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 4 th, 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. – 13 th – 11 th – 9 th – 4 th

ANSWER 4 th

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 – 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.