Ga in the Revolution

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

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.

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.

What was significant about Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton?

• They each went to Philadelphia as unofficial representatives to the Second Continental Congress.

• They each represented Georgia at the First Continental Congress.

• They each signed the Stamp Act on behalf of Georgia.

• They each signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia.

What Revolutionary War battle broke the British stronghold in Georgia?

• Siege of Savannah

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Battle of Kettle Creek

Who led Georgian Patriots to victory at Kettle Creek, retook Augusta in 1781, and fought numerous skirmishes against Native Americans?

• Elijah Clarke

• Austin Dabney

• George Washington

• Nancy Hart

Elijah Clarke's victory at Kettle Creek

• Boosted the morale of Georgia Patriots and halted British attempts to organize more Tories in Georgia.

• Stopped the Union's first attempt to invade Georgia during the Civil War.

• Led to the end of Native Americans' resistance to Indian Removal.

• Allowed Lord Cornwallis to invade North Carolina during the revolution.

Why did the federal government experience financial problems while under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress lacked the power to tax U.S. citizens.

• The president and Congress stole from the U.S. Treasury.

• It did not give states enough money.

What document was created in an attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation?

• Georgia Constitution of 1777

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence