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Revolution and Westward Expansion

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is something a Loyalist might say:

a)

"Colonists should govern themselves"

b)

"We must obey the King!"

c)

"No taxation without representation"

d)

"I want to be free from Great Britain"

2.

The formal document written by colonists to break away from Great Britain:

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Charter of 1732

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Declaration of Independence

3.

Who was considered one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?

a)

Lyman Hall

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

John Ross

d)

William Few

4.

What is a Patriot

a)

A colonist who seeked freedom from britian

b)

Colonist who wanted to kill the king

c)

Colonist who believed in a different religion

d)

Colonist who allied with native Americans

5.

What were the two different types of colonist.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Loyalist

c)

Patriots

d)

Indians

6.

The French and Indian War was a war between the French and ___________________.

a)

Indians

b)

British

c)

Germans

d)

Salzburgers

7.

What was the effect of the British winning the French and Indian War?

a)

it allowed the British to take over the country of France

b)

the war left them in debt

c)

the British gained riches and glory

d)

the French actually won the war

8.

The Proclamation of 1763:

a)

allowed the colonists to not pay taxes to the British

b)

allowed British soldiers to force themselves to live with colonists

c)

DID NOT allow colonists to move past the Appalachian Mountains

d)

DID NOT allow colonists to stay in Georgia

9.

This tax's purpose was to place a tax on all paper items including stamps, newspapers, and contracts.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Paper Act

d)

Ink Act

10.

This part of the Declaration of Independence is in the beginning and explains why the document is being written:

a)

Preamble

b)

Declaration

c)

Grievances

d)

Independence

11.

This part of the Declaration of Independence states the reasons of harm or suffering (usually in a list)

a)

Preamble

b)

Grievances

c)

Declaration

d)

Independence

12.

To make something known; to declare something:

a)

Preamble

b)

Grievances

c)

Declaration

d)

Dependence

13.

Button Gwinnett, George Walton, and __________________ were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.

a)

Lyman Hall

b)

James Wright

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Oglethorpe

14.

This battle was fought between the British and colonists; the Patriots won.

a)

Battle of Kettle Creek

b)

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

c)

Siege of Savannah

d)

Battle of Kennell Creek

15.

This battle was used for the Patriots and French to retake Savannah; British won.

a)

Battle of Kettle Creek

b)

Siege of Savannah

c)

Battle of Savannah

d)

Siege of Saltwater Creek

16.

The first constitution of the United States; had too many weaknesses.

a)

Articles of Convention

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Constitution Convention

d)

Articles of Constitution

17.
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)
Tea Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Currency Act
18.
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)
Effigies and Patriots 
c)
Colonists and Tories
d)
Loyalists and Patriots
19.
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. 
20.
How did the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) contribute to the American Revolution? 
a)
France wanted revenge after losing the war and negotiated with the colonies to fight England.
b)
Indians that fought in the war supported the colonies and encouraged them to fight the British.
c)
England went into debt because of the war and decided to tax the colonies to get their money back.
d)
England was unhappy with the colonies performance in the war and punished them with taxes. 
21.
Why were Georgians reluctant to join the colonists in revolution?
a)
Georgia was not yet a colony
b)
Georgia could not afford to fight.
c)
Most Georgians were too scared to fight.
d)
Georgia benefited from Great Britain.
22.
The French and Indian War was the French vs. the Indians
a)
True
b)
False
23.
When colonies were taxed without their input, it was also known as...
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Taxation w/out Representation
d)
English Proclamation
24.
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
25.
What caused Britain to tax the colonists?
a)
Debt from the French  & Indian War
b)
They were poor
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
Proclimation of 1763
26.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

27.
What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?
a)
Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy
b)
educate GA's slave population
c)
educate GA's militia
d)
establish a women's only school
28.
The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
William Few
29.

Which acronym places Georgia's state capitals in order from first to last

a)

S.E.L.M.A

b)

L.E.S.M.A

c)

S.A.L.M.A

d)

S.L.A.M.A.

30.

All of these cities have been capitals of the state of Georgia but one. Which has NOT been a capital of Georgia?

a)

Augusta

b)

Louisville

c)

Macon

d)

Milledegville

31.

