2025 Georgia and American Revolution

Who were the Georgia signers to the Declaration of Independence? Choose 3

• Gwinnett

• Walton

• Jefferson

• Hall

What taxed paper, such as playing cards and legal documents, in the colonies?

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

How did the Battle of Kettle Creek help the Patriots?

• gained needed weapons and horses, raised morale

• gained acres of land for the Patriots, raised morale

• gained access to the Kettle Creek waterway, keeping the British out of Georgia

• gained control of transportation on the Savannah River

Why was Georgia no longer considered a royal colony in 1776?

• It became a Trust in that year.
• It declared independence from Great Britain.
• France began to rule it that year.
• Spain took control of the colony.

This battle was the second deadliest in the revolution. It was a loyalist victory and the British kept control of the city. The French aided the patriots

• WWII

• Battle of Kettle creek

• Siege of Savannah

• WWI

In the first part of the Declaration, Jefferson wrote that all men have rights.  These included "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".  What is the first part of the Declaration called?

• The Closing
• The Body
• The Phone Number
• The Preamble

In the Body, the longest section of the Declaration, Jefferson listed the grievances, or complaints, against the King. Which of these would be one of the complaints? Choose 3

• making the colonists pay taxes

• cutting off trade with the rest of the world

• providing defense against the French

• making them quarter (provide housing) the soldiers

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

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Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?

• Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
• Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
• The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
• Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.