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Revolutionary War
Causes, events, and people of the Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This tax was on items that were commonly used, including newspapers, licenses, even playing cards and legal documents | The Stamp Act |
| The French and Indians fought against who during the French and Indian War | The British and the American Colonies |
| Who won the French and Indian War | Britain |
| How many parts does the Declaration have | 3 |
| In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British issued what ‘Acts’ | The Intolerable Acts |
| The war had cost Britain a great amount of money, so the King issued a series of ______ to help pay for the war debt | Taxes on the Colonies |
| This document said the colonists couldn’t move or live west of the Appalachian Mountains | Proclamation of 1763 |
| What is the name of the first part of the Declaration of Independence | The Preamble |
| The King could not afford another war with the Indians, so he issued this document | Proclamation of 1763 |
| This was the name of the group of Patriots who opposed taxes and wanted American independence | The Sons of Liberty |
| Due to Georgia’s small population, a royal governor (James Wright), and economic dependence on Great Britain, its response to this ‘first’ tax was not as violent as in other colonies- what tax was it | The Stamp Act |
| In 1773, this event took place in Massachusetts as a protest of the Tea Act | The Boston Tea Party |
| Georgia gained land as a result of the French and Indian War because the Proclamation of 1763 moved the GA boundary south to which river | St. Mary's River |
| The 4 Intolerable Acts were not taxes but were designed to punish the colonists- True or False | True |
| Colonists had to house and care for British soldiers (colonists had to pay for it) was called the _______ Act | The Quartering Act |
| Only 12 colonies sent representatives to the First Continental Congress- which colony did not send someone | Georgia |
| This war was fought over gaining land and for control of the fur area of the Ohio River valley | The French and Indian War |
| Britain closed Boston Harbor- Colonists could not have meetings unless British Governor agreed -Any British citizen who committed crimes were tried in Britain- colonists had to house and care for British soldiers | The Intolerable Acts |
| This document from the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 officially declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain | The Declaration of Independence |
| This is the term used to describe how the King taxed the colonist without giving them a choice and did not let someone represent them in England. | Taxation without Representation |
| First Royal Governor to permit right to assembly, a court system, and elected officers | Reynolds |
| Royal Governor that helped bring slavery to GA; left GA after 3 years due to ill health | Ellis |
| Under this Royal Governor, GA grew stronger, gained more land, and life improved for the colonists | Wright |
| Royal Governor that was very loyal to Britain, was forced out, then made governor again for a short time during the Revolution | Wright |
| Colonists committed to England and did not want the colonies to become independent; they were also called Tories | Loyalist |
| Colonists who wanted independence and supported the American colonies; also called rebels | Patriots |
| He wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense | Thomas Paine |
| Name of the pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote encouraged colonists to support independence from Great Britain | Common Sense |
| He was the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Hall, Gwinnett, and Walton were the 3 men from Georgia that did what? | Signed the Declaration of Independence |
| Only Georgia representative in the Second Continental Congress- Lyman Hall or Button Gwinnett | Lyman Hall |
| Slave that fought in the battle of Kettle Creek under Elijah Clark’s; Due to his bravery and being considered a hero, Georgia paid for his freedom and gave him land after the War | Austin Dabney |
| She captured and killed several loyalist soldiers who invaded her cabin and is the only women in GA to have a county named after her | Nancy Hart |
| Lieutenant Colonel who was the leader during the Battle of Kettle Creek; lead the charge against loyalist troops that helped win the battle and boost morale | Elijah Clarke |
| The King issued the Intolerable Acts because of this famous event in 1773 | The Boston Tea Party |
| Georgia's first Constitution was written in 1777- True or False | True |
| Georgia's first Constitution created and gave most power to what type of Legislature- Unicameral or Bicameral | Unicameral |
| The British controlled this place, so the Patriot and French troops tried to get it back but failed; because of this the British controlled most of Georgia the next 3 ½ years | Siege of Savannah |
| This was a surprise attack led by Elijah Clarke- important for Georgia because it raised the morale of the troops, got needed weapons & supplies | Battle of Kettle Creek |
| This battle officially began the Revolutionary War; The famous line “the shot heard around the world” was about this battle | Battle of Lexington and Concord |
| This was the last battle of the war; British General Cornwallis surrenders 7,000 troops to the Patriot/French army, colonist gain independence | Battle of Yorktown |
| Which part of the Declaration of Independence included the 'list of grievances' against the King | 2nd part |
| What was the name of the group in Georgia that was associated with the Sons of Liberty and participated in protests against the different taxes and 'acts' | Liberty Boys |
| Who was the leader of the American army during the Revolutionary War | George Washington |
| Name of America's first written constitution | Articles of Confederation |
| Which part of the Declaration of Independence actually states that the colony's (United States) are a free and separate nation | 3rd part |
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