Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord,Lord Dunmore,the Royal Governor

question 39

Multiple Choice

Following the battles of Lexington and Concord,Lord Dunmore,the royal governor of Virginia,issued a proclamation

• A) promising freedom to defecting,able-bodied slaves who would fight for the British.
• B) stating that he would free any slave who volunteered to fight for the British.
• C) calling for Virginians to join him in freeing their slaves to fight.
• D) stating that any slave caught fighting for the British would be hanged immediately.

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Definitions:

Sphincter Pupillae

Circular smooth muscle fibers of the iris’s diaphragm that constrict the pupil of the eye.

Ciliary Muscles

Ring-shaped muscles in the eye that change the shape of the lens to focus light on the retina, enabling the eye to adapt its vision for close or distant objects.

Dilator Pupillae

Radial smooth muscle cells of the iris diaphragm that cause the pupil of the eye to dilate.

Suspensory Ligaments

Fibrous tissues that connect the lens of the eye to the ciliary body, adjusting the lens shape to focus light on the retina.