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S.S H3
Study Stack cards for H3 in S.S
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was in the French Indian War? | France and Indians VS English |
| French and Indian war: What were they fighting over? | Fighting over territory in the Ohio Valley |
| French and Indian War: Why? | England was France's strongest rival |
| French and Indian War was also known as _________________? | The Seven Years War |
| Who won the French and Indian War? | English |
| What ended the French and Indian War? | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| What impact did the French and Indian War have on GA? | No more Spanish threats to the South of our Colony. Treaty gave up all French North American colonies. |
| 1st main goal of the Proclamation of 1763: | 1-Hope to make peace with the American Indians because they were in debt from the French and Indian War |
| 2nd main goal of the Proclamation of 1763: | 2- King George III hoped for peace to start a Trade relationship with each other. |
| 3rd main goal of the Proclamation of 1763: | 3-the British could better defend and maintain its colonies by building forts along the Proclamation line. |
| GA's reaction to the Proclamation of 1763: | Colonist weren’t particularly angered by the proclamation. Georgia’s economy depended on Trade with England, so living near the coast was an advantage. Plus, we gained land! |
| Proclamation of 1763: | 1- King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting the colonist from moving West beyond the Appalachian Mtns. 2- The Proclamation of 1763 gave land to British veterans of the French and Indian War |
| Who did the Stamp Act affect? | All Colonies |
| Stamp Act: WHY?? | We needed money to pay for the French and Indian War. |
| Stamp Act: When? | 1765 |
| Stamp Act: What is it? | Taxes on paper documents |
| Stamp Act: Where? | All colonies |
| What two events happened in Boston that showed the colonist were mad and rebellious with England? | Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre |
| Did GA like the Stamp Act? Why or why not? | Some were ok with it. Other’s didn’t like it. They had protection from the British and had prospered under the British Rule. |
| What upset ALL the colonist about the Stamp Act? | Tax on paper goods (The whole thing) |
| Groups opposing England were called _____________. | Sons of Liberty called the “Liberty Boys,” |
| Boston Port Act: | Closed the port of Boston (hurt trade) |
| Quartering Act: | Providing housing for British soldiers. |
| Massachusetts Government Act: | -Took away the government from the colony - Only allowed to hold 1 meeting per year. |
| Quebec Act: | Expanded the British Canadian territory south into the Ohio Valley. GA was upset because we had to give up more land. |
| Administration of Justice Act: | Moved trials to British |
| Where did the 1st Continental Congress meet? | Philadelphia in 1774 |
| Before the Second Continental Congress could meet, what happened? | Fighting broke out between the British and Americans |
| King George III said they would not get independence without what? | Without a fight, and the colonists gave the British just that 1775 |
| Where was the 1st armed conflict of the American Revolution? | Lexington and Concord Massachusetts on April 19 |
| The Declaration of Independence was adopted when? (Looking for the date mm/dd/yyyy) | July 4th 1776 |
| I died in a duel with Lochlan McIntosh... who am I? | Button Gwinnett |
| I was elected governor in 1783... who am I? | Lyman Hall |
| I served as Governor, Senator, Chief Justice, superior court judge, and as a lawyer... who am I? | George Walton |
| Who were the 3 Georgian's who signed the declaration of Independence? | Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall , and lastly George Walton |
| Preamble (definition): | a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. |
| Grievances (definition): | an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair. |
| Declaration (definition): | the formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition. |
| Patriot: | Wanted Independence |
| Loyalist | Loyal to England |
| Were most Georgians loyalists or patriots? | Loyalists |
| Patriots also called __________ | WHIGS |
| Loyalists also called__________ | TORIES |
| America's 1st written government: | Articles of confederation |
| True or False: There were more strengths than weaknesses in the Articles of confederation. | FALSE... More WEAKNESSES |
| Who were Georgia's signers of the constitution? | Abraham Baldwin & William Few Jr |
| Slaves would count as _/_ of a person | 3/5 |
| What did Abraham Baldwin create? | The Great Compromise |
| I ended the American Revolution...Who am I? | Treaty of Paris 1783 |