From 1796 to 1807, the capital of Georgia was "Louisville." Why was the city was named "Louisville"?

a)

The city was founded by settlers who immigrated from France.

b)

The area was settled by a large number of people who moved to Georgia from Kentucky.

c)

It was named in honor of the the King of France who supported the Americans in the Revolution.

d)

It was named in honor of the immigrant soldiers who helped defend the town during the American Revolution.

32.
Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to
a)
avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
b)
meet federal government requirements
c)
follow the growing population
d)
open eastern lands to the American Indians
33.

Prior to being named "Atlanta," the city was known as both "Marthasville" and

a)

Louisville

b)

Lumpkin

c)

Terminus

d)

Yamacraw

34.

What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?

a)

It established a method of counting the population

b)

To distribute newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

c)

It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

d)

It administered voting and election districts

35.
The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:
a)
headright system
b)
land lottery
c)
cession
36.

In the state's new headright system, the head of the house got 200 acres with a cap of _____ acres?

a)

1000

b)

2500

c)

500

d)

1200

37.
Why was the land lottery more successful than the headright system?
a)
More land was distributed to settlers
b)
It sold all open lands to the government
c)
it created peace with American Indians
d)
More settlers moved to the eastern coast.
38.
Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?
a)
The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population
b)
 The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.
c)
The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.
d)
They did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.
39.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

a)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

b)

took land from the American Indians by force.

c)

made illegal treaties with the American Indians.

d)

llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

40.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? 
a)
steel plow
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroads
d)
the spinning jenny
41.

The cotton gin was an important invention because

a)

it made cotton easier to pick

b)

it made cotton a profitable crop

c)

it made the demand for cotton less

d)

it made Northern farmers depend on cotton from the South

42.
How were railroads beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 
a)
increased tourism through sightseeing 
b)
offered faster and easier transportation of goods
c)
offered a non-polluting transportation option
d)
made horses unnecessary for travel
43.

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he

a)

fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

b)

was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

c)

signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

d)

signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.

44.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
45.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Fletcher vs. Peck

b)

Peck vs. Veno

c)

Worcester vs. Georgia

d)

Alabama vs. Georgia

46.

What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?

a)

Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.

b)

Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.

c)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

d)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.

47.
Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he 
a)
ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
b)
refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
c)
accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
d)
organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.
48.

__________________ led the Cherokee faction that wanted to resist further concessions to the U.S. government, ultimately suing the U.S. government in court. He led them on the Trail of Tears.

a)

George Guess

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Ross

d)

William McIntosh

49.

John Ross helped the Cherokee people in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

As chief justice, he ruled the Cherokee a sovereign people.

b)

As chief, he advocated for the Cherokee in Congress.

c)

He accompanied his people on the Trail of Tears.

d)

In the Oklahoma territory, he remained their chief until his death.

50.
In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"? 
a)
Many battles took place along the journey.
b)
Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.
c)
It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”. 
d)
Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey.
51.
The first written plan for the government of the US was the
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
The Georgia Constitution of 1777
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Declaration of Independence
52.
Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation want a weak federal government?
a)
They wanted the 13 states to be 13 independent countries.
b)
They did not want to give power to southern states.
c)
They did not want to pay soldiers in the continental army.
d)
They did not want a powerful government like Great Britain.
53.
The initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was
a)
to revise the Articles of Confederation
b)
to select the nation's new president
c)
to draft a declaration of independence
d)
to sign the Treaty of Paris
54.
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
55.
The Articles of Confederation divided the U.S. government into executive, legislative and judicial branches
a)
True
b)
False
56.
What document was created in an attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Georgia's Constitution of 1777
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
U.S. Constitution
57.
Which of the following is true regarding Georgia’s Constitution of 1777?
a)
It made many colonists nervous because it gave too much power to the governor.
b)
The people did not trust a strong governor, so it gave the assembly most of the power.
c)
It did away with counties and combined Georgia into just one state.
d)
It was repealed once the Declaration of Independence was signed.
58.
Who were Georgia’s representatives at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a)
George Washington and Abraham Baldwin
b)
William Few and Button Gwinnett
c)
Austin Dabney and Abraham Baldwin
d)
Abraham Baldwin and William Few

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