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Chapter 13:Section 1
Georgia from Confederation to Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| For several years, Georgia and the other 12 states lived under their first experiment in self-government. What was it called? | A confederation |
| What problems did the states have with the confederation? | Money, trade, and relationships with the other countries and native americans. |
| For much for tha american revolutin, what was the government of the United States? | The Second Continental Congress |
| What document outlined the way the government operated? | The Articles of Confederation |
| What were the main functions of the Confederation? | Defend the country, pay its debts, settle arguments between the states, mantain relationships, and set up postal service for mail |
| What government is being described? -no executive branch -unicameral -no taxes -no trade -strong state gov. | The Conferation |
| What was the most important issue for citizens? | Land |
| Why did Georgia Loyalist want to return to Great Britain? | They learned that Great Britain gave up the East and the West Flordia in the Treaty of Paris. |
| What is a bounty grant? | Soilders in the militia and the Continental army, including those from the other states who had fought for independence in Georgia could recieve land for their serv |
| What is the headright system? | The "head" of each household has the "right" to receive 200 acres of land, plus 50 additional acres for each household member. |
| What did the growing importance of the areas away from the coast result in? | The assembly's decision to move the capital further into the interior. |
| How long was Augusta the capital of Georgia? | Ten years |
| What new town became capital after Georgia? | Louisville |
| Why was Georgia under increased pressure to get more land from the Indians? | Settlers began to fill up the fertile land the Indians gave up in the 1763 and 1773 treaties. |
| Why was ebstabishing a good relationship with the Indians important? | Many of them did not support the American cause for independence |
| How was the fur trade damaged by the war? | Most of the traders were Loyalist, who were now gone or dead. |
| What argeemment was made between the Cherrokee and Georgians at the meeting at Long Swamp? | The Cherrokee agreed to give up land west of the Savannah River and south and west of the Tugalo River. |
| Why were Georgia's claims to the land in the 1783 Treaty illegal? | Alexander McGillian and his followers did not argee to the treaty |
| When the Cherrokee reconfirmed their argeement, the Lower Creek agreed to give up their claim to the same area, so why didn't the Treaty of 1783 go through? | The Upper Creek were totally opposed to ceding more land and would not sign the 1783 Treaty of Augusta. |
| Why couldn't the conferation | The confederation was weak and not much help |
| During the war the government had many________ but not much_________. | expenses; income |
| Why was Georgia in debt after the war? | Citizens had given supplies to the troops. They expected the government to pay them back. |
| What did the government do to make money since they couldn't tax the states? | They asked the states for money to help pay the national debt |
| What two clans was Alexander McGillian born in? | The Clan Chattan of Scotland and the powerful Wind Clan of the Creek. |
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