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8th Grade Georgia Studies Review of the American Revolution.
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1
List the capitals of Georgia in order.
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta
Atlanta, Augusta, Milledgeville,Louisville, Savannah
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Augusta, Milledgeville,Louisville, Savannah, Atlanta
2
The Boston Tea Party was caused by.....
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
3
Which is NOT an intolerable act?
Closed the Boston Port
Quartering Act
Declaration of War by British
No meetings without permission
4
Who is NOT a royal governor?
James Wrights
James Oglethorpe
Henry Ellis
John Reynolds
5
Who is
NOT
a Georgian who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Button Gwinett
George Walton
James Wright
Lyman Hall
6
Which is NOT an example of how Georgia changed as a Royal Colony?
Slavery allowed
Economy Failed
Rum Allowed
No Land Limits
7
What battles took place in Georgia during the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Jenkin's Ear
Siege of Savannah
Battle of Kettle Creek
Battle of Bloody March
8
The first capital of Georgia?
Savannah
Milledgeville
Atlanta
Augusta
9
The Sugar Act imposed taxes on ....
paper goods
Tea and glass
Sugar and Molasses
imported goods
10
I saved Elijah Clarke's life in the Battle of Kettle Creek...who am I?
George Washington
Button Gwinnett
Gen. Cornwallis
Austin Dabney
11
When did the First Continental Congress take place?
After the Sugar Act
After the Stamp Act
After the Intolerable Acts
After the Tea Act
12
Who was the leader of the patriots at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Austin Dabney
Elijah Clark
Nancy Hart
Crispus Attuks
13
What land was not gained by Britain in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
Florida
Land West of Mississippi River
Canada
14
Which is NOT a name for a person who DID NOT want Independence from Britain ?
Whigs
Tories
Loyalists
King's Friends
15
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
Religion
War Debt
Land
Power
16
Why did Britain establish the Proclamation of 1763?
To stabilize relations with Native Americans
To rid them of War Debt
To seek land from Spain
To increase taxes
17
The Declaration states that all citizens should remain loyal to the king after war.
True
False
18
Which is not a reason Georgia maintained loyalty to Britain longer than other colonies?
Henry Ellis
James Wright
Economic Support
Youngest Colony
19
The original printings of the Declaration of Independence.
Townshed Acts
Quartering Acts
Dunlap Broadsides
Paper Act
20
What two people signed the US Constitution for the state of Georgia?
William Houstoun and Abraham Baldwin
Button Gwinnett and Abraham Baldwin
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
William Few and William Houstoun
21
The new southern boundary of Georgia according the Proclamation of 1763?
North to Augusta
West to the Mississippi
East to the barrier islands
St. Mary's River
22
How did enslaved people count towards representation in the US Constitution?
Slaves were not counted at all
Only male slaves were counted
Slavery was outlawed
3/5 of the slaves counted
23
Signed the constitution of Georgia and died in a duel
Crispus Attuks
Lyman Hall
Button Gwinett
George Walton
24
Why was Georgia so quick to ratify the US Constitution?
GA wanted help settling trade disputes among the states
GA wanted help dealing with the Spanish threat
GA wanted help with the Native Americans
GA was afraid of the other colonies
25
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonist because ....
The wanted to explore Georgia's coast
They wanted to claim La Florida
They wanted to claim land west of the Mississippi River
They wanted to claim land west of the Appalachians
26
What year did Georgia adopt its first state constitution?
1776
1775
1777
1778
27
Georgia was the only colony not represented .......
on the Declaration of Independence
The First Continental Congress
The Boston Tea Party
Second Continental Congress
28
How many houses for the legislative branch did the US Constitution establish?
Bicameral
Tricameral
Unicameral
Quadcameral
29
Killed a British officer and held five others at gunpoint.
Abigail Adams
Austin Dabnet
Elijah Clarke
Nancy Hart
30
How many capitals has Georgia had?
7
5
4
1
31
Who won the Battle of Kettle Creek?
British
Native Americans
Colonists
No Clear Winner
32
How did the legislature change under Georgia's new constitution in 1789?
It didn't change--It stayed bicameral
It became tricameral
It became bicameral
33
What was the only city in America controlled by the British for the entire war?
Charleston
Savannah
Augusta
New York
34
Most patriots in Georgia lived in the city
False
True
35
The Declaration of Independence was the result of what?
Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
36
Which is NOT a tax the colonists protested?
Paper Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
37
The first land grant university in the United States
UNC
Clemson
UGU
USC
38
The Shot Heard Around the World happened where?
Lexington and Concord
Kettle Creek
Siege of Savannah
Boston Massacre
39
What two countries were involved in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
Britain and Portugal
Native Americans and France
Britain and Native Americans
Britain and France
40
What was the Boston Massacre?
Colonists shot five British soldier
British soldiers shot five colonists
British Soldiers Shot each other
Native Americans shot five soldiers
41
Which is NOT a name for those who WANT independence from Britain?
Sons of Liberty
Patriots
Whigs
Loyalist
42
The Stamp Act imposed taxes on ......
sugar and molases
imported goods
all goods not exported or imported on British vesseles
paper goods
43
Why was the Boston Massacre labeled a "Massacre"?
Because hundreds of people died
The British soldiers provoked the entire engagement
Propaganda to promote breaking ties with British
The British soldiers opened fire on innocent colonists
44
Original purpose of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was
Declare independence from Britain
Fix the Articles of Confederation
Sign the Declaration of Independence
Ratify the Bill of Rights
45
Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King Henry VIII
King George III
King George II
King Shepard
46
Who wrote the charter for UGA?
Abraham Baldwin
Thomas Jefferson
William Few
Button Gwinnett
47
Choose one of the signers of the Constitution who represented Georgia
Button Gwinnett
William Few
Abraham Baldwin
Austin Dabney
48
Which describes the three-fifths compromise?
A federal law enforcing return of fugitive slaves
Creation of bicameral legislature
A portion of each slave was counted for representation
three-fifths of the congress would be from the South
49
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
May 19, 1776
August 13, 1776
July 2, 1776
50
Which of these was NOT a Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence?
Lyman Hall
Jimmy Carter
Button Gwinnett
George Walton
51
Georgia gave so little power to its governor in the GA Constitution of 1777 because
The Royal Governors had taken advantage of their powers
It wanted a new king
The legislature had been bribed
The power in the government was reserved for the courts
52
The Intolerable Acts were a response to.....
Tea Act
Tarring and Feathering
Boston Tea Party
Sugar Act
53
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
54
What former slave became a hero during the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Elijah Clark
Austin Dabney
Crispus Attucks
Nancy Hart
55
What are the Townsend Acts of 1767?
tax on imported goods such as color tea and glass
tax on paper products
Postage Stamps
tax on sugar and molasses
56
Served as governor of Georgia and helped establish UGA
Button Gwinnett
Crispus Attuks
George Walton
Lyman Hall
57
Politically successful- Governor, senator- Superior Court Judge
Button Gwinett
Crispus Attuks
George Walton
Lyman Hall
58
Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia's capital?
It was the center of Georgia's population
It was the only big city in Georgia
It was on the coast
It had nice hotels
59
Freed Slave who was killed at the Boston Massacre
Austin Dabney
Elijah Clarke
George Walton
Crispus Attuks
