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GSE Geogia Studies, unit 4 #American Revolution
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1
Who won the American Revolution?
Patriots (Whigs)
France
Tories (loyalists)
Britain
2
The Georgia colony was reluctant to join the revolution at first because Georgia
was self-sufficient
had a long, successful history of self-government
had no objections to the Intolerable Acts
was financially dependent upon Britain
3
After the French & Indian War, Georgia’s western border changed to what natural boundary?
Chattahoochee River
St. Mary's River
Mississippi River
Savannah River
4
Which of the following was not taxed by the Stamp Act?
Playing Cards
Invitations
Sugar
Newspapers
5
Which basic right was denied by the Boston Port Act?
Right to speak freely
Right to privacy
Right to vote
Right to free trade
6
Colonists who supported independence were called
Whig, Patriot
Partisan
Tory, Loyalist
Scalawag
7
Which became English territory as a result of the French & Indian War?
Canada
Florida
Virginia
Georgia
8
King George III imposed the Stamp Act on the American Colonies because
He wanted to pay off the debt from the French & Indian War
He needed to pay for his extravagant lifestyle
He wanted funds to go to war against Spain
He wanted to build a new fleet of ships
9
King during the American Revolution
Thomas Jefferson
George III
George Walton
Button Gwinnett
10
To avoid indian conflict, the Proclamation of 1763 kept colonists from moving into this area.
Florida
East of the Appalachian Mountains
Savannah
West of the Appalachian Mountains
11
What was the name of Georgia's colonial newspaper?
Colonial News
Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Sons of Liberty
Georgia Gazette
12
Colonists who supported the King and England and were not eager to join the Revolution
Whigs, Patriots
Scalawags
Tories, Loyalists
Redcoats
13
Female heroine of the Revolution who shot a soldier who demanded to be quartered at her home.
Nancy Hart
Nancy Reagan
Mary Musgrove
Juliette Gordon Lowe
14
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Button Gwinnett
George Walton
Thomas Jefferson
George III
15
Frontier area of Georgia where Whigs mostly lived
Barrier Islands
Backcountry
Appalachia
Savannah
16
What was the most significant result of the
Siege of Savannah
?
It was the deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War.
It was the last major conflict of the Revolutionary War.
Colonists regained their beloved city
The city of Savannah remained in British hands
17
How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
Five hundred
Fifty
Five
Thousands
18
To protest the British tax on tea, what did the colonists do in Boston in 1773
They stopped drinking tea
They refused to work in the Boston Harbor
They kept the tea without paying for it.
They dumped thousands of dollars of tea into Boston Harbor.
19
Slave who fought for the Whigs in the Battle of Kettle Creek
James Oglethorpe
Elijah Clarke
Austin Dabney
Frederick Douglas
20
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Versaille
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Great Compromise
Treaty of Ghent
21
What did Europeans call the French & Indian War?
The Indian war
The Ten Years War
The Seven Years War
The French and Colonists War
22
3 Georgia Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
Button Hall, James Wright, John Musgrove
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ben Franklin
George III, James Oglethorpe, Thomas Jefferson
23
The name given to British soldiers by the colonists
Blue and Gray
Redcoats
militia
Blue Bloods
24
In 1756, who was England’s biggest rival for dominance in North America?
France
Portugal
Spain
Cherokee Indians
25
Which important area became English territory as a result of the French & Indian War?
Canada
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
26
Group that adopted the Declaration of Independence
Tories
Georgia Gazette
2nd Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
27
What was the importance of the
Battle of Kettle Creek
?
The Indians joined the colonists to defeat the British.
British were driven into Florida and were unable to regroup.
The colonists took needed weapons & horses from the British.
Was the last battle fought in GA during Revolutionary War.
28
Who won the French and Indian War?
Spain
Natives
British
France
29
Meeting place of Georgia's 'Liberty Boys"
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
Tondee's Tavern
Lexington and Concord
30
Whig commander and hero of Kettle Creek
George Walton
Austin Dabney
Frederick Douglas
Elijah Clarke
31
The Quartering Act limited which freedom for colonists?
Right to privacy
Right to ownership
Right to vote
Right to speak freely
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American colonists protested the Stamp Act because
colonists didn’t believe in using stamps
They wanted Britain to pay for everything for them.
They did not believe they used enough paper to be taxed.
It was unfair to be taxed without representation.