Who was the primary author of the United States' Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the source of conflict that initiated (started) the French and Indian War?
A land dispute over the Ohio River Valley
100
What 3 points did the Proclamation of 1763 establish?
Georgia's boundaries became bigger, British colonists would live east of the Appalachians, and Native Americans would live west of the Appalachians
100
What angered the colonists about the Stamp Act?
Taxation without representation (they could not vote for people to represent them)
100
Who led the Patriots to a victory in the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Elijah Clarke
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Who were the two representatives from Georgia who signed the U.S. Constitution? (Hint: There were few bald men when they signed the US Constitution)
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
200
How did the French and Indian War lead to America's Revolutionary War?
Great Britain was heavily in debt after the war and tried to recover the debt by taxing the colonists
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What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
It stated that the colonies were breaking free from Great Britain
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What British law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers leading up to the Revolutionary War?
Quartering Act
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Who was a slave that earned his freedom by fighting as a soldier and became a hero at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Austin Dabney
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What were three names given to colonists who were loyal to Great Britain?
Loyalist, Tories, and British
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Why was Anti-British sentiment less in Georgia than in the other colonies during the Revolutionary War?
Georgia was younger as a colony (baby) than the other colonies and still needed support from Great Britain
300
The first constitution of the United States of America was called the
Articles of Confederation
300
Which royal governor of Georgia strengthened defenses around Savannah by building palisades (fences)?
James Wright
300
Which royal governor of Georgia improved the economy(hint: E) by encouraging more slavery in the colony, which in turn made farming more successful?
Henry Ellis
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Who was an American patriot that held British soldiers hostage in her home and is the only woman with a Georgia county named after her?
Nancy Hart
400
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of
Lexington and Concord
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Georgia's first state constitution was made in 1777. What was its greatest strength?
It gave voters the right to choose their lawmakers
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What were the results of the Battle of Kettle Creek for Georgia?
Patriots took needed horses and supplies from the Loyalists (British)
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What is the meaning behind the cartoon illustrated by Benjamin Franklin, Join or Die?
The colonies could not survive a war by fighting as separate colonies
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Who were the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence? (Hint: a button was found in the hall next to the wall)
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
500
The Siege of Savannah was significant in history because
It was the first time during the American Revolution that Americans and the French fought together to overthrow the British
500
The First and Second Continental Congress met in the city of
Philadelphia
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Some British colonists were frustrated about taxes. They rebelled by boycotting goods and protested by throwing tea into a harbor. What event was this??
Boston Tea Party
500
Why is Georgia missing from the cartoon illustrated by Benjamin Franklin, Join or Die?
Georgia was far from the conflict and was younger as a colony than the other 12 and still needed support from Great Britain