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American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Georgia NOT want to fight against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War

a)

Georgia was friends with Great Britain

b)

Georgia was afraid of Great Britain

c)

Georgia was financially dependent on Great Britain

d)

Georgia would lose land

2.

What two countries were involved in the negotiations that ended the French and Indian War?

a)

The colonies of America and Great Britain

b)

France and Great Britain

c)

The colonies and France

d)

The colonies and Italy

3.

Which was NOT a part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

The British closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea destroyed by the Boston Tea Party

b)

The British required citizens in Boston to pay additional taxed to pay for damage during the Boston Tea Party

c)

The British required citizens in all the colonies to house and feed the British soldiers

d)

The British prohibited the Massachusetts colonists from having town meetings

4.

Where did the first colonial victory in Georgia during the American Revolution occurs

a)

Kettle Creek

b)

Savannah

c)

Louisville

d)

Sunbury

5.

What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

the colonist took weapons and horses from the British

b)

the British took weapons and horses from the colonists

c)

the loyalist won the battle

d)

the British ran away

6.

Who were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington, Button Gwinnett, Elijah Clark

b)

George Walton, Austin Dabney, Lyman Hall

c)

Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton

d)

Lyman Hall Button Gwinnett, George Washington

7.

Who was the black soldier who was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

Austin Dabney

b)

George Washington

c)

George Walton

d)

Elijah Clark

8.

What was the most significant result of the siege of Savannah?

a)

The British were pushed out of GA

b)

The city of Savannah remained in British hand

c)

t was the deadliest battle of the war

d)

It was the last major conflict of the war

9.

What was the main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?

a)

It created an independent executive branch

b)

It established two parts in the legislative branch

c)

It gave too much power to the legislative branch

d)

It placed too much importance on checks and balances

10.

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

a)

Sign the Treaty of Paris

b)

Select the nation’s new president

c)

Revise the Articles of Confederation

d)

Draft a Declaration of Independence

11.

What placed a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Act

12.

One of the four long term causes of the American Revolution was

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

13.

The US Constitution was actually signed by only TWO of the Georgia’s four delegates. Who are they?

a)

William Few, Abraham Baldwin

b)

George Walton, Lyman Hall

c)

William Few, Lyman Hall

d)

George Walton, Abraham Baldwin

14.

Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to America's Revolutionary War?

a)

Great Britain gained control of Canada

b)

France lost the Louisiana Territory

c)

France incited rebellion in the colonies and enticed Spain to move into the territory

d)

To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonies

15.

What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Proclamation of 1732

c)

Proclamation of 1825

d)

Proclamation of 1822

16.

What is the opening part of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

articles

b)

preamble

c)

grievances

d)

statement of separation

17.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Button Gwinnett

c)

Lyman Hall

d)

George Walton

18.

What is included in the middle part of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Amendments

b)

preamble

c)

grievances

d)

statement of separation

19.

What is included in the third part of the Declaration of Independence

a)

Amendments

b)

grievances

c)

preamble

d)

state of separation

20.

Who was the leader of the militia near Washington, Georgia? He led he forces at the Battle of Kettle Creek.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Austin Dabney

d)

. Elijah Clarke

21.

Who was the black soldier who was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

Austin Dabney

b)

George Washington

c)

George Walton

d)

Elijah Clark