Ch. 5 - The American Revolution
1083128945 | Articles of Confederation | What was the first U.S. Constitution called? | 1 | |
1083128946 | The St. Mary's River | Where did The Proclamation of 1763 move Georgia's southern boundary? | 2 | |
1083128947 | Hart County (named after Nancy Hart) | What is the only county named after a woman in Georgia? | 3 | |
1083128948 | The Intolerable Acts | What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party? | 4 | |
1083128949 | Elijah Clarke | Who was the militia leader for the victory at Kettle Creek? | 5 | |
1083128950 | The Proclamation of 1763 | What law, issue by England's King George, forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains? | 6 | |
1083128951 | Georgia's only newspaper ceased being printed. | What was a consequence of the Stamp Act? | 7 | |
1083128952 | The colonists took needed weapons and horses from the British. | What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek? | 8 | |
1083128953 | The city of Savannah remained in British hands. | What was the MOST significant result of the Siege of Savannah? | 9 | |
1083128954 | As payment for his service in the Revolutionary War | Austin Dabney received a plot of land in Madison County; | 10 | |
1083128955 | John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright | The chronological order of Georgia's royal governors was; | 11 | |
1083128956 | To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonies on the premise that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from the French. | How did the French and Indian War lead to America's Revolutionary War? | 12 | |
1083128957 | The British passed the Stamp Act adding a tax on newspapers and licenses. | Which British policy had the greatest effect on Georgia? | 13 | |
1083128958 | The colonists were not involved in voting for the taxes. | What is meant by the phrase, "Taxation without representation is tyranny"? | 14 | |
1083128959 | The southern border was changed to the St. Mary's River. | How was Georgia directly impacted by the Proclamation of 1763? | 15 | |
1083128960 | Thomas Jefferson | Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? | 16 | |
1083128961 | Boycott | What is a protest where people refuse to buy certain items until specific conditions are met? | 17 | |
1083128962 | John Reynolds | In early Georgia, who was the first royal governor? | 18 | |
1083128963 | Loyalists | What is a person called who remained a part of Great Britain prior to and during the American Revolution? | 19 | |
1083128964 | The Declaration of Independence | Which important document announced that the American colonies no longer wished to be part of the British Empire? | 20 | |
1083128965 | Thomas Paine | Who is the author of "Common Sense", an important patriotic document which moved many fence-sitters toward independence? | 21 | |
1083128966 | Patriot | What was a person called who agreed with boycotting British-made goods? | 22 | |
1083128967 | James Wright | The Georgia Gazette, Georgia's first newspaper, was created under which royal governor? | 23 | |
1083128968 | The French and Indian War | This long-term cause of the American Revolution caused the British to begin to tax the colonists. | 24 | |
1083128969 | Henry Ellis | Who was the second Royal Governor of Georgia and is often credited with teaching Georgians the "art of self-government"? | 25 |