American Revolutionary Era in Georgia Quiz

Which war was also called the Seven Years War?

• The Revolutionary War

• The French and Indian War

• The Oconee War

• World War I

Which country issued the Proclamation of 1763, after the French and Indian War, in order to keep peace with the Native Americans by closing off much of America’s western land?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• Great Britain

The colonists who were unhappy with the British government were called ___

• Loyalists

• Tories

• Patriots

• Lobster Backs

Which two colonial powers fought one another for control of North America during the French and Indian War?

• Great Britain and Native Americans

• France and Native Americans

• Great Britain and France-Native Americans

• England and Great Britain

The colonists who were loyal to the British government were called ____.

• Loyalists

• Crownies

• Patriots

• Lobster Backs

What effect did the French and Indian War initially have on Georgia?

• It enraged Georgians because it made the colony smaller.

• It benefitted the colony because it increased Georgia’s land size

• It endangered the colony because Florida was now a British colony.

• The Native Americans were pushed out of the colony for good.

Which of the following goods were not taxed by the Stamp Act?

• newspapers

• licenses

• tea

• legal documents

The Proclamation of 1763 upset the colonists in America because...

• It forced colonists to pay a tax to Great Britain in order to travel to other colonies.

• It did not allow colonists to settle in newly acquired land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• It forced colonists to pay a tax on paper products, such as newspapers, legal documents, and licenses.

• It forced colonists to pay a tax on imported tea from the West Indies.

Which is the most likely reason Britain taxed goods in the colonies?

• to pay for war debt

• to punish colonists for drinking tea

• raise money to construct buildings in the colonies

• to bring enslaved people to the colonies

How many representatives did Georgia send to the Second Continental Congress to sign the declaration of independence?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 8