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The Revolutionary War Test Review/ Chapter 5 1. Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War fought? Lexington & Concord, MA 2. How did Georgians react when they heard about the first battle of the Revolution? Some moved back to England, while others prepared for war and strengthened the GA militia 3. Who met three weeks after the first battles of the Revolutionary War? Continental Congress 4. What were colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called? Tories or Loyalists 5. Which act, passed by Parliament, placed a tax on tea, glass, paper, and coloring for paints? Townshend Act 6. Which act, passed by Parliament, placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies? Sugar Act 7. Which colony was the only colony that did not send a representative to the Continental Congress? Georgia 8. Which act, passed by Parliament, placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents and licenses? Stamp Act 9. What were the four main parts of the Intolerable Acts? Port of Boston closed, colonial officials who committed crimes were to be tried in British courts, Quartering Act, and colonists could not meet without approval of governor 10. Which “Act” said colonists must house British soldiers? Quartering Act 11. Which group met to discuss the Intolerable Acts in Philadelphia, PA? Continental Congress 12. What pamphlet sold 500,000 copies written by Thomas Paine? Commons Sense 13. Which man was sent (late) to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress as an unofficial delegate? Lyman Hall 14. Why did the French and Indian War lead to the Revolutionary War? Britain was heavily in debt after the war and decided to tax the colonists to raise the money they needed 15. This was the name given to four laws that were passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party? Intolerable Acts 16. Which battle ended the American Revolution? Battle of Yorktown 17. Who was Georgia’s last royal governor? James Wright 18. Who was the first governor of Georgia under the state’s first constitution? John Treutlan 19. What document was signed by Button Gwinnett? Declaration of Independence 20. Which battle took place in Georgia? Battle of Kettle Creek 21. Which Georgia city was under siege during the Revolutionary War? Savannah 22. Which man was selected to lead the Continental Army? George Washington 23. Which country helped the colonists fight during the siege of Savannah? France 24. How many parts make up the Declaration of Independence? Three 25. On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed? July 4, 1776 26. How many grievances did the author of the Declaration list against the king of England in the Declaration of Independence? 27 27. After the Declaration of Independence, how did Georgia begin to prepare for the war? By strengthening their own militia and providing food and supplies for the Continental Army 28. Where and when was Georgia’s first constitution written? Savannah, 1777 29. What type of legislature did Georgia have after the first Georgia Constitution was written? Unicameral 30. Whose powers were extremely limited in the new Constitution of Georgia? The Governor 31. Which group was given the most power as a result of the first Georgia constitution? The twelve member executive council 32. What was the first constitution of the United States called? The Articles of Confederation 33. Who led Georgia’s forces during the Battle of Kettle Creek? Elijah Clarke 34. Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek an important victory for Georgia troops? It was their first victory so it increased their morale and gave them needed supplies and horses 35. Who became a famous Georgia war heroine after she fought off British troops who demanded she feed them dinner? Nancy Hart 36. Which treaty ended the American Revolution? Treaty of Paris 37. Which famous “black” Georgian fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek? Austin Dabney 38. Which two Georgia cities were taken over by British forces during the Revolutionary War? Savannah and Sunbury 39. Which Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence? George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett 40. Which act expanded Georgia’s southern boundary to the St. Mary’s River? Proclamation of 1763