Which is evidence that Georgia supported the American Revolution?
B. Georgia had delegates that signed the Declaration of Independence.
C. Georgia followed South Carolina in seceding from the Union.
A. There were no soldiers from Georgia in the Revolutionary army.
D. The Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts were popular in Georgia.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?
D. It required them to pay extra taxes and fees to France.
C. It required them to house British Soldiers in their homes.
A. It prevented them from expanding westward.
B. It prevented them from trading with Indian tribes.
Which best describes the connection the French and Indian War had with the American Revolution?
D. As a result of the French and Indian War, France encouraged the colonists to rebel against England’s rule.
C. As a result of the French and Indian War, England began to require the colonists to enlist in the military.
A. As a result of the French and Indian War, England began to tax the colonies to pay its war debt.
B. As a result of the French and Indian War, France occupied numerous areas under English control.
Who is the quote MOST LIKELY talking about?
"Black skin or not....free or not....he's one heck of a soldier. It's men like him what allowed us to whoop them Tories at Kettle Creek."
C. Elijah Clarke
D. John Dooley
B. Austin Dabney
A. Dred Scott
Which document officially separated the original 13 colonies from England in 1776?
C. The United States Constitution
A. The Georgia Constitution
B. The Articles of Confederation
D. The Declaration of Independence
Which can be seen as a strength of the Articles of Confederation?
C. In foreign affairs, the 13 colonies were united under one government.
B. The central government couldn’t levy taxes on the states.
A. There was no standing military to threaten the colonies.
D. No written document existed so the rules of government were flexible.
What period in American history is represented by the map?
C. Post Revolutionary War
D. Post French and Indian War
B. The Exploration Period
A. Post Civil War
Abraham Baldwin served in the first session of the United States House of Representatives and then in the United States Senate until 1807. Why was he more prepared for these responsibilities than other Georgians?
D. He served at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that helped create the national legislature.
C. Baldwin was at the Second Continental Congress that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
A. There were no other Georgian’s at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
B. Only Baldwin had the college education necessary to serve in the national legislature.
The body of the Declaration of Independence contains
A. the terms for ending the American Revolution.
C. a final statement on the meaning of independence.
B. a list of reasons the colonies were seeking independence.
D. the names of those individuals signing the Declaration.
Many Georgian’s agreed that the United States Constitution of 1787 corrected the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Because of this Georgia
A. pushed for many new amendments to the Constitution.
D. fought to delay the ratification of the Constitution.
B. copied the United States Constitution as its own
C. ratified the new Constitution, as did the other colonies.