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H3/H4 Study Guide
American Revolution and United States Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | France and England fight for the Ohio River Valley and parts of North America, England wins but end up needing to tax the colonies to make up their financial losses, Indians who sided with the French lose their land |
| Proclamation of 1763 | St. Mary’s river is Georgia’s southern border, Citizens are forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, Cherokee and Creek gave up land in eastern Georgia |
| Stamp Act | Taxed newspaper, legal documents, and licenses, Georgia set up the Stamp Act Congress to protest, Liberty Boys protested the Stamp Act, Georgia was the only colony to sell the stamps |
| Intolerable Acts | Punishment for the Boston Tea Party, Quartering Act, Closed Boston Harbor until the Tea was repaid, No town meetings and British Soldiers couldn’t be tried in Colonial Court |
| Declaration of Independence | Hall, Gwinnett, and Walton signed for Georgia in Philadelphia, Preamble, Body, Conclusion |
| Loyalist | Colonists loyal to Great Britain, Also called Tories and Royalists |
| Patriots | Colonists wanting to break away from Great Britain, Also called colonials, Whigs and Sons of Liberty |
| Elijah Clarke | Militia leader who won the battle of Kettle Creek, Clarke county named after him |
| Austin Dabney | Black who fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek |
| Nancy Hart | Legendary woman who captured and shot a group of Tories |
| Siege of Savannah | France and the colonists tried to take back the city of Savannah, It was a failure and Savannah remained in British control |
| Georgia Constitution of 1777 | Legislative branch had the most power and selected the governor, Unicameral legislature like the Articles of Confederation, John Treutlen was selected as the first governor |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st Constitution of the United States, Created a weak unicameral central government, Created weak so as to not be like having a king |
| The role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 | Georgia wanted a strong central government so they could expand into Indian lands, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution, Few and Baldwin signed the Constitution for Georgia |
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