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Causes of the American Revolution & its Impact on Georgia
Causes of the American Revolution & its Impact on Georgia
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A GA Studies Quiz that is about the American Revolution and it's impact on Georgia.
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Why was Georgia different from the other colonies during the Stamp Act?
Georgia never received the stamp.
Georgia attacked the agent who brought the stamps.
GA was the only colony that didn't use the stamps.
It was the only colony to use the stamps because it was tied to Britain.
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What impact did the Proclamation of 1763 have on Georgia?
Georgia was the only colony allowed to settle westward.
The Indians invaded Georgia.
There was no impact.
Tiny skirmishes around the borders.
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Who were the loyalists?
They rebelled against Britain.
They were Patriots in disguise.
It was the name of Georgia's first soccer team.
These were people who remained loyal to the royal colony & King George III.
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What was the French and Indian War?
It never happened.
France invaded an Indian village.
A small conflict between France and the Indians.
A war between France and Britain for control of the Ohio River Valley.
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Who was the main author of the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
William Dawes
George Washington
John Adams
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Who helped the Patriots win the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Button Gwinnett
Elijah Clarke
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A list of grievances is a list of complaints.
False
True
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What was the Siege of Savannah?
Savannah became only a loyalist city.
France invaded Savannah.
Britain recaptured Savannah & kept control of the city until the war's end.
The Patriots attacked Savannah & controlled the city until the war's end.
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How did the French and Indian War impact Georgia?
Georgia was a buffer zone during the war.
Georgia colonists suffered many losses.
It gave Georgia more land for trade, farming, fishing, etc.
Georgia was the only colony that supported France during war
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Who won the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Patriots
Loyalists
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What was the French and Indian War?
France invaded an Indian village.
A war between France and Britain for control of the Ohio River Valley.
It never happened.
A small conflict between France and the Indians.
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Why did Georgia find it difficult to join the Revolution?
They needed supplies.
They were afraid Britain would take away their privileges.
Georgia was unprepared.
GA was still under royal rule and needed protection from Great Britain.
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The Articles of Confederation created what?
Weak central government
A dictatorship
Strong central government
An army
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Why were the articles of confederation replaced?
Taxes were removed.
The states did not have enough power to control citizens.
Gun rights were stripped.
The central government was too weak.
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How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?
they threatened stamp agents and boycotted goods
they gladly payed the taxes
colonists shot and killed 5 British soldiers in a massacre
they declared independence from Britain
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A preamble is the introductory statement of the Declaration of Independence.
False
True
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What was the Declaration of Independence?
Laws passed in 1774; made colonists mad
It declared America's independence & created The United States of America.
meant to tax papers
Issued at the end of the French and Indian War
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What was a cause of the American Revolution?
The Stamp Act
The French and Indian War
All of The above
Proclamation of 1763
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A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was?
Did not include a mechanism for their own amendment
Government could not raise money through taxes and duties
Created a too-powerful chief executive
Federal Government could not settled disputes between states
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Who were the patriots?
They rebelled against Britain.
They were the first football team in Georgia.
They stayed loyal to Britain.
They were the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
declared America's independence
meant to tax papers
King George III said most of the colonies could not settle westward.
Laws passed in 1774; made colonists mad
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Georgia's two signers of the U.S. Constitution were...
Abraham Baldwin & William Tell
Abraham Baldwin & William Few
Elijah Clarke & Austin Dabney
Abraham Lincoln & William Few
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Who were Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton?
They were famous rebels.
They were popular soldiers.
They were Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.
They were involved in the Boston Tea Party.
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The Proclamation of 1763....
Was created to protect settlers from Indian attacks.
Both the Yellow and Blue answers
allowed colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
made it illegal to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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What was the Stamp Act?
Issued by Britain at the end of French and Indian War.
declared America's independence
Laws passed by 1774; made colonists mad
a tax on all paper products
