Unit 4: American Revolution

What land were the two natives of the French and Indian War fighting over?

• Atlantic Coast

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

What were Britain's two problems following the French and Indian War?

• Hostile natives and war debt

• lack of food and supplies

• Lack of food and hostile natives

• war debt and lack of food

What was Georgia's western boundary at the end of the French and Indian War?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Chattahoochee River

• Mississippi River

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 make the colonists mad?

• it took away their representation in Parliament

• it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers

• it passed a tax on paper goods

• it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains

How would Britain pay off its debt from the French and Indian War?

• withdrawing support from the colonies

• reducing services to the colonies

• passing new tax laws

• requiring the colonists to buy only American goods

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• taxed tea imported to the colonies

• allowed news to pass from town to town

• reduced the tax on sugar and molasses

• required legal papers to have a stamp showing a tax had been paid

What document announced the colonies no longer were a part of the British empire?

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

What primary source includes a preamble explaining the rights of all people, a list of grievances against King George III, and the colonies officially breaking ties with the Britain?

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• United States Constitution

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• Feb. 2, 1777

• April 19, 1775

• July 14, 1876

• July 4, 1776

George Walton, Lyman Hall, and _______ were the 3 signers from Georgia to sign the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Oglethorpe

• Button Gwinnett

• James Wright