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American Revolution and Georgia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Georgia’s loyalty was divided amongst its colonists. Some were loyal to the King and others were outraged over the Intolerable Acts. These two different groups were called
a)
British and Americans 
b)
Colonists and Tories
c)
Effigies and Patriots
d)
 Loyalists and Patriots
2.
The French and Indian was was fought between the
a)
French against the Indians
b)
Indians against the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
3.
This act was passed in 1765....it was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies such as newspapers, documents, and ship papers
a)
Stamp Act
b)
King's Seal Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Currency Act
4.
Lyman Hall was a minister and doctor in GA who signed the Declaration of Independence.
a)
True
b)
Flase
5.
This decree by King George the III moved Georgia’s boundary to the St. Mary’s River and forbade (prohibited) colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
The Line of Demarcation 1773
b)
The Proclamation of 1763
c)
The Treaty of Tordesillas 1770
6.
The U.S. Constitution was actually signed by these two Georgia delegates.
a)
Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
b)
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
c)
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Walton and Elijah Clarke
7.

All of the following Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

a)

Lyman Hall

b)

Button Gwinnett

c)

George Walton

d)

James Oglethorpe

8.

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:” What part of The Declaration of Independence is being quoted above?

a)

The preamble

b)

The declaration

c)

The grievances

d)

The conclusion

9.

The English victory of the French and Indian War meant that the English gained valuable land, but also gained a large amount of ___________________________

a)

Chilli Cheese Dogs

b)

Ships from the French Armada

c)

Native American Allies

d)

War Debt

10.

Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Preamble, introduction that explains the documents purpose.

b)

List of Grievances, a list of complaints the colonists had towards the King

c)

Glossary, list of terms used in the document and their definitions

d)

Declaration, formal statement of the colonies separating from Great Britain

11.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?
a)
It required them to pay extra taxes and fees to France
b)
It prevented them from trading with Indian tribes. 
c)
It required them to house British Soldiers in their homes.
d)
It prevented them from expanding westward. 
12.

How did Britain plan to solve the issue of war debt? How were they going to pay for the war?

a)

Ask British citizens to donate to the war effort.

b)

Make the French pay for it.

c)

Tax the colonists.

d)

Search for gold.

13.

Did the colonists believe they were fairly represented in Parliament?

a)

YES

b)

NO

14.

Which important document announced that the American colonies no longer wished to be part of the British empire?

a)

the Mayflower Compact

b)

the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the Articles of Confederation

d)

the Declaration of Independence

15.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Button Gwinnett
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Oglethorpe
16.

In what way did the French and Indian War impact Georgia?

a)

It had no impact on Georgia

b)

It devastated much of the colony

c)

It added a great deal of terrority

d)

It enraged the colonists because it made Georgia Smaller

17.

Choose all that The Treaty of Paris did...

a)

Gave Florida to Great Britian

b)

Made Georgia Bigger

c)

Ended the French and Indian War

d)

Made France give up all of its land in America

e)

Allowed colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

18.

Georgia was...

a)

the first colony to rebel against England

b)

the only colony to send representatives to the Continental Congress

c)

the only colony to not sign the Declaration of Independence

d)

slower than the rest of the colonies to join the Revolution because of its ties to England.

19.

List the three parts to the Declaration of Independence...

(a)  

20.

Georgians who came together to support the Sons of Liberty and oppose the Stamp Act were called?

a)

Sons of Anarchy

b)

Sons of Washington

c)

Liberty Boys

d)

Sons of the Revolution