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Georgia in the American Revolution
Georgia in the American Revolution
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Causes of the American Revolutionary War
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Where was the location of the first colonial victory of Georgia?
Virginia
Washington
Kettle Creeke
Atlanta
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First direct tax by Parliament on the colonists causing them to unite against King George III.
Currency Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Boston Tea Act
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What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
Appalachian Plan
Intolerable Acts
Emancipation Proclamation
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Required that all legal & commercial documents carried a stamp to show that tax had been paid.
Quartering Act
Legal Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
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Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek important?
It was the last battle of the Revolutionary War.
Indians joined the colonists to defeat the British.
The British defeated the colonists.
The colonists were able to get needed weapons and horses.
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What is the opening part of the Declaration of Independence called?
Greeting
Preface
Preamble
Introduction
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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
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How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Quartering Act
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Who was the leader of the militia who led forces at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Elijah Clarke
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Nathaniel Greene
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Most of the fighting in Georgia during the American Revolution was between which two groups?
French and the British
British and Patriots
Loyalists and Indians
Patriots and Loyalists
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Which of the following goods were not taxed by the Stamp Act of 1765?
newspapers
legal documents
licenses
tea
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What law required citizens of all colonies to house and feed British soldiers?
House Lending Act
British Guard Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
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What was a result of the French and Indian War for Georgia?
Georgia colonists suffered great loss of lives.
Georgia gained new territory.
Georgia colonists had to move to another settlement.
The Georgia colony became smaller.
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What natural feature did the Proclamation Line of 1763 follow?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
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Which event did not lead to the American Revolutionary War?
The Proclamation of 1963
The French and Indian War
The Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
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Which country won the French and Indian War?
British
America
Georgia
France
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Which shows the correct order of events up to the American Revolution?
French & Indian War, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Acts
French & Indian War, Stamp Acts, Intolerable Acts
Declaration of Independence, Stamp Acts, French & Indian War
French & Indian War, Declaration of Independence, Stamp Acts
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Georgians that came together to oppose the Stamp Act called themselves the _______.
Sons of Liberty
Colonists of Liberty
Liberty Boys
Children of Liberty
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Why did the British decide to tax the American colonies after the French & Indian War?
To pay the French for their land.
To enlist more soldiers.
Huge war debts
To pay the Native Americans for their help.
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What is listed in the middle part of the Declaration of Independence?
a declaration of war
a list of the countries that supported the document
signatures of the participants at the Continental Congress
a list of grievances against the king