WorksheetsAmerican Revolution and Georgia Statehood Unit 4 Practice Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?
The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas.
French colonies expanded east of the Appalachians.
Native American Indians were given lands east of the Appalachians.
England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts.
Parliament imposed the Stamp Act on the colonists in 1765. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
It reduced the tax on sugar and molasses.
It taxed tea imported to the colonies.
It allowed news to pass from town to town.
It required all legal & commercial documents to carry a stamp showing the tax had been paid.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?
The British closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.
The British forced American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The British passed the Quartering Act requiring citizens to house and feed British soldiers.
The British prohibited the Massachusetts colonists from having town meetings more than once a year.
Why was "No taxation without representation" the colonists' slogan about British taxes?
Colonists wanted to form their own mercantile organization.
Colonists wanted their own elected officials to be part of the British Parliament
Colonists wanted a monopoly on the trade in molasses.
Colonists wanted Native Americans to have a role in government.
What is the main idea of this illustration?
The colonists were restricted by the laws passed by the British government.
The King of England wanted the colonists to have a greater voice in government.
King George III put many American colonists in stocks.
American colonists were punished for supporting the French empire.
"It is wrong for a government located far away on another continent to ask that we in America pay taxes when it does not represent us."
Of the following people, which one would MOST LIKELY agree with the statement above?
a delegate from Georgia arguing against the United States Constitution
a Georgia leader arguing for secession shortly before the Civil War
a British colonist in America during the American Revolution
a Native American in Georgia shortly after the American Revolution
Which primary source document is outlined below?
. a Preamble that explains the natural rights of all people
. lists the grievances (complaints) against King George III
. the colonists officially break ties from the mother country of Great Britain
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The United States Constitution
The policies shown in the illustration led to the...
outbreak of the French and Indian War
expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
start of the American Revolution
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
Many colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it...
took too much land from Canada
gave Florida to the French
limited their freedom to move west
encouraged raids by Native American Indians
Who attended the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia? Please select all answers that apply.
George Walton
Elijah Clarke
Lyman Hall
Austin Dabney
Button Gwinnett
The activities below were supported by most of the...
. Boston Tea Party
. Continental Congress
. Declaration of Independence
. Boycott of British goods
Creek Indians.
Loyalists.
Patriots.
Liberty Boys.
The Battle of Kettle Creek was significant in the Revolutionary War because it...
was a patriot victory that ended British control of northern Georgia.
forced the British to withdraw from North America.
proved that the loyalists were victorious and helped them win the American Revolution.
ended the American Revolutionary War.
What was the MOST significant result of the Siege of Savannah?
The British were pushed out of Georgia.
Savannah remained under British control until the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.
Georgia became a French colony.
It was the first major conflict of the Revolutionary War.
“...give me liberty or give me death!”
“...no taxation without representation...”
“A government of our own is our natural right...”
“We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”
The quotes above were MOST LIKELY made by members of which group during the American Revolution? Select all answers that apply.
Redcoats
Patriots
Tories
Native American Indians
Whigs
This was the name of the Georgia chapter of the Sons of Liberty who met at Tondee’s Tavern to discuss their protest of the British Stamp Act
Sons of Freedom
Sons of Independence
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberation
. Slave who fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek
. African American who was a patriot Revolutionary War hero
. Government of Georgia bought his freedom
. Received 50 acres of land for his military services
. Received a military pension (money) for his service during the Revolutionary War
The notes on the left describe the life of...
Austin Dabney
Thomas Jefferson
Elijah Clarke
James Wright
In 1781, the Articles of Confederation became the first constitution and form of government for the United States. Which of the following BEST describes the government of the United States during this time?
strong executive branch and strong judicial branch
independent states with a lot of power & weak national government
three branches of government & states with little power
powerful national government with no separate branches
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, conflicts between states with large populations and states with small populations led to this which created a bicameral legislature
3/5 compromise
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
The Great Compromise
