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37 Cards in this Set
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Who fought on each side in the French and Indian War? |
One side: French, Spanish, American Indians Other Side: British, American Colonists, Iroqois |
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What problem did the French and Indian war leave for the king? |
Britain was left with a lot of debt. |
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What two acts did the king take to solve this problem? |
They began a policy of strictly enforcing the Navigation Acts and taxing the colonists, when they had been used to benign neglect, which led to lots of smugglers and arrests in America. Ultimately, these did not work the way they were planned to. |
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What was the proclamation of 1763? |
forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. |
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Why did the colonists object to the taxes? |
At first, the government went by the unofficial policy of salutary neglect, due to the difficulty of enforcing taxation and trade laws, so the colonists could levy their own taxes. However, when the large debt demanded a change in policy, the colonists considered it unfair that they were taxed by a government without any representation in Parliament. |
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Therefore, what was the long term reasoning for the war? |
Colonists not having representation in Parliament and feeling like they have no say in what goes on in their nation. for instance, not choosing what can be imported and exported (navigation acts), not being able to move to the land they spend 9 years fighting for (Proclamation of 1763), and being taxed without representation in Parliament. |
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What three benefits did Georgia gain for the French and Indian War? |
Extended borders, our boundaries were safe from the Spanish, economy grew |
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Why did the colonists object the Stamp Act in Georgia? |
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government.Arguing that only their own representative assemblies could tax them, the colonists insisted that the act was unconstitutional, and they resorted to mob violence to intimidate stamp collectors into resigning. |
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What were the results of the Stamp Act in Georgia? |
The Stamp Act brought the first true rift between loyalist and colonist in Georgia. England sees the colonies as a part of the mother country. Colonists, especially the educated and the coastal wealthy, see a mother country out of control. |
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Why were the Georgians slower to adopt the anti- British sentiments of the other colonies? |
• The colony had expanded under Gov. Wright from and the economy was doing well. •The Navigation Acts had little effect in Georgia. •Many farmers still received bounties (govt. payments) to grow silk and indigo. •The Georgians had Indian problems and needed protection. |
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Why were the coercive/intolerable acts passed? |
These were the responsive measures after the Boston Tea Party, which were considered intolerable in America, to keep the colonists in order. |
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What were the intolerable acts and which one angered Georgians the most? |
Boston Harbor was closed to trade, town meetings were banned, authority of the royal governor was increased, British commander was appointed governor of Massachusetts, British troops an officials were to be tried outside of the colonies for murder, greater freedom was given to British officers. For Georgians, it was not the matter itself but the principle. If they can do this to them, they can do it to us. |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Who were the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia? |
Button Gwinnett, George Walton, and Lyman Hall. |
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What did the Declaration say all people have the right to? |
that all men are created equal, that among these rights are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. |
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Describe the three parts of the Declaration of Independence |
Preamble, list of grievances, declaration |
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What were Americans who supported the king called? (two names) |
Loyalists, Tory |
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What were Americans who supported the independence movement called? (two names) |
Patriots, Whigs |
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What were the Immediate causes of the revolution? |
The Intolerable Acts |
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Describe the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek |
It gave the Patriots a much needed morale - boost and showed them that they could potentially win this war. They also gained supplies. |
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What is Guerrilla Warfare? |
a form of irregular warfare in which military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility are used to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. |
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Who was the leader of the Georgia Militia forces who won at the battle of Kettle Creek and specialized in Guerrilla Warfare? |
Elijah Clarke |
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Who was female leader hero from Georgia who capture five Tories and had them hanged? |
Nancy Hart |
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Who was the black hero from Georgia who fought in the war and received a land-grant at the end of the war? |
Austin Dabney |
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Describe the Seige of Savannah and its importance |
The loss at the Siege of Savannah was a disaster because: The poor battle plan almost caused the loss of the whole French & Patriot army; humiliating to the French, The British smelled victory; took a hardline in the South including attempting to brutally crush the guerillas in the backcountry, & The Patriots never regained Savannah, Georgia’s capital and major city, until 1782
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Define liberty |
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. |
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How did the king respond the Boston Tea Party? |
He believed it was the final straw and passed the coercive acts |
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What was the first skirmish of the revolutionary war? |
Lexington and Concord |
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Who was the supreme commander of the Continental Army? |
George Washington |
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What were the advantages of the Americans at the beginning of the war? |
Knew the land (geurilla warfare), and they had a cause to fight for |
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What was Georgia's major problem at the early part of the revolution? |
No leader could be agreed upon by the Whigs in GA. |
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How did Georgians respond to Lexington and Concord? |
News of the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts caused many Georgians who were wavering in their allegiance to join the radical movement. A group called the Sons of Liberty broke into the powder magazine in Savannah divided the powder with the South Carolina revolutionaries.
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What were the important results of the Battle of Saratoga? |
His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. |
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Which battle was a turning point of the war in the south? |
The Battle of Saratoga |
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Who took over the patriot army in the South in 1780 and led them to victory? |
James Jackson |
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What battle practically ended the war by convincing the British to negotiate a peace treaty? |
Battle of Yorktown |
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What did the Treaty of 1783 recognize? |
American Independence |
