Causes of the American Revolution - GA Studies

Which of the following is a correct statement about the French and Indian War?

• Native Americans sided with both the French and the British.

• Native Americans sided only with the French.

• Native Americans sided only with the British.

• The British and French joined forces to fight against the Native Americans.

What divided Florida into two British colonies, expanded Georgia’s territory, and angered colonists who wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Charter of 1732

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

Which of the following goods were not taxed by the Stamp Act?

• newspapers

• legal documents

• greeting cards

• sugar

Why was Georgia slow in joining the other colonies in revolution?

• Georgia was too poor to fight.

• Georgia was not yet a colony.

• Georgia was still economically dependent on Great Britain.

• Most Georgians were too scared to fight.

Which of the following shows the correct order of events leading up the American Revolution?

• Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, French and Indian War, Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, French and Indian War

• French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Declaration of Independence

• Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, French and Indian War, Declaration of Independence

Why did the patriots want independence from Great Britain?

• They wanted to be ruled by Spain.

• They felt the British taxes were unfair.

• The British government was torturing them.

• They wanted to have their own monarchy in America.

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

• It became a Trustee colony in that year.

• It declared independence from Great Britain.

• France began to rule it that year.

• Spain took control of the colony.

Which of the following men did NOT represent Georgia in the Second Constitutional Congress?

• Button Gwinnett

• George Walton

• Lyman Hall

• William Few

In what way did the French & Indian War MOST impact Georgia?

• It added territory to the colony and increased security once Britain took control of Florida.

• It devastated much of the colony because of the fierce battles that took place there.

• Many Georgians starved because both British and French troops took their crops to feed their armies.

• It had no effects on Georgia because all the fighting took place in the North.

Which of these is NOT one of the three parts to the Declaration of Independence?

• Preamble

• Amendments

• List of Greivences

• Declaration