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| escribes a royal colony during the colonial period | A colony that was governed by the king of England |
| Georgia’s first royal governor was | John Reynolds. |
| best describes Georgia’s first government as a royal colony | The government had a bicameral legislature representing Georgia’s eight parishes. |
| best describes George Washington’s learning experiences from the French and Indian War? | During the French and Indian War, Washington learned through his defeats to adapt his fighting tactics to the enemy’s tactics. |
| The treaty ending the French and Indian War involved what two major countries? | France and Great Britain |
| best describes Georgia’s gains from the French and Indian War? | Georgia gained land, naval stores and timber, farm acreage, and new settlers. |
| best describes the military preparedness of the French and the British as the French and Indian War began? | The French had a number of alliances with the Indians, but the British had a larger number of troops. |
| best describes how the French and Indian War led to America’s Revolutionary War? | Great Britain was heavily in debt after the war and tried to recover monies by taxing colonies based on the idea that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from the French. |
| best describes how Great Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War contributed to problems between the colonists and Indians? | When the British gained French lands at the end of the war, the colonists moved into these new territories, which were occupied by the Indians. |
| During the colonial period, Georgia’s official port of entry was | Sunbury. |
| How much land did a Georgia settler have to own to become a member of the lower house of Georgia’s legislature? | 500 acres |
| Which Georgia governor contributed much to the defenses of the colony? | James Wright |
| best describes the effect of the French and Indian War on Georgia’s growth and development? | Georgia gained new lands, new water access for shipping, ample farmland, and rich forests for timber and naval stores. |
| best describes the impact of Great Britain’s harsh policies on Georgia’s economy? | The Sugar Act hurt Georgia’s economy because Georgia traded a lot with sugar-producing countries. |
| Townshend Acts of 1767 were imposed taxes on | imported goods such as tea and glass. |
| Which statement best describes the major function of the colonies’ Committees of Safety? | They were patriotic groups organized to enforce boycotts of British goods. |
| best explains why anti-British sentiment was less in Georgia than in the other colonies during the Revolutionary period? | Georgia was far younger as a colony than the other colonies, and it still needed much support from Great Britain. |
| Who represented Georgia at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia? | Lyman Hall, Archibald Bulloch, John Houstoun, Noble Jones, John Zubly |
| The primary author of the United States’s Declaration of Independence was | Thomas Jefferson. |
| When did Georgia adopt its first state constitution at a Constitutional Convention in Savannah? | 1777 |
| The first constitution of the United States of America was called the | Articles of Confederation. |
| A(n) ____________________ colony is one directly governed by the king. | Royal |
| A two-chamber legislature is known as a(n) ____________________ legislature. | Bicameral |
| The two levels of Georgia’s court system under royal Governor Reynolds were the _________________________ and the _________________________. | Court of Conscience, Governor’s Council |
| The French and Indian War primarily involved fighting between France and ____________________. | Great Britain |
| Disagreements over ____________________ of the colony was the issue that divided the colonists and Governor Reynolds, leading Reynolds to disband the legislature and govern by himself. | Military defenses |
| Under Governor _____________ the colony prospered, and the number of slaves living in Georgia jumped to about 10,000. | Henry Ellis |
| During the time Governor Wright ruled Georgia, the colony’s official port of entry for ships arriving and departing for other countries was ____________________. | Sunbury |
| Transportation routes during the colonial period followed either established Indian trails or ____________________. | Rivers |
| Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the period of discontent before the Revolution were known as Loyalists or ____________________. | Tories |
| Georgians who opposed the Stamp Act organized in Savannah and called themselves the ____________________. | Liberty Boys |
| The tax placed by Great Britain on sugar and molasses was done through the ____________________. | Sugar Act |
| The ____________________ Acts placed taxes on tea, paper, and glass. | Townshend Act |
| The ____________________ Act of 1773 resulted in a group of Patriots dressing as Mohawk Indians and tossing 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. | Tea Act |
