The Revolutionary War Test Review/ Chapter 5

1.Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War fought?

2.How did Georgians react when they heard about the first battle of the Revolution?

3.Who met three weeks after the first battles of the Revolutionary War?

4.What were colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called?

5.Which act, passed by Parliament, placed a tax on tea, glass, paper, and coloring for paints?

6.Which act, passed by Parliament, placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies?

7.Which colony was the only colony that did not send a representative to the Continental Congress?

8.Which act, passed by Parliament, placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents and licenses?

9.What were the four main parts of the Intolerable Acts?

10.Which “Act” said colonists must house British soldiers?

11.Which group met to discuss the Intolerable Acts in Philadelphia, PA?

12.What pamphlet sold 500,000 copies written by Thomas Paine?

13.Which man was sent (late) to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress as an unofficial delegate?

14.Why did the French and Indian War lead to the Revolutionary War?

15.This was the name given to four laws that were passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?

16.Which battle ended the American Revolution?

17.Who was Georgia’s last royal governor?

18.Who was the first governor of Georgia under the state’s first constitution?

19.What document was signed by Button Gwinnett?

20.Which battle took place in Georgia?

21.WhichGeorgia city was under siege during the Revolutionary War?

22.Which man was selected to lead the Continental Army?

23.Which country helped the colonists fight during the siege of Savannah?

24.How many parts make up the Declaration of Independence?

25.On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

26.How many grievances did the author of the Declaration list against the king of England in the Declaration of Independence?

27.After the Declaration of Independence, how did Georgia begin to prepare for the war?

28.Where and when was Georgia’s first constitution written?

29.What type of legislature did Georgia have after the first Georgia Constitution was written?

30.Whose powers were extremely limited in the new Constitution of Georgia?

31.Which group was given the most power as a result of the first Georgia constitution?

32.What was the first constitution of the United States called?

33.Who led Georgia’s forces during the Battle of Kettle Creek?

34.Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek an important victory for Georgia troops?

35.Who became a famous Georgia war heroine after she fought off British troops who demanded she feed them dinner?

36.Which treaty ended the American Revolution?

37.Which famous “black” Georgian fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek?

38.Which two Georgia cities were taken over by British forces during the Revolutionary War?

39.Which Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence?

40.Which act expanded Georgia’s southern boundary to the St. Mary’s River?