Question | Answer |
When did Georgia adopt its first state consitution? | 1777 |
These Georgians were loyal to Great Britain? | Tories |
These Georgians wanted freedom from Great Britain? | Patriots or Whigs |
The _________ _______ was a tax on a newspapers, legal documents,and licenses. | Stamp Act |
The British taxed the colonies to pay for this war. | French and Indian War |
The Georgia Branch of the Sons of Liberty went by this name? | Liberty Boys |
The Quartering Act forced colonists to _______________________________. | House and feed British soldiers |
The first Georgia constitution set up ___ counties in Georgia. | 8 |
The ____________________, the United States' first constitution was ratified in Georgia on July 4, 1778. | Articles of Confederation |
The Battle of Kettle Creek allowed the state militia to take badly needed _______________ from the British soldiers. | weapons and horses |
_________________ was a black man who fought at the Batlle of Kettle Creek. | Austin Dabney |
The American Revolution officially ended with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at ______________________ on October 18, 1781. | Battle of Yorktown |
The ___________________ was signed by Great Britain, France, and the United States ending the war. | Treaty of Paris |
__________________ was the first governor of the state of Georgia. | John Treutlen |
Who was the commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
This country helped the colonists fight against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. | France |
Who were the 3 Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence? | Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton |
The first major victory for the Georgia Militia. | Battle of Kettle Creek |
Who was the only woman to have a county in Georgia names after her? | Nancy Hart |
Who led the Georgia Militia to their first victory? | Elijah Clarke |
Three causes of the American Revolution. | French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and Stamp Act |
What was the purpose of signing the Declaration of Independence? | Declare our independence from Great Britain |