| The series of punishing acts passed by Great Britain after the Boston Tea Party were called the ____________________ Acts. | Intolerable |
| A meeting to talk about the growing discontent in Georgia against Great Britain in January of 1775 was called the _________________________. | Provincial Congress |
| As the Revolution began, Georgia’s Provincial Congress issued a series of guidelines called _________________________ to govern the state. | Rules and Regulations |
| Thomas Paine’s pamphlets promoting the revolutionary separation from Great Britain began with the publication of ____________________. | Common Sense |
| The three parts of the Declaration of Independence are the introductory section called the ____________________, the listing of grievances against King George, and the declaration of the colonies’ status as independent nations. | Preamble |
| In the year ____________________, Georgians adopted its first state constitution at a convention held in Savannah. | 1777 |
| Georgia’s first constitution called for a(n) ____________________ or one-house legislature with broad powers. | unicamerial |
| Royal governor of Georgia who had to be relieved because of the heat | Henry Ellis |
| At age 26, the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence | George Walton |
| One of Georgia’s signers of the Declaration of Independence | Button Gwinnett |
| Salzburger who was selected Georgia’s first governor under the constitution of 1777 | John Treutlen |
| Georgia’s last royal governor | James Wright |
| Georgia’s first royal governor | John Reynolds |
| The primary author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Georgia’s first royal governor was | John Reynolds |
| What were the two main goals of the Proclamation of 1763 | To avoid Expensive Indian conflicts & Maintain colonial settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains where settlers could continue to trade with England |
| The treaty ending the French and Indian War involved what two major countries | France and Great Britain |
| Late in 1763, King George III of England issued this public statement that prohibited colonists from moving west beyond the Appalachian Mountains. | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Which statement best describes how Great Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War contributed to problems between the colonists and Indians? | When the British gained French lands at the end of the war, the colonists moved into these new territories, which were occupied by the Indians. |
| How much land did a Georgia settler have to own to become a member of the lower house of Georgia’s legislature? | 500 Acres |
| Which Georgia governor contributed much to the defenses of the colony | James Wright |
| Proclamation of 1763 | did not allow colonists to settle land west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | gave land land to Native Americans, rather than to settlers. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Forced colonists to give up land that they had already settled. |
| On numerous occasions, colonists joined together and refused to buy British goods to express their dissatisfaction; | Boycott |
| Transportation routes during the colonial period | Rivers, Roads, Indian Trails |
| Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the period of discontent before the Revolution were known as Loyalists | Tories |
| The three parts of the Declaration of Independence | Preamble, Grievences against the King, Declaration of the Colonists status as independent nations |
| Georgians who opposed the Stamp Act organized in Savannah, often meeting at Tondee’s Tavern to complain about the British Government, and called themselves the | Liberty Boys |
| The First Royal Governor who had major conflicts with the legislature | John Reynolds |
| The Second Royal Governor who worked well with the legislature and the Native Americans. | Henry Ellis |
| The tax placed by Great Britain on sugar and molasses was done through the ____________________. | Sugar |
| The ____________________ Acts placed taxes on tea, paper, and glass. | Townshend |
| The ____________________ Act of 1773 resulted in a group of Patriots dressing as Mohawk Indians and tossing 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. | Tea |
| The series of punishing acts passed by Great Britain after the Boston Tea Party were called the ____________________ Acts. | Intolerable |
| This part of the Intolerable Act, required colonists to provide housing for British Soldiers. | Quartering |
| This part of the Intolerable Acts, closed the port of Boston to trade. | Boston Port Act |
| This part of the Intolerable Act, took away the Massachussetts Colony’s Charter and prohibitied town meetings. | A. Massachusetts Government Act |
| This part of the Intolerable Act, siad that the trials for British Officals could be moved out of Massachussets to another colony or even England. | G. Impartial Administration of Justice Act |
