Georgia And The American Revolution Question Preview (ID: 10719)


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Who led the colonial militia at Kettle Creek, Georgia?
a) Austin Dabney
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington
d) Elijah Clarke

Which patriot is known for killing 6 British soldiers who demanded to be quartered in her house?
a) Nancy Hart
b) Dolly Madison
c) Ann Oglethorpe
d) Mary Musgrove

Why was Georgia the last colony to join in the American revolution?
a) It was a colony that supported all actions from the British crown.
b) It was the newest colony and the farthest from the hostilities.
c) It was a southern colony and all the southern colonies were against the revolution.
d) It was too busy fighting the Spanish to engage against the British at the same time.

Who was Austin Dabney?
a) 1st African-American to receive a land grant after the American Revolution
b) 1st African-American to serve as a judge on the new Supreme Court
c) 1st African-American to become an offier in the colonial army
d) 1st African-American to serve as a spy in the American Revolution

Which act infuriated the colonists and led to the Boston Tea Party?
a) The Quartering Act
b) The Stamp Act
c) The Townshend Act
d) The Sugar Act

Which act shut down Boston Harbor and the Massachusetts Legislature?
a) The Tea Act
b) The Intolerable Acts
c) The Proclamation of 1763
d) The Patriot Act

Which Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence?
a) Hall, Walton, and Hart
b) Gwinnett, Walton, and Barrow
c) Walton, Gwinnett, and Hall
d) Hancock, Jefferson, and Washington

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) John Hancock
c) Paul Revere
d) George Washington

Who won the Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia?
a) England
b) Colonists led by Elijah Clarke
c) France
d) Colonists led by Austin Dabney

Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?
a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b) Yorktown, Virginia
c) Boston, Massachusetts
d) Atlanta, Georgia

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