1. which is one reason there was conflict between the colonists and britain? (1 point)
british citizens held violent protests in the colonies.
colonists were taxed by parliament for whose members colonists could not vote.
colonists would not recognize the rights of british citizens.
british citizens did not have the right to participate in the colonial legislature.
2. which was a benefit georgia received as a result of the french and indian war? (1 point)
georgia entered into a new trading partnership with france.
georgia’s borders were extended.
britain passed the stamp and sugar acts.
georgia signed a treaty with spain securing georgia’s southern frontier.
3. which accurately describes the proclamation of 1763? (1 point)
it declared the colonies independent from britain.
it established a representative colonial government.
it reserved land west of the appalachians for native americans.
it renewed enforcement of the navigation acts in the colonies.
4. why did the colonists create the declaration of independence? (1 point)
they wanted to make peace with the american indians.
they wanted to limit british taxes on tea and other imports.
they wanted to break away from british rule and become a self-governing nation.
they wanted georgia to secede from the union.
5. for what purpose did the british parliament pass the sugar act? (1 point)
to force the colonists to register their names
to raise money to pay britain’s war debt
to ensure that all goods were purchased from english merchants
to punish the colonists for the boston tea party
6. which action taken by the colonists preceded the intolerable acts? (1 point)
the capture of several british soldiers
the dumping of tea into boston harbor
the raid on several munitions storehouses
the meeting of colonists at the first continent congress
7. which answer below best describes why georgia was slow to rebel against great britain? (1 point)
georgia’s many exposed frontiers made it vulnerable to indian attacks.
most georgians liked the royal governor and felt he georgia become economically prosperous.
neither a nor b is true.
both a and b are true.
8. in georgia, what did the group that formed in opposition to the stamp act call itself? (1 point)
patriots
nationalists
sons of liberty
freedom riders
9. instead of sending representatives to the first continental congress to protest the intolerable acts, georgians (1 point)
captured several british arms storehouses.
sent a group of georgians to the provincial congress in savannah.
arrested the royal governor and other british officials.
requested permission to send a delegation to the king of england.
10. who were the representatives from georgia to sign the declaration of independence? (1 point)
benjamin franklin, thomas jefferson, and john adams
thomas paine, john hancock, and george mason
dr. lyman hall, george walton, and button gwinnett
james wright, john j. zubly, and thomas paine
11. which part of the declaration of independence explains why the colonists wanted to break away from great britain? (1 point)
the declaration
the grievances
the intolerable acts
the preamble