American Revolution Review

Why was it difficult to pass new national laws under the Articles of Confederation?

• All of the 13 states had to approve new laws.

• A majority of the country's population had to approve new laws.

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  Only the president could introduce laws for approval by Congress.

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To reduce the financial burden facing Great Britain in the mid-eighteenth century, the British government began to tax its colonies directly, beginning with the Stamp Act in 1765. How did this act affect colonists and why did they react violently to it?

• Items that colonists used on a daily basis were taxed, even though the interests of colonists were not represented in the British Parliament.

• Individuals who wished to vote in local elections were heavily taxed, in spite of promises by British leaders to reduce taxes for all colonists.

  
  

• Financial transactions between colonists were heavily taxed, even though the interests of colonists were not represented in the British Parliament.

• The act raised taxes for all property owners in the colonies, in spite of promises by British leaders to reduce taxes for all colonists.

How did the French and Indian War push colonists and the British towards war?

• The costs of the conflicts led the British to begin a policy of impressment in which adult male colonists were forced into naval service.

• The costs of the conflicts led the British to return control of colonial land to the American Indian tribes from which they were taken.

• The costs of the conflicts led the British to impose oppressive taxes and restrict settlement west of the Appalachians.

• The costs of the conflicts led the British to enact a ban on slavery and issue a series of laws restricting land ownership.

Why did the issuing of the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?

• Colonists were prohibited from trading with French merchants.

• Colonists were prohibited from voting if they were not property owners.

• Colonists were prohibited from buying or producing alcohol.

• Colonists were prohibited from settling land west of the Appalachians.

Georgia's decision to ratify the US Constitution was based largely on which of the following factors?

• the need for increased state tax revenue

• the need for a strong central government

• the need for a more reliable postal system

• the need for more state control over the military

What happened to most of the Loyalists left in Georgia after the Revolutionary War ended?

• Most were kicked out of the state and settled in New England.

• Most gave up their land and left the state.

• Most were arrested and imprisoned by the state.

• Most pledged their loyalty to Georgia and kept their land.

In 1779, the coastal city of Savannah was attacked in an attempt to regain the city. Why was the city of Savannah attacked?

• Controlling the major port city would prevent Great Britain from receiving supplies it needed for its military.

• Capturing the city would force the British to retreat south, where they would face the Spanish military.

• The colonists had promised to return land surrounding the city to their American Indian allies.

• The city was the last British stronghold in the colonies, and its capture would end the American Revolution.

Which of the following does NOT describe a section of the Declaration of Independence?

• a statement severing connections with the King of England

• an outline of the structure of a new American government

• a statement of the American philosophy of government

• a list of injustices committed by the King of England

How are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton similar?

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  They were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.

• They were the primary authors of the Constitution of the United States.

• They were the primary authors of the first Constitution of the State of Georgia.

• They were the three Georgians who signed the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

Why were Georgians less angered by the Proclamation of 1763 than other colonists?

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  It opened more coastal land for settlement by Georgia colonists.

• It granted the Georgia Colony a monopoly on trade with American Indians.

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  It exempted the Georgia colonists from the taxes that were imposed on other colonists.

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  It created a buffer colony between the Georgia Colony and Spanish settlements to the west.