The French & Indian War

Which statement about GA regarding the French & Indian War is correct?

• Georgia gained new territory of the Ohio River Valley as a result of the war.
• Georgia colonists suffered great losses of lives and property.
• Georgia was a buffer zone in the fighting between the French and the Indians.
• Georgia was the only colony to support the French against the British in the war.

What effect did the French and Indian War have on Georgia's growth and development?

• Once the French and the Indian tribes were defeated and no longer a threat to Georgia, the colony prospered in a stable and peaceful environment.
• Georgia’s gained new land, her borders expanded to the St. Mary’s River to the South, the Mississippi River to the West, and land around Augusta to the North.
• Georgia gained many new settlers who were living in the lands that were added to Georgia's colonial boundaries.
• Georgia took possession of several key French forests, which added to Georgia's defense against the Spanish.

The French and Indian was was fought between the

• French against the Indians
• Indians against the Spanish
• French and British against the Indians
• The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.

The economic cost of the war led to which two events that created tension between the British and the colonists?

• The Quartering Act and the second was the  Letter Tax.
•  The Proclamation of 1763, and the second was a series of taxes, including the Stamp Act (1765).
• Declaration of Independence and the second was the  blocking of the Boston Harbor
• The French and Indian War and the Battle of the Bloody Marsh.

Which British policy had the greatest affect on Georgia?

• The British increased an existing tax on wine and imported goods.
• The British required the colonies to ship their good only on British ships.
• The British passed the Stamp Act, adding a tax on newspapers and licenses.
• The British passed the Sugar Act to tax sugar and molasses from the West Indians.

Georgia colonists did not react as strongly to the Proclamation of 1763 as the others because 

• they did not care what happened to the other colonies.
• the young Georgia colony was small and most colonists were still nestled on the Georgia coastline, a major trade route.
• the people living in Georgia were all loyal to the King.
• Georgia did not want the other colonists to gain new land as they did.

Why did Great Britian impose the Intolerable Acts?

•  The British issued what the colonist called the Intolerable Acts which included four punitive acts designed to punish the Massachusetts colonist for hanging the effegies of Parliment leaders and royal governors..
•  The British issued what the colonist called the Intolerable Acts which included four punitive acts designed to punish the Massachusetts colonist for not being Loyalists.
•  The British issued what the colonist called the Intolerable Acts which included four punitive acts designed to punish the Massachusetts colonist for not buying stamps to place on their letters, newspapers and documents.
•  The British issued what the colonist called the Intolerable Acts which included four punitive acts designed to punish the Massachusetts colonist for the Boston Tea Party.

How did Georgia respond to the Intolerable Acts?

•  Georgia’s response to the Intolerable Acts was minimal due to the colony’s divided loyalties. Royal governor James Wright was instrumental in slowing down the reactions of the Georgia colonists.
• Georgia’s response to the Intolerable Acts was just as violent because they believed that the British Parliament was violating their natural and constitutional rights.
•  Georgia sent representatives to the First Continental Congress where the members agreed to support a colonial boycott of British goods and pledged military support to Massachusetts if they were attacked by the Great Britain. 
•   Georgia showed little concern because only a small number of Georgia colonists participated in the Boston Tea Party.

How did Georgia colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

• They decided it was not worth the headache and purchased Stamps to remain loyal to the King.
• They reacted more violently and protested by hanging effigies of Parliamentary leaders and royal governors, attacking the homes of British officials, and tarring and feathering tax collectors
• They printed documents without purchasing the stamps.
• Due to Georgia’s small population, strong royal governor, James Wright, and economic dependence on Great Britain, its response to the Stamp Act was not as violent as it was in other colonies. In fact, Georgia was the only colony where a small number of stamps were sold.

 Georgia’s loyalty was divided amongst its colonists. Some were loyal to the King and others were outraged over the Intolerable Acts. These two different groups were called

• British and Americans 
• Colonists and Tories
• Effigies and Patriots
•  Loyalists and Patriots