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The American Revolution & Statehood
Unit 3
QUESTION
•How did Britain plan to pay off their debt from the French & Indian War?• requiring colonists to buy only French
goods• passing new tax laws• reducing services to the colonies• None of the above
ANSWER
• passing new tax laws
QUESTION
• The British passed what “Act” in response to the Boston Tea Party?•Tea Act•Stamp Act•“Intolerable” Acts•Townshend Acts
ANSWER
• “Intolerable” Acts
QUESTION
• What incident led colonists to react with the Boston Tea Party?
• Parliament gave one British company an exclusive right (monopoly) to sell tea to America• British soldiers killed five people in Boston• Parliament passed the Sugar Act • None of the Above
ANSWER
• Parliament gave one British company an exclusive right (monopoly) to sell tea to America
QUESTION
• Which of the following groups did NOT support the King?•Tories•Whigs•Loyalists•None of the above
ANSWER
• Whigs
QUESTION
• Another name for Patriots was:•Tories•Whigs•Loyalists •None of the above
ANSWER
• Whigs
QUESTION
• The law that placed taxes on such items as glass, lead, paper, and paint that came into the colonies was what?• Stamp Act• Sugar Act•Quartering Act• Townshend Act
ANSWER
• Townshend Act
QUESTION
• Which of the following was NOT included in the “Intolerable” Acts?• The Boston port was closed• The people of Massachusetts were not
allowed to have their own government•Anti-British leaders were executed•All of the above were included
ANSWER
• Anti-British leaders were executed
QUESTION
How did Americans react to the new British Laws?
• burning shops that sold British goods• hanging people who were openly loyal to
Britain• boycotting British goods• All of the above
ANSWER
• boycotting British goods
QUESTION
• Which Battle was a moral victory for Georgia patriots because they captured much needed supplies and gained the support of many Georgia Loyalists?
• Sunbury• Brier Creek• Kettle Creek• Savannah• None of the above
ANSWER
• Kettle Creek
QUESTION
• What was the document stating the colonies’ intentions of freeing themselves from England?•Petition to King George III •Declaration of Independence•Common Sense•Constitution
ANSWER
• Declaration of Independence
QUESTION
• Who were Georgia’s three representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence?• Ben Franklin, Lyman Hall, Patrick Henry• Patrick Henry, George Walton, Lyman Hall• Sam Adams, Button Gwinnett, George
Walton• Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George
Walton
ANSWER
• Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
QUESTION
• Why is the date July 4th, 1776 celebrated in America?• American defeated the British in the
Revolutionary War• America announced their freedom from British
rule• America set up a constitution and elected a
President• Americans held the first Continental Congress
and agreed to boycott all British goods
ANSWER
• America announced their freedom from British rule
QUESTION
• What was the Western boundary of Georgia (the western boundary of the United States) after the Revolutionary War was over?•Mississippi River•Appalachian Mountains• Savannah River•None of the above
ANSWER
• Mississippi River
QUESTION
• The Declaration states that all persons should have certain rights that should not be denied. What rights are mentioned in the Declaration?
• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness• life, liberty, property• freedom of speech, religion, and the press• right to a trial, right to be informed of the
charges against you• All of the above
ANSWER
• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
QUESTION
• Which of the following choices best describes the concept of popular sovereignty? • All men are created equal• Amendments can be added to the
Constitution• Government rests on the will of the people •Wealthy, popular land owners are to gain
power
ANSWER
• Government rests on the will of the people
QUESTION
• Where was the British surrender to George Washington in 1781?•Trenton•Yorktown•Princeton•Boston
ANSWER
• Yorktown
QUESTION
• Georgia was the state to ratify the Constitution.–13th –11th –9th –4th
ANSWER
• 4th
TRUE OR FALSE
•During the American Revolutionary War, some slaves fought with the American colonists and some fought with the British.
ANSWER
• TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
•Spain and France joined the British during the Revolutionary War.
ANSWER
• FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
•America won her freedom from the British as a result of the Revolutionary War
ANSWER
• TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
•All Georgians were pleased when the Declaration of Independence was read at the state capital in Savannah.
ANSWER
• FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
•The American Continental Army greatly outnumbered the British military.
ANSWER
• FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
•The GA Constitution of 1777 gave all the power to the executive branch.
ANSWER
• FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
• Separation of powers means that there are three branches of government but only one branch has all the power.
ANSWER
• FALSE
WHO IS
•James Madison
ANSWER
• Main author of the Constitution
WHO IS
•Austin Dabney
ANSWER
• Only black to receive land from state of GA for military Service – injured @ Kettle Creek
WHO IS
•Thomas Jefferson
ANSWER
• Main author of the Declaration of Independence
WHO IS
•Lyman Hall
ANSWER
• Signed the Declaration of Independence for GA
WHO IS
•William Few
ANSWER
• Signed the Constitution for GA
WHO IS
•Elijah Clark
ANSWER
• American commander at Kettle Creek
WHO IS
•Abraham Baldwin
ANSWER
• Signed the Constitution for GA
WHO IS
•Button Gwinnett
• Signed the Declaration of Independence for GA & died in a duel
WHO IS
•Nancy Hart
ANSWER
• County named after this person for heroic actions against Tories in GA backcountry
QUESTION
• At the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787, what conflict did the Great Compromise solve?
• Representation in the legislative branch of the federal government• Made taxes the same for large and small states• Voting rights for men and women• Location of the nation’s capital• None of the above
ANSWER
• Representation in the legislative branch of the federal government
QUESTION
• Which of the following was a reason that Georgia welcomed a powerful central government:– Georgia needed help defending Savannah from
future British aggression.– Georgia needed help in defending its vast frontier
from Creek Indian raids.– Georgia needed help protecting its northern
boundary from the Spanish.– None of the above; Georgia did not want a strong
central government.
ANSWER
• Georgia needed help in defending its vast frontier from Creek Indian raids.
QUESTION
• Which of the following is the BEST reason why population growth becomes such an important goal for Georgia?–More people meant more farms.–More people in the state meant more
representation in the Nation Government.–More people meant more men for a militia.
ANSWER
• More people in the state meant more representation in the Nation Government.