SS8H3 Quiz

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’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

Which Georgia battle was victory for the Patriot colonists?

• Lexington and Concord
• Siege of Savannah
• Bloody Marsh
• Kettle Creek

Which Georgia battle was a crushing loss for the Georgia Patriots?

• Lexington and Concord
• Siege at Savannah
• Bloody Marsh
• Kettle Creek

This decree by King George the III moved Georgia’s boundary to the St. Mary’s River and forbade (prohibited) colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Line of Demarcation 1773
• The Proclamation of 1763
• The Treaty of Tordesillas 1770

After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

• it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.
• it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.
• it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
• it took away their representation in Parliament.

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on __________.

• July 4, 1776
• December 25, 1776
• September 17, 1787
• September 25, 1791

Which would make the BEST title for a research paper covering these topics?

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783
• The American Victory at Yorktown
• Causes of the American Revolution
• Effects of the French and Indian War

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To install their own king in America

Why was Austin Dabney singled out by the state of Georgia after the Battle of Kettle Creek?

• He led the victorious charge against the British.
• He was defeated by Elijah Clarke.
• He provided weapons to the patriots
• He was a slave who fought bravely during the battle