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Georgia History: American Revolution Terms
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Key terms for Georgia History during the American Revolution
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1
What was the biggest victory for the Tories in GA during the war?
Kettle Creek
Brandywine
Savannah
Augusta
2
Why did salutary neglect encourage the colonists to be independent?
it gave the colonies a chance to use "self-rule" principles
it allowed the colonists to make a treaty with France
it gave the colonists a voice in Parliament
it forced the colonists to obey the Navigation Acts
3
Which GA signer of the Declaration of Independence was the youngest to sign? (He has a school)!
Lyman Hall
Button Gwinnett
George Walton
Lachlan McIntosh
4
Who is credited for creating this flag?
Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Dolly Madison
Molly Pitcher
5
Who wrote
Common Sense
?
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
6
What was the incident that caused King George III to institute the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Massacre
publication of "Common Sense"
Boston Tea Party
Townsend Acts
7
Who was the royal governor who left after failing to keep GA out of the war?
James Wright
John Reynolds
Henry Ellis
John Treutlen
8
Where did Baron Von Steuben help train Washington's troops during a harsh winter?
Valley Forge
Brandywine
Brookhaven
Saratoga
9
What was the group called that wrote letters of complaint to other colonies?
Governing Councils
Whining Writers Society
Councils of Safety
Committees of Correspondence
10
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Monmouth
Saratoga
11
Who was hired by King George III to help in the fighting of the war?
Minutemen
Highland Scots
Hessians
Pirates
12
Who was the Whig Woman who captured 5 Tories singlehandedly?
Abigail Adams
Molly Pitcher
Nancy Hart
Betsy Ross
13
Which of these is NOT a name for a Patriot?
Continental
Militia
Minuteman
Hessian
14
Who was the leader of the Patriot cause at Kettle Creek?
Elijah Clarke
Lachlan McIntosh
Baron Von Steuben
Casimir Pulaski
15
Why was Saratoga the turning point in the war?
Spain joins the war effort of the British
Washington finally wins a battle without having to retreat
1st battle to introduce the use of light sabers
France joins the effort of the patriots
16
Which of these is NOT a name of a British soldier or supporter?
Hessians
Loyalists
Lobsterbacks
Redcoats
17
Which lady helped fire a cannon at the Battle of Monmouth?
Abigail Adams
Molly Pitcher
Mercy Otis Warren
Nancy Hart
18
Who was Georgia's first governor after the Tories were driven out?
John Treutlen
Henry Ellis
John Reynolds
James Wright
19
Who was the African-American who went from slave to soldier to land owner in GA?
Olaudah Equiano
Austin Dabney
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
20
Where did the 2nd Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
21
What was the biggest Patriot victory in GA during the war?
Savannah
Kettle Creek
Teapot Stream
Charles Town
22
What abstract principle was the basis of a people overthrowing their corrupt government?
individual natural rights
mercantilism
salutary neglect
self-rule
23
Which GA signer of the Declaration of Independence was later killed in a duel?
George Walton
Lyman Hall
Lachlan McIntosh
Button Gwinnett
24
What European leader died in the fighting for Savannah?
Marquis de Lafayette
Casimuir Pulaski
Lachlan McIntosh
Baron Von Steuben
25
Who said,
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
(he's also a distant relative of Mr. Griffin)
Benjamin Franklin
James Oglethorpe
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
26
What were Nathan Hale's famous last words?
"I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
"Go forth and learn!"
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
27
Who was NOT a signer of the Declaration of Independence for GA?
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
Elijah Clarke
George Walton
28
Which GA signer of the Declaration of Independence was a doctor and a preacher?
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Lachlan McIntosh
29
Who was NOT one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
30
Who was the teacher who was arrested and killed for being a spy?
Nathan Hale
Elijah Clarke
Peter Griffin
James Armistead
31
What was the last battle of the war?
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Yorktown
Saratoga
32
Which river did Washington cross on Christmas Eve to launch a surprise attack on the Hessians?
Mississippi
Potomac
Delaware
St. Lawrence
