Which is evidence that Georgia supported the American Revolution?
A. There were no soldiers from Georgia in the Revolutionary army.
B. Georgia had delegates that signed the Declaration of Independence.
C. Georgia followed South Carolina in seceding from the Union.
D. The Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts were popular in Georgia.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?
A. It prevented them from expanding westward.
B. It prevented them from trading with Indian tribes.
C. It required them to house British Soldiers in their homes.
D. It required them to pay extra taxes and fees to France.
Which best describes the connection the French and Indian War had with the American Revolution?
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.
C. As a result of the French and Indian War, England began to require the colonists to enlist in the military.
D. As a result of the French and Indian War, France encouraged the colonists to rebel against England’s rule.
Who is the quote MOST LIKELY describing?
"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."
A. Dred Scott
B. Austin Dabney
C. Elijah Clarke
D. John Dooley
Which document officially separated the original 13 colonies from England in 1776?
A. The Georgia Constitution
B. The Articles of Confederation
C. The United States Constitution
D. The Declaration of Independence
Which can be seen as a strength of the Articles of Confederation?
A. There was no standing military to threaten the colonies.
B. The central government couldn’t levy taxes on the states.
C. In foreign affairs, the 13 colonies were united under one government.
D. No written document existed so the rules of government were flexible.
What period in American history is represented by the map? (post means after)
A. Post Civil War
B. The Exploration Period
C. Post Revolutionary War
D. Post French and Indian War
The body of the Declaration of Independence contains
A. the terms for ending the American Revolution.
B. a list of reasons the colonies wanted to break free from Great Britain.
C. a final statement on the meaning of 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.
B. copied the United States Constitution as its own
C. ratified the new Constitution, as did the other colonies.
D. fought to delay the ratification of the Constitution.
This act put a direct tax on items that were commonly used by almost every colonist, including newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.
Sugar Act
Ban on Paper Goods Act
Stamp Act
Act of 1765
The famous quote “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" can be found in the ___________of the Declaration of Independence.
Preamble
Grievances
Declaration
Georgia's 3 signers to the Declaration of Independence were
Gwinnett, Hall, Clarke
Gwinnett, Hall, Walton
Gwinnett, Oglethorpe, Wilkes
Reynolds, Ellis, Wright
A failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Georgia's first city and capital during the Revolution.
Battle of Kettle Creek
Battle of Atlanta
Siege of Augusta
Siege of Savannah
The two Georgians to sign the Constitution of the United States were
Nancy Hart and Mary Musgrove
Elijah Clarke and Austin Dabney
James Oglethorpe and James Wright
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
When writing the constitution, many compromises were made to appease both southern and northern states. The 3/5ths compromise was designed to balance out the inequality in populations between north and south by
counting only 3 out of 5 people in the over populated south.
counting only 3 out of 5 people in the over populated north.
counting only 3 out of 5 women in the U.S.
counting only 3 out of 5 people enslaved and considered property.