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What natural rights are named in the Declaration of Independence, and what can people do if a government...

1. What natural rights are named in the Declaration of Independence, and what can people do if a government violates their rights?
2. Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act? Explain the meaning of “taxation without representation.”
3. What did the Proclamation of 1763 restrict, and why were some Georgians less upset than colonists in other colonies?
4. Name the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.
5. How did the Patriot victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek help the American cause in Georgia?
6. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation and explain how the U.S. Constitution improved the national government.

Answer

  1. The Declaration names the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If government violates these rights, the people may alter or abolish it and establish a new government that protects them.

  2. Colonists opposed the Stamp Act because Parliament taxed printed materials without their consent. “Taxation without representation” meant being taxed by Parliament even though colonists had no elected representatives there.

  3. The Proclamation of 1763 restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. Some Georgians were less upset because Georgia had relatively few settlers and plenty of available land, and the proclamation expanded Georgia’s southern boundary to the St. Marys River.

  4. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton.

  5. The Patriot victory at Kettle Creek boosted morale, disrupted Loyalist recruitment, and provided captured weapons, horses, and supplies for the Patriot cause in Georgia.

  6. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not levy taxes and depended on states for money. The Constitution gave Congress the power to levy taxes, helping the national government pay debts, fund defense, and carry out its responsibilities.

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