American Revolution and Constitution

1. What two colonial powers fought each other for control of North America during the French and Indian War?

• Great Britain and Native Americans

• Great Britain and France

• France and Native Americans

• France and Spain

2. In what way did the French and Indian War impact Georgia?

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

• B. It had no effects on Georgia because all of the battles took place in the northern colonies.

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

• D. It enraged Georgians because it made the colony smaller.

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

• A. Treaty of Versailles

• B. Charter of 1732

• C. Stamp Act

• D. Proclamation of 1763

4. Loyalists can best be described as which of the following?

• A. Colonists who supported independence.

• B. Colonists who supported the king.

• C. Colonists who didn’t really care about the war because British laws had little effect on their lives.

• D. Patriots who used violence and threats to keep people from buying British stamps.

5. What punished colonists for rebellious activities like the Boston Tea Party?

• A. Intolerable Acts

• B. Stamp Act

• C. Sugar Act

• D. Tea Act

6. How did Patriots in Georgia respond to the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts?

• A. They were concerned and refused to ratify the Constitution until these acts were removed and replaced with the Bill of Rights.

• B. They were upset and immediately chose delegates to the Continental Congress.

• C. They were angered by them and made their protests known.

• D. They supported them because they still had strong ties to England.

7. Georgia was

• A. The first colony to call for rebellion against the British.

• B. One of the first colonies to send delegates to the Continental Congress.

• C. Slower than most colonies to break with England.

• D. The only colony not to sign the Declaration of Independence.

8. Why were the other 12 colonies upset with Georgia before July 1775?

• A. They thought Georgia was responsible for the Intolerable Acts.

• B. No Georgian would sign the Declaration of Independence.

• C. Up until that time, Georgia did not seem very supportive of the revolutionary cause.

• D. Georgia was the only colony supporting the slave trade.

9. Georgia was more hesitant than the other colonies to break with Great Britain because

• A. Georgia had been attacked by other British colonies and did not trust them.

• B. The colony was very dependent on Great Britain for protection and trade.

• C. It was one of the few colonies where most people supported the Intolerable Acts.

• D. Georgians liked King George and thought the laws were fair.

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

• A. France took control of the colony

• B. It became a Trust in that year.

• C. Spain began to rule it that yea

• D. It declared independence from Great Britain.