H3 Questions

Which of the following were direct results of the French and Indian War? CHOOSE 3

• The British were left with a massive war debt.
• The British gained vast new territory to control in North America.
• The British government began to change its policies of control and taxation over its American Colonies.
• The French became the dominant European power in North America.
• The French defeated the Indians and took control of Canada.

What section of the Declaration of Independence introduces the purpose of the document?

• Grievances

• Preamble

Read the following excerpt from a colonial newspaper: "The die is cast and the fight is on. This ill-conceived tax is designed to take away all of our liberties. There can be no more cherished right than that of a representative body to protect a free people's interests. This right has been ignored by mother England. To the streets I say!" According to the excerpt, what is the most dangerous thing about the Stamp Act?

• It is designed to raise money for Great Britain.
• It was passed without any colonial representation in Parliament.
• It is to be paid by everyone who uses paper products.
• Men of letters, business, and law will be taxed more because they use more paper.

The following grievances (complaints) from the Declaration of Independence are directed against what person? (1) "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers." (2) "He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries." (3) "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance." (4) "He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."

• King George III
• Thomas Jefferson
• Governor James Wright
• John Ratliff

In what part of the Declaration of Independence is the following quote found? "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States"

• Preamble
• Declaration
• Grievances
• Articles

Which of the following men represented Georgia at the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence? CHOOSE ALL 3

• George Walton
• Button Gwinnett
• Lyman Hall
• Abraham Baldwin
• Thomas Jefferson

Which of these is correctly associated with the Declaration of Independence? CHOOSE 3

• created our system of government
• no Georgians signed the document
• the list of grievances was directed at the King
• the preamble contains the famous phrase "all men are created equal"
• was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson

The Liberty Boys in Georgia grew out of protests of what proposed direct tax on paper goods?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Tea Act
• Proclamation of 1763
• Declaration of Independence

Under the Proclamation of 1763, what was prohibited?

• westward migration past the Appalachian Mountains
• slavery
• rum and other hard liquors
• purchasing tea from any company other than the East India Tea Company

Which of the following is the BEST definition of "loyalist?"

• Loyalists were those in the colonies who remained faithful to the Crown and British rule.
• Loyalists were those in the colonies who fought against British rule during the Revolution.
• Loyalists were those who remained loyal to the Trustees in their fight against the Malcontents.
• Loyalists were those in the colonies who were against slavery.