WorksheetsModified(Simplified Wording)SS8H3 Ga in the Revolutionary Era
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
How did colonists react to the Stamp Act of 1765?
Colonists accepted the act to help pay Britain's expenses.
Many colonists ignored the act.
Colonists protested with petitions and boycotts, leading to its repeal.
Choose three events that led to the American Revolution.
The Tea Act.
The Three-Fifths Compromise.
The Stamp Act.
The Intolerable Acts.
The Constitutional Convention.
Compare the French and Indian War with the Stamp Act. What did these events have in common?
They were both causes of the American Revolution.
They were both effects of the American Revolution.
They both angered southern colonists and led to secession.
They both helped establish the authority of the Federal government.
After the French & Indian War, why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?
It did not allow them to settle west of the Appalachian mountains.
It taxed items like newspapers and contracts.
It forced colonists to house British soldiers.
It took away their representation in Parliament.
Which of these was a common slogan of the American Revolution?
A. "Remember the Maine!"
B. "Remember the Alamo!"
C. "Fifty-four forty or fight!"
D. "No taxation without representation!"
This painting shows the 1773 protest by American colonists known as what?
The Plymouth Rocks
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
How did Georgia benefit from the British victory in the French and Indian War?
Augusta became the capital of Georgia.
Georgia's boundaries were extended, almost doubling its size.
Georgia became a royal colony.
The Boston Massacre was
an unprovoked attack on civilians by British soldiers.
Britain's response to smuggled goods in Boston harbor.
the killing of a mob by British mercenaries in Boston.
an incident where five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by a mob.
Use the cartoon and your knowledge to answer: This drawing was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon supports which statement?
The American colonies needed to unite to be secure.
The new states should ratify the Constitution.
The colonies needed to approve the Declaration of Independence to win the war.
What is the BEST title for a research paper about these topics?
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
The Treaty of Paris, 1783
The American Victory at Yorktown
Causes of the American Revolution
Effects of the French and Indian War
Which BEST completes the diagram above?
Button Gwinnett................. Lyman Hall.......................... George Walton
Signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia
Early Governors of Georgia
On what date did the Second Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
December 25, 1776
September 17, 1787
September 25, 1791
Which document stated that the American colonies no longer wanted to be part of the British empire?
the Mayflower Compact
the Emancipation Proclamation
the United States Constitution
the Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Lee
Which was a main idea in the Declaration of Independence?
support for states' rights and slavery
a belief in the natural rights of citizens
the need for a federal system of government
a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy
The (a) were unhappy about British taxes because they had no representation in Parliament.
Loyalists
British
Parliament
• 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. Battle of Kettle Creek
B. Siege of Augusta
C. Siege of Savannah
D. Siege of Charleston
What was the main significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
The Patriot victory convinced France to support the Patriots.
The British victory there solidified their control of the state.
The Patriot victory there raised the morale of all Georgia Patriots.
The "Liberty Boys" were established to protest which of these?
the Stamp Act
the Sons of Liberty
the Siege of Savannah
Lexington and Concord
Which group is described?
Supported revolution against British rule
Believed America should be independent
Made up no more than 40% of colonists
the Tories
the Patriots
the Loyalists
the "King's Men"
Sided with Great Britain in the American Revolution
Tories
Patriots
Loyalists
King's Men
Which colonial group was called "Tories" or "King's Men" and made up about 20% of the population?
the Patriots
the Redeemers
the Loyalists
the Sons of Liberty
Why did Georgia hesitate to join the Revolutionary cause?
Georgia's economy was strong.
They were not invited to the First Continental Congress.
Many Georgians wanted British protection.
Who was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Georgia militia at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Elijah Clarke
Austin Dabney
Who created the Articles of Confederation?
The Albany Plan of Union
The Constitutional Convention
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
At the Constitutional Convention, the "Three Fifths Compromise" dealt with what issue?
taxation
slavery
the military
states rights
Which document created the first U.S. government?
Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Plan would have given more power to
industrial states.
agricultural states.
states with small population.
states with large population.
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?
Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
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
United States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Continental Association
Which Georgia delegate called his role in the Great Compromise his "greatest public service"?
William Few
Lyman Hall
William Pierce
Abraham Baldwin
In 1787, why did Georgia send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia?
to amend the Articles of Confederation
to declare independence from Great Britain
to select a president for the United States
to resolve the controversial issue of slavery
Which statement BEST describes the power of government under the Articles of Confederation?
The national government had most of the power.
Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.
The states had more power than the national government.
The government united all the states' needs.
