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ch13 s1
based on guided reading chapter 13 section 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| functions of the articles of confederation | defend the country, pay its debts, settle disputes between the states, maintain relationships with other countries, and set up a postal service to deliver mail across the states. |
| legislature under the articles of confederation | unicameral ( one-house ). worked by forming committees to deal with specific tasks. |
| by the end of the war, georgia's government was based on | the constitution of 1777. |
| executive branch under the constitution of 1777 | shared by a govenor and a council. |
| judicial branch under the constitution of 1777 | superior court in each county was the major institution of government. oversaw elections, controlled roads, and provided aid for the poor. |
| main issues facing the state of georgia | problems left by the war. rebuilding georgia's buildings and farms, pay state debt, and establish and maintain better relationships with creek and cherokee. |
| personal wealth of georgians was in | land, not cash. |
| bounty grant | soldiers who served in the militia or continental army received land for their service. the higher the rank, the more land could be received; privates got 2 hundred acres, but colonels could receive several thousand acres. |
| headright system | the head of the family had the right to receive 2 hundred acres of land plus 50 acres for every additional household member. |
| the state of georgia moved the state capital to louisville because | the importance of areas father away from the coast. |
| maintaining good relationships with the native americans wass important because | many creek and cherokee supported the american cause for independence. |
| the fur trade was damaged because | most traders were loyalists who had left the colonies or died. |
| alexander mcgilivray | half-scot half-creek. he and his people did not support any treaties to cede land to the american government. |
| patriot printed money could not | buy goods because patriot dollars had very little value. |
| georgia was indebted to | its own citizens, who had provided troops with suppliess during the war. |
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