American Revolution and Georgia Statehood

Question 1

The Declaration of Independence was signed and adopted on

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July 4, 1776

Question 2

takes on imports

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duties

Question 3

The Georgia delegate whose vote resulted in the creation of the Great Compromise was

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Abraham Baldwin

Question 4

Which came first?

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Articles of Confederation

Question 5

first constitutional governor

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John Adams Truetlen

Question 6

Britain planned to pay off its debt from the French and Indian War by

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passing new tax laws

Question 7

The incident that led to the Boston Tea Party was when

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Parliament gave one company exclusive rights to sell tea

Question 8

Spain and France joined the British during the Revolutionary War

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False

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT true of the Articles of Confederation?

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presidential and congressional powers are equal

Question 10

Which came first?

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Battle of Kettle Creek

Question 11

A unit of citizen soldiers

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militia

Question 12

American anger at British policies was greatest in the _________________ colonies.

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northern

Question 13

author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

exclusive right

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monopoly

Question 15

The highest courts in the state in 1789 were the ____________ courts.

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superior

Question 16

Which came first?

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Declaration of Independence

Question 17

The compromise that resulted in the U.S. Congress consisting of two houses was called the

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Great Compromise

Question 18

Pro-independence attitudes were strongest in Georgia's

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backcountry

Question 19

A formal written request

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petition

Question 20

Nancy Hart was known for her fierce loyalty to the Tory cause

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False

Question 21

GA's signers of the Declaration of Independ were Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton

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True

Question 22

The American Revolution ended with the Treaty of

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Paris

Question 23

The law that placed taxes on glass, lead, paper, and paint that came to the colonies was the

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Townshend Act

Question 24

The 1789 state constitution gave the ___________ branch the most power.

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legislative

Question 25

The national government during the Revolution was called the

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Continental Congress

Question 26

Which was NOT a reason Americans resented British efforts to impose new laws and taxes?

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The taxes greatly reduced the colonists' profits.

Question 27

Which of the following was NOT a British reaction to colonial protest and violence?

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The kind allowed the colonists more self-government

Question 28

Which came first?

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Boston Massacre

Question 29

Which of the following did the state constitution of 1777 NOT provide for?

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a bicameral legislature called the General Assembly

Question 30

Georgia's first constitution, a temporary one, was called the

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Rules and Regulations

Question 31

When the Whigs took over Georgia's government, Governor Wright

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escaped

Question 32

The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the

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Intolerable Acts

Question 33

The basic rights under natural law are

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life, liberty and property

Question 34

slave who fought for the patriots

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Austin Dabney

Question 35

American commander at Kettle Creek

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Elijah Clarke

Question 36

Which of the following was NOT a reason Georgia was slow in joining the revolutionary cause?

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Almost all Georgians were born and raised in England

Question 37

formal approval

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ratification

Question 38

The war for American independence began at Lexington and Concord, in

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Massachusetts

Question 39

Daniel Shay's rebellion was a result of Mass. taxing its citizens to pay the war debt.

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True

Question 40

The concept that government should rule only so long as its citizens agree to be governed is

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consent of the governed

Question 41

Count Casimir Pulaski fought for the Americans in

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Siege of Savannah

Question 42

Georgia was the _________ state to retify the constitution of the United States.

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fourth

Question 43

Commander of the Continental Army

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George Washinton

Question 44

Which battle was a moral victory for Georgia patriots because the got supplies and support

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Kettle Creek

Question 45

For black slaves, freedom from slavery was more important that freedom from Britain.

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True

Question 46

American colonists related to the new British laws by

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boycotting British goods

Question 47

The Stamp Act required

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All printed paper used in the colonies to have a tax stamp

Question 48

Which of the following groups did NOT support the king?

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Whigs

Question 49

Which came first?

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Boston Tea Party

Question 50

Which of the following was NOT included in the Intoleranle Acts?

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a bicameral legislature called the General Assembly

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