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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is in the middle section of the Declaration of Independence?
declaring independence from England
declaring war against Englad
list of complaints against England
signers of the declaration
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the Siege of Savannah?
A battle the Patriots won much needed supplies
American forces tried to capture the city by surrounding it and preventing any supplies from reaching it
It was a dispute between England and France
After many months of fighting, the Americans won the battle
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements most accurately describes GA at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
Royal governor was unpopular
Georgia relied upon trade with England
Georgia developed a strong tradition of self-government
Most Georgians wanted independence
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes why the French and Indian War led to the Revolutionary War?
England won Canada
France lost the Louisiana territory
France incited rebellion in the colonies
England was in debt over the war and taxed the colonists
- 5. Multiple Choice
“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them, but by their respective legislatures.” Statement of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765
The colonists should be opposed to all taxation.
Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.
The English King should have the right to tax the colonists
The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with consent of Parliament.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the best statement about the Proclamation of 1763?
King’s decree moved the state’s southern boundary to the St. Mary’s River, also forbade the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Battle that allowed the patriots to take badly needed weapons and horses from the British soldiers, and the spirits of the Georgia militia were lifted by their victory.
Georgia’s delegates to the second continental congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Result of disputes between France and Great Britain over the Ohio River Valley that had been going on for almost sixty-five years.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best description of the events of the American Revolution?
The American Revolution began in New England and spread to the other colonies with all thirteen colonies signing the Declaration of Independence.
The American Revolution began in Georgia and spread to the other colonies with all thirteen colonies signing the Declaration of Independence.
The American Revolution began in the South and spread to the other colonies with all thirteen colonies signing the Declaration of Independence.
The American Revolution began in the West and spread to the other colonies with all thirteen colonies signing the Declaration of Independence.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence?
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and William Few
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
John Hancock, John Adams, and George Walton
Elijah Clarke, Nancy Hart, and Austin Dabney
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which group of people believed the colonists should make laws for themselves?
Loyalists
Patriots
Tories
Malcontents
- 10. Multiple Choice
What would have happened if the Patriots had lost the Battle of Kettle Creek?
The British would have controlled the backcountry towns and settlements of GA
Britain would have surrendered Savannah
The French would have not arrived in Georgia
George Washington would have surrendered
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
to establish rules for the US
to explain the founding of GA
to declare independence from England
to give King George III one more chance
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Proclamation of 1763 moved GA's southern boundary to the
Altamaha River
Savannah River
St. Mary's River
Flint River
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why was Georgia reluctant to join the American Revolutionary War?
We were dependent on England
We did not object to the taxes
we had a long history of self-government
had no objections to the Proclamation of 1763
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which goods did England pass a direct tax on that led to boycotts?
Tea and syrup
Weapons and bullets
Sugar, rum, and molasses
Newspapers, wills, and other everyday items
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which part of the Declaration of Independence lists the complaints?
Preamble
Constitution
Grievances
Declaration
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which group supported King George III and wanted to remain part of Great Britain
Patriots
Loyalists
Malcontents
Salzburgers
- 17. Multiple Choice
-No military, no power to collect taxes, no power to regulate trade
The list could be used to explain which of the following?
Problems England had with the colonies
Reasons for writing the Declaration of Independence
Strengths of the GA Constitution of 1777
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that led to a need to revise the articles
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the first written plan for government in the United States
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Georgia Constitution
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is true about the Articles of Confederation?
It created a strong national government
It gave the national government the authority to tax its citizens
Each state, regardless of size, got one vote
It gave the Vice President equal power as the President
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was provided in the Constitution that was not provided in the Articles of Confederation?
It severely limited the powers of the federal government
It provided for an expansion of the rights of individual states
It provided for a strong federal government
It provided for a weak federal government
- 21. Multiple Choice
What was the Great Compromise about?
It settled the issue of slavery in the US
It settled the issue between large and small states regarding representation
It settled the issue of where to build Washington DC
It states the Florida Gators must beat the Georgia Bulldogs every year.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which group believed that the colonists must only tax themselves?
Patriots
Loyalists
Tories
Malcontents
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who went to Philadelphia to represent GA at the Constitutional Convention and sign the US Constitution?
James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove
Abraham Baldwin and William Few
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Matt Vickery, Steve Spurrier, and Dan Mullen
- 24. Multiple Choice
What was important about the Battle of Kettle Creek?
It was the first time the British won a battle
The British retook Savannah from the Patriots
It was the largest victory for the Florida Gators over the Georgia Bulldogs
It was a Loyalist defeat and encouraged other patriots in GA
- 25. Multiple Choice
How did the Great Compromise address the issue of representation?
It allowed for a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives and the Senate based on proportional representation
It created a unicameral legislature based on equal representation
It created a legislature with two chambers- the lower chamber based on proportional (population) representation, and the upper chamber based on equal representation
It created a weak single chamber representation based on equal voting for all states.
- 26. Multiple Choice
What act placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses?
Stamp Act
Intolerable Act
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
- 27. Multiple Choice
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no
chief executive
law-making body
equality among states
legislature
- 28. Multiple Choice
Put these documents in order:
- Bill of Rights
- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- United States Constitution
2,3,4,1
1,2,3,4
4,2,3,1
3,2,1,4
- 29. Multiple Choice
Why do we have checks and balances in our government?
to encourage cooperation among political parties
to ensure that large states do not have more power than small states
to guarantee that all citizens have equal rights
to ensure no branch of government becomes too powerful
- 30. Multiple Choice
How does the legislative branch checks the power of the executive branch?
declaring laws unconstitutional
voting to impeach executive officials
vetoing legislation
proposing constitutional amendments
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Florida Gators
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Florida Gators
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of how the system of checks and balances works in the United States?
National government regulating property taxes in the states
Congress overriding a presidential veto
voting for the President
electing members to Congress
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