American American Revolution Revolution study guide study guide

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1. Who fought in the 1. Who fought in the French and Indian War? French and Indian War? What were they fighting What were they fighting

over?over?

Britain and FranceTerritory in the interior of North America

2. What effect did this 2. What effect did this war have on the war have on the

colonists?colonists?

Britain expected the colonists to pay for the taxes

3. What did the 3. What did the Proclamation of 1763 Proclamation of 1763

do? How did it make the do? How did it make the colonists feel?colonists feel?

Forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains; felt they were denied right to own land (right to property)

4. What did the Sugar Act 4. What did the Sugar Act do? Which group of do? Which group of

people was affected the people was affected the most by it?most by it?

Lowered tax on sugar but made it harder to import; traders

5. What was the 5. What was the Quartering Act?Quartering Act?

Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers in public places

6. What was the Stamp Act? 6. What was the Stamp Act? Who was affected by it? How Who was affected by it? How

did colonists react?did colonists react?

Required a tax on stamps, which had to be on all legal and commercial documents; colonists; “No taxation without representation”

7. What were the 7. What were the Intolerable Acts? How Intolerable Acts? How did the colonist react?did the colonist react?

Acts passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party; included closing Boston Harbor and quartering of troops in private homes; called First Continental Congress

8. What is a Loyalist? 8. What is a Loyalist? What is a Patriot?What is a Patriot?

Person who sided with Britain (aka Tory); person who rebelled against Britain (aka Whig)

9. Identify the following 9. Identify the following people:people:

James Wright

royal governor of GA during the American Revolution

Elijah Clarke

GA patriot that defeated the British at the Battle of Kettle Creek and Augusta

Nancy Hart

GA patriot; only female in GA to have a county named after her

Austin Dabney

slave who fought in American Revolution; aided Elijah Clarke at Kettle Creek; won his freedom and became one of the first African-Americans to own land

10. Where did the first 10. Where did the first battles of the American battles of the American

Revolution occur?Revolution occur?

Lexington and Concord

11. Explain the 11. Explain the significance of the significance of the

Battle of Kettle Creek.Battle of Kettle Creek.Patriot victory in GA;

gained much needed supplies to help defeat the rest of the British in Georgia’s backcountry

12. Why were most 12. Why were most Georgians undecided on Georgians undecided on supporting the rebellion supporting the rebellion

or staying loyal to or staying loyal to Britain?Britain?

Military support, economic support, popular royal governor

13. What was the main 13. What was the main purpose of writing the purpose of writing the

Declaration of Declaration of Independence?Independence?

Justify the war against Britain and declare independence

14. What was the main purpose of Thomas

Paine’s Common Sense?

Persuade people of advantages of declaring independence

15. Who were the three 15. Who were the three signers of the signers of the Declaration of Declaration of

Independence from Independence from Georgia?Georgia?

Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

16. Why did both the 16. Why did both the colonists and the colonists and the

British troops want to British troops want to occupy Savannah?occupy Savannah?

To control the port and supply line; British controlled Savannah until 1782.