Georgia In The French And Indian War And Taxes

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Which country controlledFlorida before the end of the French and Indian War

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Spain

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What natural border did theProclamation Line of 1763 follow?

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The Appalachian Mountains

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Which statement best explainswhy anti-British sentiment was less in Georgia than in the other coloniesduring the Revolutionary period?

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Georgia was a younger colony than the other colonies, and it still needed much support from GreatBritain.

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How did Great Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War contributeto problems between the colonists and Indians?

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the colonists moved new territories, which were occupied by the Indians.

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how did the French and Indian War led to America’s Revolutionary War?

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Great Britain was almost bankrupt and they began taxing colonies

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According to theProclamation of 1763, to what river was Georgia’s southern border extended

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St. Mary's

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Why were thecolonists to remain on the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountainsaccording to the Proclamation of 1763?

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to prevent furtherconflicts that England could not afford

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What natural boundary wasto be observed according to the Proclamation of 1763?

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The Appalachian Mountains

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what name was the Frenchand Indian War known in Europe?

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Seven Years War

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What was a benefit Georgiareceived as a result of the French and Indian War?

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Georgia’s western borderwas extended to the Mississippi River.

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Which war led England tobegin taxing its colonies in the Americas?

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the French and Indian War

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the connection the Frenchand Indian War had with the American Revolution

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England began to tax thecolonies to pay its war debt.

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in Georgia to protest the Stamp Actthe Liberty Boys

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burned an effigy of a stamp master in the street.

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Why did the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act?

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To raise money to pay England’s war debt

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In Georgia, the group that formed in opposition to the Stamp Act

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Liberty Boys

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What action was taken by colonists in response to Parliament’s passage of the Intolerable Acts?

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They held the First Continental Congress.

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List the Intolerable Acts

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-ban on town meetings

-closing of Boston Harbor

-requirement to quarter British soldiers

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Name the colonists gave the series of laws passed by Parliament that were meant to punish them for the Boston Tea Party

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Intolerable Acts

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Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress, to protest the Intolerable Acts, Georgia

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Sent a petition to England

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What action taken by the colonists preceded the Intolerable Acts?

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the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor

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What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?

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Intolerable Acts

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A British tax on sugar, molasses and other goods shipped to the colonies.

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Sugar Act

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Thomas Jefferson

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The primary (main) author of the Declaration of Independence.

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George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett

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Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence

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Hart County

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The only Georgia county named in honor of a woman.

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Loyalists

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Wanted the colonies to remain loyal to the King of England (also known as Tories)

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Patriots

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Wanted the colonies to cut ties with Great Britain and to be their own independent nation (also known as Colonials)

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Stamp Act of 1765

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required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper that they used (ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspaper, and even playing cards)

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Boston Port Bill

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Closed the Boston Harbor to everything but British ships (one of the Intolerable Acts)

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Massachusetts Government Act

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Put the British Governor in charge of all the town meetings in Boston. There would be no more self-government in Boston (One of the Intolerable Acts)

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Quartering Act

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Colonists had to house and feed the British troops. If they didn't do this for the British troops, they could be shot (One of the Intolerable Acts)

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Elijah Clarke

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leader of Georgia's militia, which was victorious at the Battle of Kettle Creek

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Austin Dabney

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African American Revolutionary War Hero from the Battle of Kettle Creek

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Committees of Safety

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Patriotic groups organized to enforce boycotts of British goods

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Redcoats

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British Soldiers

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boycott

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stop buying goods until certain conditions are met.

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Preamble to the Declaration of Independence

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Introduction stating how the colonists felt about democracy

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Body of the Declaration of Independence

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Listed 27 grievances (complaints) against King George II and his government

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Conclusion

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Declared the colonies wanted to be an independent nation

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Battle of Kettle Creek

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Patriot victory led by Elijah Clark in Georgia. Patriots captured weapons and horses from the British. It helped raise the morale and helped the GA colonists to support the Patriot cause.

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Siege of Savannah

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In 1779, the British held Savannah. The Patriots and French fought unsuccessfully to take back the city. Savannah stayed in the hands of the British until the end of the Revolutionary War.

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Causes of the American Revolution

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1. Britain's debt from the French and Indian War caused them to tax the colonies.2. Proclamation of 1763 would not allow the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.3. Stamp Act and other taxes without representation.4. The Intolerable Acts that punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party.

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The purpose of the Declaration of Independence

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to sever the colonies political ties with Great Britian

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Siege of Savannah

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Bloodiest hour of the American Revolution