The Carlisle Peace Initiative Was Intended by the British to

question 31

Multiple Choice

The Carlisle Peace Initiative was intended by the British to

• A)entice the French into the conflict.
• B)convince the Indians who had sided with the colonists to change their allegiance.
• C)negotiate an end to the war before France could become more deeply involved.
• D)appeal to the revolutionary colonists on a religious basis.

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Definitions:

Ketone

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group (C=O) connected to two carbon atoms within the molecular structure, not at the end as in aldehydes.

Carbon NMR

A spectroscopic technique that utilizes nuclear magnetic resonance to study and identify the carbon atoms within an organic molecule.

Chemical Shift

A measure in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that indicates the environment of nuclear spins in molecules.

UV Spectra

The range of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths shorter than visible light, often used to determine the absorption characteristics of molecules.