MONDAY 1. Britain planned to pay off its debt from the French and Indian War by (A) requiring colonists to buy only American goods. (B) passing new tax laws. (C) reducing services to the colonists. (D) withdrawing support from the colonies. 2. Which of the following was not a reason Georgia was slow in joining the revolutionary cause? (A) Georgia had grown and prospered under royal governor Sir James Wright. (B) Many Georgians had become wealthy from trade with Great Britain. (C) The Georgia colony did not have a long history of self-government. (D) Almost all Georgians were born and raised in England. 3.The war for American independence began at Lexington and Concord, in (A) Massachusetts.(C) New York. (B) New Hampshire.(D) Pennsylvania
TUESDAY 4.The basic rights under natural law are (A) life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (B) life, liberty, and property. (C) freedom of speech, religion, and the press. (D) freedom of speech, religion, and assembly. 5.American anger at British policies was greatest in the ______________ colonies. (A) northern(C) southern (B) middle(D) deep south 6.Georgia’s first constitution, a temporary one, was called the A) Articles of Confederation. (C) Rules and Regulations. (B) Constitution of (D) Georgia Declaration. 7. When the Whigs took over Georgia’s government, Governor Wright (A) remained in power. (B) was executed. (C) was put in prison until the end of the war. (D) escaped.
WEDNESDAY 8.Count Casimir Pulaski fought for the Americans in the (A) Battle of Kettle Creek.(C) Fall of Augusta. (B) Siege of Savannah.(D) Battle of Cowpens. 9.Which of the following was not true of the Articles of Confederation? (A) a unicameral legislature was set up (B) the Congress could not levy taxes (C) presidential and congressional powers were equal (D) each state had an equal vote in Congress 10.The Stamp Act required (A) all printed paper used in the colonies to have a tax stamp. (B) the use of British postal stamps on all mail. (C) the establishment of a postal system. (D) colonists to print their own stamps. 11.The highest courts in the state in 1789 were the _______________ courts. (A) justice of the peace(C) supreme (B) inferior(D) superior
THURSDAY 12.The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the (A) Tea Act. (C) “Intolerable Acts.” (B) Sugar Act. (D) Stamp Act. 13.Which of the following groups did not support the king? (A) Tories(C) Loyalists (B) Whigs(D) citizens in England 14.The law that placed taxes on such items as glass, lead, paper, and paint that came into the colonies was the (A) Stamp Act.(C) Townshend Act. (B) Sugar Act.(D) Tea Act. 15.The incident that led to the Boston Tea Party was when (A) Parliament gave one British company exclusive rights to sell tea in America. (B) British soldiers killed five people in Boston. (C) Parliament passed the Townshend Act. (D) Parliament refused to send tea to America
FRIDAY 16.Which of the following was not a reason Americans resented British efforts to impose new laws and taxes on the colonies? (A) The colonists were being taxed by Parliament and not by their own elected representatives. (B) The taxes greatly reduced the colonists’ profits. (C) The colonists’ rights as British citizens were being ignored. (D) The colonists could not elect representatives to Parliament. 17.The Declaration of Independence was signed and adopted on (A) April 19, 1775.(C) July 4, (B) July 2, 1776.(D) February 2, Pro-independence attitudes were strongest in Georgia’s (A) backcountry.(C) cities. (B) coastal region. (D) territory west of the Chattahoochee. 19.The compromise that resulted in the U.S. Congress consisting of two houses—the House of Representatives and the Senate—was called the (A) Georgia Compromise.(C) Great Compromise. (B) House Compromise.(D) Commerce Compromise.