Unit four

Question 1

How long were the british in control of the 13 colonies before the american revolution broke out

Answer 1

july 4 1776

Question 2

what does intorerable mean

Answer 2

cant handle

Question 3

what were the two sides of the french and indian war?

Answer 3

British against french and native Americans

Question 4

what was the cause of the french and indian war?

Answer 4

bristish tried to take land

Question 5

who won the french and indian war

Answer 5

british

Question 6

what terrritrory did the british gain as a result of the french and indian war

Answer 6

Ohio river valley

Question 7

how did the french and indian war lead to long term negative effects for the native americans

Answer 7

started conflict when americans wanted to move into their territory

Question 8

despite gaining land why did the french and indian war negativley impact the british

Answer 8

the war was expensive

Question 9

what treaty ended the french indian war

Answer 9

treaty of paris 1763

Question 10

what was the proclomation of 1763

Answer 10

forbids the colonist from settling west of the appilachian mountains

Question 11

what landform was used as the “proclamtation line”

Answer 11

appalcachain mountain

Question 12

why did the bristish create the proclamation of 1763

Answer 12

felt the colonist would start conflict with the native americans

Question 13

why did the colonist feel like they had earned the right to use the land beyond the appalachian mountains

Answer 13

they had to fight in the war

Question 14

what does “no taxiation without representation mean

Answer 14

they wouldnt pay taxes without gettiong a vote

Question 15

why was georgia heasatant to resist the stamp act

Answer 15

they needed support from the british army

Question 16

what happend at the boston massacare

Answer 16

a protest broke out at a customs house

Question 17

whats the quatering act

Answer 17

soldiers could live in colonust homes

Question 18

what does it mean to be places under martial law

Answer 18

limits on the amount og people who could meet in the same place

Question 19

why did georgia not send a delegate to the first continental congress

Answer 19

they needed british army

Question 20

who were the minutemen

Answer 20

colonil military to get ready to fight against british

Question 21

what were the first battles of the american revolution

Answer 21

accidental battle

Question 22

why was it called the shots heard aroun the world

Answer 22

the rest of the world would be watching

Question 23

who wrote the declaration of indepenedence

Answer 23

thomas jefferson

Question 24

what does ratified mesn

Answer 24

pass a law

Question 25

where did congress sign the declaration

Answer 25

the bottom

Question 26

what was the prenamble

Answer 26

explanation of the purpose of the document

Question 27

what was the second section in the declaration

Answer 27

grievances

Question 28

whats grievance

Answer 28

complaints

Question 29

what was some og the grieveances colonist put

Answer 29

death, taxes

Question 30

why was it dangerous signing

Answer 30

you vould get killded

Question 31

who were the three people from georgia who signes the declartation

Answer 31

button gwuinnet, lyman hall, and george walton

Question 32

what happend to button gwuinnet

Answer 32

he got shot

Question 33

what role did lymann hall play in the cretion og uga

Answer 33

created the universtity of uga

Question 34

whp was selectedd to be in charg of the continental army

Answer 34

george washington

Question 35

what counrty helped fight druing thr war in favor

Answer 35

french

Question 36

what happend to NY during the american revolution

Answer 36

got burned down

Question 37

what battle did washington organize to sneack attcack by crossing delware river and marching to new jersey

Answer 37

battle of trenton

Question 38

what was significant about the battle of saratoga

Answer 38

turing point of war

Question 39

what was the final battle of thr american revolution

Question 40

what is a patriot

Answer 40

person who wanted independence

Question 41

where were patriotd in georgia

Answer 41

outside of savannah

Question 42

where were loyalist in georgia

Answer 42

cities in savannah

Question 43

why were many citizens neutrsl

Answer 43

they wanted to wait and see what woukd happen

Question 44

who controlled georgia during the americsn revolution

Answer 44

british

Question 45

wy is the battle of kettle creek significant

Answer 45

only major patriot victory in GA

Question 46

who led the patriot army in the batlle of kettle creek

Answer 46

elijah clark

Question 47

what was the goal of the seige of savannah

Answer 47

to take back the city

Question 48

why was the seige of savannah a major faliure for the partiots

Answer 48

the british los 150 soldiers and americans lost 1000

Question 49

what ended the american revolution

Answer 49

the treaty of 1783

Question 50

what territorey did the americans claim after the war was over

Answer 50

all territory east of misssissippi

Question 51

what weere the colonist next major problems after winning the war

Answer 51

governament to support

Question 52

what was the name of toultuohe first governament after the american revl

Answer 52

article of condfederatio n