American Revolution and Georgia

 Georgia’s loyalty was divided amongst its colonists. Some were loyal to the King and others were outraged over the Intolerable Acts. These two different groups were called

• British and Americans 
• Colonists and Tories
• Effigies and Patriots
•  Loyalists and Patriots

The French and Indian was was fought between the

• French against the Indians
• Indians against the Spanish
• French and British against the Indians
• The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.

This act was passed in 1765....it was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies such as newspapers, documents, and ship papers

• Stamp Act
• King's Seal Act
• Paper Act
• Currency Act

Lyman Hall was a minister and doctor in GA who signed the Declaration of Independence.

• True
• Flase

This decree by King George the III moved Georgia’s boundary to the St. Mary’s River and forbade (prohibited) colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Line of Demarcation 1773
• The Proclamation of 1763
• The Treaty of Tordesillas 1770

The U.S. Constitution was actually signed by these two Georgia delegates.

• Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
• William Few and Abraham Baldwin
• James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
• George Walton and Elijah Clarke

All of the following Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

• Lyman Hall

• Button Gwinnett

• George Walton

• James Oglethorpe

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:” What part of The Declaration of Independence is being quoted above?

• The preamble

• The declaration

• The grievances

• The conclusion

The English victory of the French and Indian War meant that the English gained valuable land, but also gained a large amount of ___________________________

• Chilli Cheese Dogs

• Ships from the French Armada

• Native American Allies

• War Debt

Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

• Preamble, introduction that explains the documents purpose.

• List of Grievances, a list of complaints the colonists had towards the King

• Glossary, list of terms used in the document and their definitions

• Declaration, formal statement of the colonies separating from Great Britain