The American Revolution & Statehood

1. The American Revolution & Statehood Unit 3

2. QUESTION • How did Britain plan to pay off their debt from the French & Indian War? • requiring colonists to buy only French goods • passing new tax laws • reducing services to the colonies • None of the above

3. ANSWER • passing new tax laws

4. QUESTION • The British passed what “Act” in response to the Boston Tea Party? • Tea Act • Stamp Act • “Intolerable” Acts • Townshend Acts

5. ANSWER • “Intolerable” Acts

6. QUESTION • What incident led colonists to react with the Boston Tea Party? • Parliament gave one British company an exclusive right (monopoly) to sell tea to America • British soldiers killed five people in Boston • Parliament passed the Sugar Act • None of the Above

7. ANSWER • Parliament gave one British company an exclusive right (monopoly) to sell tea to America

8. QUESTION • Which of the following groups did NOT support the King? • Tories • Whigs • Loyalists • None of the above

9. ANSWER • Whigs

10. QUESTION • Another name for Patriots was: • Tories • Whigs • Loyalists • None of the above

11. ANSWER • Whigs

12. QUESTION • The law that placed taxes on such items as glass, lead, paper, and paint that came into the colonies was what? • Stamp Act • Sugar Act • Quartering Act • Townshend Act

13. ANSWER • Townshend Act

14. QUESTION • Which of the following was NOT included in the “Intolerable” Acts? • The Boston port was closed • The people of Massachusetts were not allowed to have their own government • Anti-British leaders were executed • All of the above were included

15. ANSWER • Anti-British leaders were executed

16. QUESTION How did Americans react to the new British Laws? • burning shops that sold British goods • hanging people who were openly loyal to Britain • boycotting British goods • All of the above

17. ANSWER • boycotting British goods

18. QUESTION • Which Battle was a moral victory for Georgia patriots because they captured much needed supplies and gained the support of many Georgia Loyalists? • Sunbury • Brier Creek • Kettle Creek • Savannah • None of the above

19. ANSWER • Kettle Creek

20. QUESTION • What was the document stating the colonies’ intentions of freeing themselves from England? • Petition to King George III • Declaration of Independence • Common Sense • Constitution

21. ANSWER • Declaration of Independence

22. QUESTION • Who were Georgia’s three representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence? • Ben Franklin, Lyman Hall, Patrick Henry • Patrick Henry, George Walton, Lyman Hall • Sam Adams, Button Gwinnett, George Walton • Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

23. ANSWER • Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

24. QUESTION • Why is the date July 4th, 1776 celebrated in America? • American defeated the British in the Revolutionary War • America announced their freedom from British rule • America set up a constitution and elected a President • Americans held the first Continental Congress and agreed to boycott all British goods

25. ANSWER • America announced their freedom from British rule

26. QUESTION • What was the Western boundary of Georgia (the western boundary of the United States) after the Revolutionary War was over? • Mississippi River • Appalachian Mountains • Savannah River • None of the above

27. ANSWER • Mississippi River

28. QUESTION • The Declaration states that all persons should have certain rights that should not be denied. What rights are mentioned in the Declaration? • life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • life, liberty, property • freedom of speech, religion, and the press • right to a trial, right to be informed of the charges against you • All of the above

29. ANSWER • life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

30. QUESTION • Which of the following choices best describes the concept of popular sovereignty? • All men are created equal • Amendments can be added to the Constitution • Government rests on the will of the people • Wealthy, popular land owners are to gain power

31. ANSWER • Government rests on the will of the people

32. QUESTION • Where was the British surrender to George Washington in 1781? • Trenton • Yorktown • Princeton • Boston

33. ANSWER • Yorktown

34. QUESTION • Georgia was the state to ratify the Constitution. • 13th • 11th • 9th • 4th

35. ANSWER • 4th

36. TRUE OR FALSE • During the American Revolutionary War, some slaves fought with the American colonists and some fought with the British.

37. ANSWER • TRUE

38. TRUE OR FALSE • Spain and France joined the British during the Revolutionary War.

39. ANSWER • FALSE

40. TRUE OR FALSE • America won her freedom from the British as a result of the Revolutionary War

41. ANSWER • TRUE

42. TRUE OR FALSE • All Georgians were pleased when the Declaration of Independence was read at the state capital in Savannah.

43. ANSWER • FALSE

44. TRUE OR FALSE • The American Continental Army greatly outnumbered the British military.

45. ANSWER • FALSE

46. TRUE OR FALSE • The GA Constitution of 1777 gave all the power to the executive branch.

47. ANSWER • FALSE

48. TRUE OR FALSE • Separation of powers means that there are three branches of government but only one branch has all the power.

49. ANSWER • FALSE

50. WHO IS • James Madison