Revolutionary War Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
This tax was on items that were commonly used, including newspapers, licenses, even playing cards and legal documents	The Stamp Act
The French and Indians fought against who during the French and Indian War	The British and the American Colonies
Who won the French and Indian War	Britain
How many parts does the Declaration have	3
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British issued what ‘Acts’	The Intolerable Acts
The war had cost Britain a great amount of money, so the King issued a series of ______ to help pay for the war debt	Taxes on the Colonies
This document said the colonists couldn’t move or live west of the Appalachian Mountains	Proclamation of 1763
What is the name of the first part of the Declaration of Independence	The Preamble
The King could not afford another war with the Indians, so he issued this document	Proclamation of 1763
This was the name of the group of Patriots who opposed taxes and wanted American independence	The Sons of Liberty
Due to Georgia’s small population, a royal governor (James Wright), and economic dependence on Great Britain, its response to this ‘first’ tax was not as violent as in other colonies- what tax was it	The Stamp Act
In 1773, this event took place in Massachusetts as a protest of the Tea Act	The Boston Tea Party
Georgia gained land as a result of the French and Indian War because the Proclamation of 1763 moved the GA boundary south to which river	St. Mary's River
The 4 Intolerable Acts were not taxes but were designed to punish the colonists- True or False	True
Colonists had to house and care for British soldiers (colonists had to pay for it) was called the _______ Act	The Quartering Act
Only 12 colonies sent representatives to the First Continental Congress- which colony did not send someone	Georgia
This war was fought over gaining land and for control of the fur area of the Ohio River valley	The French and Indian War
Britain closed Boston Harbor- Colonists could not have meetings unless British Governor agreed -Any British citizen who committed crimes were tried in Britain- colonists had to house and care for British soldiers	The Intolerable Acts
This document from the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 officially declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain	The Declaration of Independence
This is the term used to describe how the King taxed the colonist without giving them a choice and did not let someone represent them in England.	Taxation without Representation
First Royal Governor to permit right to assembly, a court system, and elected officers	Reynolds
Royal Governor that helped bring slavery to GA; left GA after 3 years due to ill health	Ellis
Under this Royal Governor, GA grew stronger, gained more land, and life improved for the colonists	Wright
Royal Governor that was very loyal to Britain, was forced out, then made governor again for a short time during the Revolution	Wright
Colonists committed to England and did not want the colonies to become independent; they were also called Tories	Loyalist
Colonists who wanted independence and supported the American colonies; also called rebels	Patriots
He wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense	Thomas Paine
Name of the pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote encouraged colonists to support independence from Great Britain	Common Sense
He was the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence	Thomas Jefferson
Hall, Gwinnett, and Walton were the 3 men from Georgia that did what?	Signed the Declaration of Independence
Only Georgia representative in the Second Continental Congress- Lyman Hall or Button Gwinnett	Lyman Hall
Slave that fought in the battle of Kettle Creek under Elijah Clark’s; Due to his bravery and being considered a hero, Georgia paid for his freedom and gave him land after the War	Austin Dabney
She captured and killed several loyalist soldiers who invaded her cabin and is the only women in GA to have a county named after her	Nancy Hart
Lieutenant Colonel who was the leader during the Battle of Kettle Creek; lead the charge against loyalist troops that helped win the battle and boost morale	Elijah Clarke
The King issued the Intolerable Acts because of this famous event in 1773	The Boston Tea Party
Georgia's first Constitution was written in 1777- True or False	True
Georgia's first Constitution created and gave most power to what type of Legislature- Unicameral or Bicameral	Unicameral
The British controlled this place, so the Patriot and French troops tried to get it back but failed; because of this the British controlled most of Georgia the next 3 ½ years	Siege of Savannah
This was a surprise attack led by Elijah Clarke- important for Georgia because it raised the morale of the troops, got needed weapons & supplies	Battle of Kettle Creek
This battle officially began the Revolutionary War; The famous line “the shot heard around the world” was about this battle	Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the last battle of the war; British General Cornwallis surrenders 7,000 troops to the Patriot/French army, colonist gain independence	Battle of Yorktown
Which part of the Declaration of Independence included the 'list of grievances' against the King	2nd part
What was the name of the group in Georgia that was associated with the Sons of Liberty and participated in protests against the different taxes and 'acts'	Liberty Boys
Who was the leader of the American army during the Revolutionary War	George Washington
Name of America's first written constitution	Articles of Confederation
Which part of the Declaration of Independence actually states that the colony's (United States) are a free and separate nation	3rd part

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