1. The American Revolution & Statehood Unit 3

2. 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

3. ANSWER passing new tax laws

4. QUESTION The British passed what “Act” in response to the Boston Tea Party? Tea Act Stamp Act “Intolerable” Acts Townshend Acts

5. ANSWER “Intolerable” Acts

6. 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

7. ANSWER Parliament gave one British company an exclusive right (monopoly) to sell tea to America

8. QUESTION Which of the following groups did NOT support the King? Tories Whigs Loyalists None of the above

9. ANSWER Whigs

10. QUESTION Another name for Patriots was: Tories Whigs Loyalists None of the above

11. ANSWER Whigs

12. 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

13. ANSWER Townshend Act

14. 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

15. ANSWER Anti-British leaders were executed

16. 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

17. ANSWER boycotting British goods

18. 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

19. ANSWER Kettle Creek

20. 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

21. ANSWER Declaration of Independence

22. 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

23. ANSWER Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

24. 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

25. ANSWER America announced their freedom from British rule

26. 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

27. ANSWER Mississippi River

28. 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

29. ANSWER life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

30. 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

31. ANSWER Government rests on the will of the people

32. QUESTION Where was the British surrender to George Washington in 1781? Trenton Yorktown Princeton Boston

33. ANSWER Yorktown

34. QUESTION Georgia was the state to ratify the Constitution. – 13 th – 11 th – 9 th – 4 th

35. ANSWER 4 th

36. TRUE OR FALSE During the American Revolutionary War, some slaves fought with the American colonists and some fought with the British.

37. ANSWER TRUE

38. TRUE OR FALSE Spain and France joined the British during the Revolutionary War.

39. ANSWER FALSE

40. TRUE OR FALSE America won her freedom from the British as a result of the Revolutionary War

41. ANSWER TRUE

42. TRUE OR FALSE All Georgians were pleased when the Declaration of Independence was read at the state capital in Savannah.

43. ANSWER FALSE

44. TRUE OR FALSE The American Continental Army greatly outnumbered the British military.

45. ANSWER FALSE

46. TRUE OR FALSE The GA Constitution of 1777 gave all the power to the executive branch.

47. ANSWER FALSE

48. TRUE OR FALSE Separation of powers means that there are three branches of government but only one branch has all the power.

49. ANSWER FALSE

50. WHO IS James Madison

51. ANSWER Main author of the Constitution

52. WHO IS Austin Dabney

53. ANSWER Only black to receive land from state of GA for military Service – injured @ Kettle Creek

54. WHO IS Thomas Jefferson

55. ANSWER Main author of the Declaration of Independence

56. WHO IS Lyman Hall

57. ANSWER Signed the Declaration of Independence for GA

58. WHO IS William Few

59. ANSWER Signed the Constitution for GA

60. WHO IS Elijah Clark

61. ANSWER American commander at Kettle Creek

62. WHO IS Abraham Baldwin

63. ANSWER Signed the Constitution for GA

64. WHO IS Button Gwinnett

65. Signed the Declaration of Independence for GA & died in a duel

66. WHO IS Nancy Hart

67. ANSWER County named after this person for heroic actions against Tories in GA backcountry

68. 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

69. ANSWER Representation in the legislative branch of the federal government

70. 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.

71. ANSWER Georgia needed help in defending its vast frontier from Creek Indian raids.

72. 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.

73. ANSWER More people in the state meant more representation in the Nation Government.