SS8H3 Test Prep

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Which of the following does NOT describe a section of the Declaration of Independence? Options: A. a list of injustices committed by the King of England, B. a statement of the American philosophy of government, C. an outline of the structure of a new American government, D. a statement severing connections with the King of England

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an outline of the structure of a new American government

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Why were many people in the Georgia Colony slow to support the American Revolution at first?

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The colony's economy depended on trade with Great Britain.

Front

What do Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and Georgia Walton have in common?

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They signed the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.

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Which colony was specifically targeted by Britain's Intolerable Acts?

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Massachusetts

Front

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What did the Battle of Kettle Creek illustrate?

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the inability of the British to maintain control of Georgia

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In response to the Intolerable Acts, members of the Georgia Colony took all of the following actions EXCEPT:

• They joined radical movements such as the Sons of Liberty.
• They sent a representative to the First Continental Congress.
• They established local committees to enforce a ban on trade with Britain.
• They formed a provincial congress to take governance into their own hands.

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They sent a representative to the First Continental Congress.

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This historic figure was believed to have killed some Tories during the Revolutionary War in Georgia.

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Nancy Hart

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Who provided aid to Colonel Elijah Clarke during the Battle of Kettle Creek and was rewarded with land and freedom by the Georgia General Assembly?

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Austin Dabney

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Which of the following would NOT have been a legal government action under the Articles of Confederation? Options: A. Hoping to improve the security of the southern border of the United States, the federal government declares war on Mexico. B. Hoping to improve the economy by encouraging spending, the federal government rapidly prints additional currency. C. Hoping to improve trade with France, the federal government sends an ambassador to negotiate a treaty with the French. D. Hoping to encourage trade between the states, the federal government lifts all tariffs enacted by state governments.

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Hoping to encourage trade between the states, the federal government lifts all tariffs enacted by state governments.