their minds as new information was presented

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Why were the sessions of the Constitutional Convention held in secret?

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Both favored three branches of government

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How were the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan alike?

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Federalist

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The _______ was a brilliant study explaining government and the U.S. Constitution

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to prevent one branch of the government from becoming too powerful

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Why was the system of checks and balances included in the Constitution?

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three ways the Constitution can be amended

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proposed by two-thirds of both houses and ratified by three-fourths of the states ratified by special conventions in three-fourths of the states proposed by special convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures and ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures

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