American Revolution Review Sheet Quiz
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What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

  • To establish British control over the colonies
  • To expand the British Empire
  • To increase taxes on the colonists
  • To dissolve the political connection between the colonies and the British (correct)
  • Which part of the Declaration of Independence served as the introduction?

  • Amendments
  • Grievances against King George III
  • List of natural rights
  • Preamble (correct)
  • What was NOT a part of the Declaration of Independence?

  • List of natural rights
  • Amendments (correct)
  • Preamble
  • Grievances against King George III
  • Why were Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton significant?

    <p>They each signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event was NOT among the activities supported by most Patriots?

    <p>Treaty of Paris negotiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the MOST significant outcome of the siege of Savannah?

    <p>Savannah remained under British control until 1783</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are most likely to have made the quote 'give me liberty or give me death!' during the American Revolution?

    <p>Patriots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document served as the first constitution for America after breaking ties with Great Britain?

    <p>Articles of Confederation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was a weak federal government established within the first constitution?

    <p>To prevent any one leader from becoming too powerful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a power of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>Impose taxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the two representatives from Georgia who revised the Articles of Confederation and created the new United States Constitution?

    <p>Abraham Baldwin and William Few</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What compromise at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 addressed conflicts between states with large populations and small populations?

    <p>3/5ths Compromise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What directly led to the American Revolution as a result of the French and Indian War?

    <p>England imposed taxes on American colonists to help pay war debts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact did the end of the French and Indian War have on Georgia?

    <p>It added territory (Mississippi &amp; Alabama) to the colony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were many colonists angered by the Proclamation of 1763?

    <p>It restricted their freedom to move west</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Stamp Act imposed by Parliament in 1765?

    <p>To require all legal and commercial documents to carry a tax stamp</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea conveyed in the illustration discussed?

    <p>The British laws restricted the colonists' actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "No taxation without representation" was a slogan used by the colonists because they wanted:

    <p>Their own elected officials in British Parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

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