SS8H3

1. The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the

American Revolution. Which of these explains why this might be the case?

(H3a.)

• A. American Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them.

• B. British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea.

• C. high cost of the war meant Britain had to create new taxes in the American colonies.

• D. French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent.

2. Why was Georgia’s response to the Stamp Act not as violent as other colonies? (H3a.)

• A. As a young colony, Georgia had an economic dependence on Great Britain.

• B. Georgia did not have a standing militia to fight back.

• C. Georgia had a different way to collect taxes and was not affected.

• D. As a buffer colony, Georgia was still fighting the Spanish in Florida.

3. After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the

colonists angry because it

(H3a.)

• A. did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• B. passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills, and contracts.

• C. forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

• D. took away their representation in Parliament.

4. How was the Stamp Act different from earlier taxes imposed on the British colonies? (H3a.)

• A. The Stamp Act was only enforced in the southern colonies; northern colonies were not affected

  by the taxes.

• B. Revenue collected under the Stamp Act was given to the colonial governments instead of the

  British government.

• C. The Stamp Act directly affected the colonists; taxes prior to the Stamp Act were indirect taxes,

  paid only by merchants.

• D. Representatives from the colonies were elected to Parliament so that colonial interests could be

  addressed in the debate over passage of the Stamp Act.

5. What document created the southern boundary of Georgia? (H3a.)

• A. The Charter of 1732

• B. The Proclamation of 1763

• C. The Declaration of Independence

• D. The Articles of Confederation

6. All of the following Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

(H3b.)

• A. James Oglethorpe

• B. Lyman Hall

• C. Button Gwinnett

• D. George Walton

“He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

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:”

7. What part of The Declaration of Independence is being quoted above? (H3b.)

• A. The declaration

• B. The grievances

• C. The preamble

• D. The conclusion

What is the purpose of The Grievances in The Declaration of Independence? (H3b.)

To state the

• A. reason for the document and beliefs about the natural rights of the people.

• B. conditions for a peace treaty to end the American Revolution.

• C. various complaints of the colonists against King George III.

• D. colonists’ desire to be free of British rule.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

What part of The Declaration of Independence is being quoted above?

• A. The declaration

• B. The grievances

• C. The preamble

• D. The conclusion

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

10. What is the purpose of this section of The Declaration of Independence? (H3b.)

To state the

• A. reason for the document and beliefs about the natural rights of the people.

• B. conditions for a peace treaty to end the American Revolution.

• C. various complaints of the colonists against King George III.

• D. colonists’ desire to be free of British rule.