Georgia Studies Unit 3 Review

The French and Indian War primarily involved fighting between __________ and __________.

• France and Native Americans

• France and Great Britain

• France and India

• France and Spain

How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• The colonists were pumped up after fighting in the French and Indian War and wanted to keep fighting.

• Great Britain was mad because many Native Americans sided with France.

• Great Britain was tired of having colonies in the New World and wanted to be rid of them.

• Great Britain tried to lessen their war debt by taxing the colonists, which angered the colonists.

How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonists?

• It required them to pay extra taxes.

• It required them to house and feed British soldiers.

• It prevented them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• It prevented them from trading with the American Indians.

The Proclamation of 1763 moved Georgia's southern border to the _____________.

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• St. Mary's River

• Chattahoochee River

What items were taxed under the Stamp Act?

• stamps and envelopes

• newspapers, licenses, and legal documents

• molasses and sugar

• tea and tobacco

Georgians who opposed the Stamp Act organized themselves in Savannah and called themselves the _____________.

• Liberty Boys

• Freedom Fighters

• Rebel Rowdies

• Stamp Act Haters

Which document declared that the colonies were an independent nation and not part of Great Britain?

• United States Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Who were the Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence?

• William Few, Lyman Hall, and Elijah Clarke

• Abraham Baldwin, John Hancock, and Elijah Clarke

• George Walton, Button Gwinnett, and Lyman Hall

• William Few, Abraham Baldwin, and Button Gwinnett

The Declaration of Independence lists 27 grievances against

• George Washington

• King George III

• the Trustees

• the Native Americans

The Declaration of Independence has three sections: the preamble, body, and conclusion. The conclusion...

• declared the colonies to be an independent nation

• declared George Washington to be the first president

• declared King George III as the ruler of Great Britain and the American colonies

• declared that citizens of the colonies had the rights of free speech and freedom of religion