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PALS Rev War
PALS Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| two important events that led to the conflict between the colonists and British | Proclamation of 1763 and Stamp Act |
| How did the French and Indian War and the Proclamation of 1762 affect Georgia? | It increased Georgia's borders, St. Mary's River to the south, Mississippi River to the west, and Augusta to the north. |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid the colonists to do? | It forbade the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| land west of the Appalachian Mountains was reserved for whom? | Indians or Native Americans |
| A tax on all paper such as legal documents and newspapers. | Stamp Act |
| How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act? | They were violently opposed to it. |
| What was the Boston Tea Party a protest to? | The Tea Act which increased the price of tea. |
| What was Great Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party? | Great Britain passed a set of 4 laws known as the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonists. |
| document officially declaring the colonies’ independence from Great Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776. |
| Which Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence? | Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton |
| How many parts does the Declaration of Independence have? | Three |
| What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence? | Preamble |
| What does the Preamble state? | “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.” |
| What is the purpose of the second part of the Declaration of Independence? | a list of grievances or complaints the colonists had against the British government |
| What is the purpose of the third part of the Declaration of Independence? | It is the actual “declaration of independence” and is where the colonists officially severed ties from the mother country. |