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WorksheetsGa in the Revolution
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 35mins
What two colonial powers fought each other for control of North America during the French and Indian War?
Great Britain and Native Americans
Great Britain and France
France and Native Americans
France and Spain
What divided Florida into two British colonies, expanded Georgia's territory, and angered colonists who wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Treaty of Versailles
Charter of 1732
Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
Loyalists can best be described as which of the following?
Colonists who supported independence.
Colonists who supported the king.
Colonists who didn't really care about the war because British laws had little effect on their lives.
Patriots who used violence and threats to keep people from buying British stamps.
Georgia was more hesitant than the other colonies to break with Great Britain because
Georgia had been attacked by other British colonies and did not trust them.
The colony was very dependent on Great Britain for protection and trade.
It was one of the few colonies where most people supported the Intolerable Acts.
Georgians liked King George and thought the laws were fair.
What was significant about Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton?
They each went to Philadelphia as unofficial representatives to the Second Continental Congress.
They each represented Georgia at the First Continental Congress.
They each signed the Stamp Act on behalf of Georgia.
They each signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia.
What Revolutionary War battle broke the British stronghold in Georgia?
Siege of Savannah
Battle of Britain
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Kettle Creek
Who led Georgian Patriots to victory at Kettle Creek, retook Augusta in 1781, and fought numerous skirmishes against Native Americans?
Elijah Clarke
Austin Dabney
George Washington
Nancy Hart
Elijah Clarke's victory at Kettle Creek
Boosted the morale of Georgia Patriots and halted British attempts to organize more Tories in Georgia.
Stopped the Union's first attempt to invade Georgia during the Civil War.
Led to the end of Native Americans' resistance to Indian Removal.
Allowed Lord Cornwallis to invade North Carolina during the revolution.
Why did the federal government experience financial problems while under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress lacked the power to tax U.S. citizens.
The president and Congress stole from the U.S. Treasury.
It did not give states enough money.
What document was created in an attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation?
Georgia Constitution of 1777
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Which Georgia statesman was appointed to the Continental Congress, was instrumental in the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, and was one of Georgia's delegates?
Lyman Hall
Abraham Baldwin
Elijah Clarke
Button Gwinnett
In addition to Abraham Baldwin, what other Georgia represented the state at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
William Few
Nancy Hart
George Walton
Austin Dabney
The U.S. Bill of Rights
Consists of 10 amendments to the Constitution intended to protect citizens' rights.
Had to be added to the Constitution before Georgia would ratify it.
Was opposed by people who believed in personal freedoms.
Was the first part of the U.S. Constitution written.
Match the following British Taxes to what they did:
Tax on all paper goods
Stamp Act
Conflict between GB and France over the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
Message from the King that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mts.
Proclamation of 1763
Put the Following Events of the American Revolution in Chronological Order:
(1 being the earliest event and 5 being the latest event)
French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution (the war)
Match the following
Introduction to the Declaration of Independence in which the colonists stated their God-given rights that were violated.
Preamble
The 27 complaints that the colonists said that Great Britain and the King had committed.
Grievances
The final part of the Declaration that officially declared the separation of the colonies from Great Britain.
Declaration
What document ended the French and Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris 1763
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Georgia was not fast to support separation from Great Britain for what reasons? Choose all that apply.
Georgia was a young and small colony.
Georgia was wealthy colony.
Georgia depended on Great Britain for money and protection.
Georgia's colony was filled with only loyalist and no patriots.
The outcome of the Battle of Kettle Creek did what for the patriots attitude?
The colonists were victorious and the last British forces left Georgia.
The colonists were victorious and Patriot morale improved.
The colonists were defeated and Britain recaptured Georgia
These people support the Revolution and were seeking independence from England...
Patriots
Torries
Cherokee
Trollhunters
What city did the Georgia Patriots fail to take back from the British...
Valdosta
Nashville
Savannah
St Simmons
The British Government passed the Stamp Act to
speed up mail delivery between England and the colonies
stamp out the rebel alliances
raise money to pay for expenses from the French and Indian War
help the colonists pay for building roads
In Georgia, what did the group that formed in opposition to the Stamp Act call themselves?
Nationalists
Populists
Freedom Riders
Liberty Boys
Which best explains why the writers of the Articles of Confederation did not allow the national government to tax its citizens?
Taxes were not necessary to run a national government
Taxes were one reason the colonies had declared themselves independent of England.
The United States Constitution established a government of three branches - legislative, executive and ________
judgmental
judicial
jealous
jagged
Following the United States Constitution, the state of Georgia also chose to establish a _______ legislature, with both a Senate and House of Representatives.
bilateral
bargain
bicameral
boiling
What were the three parts of the Declaration of Independence in order?
Grievances, preamble, and declaration
Declaration, preamble, and grievances
Declaration, grievances, and preamble
Preamble, grievances, and declaration
Organize these options into the right categories
Weak Central Government
Strong Central Government
Fed. Gov could declare war and sign treaties
States had more Power
Many weaknesses
Supreme Law of the Land
Had Legislative, Executive, & Judicial Branch
Great Compromise
Democracy
Legislative Branch
United State Government Document
The American Revolution
In the 1750s, conflict between the British and the French over control of North America escalated. The result was a war, known as both the Seven Years’ War and the French and Indian War, that lasted from 1754 to 1763. Ultimately, British victories forced the French to sign over much of their territory.
Following the war, King George III signed the Proclamation of 1763, which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The settlers were unhappy with this, and their discontent grew when the king passed various acts to recoup the costs Britain had incurred during the war. These included the Stamp Act of 1765, which was the first British tax levied directly on American colonists. Every newspaper, pamphlet, and legal document had to include a British seal that was taxed. The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament to punish the colonies after the Boston Tea Party. These laws forced American colonists to quarter, or house, British soldiers in their homes and allowed royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in Britain rather than America.
In response, a group of leaders in the colonies formed the Continental Congress. They formally declared their independence from Britain in 1776 in a document known as the Declaration of Independence. They sent the document to King George III, who rejected it. War broke out, the colonists won, and the United States of America became an independent nation. (SS8H3a)
What was the main reason for the conflict between the British and the French in the 1750s?
Control over North America
Religious differences
Trade disputes
Territorial expansion in Europe
Which act was the first British tax levied directly on American colonists?
Stamp Act of 1765
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Tea Act
What was the purpose of the Continental Congress formed by the colonial leaders?
To declare independence from Britain
To negotiate trade agreements
To form a new colonial government
To support British rule
Mark ALL the Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (Select 3):
No National Currency
Strong Central Government
No National Army
1 State=1 Vote
Bicameral Legislature
What was Abraham Baldwin instrumental in passing during the Constitutional Convention?
What did the Great Compromise do?
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention met in (a)
Reflect on the quote from the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
How does this statement encapsulate the core beliefs that motivated the American Revolution, particularly among Georgia colonists?
The statement encapsulates the core beliefs of equality and natural rights that motivated the American Revolution among Georgia colonists.
Who signed the U.S. Constitution from Georgia?
Lyman Hall and Abraham Baldwin
Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
