8 Gold Amnesty Assignment #4 on SS8H3

The formal document written by colonists to break away from Great Britain:

• Articles of Confederation

• Charter of 1732

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

Who was considered one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?

• Lyman Hall

• James Oglethorpe

• John Ross

• William Few

The French and Indian War was a war between the French and ___________________.

• Indians

• British

• Germans

• Salzburgers

What was the effect of the British winning the French and Indian War?

• it allowed the British to take over the country of France

• the war left them in debt

• the British gained riches and glory

• the French actually won the war

The Proclamation of 1763:

• allowed the colonists to not pay taxes to the British

• allowed British soldiers to force themselves to live with colonists

• DID NOT allow colonists to move past the Appalachian Mountains

• DID NOT allow colonists to stay in Georgia

This tax's purpose was to place a tax on all paper items including stamps, newspapers, and contracts.

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Paper Act

• Ink Act

This part of the Declaration of Independence is in the beginning and explains why the document is being written:

• Preamble

• Declaration

• Grievances

• Independence

To make something known; to declare something:

• Preamble

• Grievances

• Declaration

• Dependence

Button Gwinnett, George Walton, and __________________ were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.

• Lyman Hall

• James Wright

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Oglethorpe

The first constitution of the United States; had too many weaknesses.

• Articles of Convention

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution Convention

• Articles of Constitution