Unit 3A-American Revolution and GA Review

Why did many Georgians boycott British goods, such as paint and tea, during the mid-1700s?

• The goods were inferior to other European goods.

• Most colonial merchants could not afford them.

• England had placed a tax on the goods

• Colonists were able to produce these goods on their own

Elijah Clarke led a rebel militia group that defeated 800 British troops at ___: the only successful Revolutionary War battle fought in Georgia.

• Concord

• Kettle Creek

• Lexington

• Chicamauga

Additional land was granted to the Georgia colony following which 18^th century conflict?

• American Revolution

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• World War I

Which of the following statements most accurately describes Georgia at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

• Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England

• The royal governor was very unpopular

• A strong tradition of self-government had developed

• Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England

What was the main purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• to encourage Western settlement

• to seize lands claimed by Spain

• to repay debts from the French and Indian War

• to limit conflict with American Indians

Which Georgia port city remained in British hands for 3 ½ years during the American Revolution?

• Macon

• Brunswick

• Savannah

• Atlanta

How did the Proclamation of 1763 directly affect Georgia?

• The British forced Georgians to fight in a war.

• Georgia’s borders changed

• Fewer colonists moved to Georgia

• Georgians had to pay higher taxes

Complete the analogy: A loyalist is to Britain as a ___ is to the American Colonies.

• mercantilist

• patriot

• republican

• tory

Which of these was NOT a Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Button Gwinnett

• Abraham Baldwin

• Lyman Hall

• George Walton

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence

• to serve as a preamble to the Constitution

• to demand that the colonists be given the same rights as British citizens

• to inform King George III that the colonies had ratified the Articles of Confederation

• to dissolve the political connection between the colonies and Great Britain