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GA in the Revolution
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nancy Hart | Patriot heroine during the American Revolution; only woman in GA to have a county named for her |
| Elijah Clarke | Leader of the Patriot troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek |
| Austin Dabney | Freed slave who fought and was wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek; only black man to receive land for his service during the Revolutionary War |
| Battle of Kettle Creek | It was a Patriot victory; the Patriots gained much needed supplies and more troops from neutral Georgians in the backcountry |
| Siege of Savannah | The Patriots and their allies were unable to recapture Savannah from the British; second most deadliest battle in the war |
| GA's signers of the Declaration of Independence | Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton |