American Revolution and Constitution Test Study Guide
1. At the beginning of the war, Georgia still relied on England for ___________________.
2. What role did Nancy Hart play in the Revolutionary War?
3. Who was Button Gwinnett and what was he known for?
4. Who were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
5. Give at least two reasons why the Battle of Kettle Creek was significant to Georgia during the Revolution.
6. What role did Elijah Clarke play in the Revolutionary War?
7. Why is it that American was able to win the war against Great Britain?
8. Who is Austin Dabney and why is he significant?
9. What happened at the Siege of Savannah? Why was the Siege of Savannah a significant battle for Georgians?
10. How did Georgians feel about the war for independence at the beginning of the war AND as the war went on?
11. How did the colonists’ experience with England’s king influence the writing of the Articles of Confederation?
12. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?
13. What were the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
14. What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
15. How did the Great Compromise aid in the passing of the Constitution?
16. Why was the three fifths compromise needed in order for the Constitution to be ratified?
17. Who were the two Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution?
18. The Constitution required ______________________________________________ for the branches so that each role for each
branch was clearly laid out.
19. How does each branch check the power of the other branch?
20. What is the difference between rights and responsibilities?
21. What are your rights and responsibilities as a citizen?
22. What is federalism?
23. What role do political parties play in elections?
24. What are the three words found in Georgia’s pledge?
25. Complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting national government to Georgia’s government.
American Revolution and Constitution Test Study Guide
1. At the beginning of the war, Georgia still relied on England for ___________________.
2. What role did Nancy Hart play in the Revolutionary War?
3. Who was Button Gwinnett and what was he known for?
4. Who were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
5. Give at least two reasons why the Battle of Kettle Creek was significant to Georgia during the Revolution.
6. What role did Elijah Clarke play in the Revolutionary War?
7. Why is it that American was able to win the war against Great Britain?
8. Who is Austin Dabney and why is he significant?
9. What happened at the Siege of Savannah? Why was the Siege of Savannah a significant battle for Georgians?
10. How did Georgians feel about the war for independence at the beginning of the war AND as the war went on?
11. How did the colonists’ experience with England’s king influence the writing of the Articles of Confederation?
12. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?
13. What were the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
14. What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
15. How did the Great Compromise aid in the passing of the Constitution?
16. Why was the three fifths compromise needed in order for the Constitution to be ratified?
17. Who were the two Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution?
18. The Constitution required ______________________________________________ for the branches so that each role for each
branch was clearly laid out.
19. How does each branch check the power of the other branch?
20. What is the difference between rights and responsibilities?
21. What are your rights and responsibilities as a citizen?
22. What is federalism?
23. What role do political parties play in elections?
24. What are the three words found in Georgia’s pledge?
25. Complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting national government to Georgia’s government.
1. At the beginning of the war, Georgia still relied on England for TRADE.
2. Nancy Hart was a patriot whose goal it was to rid the backcountry of Tories (loyalists).
3. Button Gwinnett was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Under the constitution of 1777, he was the state’s
first governor. He died young in a duel against his sworn enemy.
4. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
5. The Battle of Kettle Creek was significant to Georgia because (1) the victory provided an uplift in morale for Georgia’s militia, and
(2) it provided the militia with much needed weapons and horses.
6. Elijah Clarke led over 800 Georgia militiamen to victory against the British in the Battle of Kettle Creek.
7. The following factors led to an American victory over England: help from France, guerilla warfare tactics, homefield advantage.
8. Austin Dabney was an African American paid by a white man to take his place in the Revolution. African Americans were generally
not rewarded for their efforts, yet Dabney was given both land and money for his bravery.
9. The Americans and French tried to remove British from Savannah unsuccessfully. The city remained in British hands and it was the
single bloodiest hour in the Revolution.
10. Georgia was still a young colony at the beginning of the war and was unsure about joining the fight. But as time went on, Georgia
clearly supported and contributed to the war efforts
11. Because of the colonists’ experience with King George, they wrote the Articles with the intention of having a weak central
government.
12. Strengths: 3 branches, rights Weaknesses: unicameral legislature, weak governor
13. Articles: couldn’t regulate interstate trade, couldn’t raise taxes, couldn’t raise an army
14. To revise the Articles of Confederation
15. The Great Compromise allowed for a bicameral legislature so states could be represented equally and proportionally.
16. Southern states would not have ratified the constitution without the 3/5 compromise because then northern states would
always be able to out-vote them. However, they also didn’t want to fully count those who weren’t really citizens.
17. Abraham Baldwin and William Few
18. separation of powers
19. Executive branch > veto bills Judicial branch > rule laws unconstitutional Legislative branch > impeach, override vetos
20. Rights are granted to you and can not be taken away. Responsibilities are your duties needed in order to be a good citizen
21. Rights: speech, religion, press, bear arms, etc. Responsibilities: vote, follow the law, jury duty, pay taxes
22. The ability for multiple governments to rule over the same geographical location (local, county, state, national)
23. nominate candidates, educate electorate, monitor office holders
24. wisdom, justice, moderation
25.
Georgia
E: governor and lt. governor
L: general assembly
Similarities
3 branches
Bicameral house
Supreme court
National
President and VP
L: congress