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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