1. The American Revolution and Georgia Review

2. What caused Savannah to remain under the control of the British?
The British Siege of Savannah

3. One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence
Who was Lyman Hall?
One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence

4. The Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the document that declared, ”All men are created equal”?
The Declaration of Independence

5. What created the Southern boundary of Georgia?
Proclamation of 1763

6. Georgia has how many counties?
159

7. Which is the only one named for a female Revolutionary Hero.
Hart

8. Who first proclaimed, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry

9. What helped provide much needed war supplies to the Georgia Militia ?
The Battle of Kettle Creek

10. The Liberty Boys formed to oppose the Stamp Act.
The Liberty Boys of Georgia formed to oppose which of the British Acts.
The Liberty Boys formed to oppose the Stamp Act.

11. The Patriots and their French allies were unsuccessful in taking what city from the British?
Savannah, Georgia

12. The colonists who wanted freedom from Great Britain were known as what?
Patriots

13. What was the name of the document that forbade the settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763.

14. Who were the American colonists that did not support independence and remained faithful to Britain?
Loyalists or Tories

15. Who was Button Gwinnett
One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence

16. What is Ben Franklin best known for?
Scientist, Inventor, Writer, Publisher, Diplomat

17. What is Paul Revere best known for?
The ride to warn that the British were coming and the Boston Massacre Propganda

18. What did John Hancock do for a living?
He was a smuggler of untaxed goods

19. What was the big deal about Kettle Creek?
It was the first Patriot victory in Georgia during the Revolutionary War?

20. Who was Elijah Clarke?
The Georgia Patriot that led the colony’s militia to a victory over the British at Kettle Creek

21. What did Sam Adams do to be considered an American Hero ?
Led the Boston Tea Party

22. What did the 1765 Stamp Act do?
Placed a tax on the sale of all printed materials

23. What is Crispus Attucks best known for?
The first colonist to die during the Revolutionary War

24. What is Thomas Jefferson best known for?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence

25. Why is Nancy Hart famous?
She shot and/or captured five Tories.

26. Who was Austin Dabney?
Georgia African American who fought bravely at the Battle of Kettle Creek and who received a land grant at the end of the war

27. In what part of the Declaration of Independence is it written that “All men are created equal”?
The Preamble

28. What were three “Acts” that lead to the American Revolutionary War.
The Intolerable Acts
The Quartering Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act

29. What was the negative effect of the French / Indian War on Great Britain?
It caused Britain to become deep in debt, forcing British Parliament to pass new taxes on the American colonists.

30. Why did Britain’s Parliament pass the Intolerable Acts
In order to punish the colonies for acts of violence in protesting taxes, such as the Boston Tea Party.

31. When was Georgia’s western border was extended to the Mississippi River?
It was one benefit that Georgia received as a result of the French and Indian War.

32. The Proclamation of 1763 established what as the southern boundary of Georgia ?
St. Mary’s River

33. One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence
Who was George Walton?
One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence

34. The Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the document that contained a list of grievances against the King of England?
The Declaration of Independence

35. What caused Savannah to remain under the control of the British?
The British Siege of Savannah

36. One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence
Who was Lyman Hall?
One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence

37. The Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the document that declared, ”All men are created equal”?
The Declaration of Independence

38. What created the Southern boundary of Georgia?
Proclamation of 1763

39. Georgia has how many counties?
159

40. Which is the only one named for a female Revolutionary Hero.
Hart

41. Who first proclaimed, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry

42. What helped provide much needed war supplies to the Georgia Militia ?
The Battle of Kettle Creek

43. The Liberty Boys formed to oppose the Stamp Act.
The Liberty Boys of Georgia formed to oppose which of the British Acts.
The Liberty Boys formed to oppose the Stamp Act.

44. The Patriots and their French allies were unsuccessful in taking what city from the British?
Savannah, Georgia

45. The colonists who wanted freedom from Great Britain were known as what?
Patriots

46. What was the name of the document that forbade the settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763.

47. Who were the American colonists that did not support independence and remained faithful to Britain?
Loyalists or Tories

48. Who was Button Gwinnett
One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence

49. What is Ben Franlin best known for?
Scientist, Inventor, Writer, Publisher, Diplomat

50. What is Paul Revere best known for?
The ride to warn that the British were coming and the Boston Massacre Propganda

51. What did John Hancock do for a living?
He was a smuggler of untaxed goods

52. What was the big deal about Kettle Creek?
It was the first Patriot victory in Georgia during the Revolutionary War?

53. Who was Elijah Clarke?
The Georgia Patriot that led the colony’s militia to a victory over the British at Kettle Creek

54. What did Sam Adams do to be considered an American Hero ?
Led the Boston Tea Party

55. What did the 1765 Stamp Act do?
Placed a tax on the sale of all printed materials

56. What is Crispus Attucks best known for?
The first colonist to die during the Revolutionary War

57. What is Thomas Jefferson best known for?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence

58. Why is Nancy Hart famous?
She shot and/or captured five Tories.

59. Who was Austin Dabney?
Georgia African American who fought bravely at the Battle of Kettle Creek and who received a land grant at the end of the war

60. In what part of the Declaration of Independence is it written that “All men are created equal”?
The Preamble

61. What were three “Acts” that lead to the American Revolutionary War.
The Intolerable Acts
The Quartering Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act

62. What was the negative effect of the French / Indian War on Great Britain?
It caused Britain to become deep in debt, forcing British Parliament to pass new taxes on the American colonists.

63. Why did Britain’s Parliament pass the Intolerable Acts
In order to punish the colonies for acts of violence in protesting taxes, such as the Boston Tea Party.

64. When was Georgia’s western border was extended to the Mississippi River?
It was one benefit that Georgia received as a result of the French and Indian War.

65. The Proclamation of 1763 established what as the southern boundary of Georgia ?
St. Mary’s River

66. One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence
Who was George Walton?
One of the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence

67. The Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the document that contained a list of grievances against the King of England?
The Declaration of Independence