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16 Cards in this Set
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What war led to Britian passing taxes on the American colonists?
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The French and Indian War
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Who fought in the French and Indian War?
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French vs. British in the American colonies
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The Proclamation of 1763 changed GA's southern boundry in what way?
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It changed the boundry to the St. Mary's River (to the south)
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What did the Stamp Act tax?
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Newspapers, legal documents, and licenses (basically anything made of paper)
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Why did King George inact the Intolerable Acts?
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As punishment for the Boston Tea Party
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Name the 3 Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence:
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Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
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Who were Loyalists?
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Colonist who supported Great Britain
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Who were Patriots?
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Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
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Who lead the Patriots against the British at the "Battle of Kettle Creek"?
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Elijah Clarke
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Who is Austin Dabney?
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A freeborn mulatto who fought in the Revolutionary War
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Who is Nancy Heart?
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A Revolutionary war heroine
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Who fought together in the siege of Savannah?
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American colonists and French troops
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When was Georgia's first state constitution adopted?
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1777
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What was the first national constitution?
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The Articles of Confederation (1778)
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Why did we get rid of the Articles of Confederation?
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It has many weaknesses - too much power to the states.
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Who represented georgia at the 1st Constitutional Convention?
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William Few and Abraham Baldwin
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