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Modified(Simplified Wording)SS8H3 Ga in the Revolutionary Era

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

How did colonists react to the Stamp Act of 1765?

a)

Colonists accepted the act to help pay Britain's expenses.

b)

Many colonists ignored the act.

c)

Colonists protested with petitions and boycotts, leading to its repeal.

2.

Choose three events that led to the American Revolution.

a)

The Tea Act.

b)

The Three-Fifths Compromise.

c)

The Stamp Act.

d)

The Intolerable Acts.

e)

The Constitutional Convention.

3.

Compare the French and Indian War with the Stamp Act. What did these events have in common?

a)

They were both causes of the American Revolution.

b)

They were both effects of the American Revolution.

c)

They both angered southern colonists and led to secession.

d)

They both helped establish the authority of the Federal government.

4.

After the French & Indian War, why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?

a)

It did not allow them to settle west of the Appalachian mountains.

b)

It taxed items like newspapers and contracts.

c)

It forced colonists to house British soldiers.

d)

It took away their representation in Parliament.

5.

Which of these was a common slogan of the American Revolution?

a)

A. "Remember the Maine!"

b)

B. "Remember the Alamo!"

c)

C. "Fifty-four forty or fight!"

d)

D. "No taxation without representation!"

6.

This painting shows the 1773 protest by American colonists known as what?

a)

The Plymouth Rocks

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

The Boston Tea Party

7.

How did Georgia benefit from the British victory in the French and Indian War?

a)

Augusta became the capital of Georgia.

b)

Georgia's boundaries were extended, almost doubling its size.

c)

Georgia became a royal colony.

8.

The Boston Massacre was

a)

an unprovoked attack on civilians by British soldiers.

b)

Britain's response to smuggled goods in Boston harbor.

c)

the killing of a mob by British mercenaries in Boston.

d)

an incident where five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by a mob.

9.

Use the cartoon and your knowledge to answer: This drawing was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon supports which statement?

a)

The American colonies needed to unite to be secure.

b)

The new states should ratify the Constitution.

c)

The colonies needed to approve the Declaration of Independence to win the war.

10.

What is the BEST title for a research paper about these topics?

  • Stamp Act

  • Intolerable Acts

  • Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

a)

The Treaty of Paris, 1783

b)

The American Victory at Yorktown

c)

Causes of the American Revolution

d)

Effects of the French and Indian War

11.

Which BEST completes the diagram above?

Button Gwinnett................. Lyman Hall.......................... George Walton

a)

Signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia

b)

Early Governors of Georgia

12.

On what date did the Second Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

December 25, 1776

c)

September 17, 1787

d)

September 25, 1791

13.

Which document stated that the American colonies no longer wanted to be part of the British empire?

a)

the Mayflower Compact

b)

the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the United States Constitution

d)

the Declaration of Independence

14.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Richard Lee

15.

Which was a main idea in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

support for states' rights and slavery

b)

a belief in the natural rights of citizens

c)

the need for a federal system of government

d)

a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy

16.

The (a)   were unhappy about British taxes because they had no representation in Parliament.

Choose from the below words
Patriots

Loyalists

British

Parliament

17.

• American and French forces try to retake a Southern port from the British.
• Second deadliest battle of the American Revolution.
• The British keep control after the battle.

Which battle is described?

a)

A. Battle of Kettle Creek

b)

B. Siege of Augusta

c)

C. Siege of Savannah

d)

D. Siege of Charleston

18.

What was the main significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

The Patriot victory convinced France to support the Patriots.

b)

The British victory there solidified their control of the state.

c)

The Patriot victory there raised the morale of all Georgia Patriots.

19.

The "Liberty Boys" were established to protest which of these?

a)

the Stamp Act

b)

the Sons of Liberty

c)

the Siege of Savannah

d)

Lexington and Concord

20.

Which group is described?

Supported revolution against British rule
Believed America should be independent
Made up no more than 40% of colonists

a)

the Tories

b)

the Patriots

c)

the Loyalists

d)

the "King's Men"

21.

Sided with Great Britain in the American Revolution

a)

Tories

b)

Patriots

c)

Loyalists

d)

King's Men

22.

Which colonial group was called "Tories" or "King's Men" and made up about 20% of the population?

a)

the Patriots

b)

the Redeemers

c)

the Loyalists

d)

the Sons of Liberty

23.

Why did Georgia hesitate to join the Revolutionary cause?

a)

Georgia's economy was strong.

b)

They were not invited to the First Continental Congress.

c)

Many Georgians wanted British protection.

24.

Who was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Georgia militia at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

Elijah Clarke

b)

Austin Dabney

25.

Who created the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The Albany Plan of Union

b)

The Constitutional Convention

c)

The First Continental Congress

d)

The Second Continental Congress

26.

At the Constitutional Convention, the "Three Fifths Compromise" dealt with what issue?

a)

taxation

b)

slavery

c)

the military

d)

states rights

27.

Which document created the first U.S. government?

a)

Constitution

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

28.

The Virginia Plan would have given more power to

a)

industrial states.

b)

agricultural states.

c)

states with small population.

d)

states with large population.

29.

Which document had a weak central government, no power to tax, no national court, no executive branch, and required 9 of 13 states to approve new laws?

a)

Constitution

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

30.

These are weaknesses of which early U.S. document?

• Did not authorize Congress to levy or collect taxes

• Had no national court system

• Did not allow for an executive branch

• Established a weak central government

• New laws required the approval of 9 of 13 states


a)

United States Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Continental Association

31.

Which Georgia delegate called his role in the Great Compromise his "greatest public service"?

a)

William Few

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

William Pierce

d)

Abraham Baldwin

32.

In 1787, why did Georgia send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia?

a)

to amend the Articles of Confederation

b)

to declare independence from Great Britain

c)

to select a president for the United States

d)

to resolve the controversial issue of slavery

33.

Which statement BEST describes the power of government under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The national government had most of the power.

b)

Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.

c)

The states had more power than the national government.

d)

The government united all the states' needs.