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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why did Georgia NOT want to fight against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War
Georgia was friends with Great Britain
Georgia was afraid of Great Britain
Georgia was financially dependent on Great Britain
Georgia would lose land
What two countries were involved in the negotiations that ended the French and Indian War?
The colonies of America and Great Britain
France and Great Britain
The colonies and France
The colonies and Italy
Which was NOT a part of the Intolerable Acts?
The British closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea destroyed by the Boston Tea Party
The British required citizens in Boston to pay additional taxed to pay for damage during the Boston Tea Party
The British required citizens in all the colonies to house and feed the British soldiers
The British prohibited the Massachusetts colonists from having town meetings
Where did the first colonial victory in Georgia during the American Revolution occurs
Kettle Creek
Savannah
Louisville
Sunbury
What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
the colonist took weapons and horses from the British
the British took weapons and horses from the colonists
the loyalist won the battle
the British ran away
Who were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington, Button Gwinnett, Elijah Clark
George Walton, Austin Dabney, Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton
Lyman Hall Button Gwinnett, George Washington
Who was the black soldier who was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Austin Dabney
George Washington
George Walton
Elijah Clark
What was the most significant result of the siege of Savannah?
The British were pushed out of GA
The city of Savannah remained in British hand
t was the deadliest battle of the war
It was the last major conflict of the war
What was the main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?
It created an independent executive branch
It established two parts in the legislative branch
It gave too much power to the legislative branch
It placed too much importance on checks and balances
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Sign the Treaty of Paris
Select the nation’s new president
Revise the Articles of Confederation
Draft a Declaration of Independence
What placed a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Act
One of the four long term causes of the American Revolution was
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
The US Constitution was actually signed by only TWO of the Georgia’s four delegates. Who are they?
William Few, Abraham Baldwin
George Walton, Lyman Hall
William Few, Lyman Hall
George Walton, Abraham Baldwin
Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to America's Revolutionary War?
Great Britain gained control of Canada
France lost the Louisiana Territory
France incited rebellion in the colonies and enticed Spain to move into the territory
To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonies
What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1732
Proclamation of 1825
Proclamation of 1822
What is the opening part of the Declaration of Independence?
articles
preamble
grievances
statement of separation
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
What is included in the middle part of the Declaration of Independence?
Amendments
preamble
grievances
statement of separation
What is included in the third part of the Declaration of Independence
Amendments
grievances
preamble
state of separation
Who was the leader of the militia near Washington, Georgia? He led he forces at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Austin Dabney
. Elijah Clarke
Who was the black soldier who was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Austin Dabney
George Washington
George Walton
Elijah Clark
