American Revolution Test

What two colonial powers fought each other for control of North America during the French and Indian War?

• Great Britain and Native Americans

• Great Britain and France

• France and Native Americans

• France and Spain

In what way did the French and Indian War impact Georgia?

• It devastated much of the colony because of the fierce battles that took place.

• It had no effects on Georgia because all of the battles took place in the northern colonies.

• It added territory to the colony and increased security once Britain took control of Florida.

• It enraged Georgians because it made the colony smaller.

What divided Florida into two British colonies, expanded Georgia's territory, and angered colonists who wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Charter of 1732

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

Loyalists can best be described as which of the following?

• Colonists who supported independence.

• Colonists who supported the king.

• Colonists who didn't really care about the war because British laws had little effect on their lives.

• Patriots who used violence and threats to keep people from buying British stamps.

What punished colonists for rebellious activities like the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

How did Patriots in Georgia respond to the Stamp Act?

• They were concerned and refused to ratify the Constitution until these acts were removed and replaced with the Bill of Rights.

• They were upset and immediately chose delegates to the Continental Congress.

• They were angered by them and made their protests known.

• They supported them because they still had strong ties to England.

Georgia was

• The first colony to call for rebellion against the British.

• One of the first colonies to send delegates to the Continental Congress.

• Slower than most colonies to break with England.

• The only colony not to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Why were the other 12 colonies upset with Georgia before July 1775?

• They thought Georgia was responsible for the Intolerable Acts.

• No Georgian would sign the Declaration of Independence.

• Up until that time, Georgia did not seem very supportive of the revolutionary cause.

• Georgia was the only colony supporting the slave trade.

Georgia was more hesitant than the other colonies to break with Great Britain because

• Georgia had been attacked by other British colonies and did not trust them.

• The colony was very dependent on Great Britain for protection and trade.

• It was one of the few colonies where most people supported the Intolerable Acts.

• Georgians liked King George and thought the laws were fair.

Why was Georgia no longer considered a British royal colony in 1776?

• France took control of the colony.

• It became a Trust in that year.

• Spain began to rule it that year.

• It declared independence from Great Britain.