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20 Cards in this Set
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Which act impacted Georgia the Greatest?
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The Stamp Act.
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What was the Declaration of Independance?
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A formal document written by Thomas Jefferson.
It officially announcede the colonies break from Great Britian. |
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Who are the Loyalists?
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American colonists that hesitated to join the revolutionary movement. The remained loyal to Great Britan.
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Who are the Patriots?
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American colonists who opposed British Rule.
Wanted to break away from Great Britan. Angry about British rules and taxes. No voice in Parliment. Slogan: "No taxation without Representation". |
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Why is Elijah Clarke important?
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He was a Patriot.
Led the rebels at the Battle of Kettle Creek. Clarke County is named after him. |
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Why is Austin Dabney important?
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A slave who fought under Elijah Clarke against the British.
Only black soldier to fight in the Revolutionary War. Was given land by Georgia for his bravery and service. |
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Who is Nancy Hart?
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She tricked a group of Tories and killed them when they stopped for food and shelter.
Only female Revolutionary War hero. |
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Who is Button Gwinnett?
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He was a Georgian who signed the Declaration of Independance.
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Why is Lyman Hall important?
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Georgian who signed the Declaration of Indepencance.
He served as a representative in the Second Continental Congress. |
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Why was George Walton.
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Youngest signer of the Declaration of Independance from Georgia. He was 26 when he signed the Declaration of Independance.
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Why is the Battle of Kettle Creek important?
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The militia took badly needed weapons and horses from the British soldiers.
This lifted the spirits of the Georgia soldiers. Proved that the loyalists had little support in the south. |
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What was the siege of Savannah?
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When French soldiers came to the American soldiers at Tybee Island.
Led by General Benjamin Lincoln. They captured Savannah, but it failed and the result was that Savannah remained under British rule. |
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What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation.
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Weakness: It established a unicameral legislature with strong powers.
It would appoint their govenor and control his actions. |
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What was the battle that began the American Revolution?
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
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Who were the 2 delegates from Georgia who signed the US Constitution?
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William Few and Abraham Baldwin
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What was the immediate and long-term causes of the American Revolution.
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France and Great Britian wanted to control the Ohio River Valley.
France traded with Indians and colonists from Great Britian wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley. |
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How did the French and Indian War cause the American Revolution?
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Great Britan won the war - giving them more land west of the Mississippi River and Florida.
The was a lot of debt from the war that Great Britan had to pay. So, Great Britan began taxing colonists to pay the war debt. |
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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GB tried to stop the colonists from entering Indian territory (west of the Appalachan Mts).
It made a new southern boundary at the St. Mary's River. Cherokee and Creek Indians gave up all land between the Ogeechee and Savannah Rivers north to Augusta and coastal land south of the Atamaha River. |
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What was the Stamp Act?
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First direct British Tax on American colonists.
Required a British stamp on all formal documents and cost the colonists money. |
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What was the Intolerable Acts?
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The British closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea and cleaned up the Harbor after the Tea Party.
The colonists could not have a town meeting without the govenor's permission. (Patriot Groups such as the Sons of Liberty could not meet). A British official that committed a capitol crime had to be tried in Great Britan. Quartering Act - made colonists house and feed British soldiers at their own expense. |
