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.