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Pre-Revolution Ga.
The Road to Revolution - Ch. 11 - Clarimont Press - Ga. Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| confederation | a loose organization of the states with a weak central government and powerful state governments |
| smuggling | secretly importing or exporting goods |
| Proclamation of 1763 | a order issued by the British government that forbade the colonists from moving west of the Appalachians Mountains. |
| Sugar Act | legislation passed by Parliament in 1764 that imposed a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies |
| Stamp Act | legislation passed by Parliament in 1765 that required stamps be placed on all printed materials and documents |
| repeal | to revoke or withdraw formally or officially |
| boycott | a protest in which people refuse to buy certain items until specific conditions are met |
| Intolerable Acts | a series of laws passed by Parliament to punish Boston and the Massachusetts Colony after the Boston Tea Party |
| provincial congress | a meeting of representatives from Georgia's parishes that generally opposed British policies in the period before the Revolutionary War |
| Council of Safety | a group set up in 1775 to oversee the local committees and to take on the powers of the royal governor and his council |
| Loyalist | one who remained loyal to Great Britain and King George; also called Tory |
| Patriot | those colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain; also called Whigs |
| Declaration of Independence | document issued by the Second Continental Congress by which delegates stated their intention to be free of British rule |
| Noble Wimberly Jones | elected as Speaker of the Commons House in Georgia, Governor Wright refused to approve his selection. One of the three delegates elected by the provincial congress to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress in May 1775 |
| Archibald Bulloch | one of the three delegates elected by the provincial congress to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress in May 1775 |
| John Houstoun | one of the three delegates elected by the provincial congress to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress in May 1775 |
| Lyman Hall | one of the five delegates elected by the second provincial congress to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress in July 1775 |
| Thomas Paine | author of "Common Sense," a pamphlet arguing a path to independence. He is credited with giving us the name of "The United States of America." |
| Button Gwinnett | One of the three Georgians to sign the Declaration of Independence. Dr. Lyman Hall and George Walton also signed the Declaration of Independence. |
| John J. Zubly | one of the five delegates elected by the provincial congress to represent Georgia at the Second Continental Congress in July 1775. The Reverend did not agree with complete defiance of the British government. |
| Tondee's Tavern | location where the second provincial congress of Georgia met and elected five representatives to the Second Continental Congress. |
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