American Revolution study guide answers

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American Revolution study guide answers
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1. Who fought in the French and Indian War? What
were they fighting over?

• Britain and France
• Territory in the interior of North America

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

• Britain expected the colonists to pay for the
  taxes

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3. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? How did
it make the colonists feel?

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

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4. What did the Sugar Act do? Which group of
people was affected the most by it?

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

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5. What was the Quartering Act?

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

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

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

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7. What were the Intolerable Acts? How 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

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

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

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9. Identify the following 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
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10. Where did the first battles of the American
Revolution occur?

• Lexington and Concord

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11. Explain the significance of the Battle of
Kettle Creek.

• Patriot victory in GA gained much needed
  supplies to help defeat the rest of the British
  in Georgias backcountry

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12. Why were most Georgians undecided on
supporting the rebellion or staying loyal to
Britain?

• Military support, economic support, popular royal
  governor

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13. What was the main purpose of writing the
Declaration of Independence?

• Justify the war against Britain and declare
  independence

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14. What was the main purpose of Thomas Paines
Common Sense?

• Persuade people of advantages of declaring
  independence

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15. Who were the three signers of the Declaration
of Independence from Georgia?

• Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

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16. Why did both the colonists and the British
troops want to occupy Savannah?

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