American Revolution GA Studies

 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 war 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

All of the following Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

• Lyman Hall

• Button Gwinnett

• George Walton

• James Oglethorpe

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

How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?

• It required them to pay extra taxes and fees to France
• It prevented them from trading with Indian tribes. 
• It required them to house British Soldiers in their homes.
• It prevented them from expanding westward. 

How did Britain plan to solve the issue of war debt? How were they going to pay for the war?

• Ask British citizens to donate to the war effort.

• Make the French pay for it.

• Tax the colonists.

• Search for gold.

Did the colonists believe they were fairly represented in Parliament?

• YES

• NO