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8SS Unit 3
8SS Unit 3 all
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| independence | a condition of a nation in which its residents and population exercise economic or political freedom |
| Loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War |
| Patriots | colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution; Whigs, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and Liberty Boys (in Georgia) |
| seige | a military action that occurs when forces try to capture a fortified fort or town by surrounding it and preventing any supplies from reaching it |
| French & Indian War | war between Great Britain and France; fought over their world empires |
| Proclamation of 1763 | order issued by King George III that moved Georgia’s southern boundary to the St. Marys River; did not allow the colonist to move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Stamp Act | tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses |
| Intolerable Acts | laws passed to punish Massachusetts and control the colonies; led to colonists’ increased opposition to Britain |
| Declaration of Independence | document that claimed the 13 colonies’ independence from Great Britain |
| Elijah Clarke | Georgian who led the victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek |
| Austin Dabney | former slave who fought at the Battle of Kettle Creek; was given a land grant after the Revolutionary War for his contributions |
| Nancy Hart | Georgia’s most famous war heroine; only female to have a county named after her in Georgia |
| Button Gwinnett | one of the Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| Lyman Hall | one of the Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| George Walton | one of the Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| Battle Kettle Creek | important battle for the Patriots; victory gained support from Georgia’s who had not totally supported the war |
| Seige of Savannah | battle that marked the first time American and French troops fought together; attack was unsuccessful for the American and French troops |
| “No Taxation without Representation” | the colonists’ slogan of protest |
| headright system | a plan for distributing Indian land ceded (given) to Georgia where the head of each family had a right to 100 acres, plus additional land for family members |
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