American Revolution in Georgia

Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution?

• Great Britain gained control of Canada and tried to use Canada’s tax structure on the thirteen colonies

• France incited rebellion in the colonies and enticed Spain to move into the territories of the British colonies.

• To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonies on the premise that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from the French.

• France lost the Louisiana territory, and the colonists wanted control of the newly acquired land.

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 issued?

• They believed the colonists had yet to completely settle many areas east of the Appalachians.

• The area beyond the Appalachians had been ceded to the French after the French and Indian War.

• They believed this would stabilize (heal) relations between the settlers and the American Indians.

• The land beyond the Appalachians was believed to be too rough for agriculture.

Which act required the colonists to purchase only British goods and to carry them only using British ships?

• Navigation Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

• Writs of Assistance

Which act had the greatest impact on Georgia because as a result, the Georgia Gazette, had to stop printing?

• Townshend

• Sugar

• Tea

• Stamp

• Paper

The group of Georgians who met in taverns, such as Tondee's Tavern in Savannah, to oppose the Stamp Act:

• Sons of Anarchy

• Sons of Liberty

• Liberty Boys

• Boys who hang out in the bathroom for a few minutes and then claim they "skipped school"

Which act allowed British soldiers to search colonial homes looking for smuggled goods?

• Quartering Act

• Writs of Assistance

• Navigation Act

• Stamp Act

The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

At the ______________________________, delegates from all colonies but Georgia gathered to discuss the colonists’ reaction to the Intolerable Acts, and they decided to boycott all British goods.

• Tea Act of 1777

• Boston Tea Party

• Second Continental Congress

• First Continental Congress

How can this engraving by Paul Revere BEST be categorized?

• Advertisement

• Entertainment

• Factual

• Propaganda

The Boston Tea Party took place after

• the Second Continental Congress

• The Dutch East India Company refused to ship tea to the American colonies

• British officials increased the price of tea by passing the Townshend Acts

• The Patriots began to boycott tea as a response to the Tea Act