During his pontificate (1294 - 1303), repeated claims to papal authority were challenged by King Philip IV of France. When this
person died in 1309 (at the hands of Philip's thugs), the French king moved the papal court from Rome to the French city of Avignon, where it remained until 1378.
Explanation: Boniface VIII was murdered at the hand of Phillip's thugs due to the fact that he believed that The Pope had ultimate authority over material and spiritual matters as a representative of God. He died in 1303. After his death, the king of France persuaded the conclave to elect Clement V as the new pope, and later on, convinced the pope to move the papacy from Rome to Avignon in 1309, in order to more effectively control and influence the papal office.
Answer: The British made many promises to the Native Americans to convince them that they should provide support to the British government and military in the Revolutionary War. The British promised trade and protection of the Indian's land. The American Colonists kept pressing westward and north into the Indian lands.
