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The American Revolution - Georgia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who fought in the French and Indian War? | The French, Native Americans, and Britain (England) |
| Why did the French and Indian War occur? | France and England fought over the land in the Ohio Valley. |
| Another name for the French and Indian War. | The Seven Years War. |
| Who won the French and Indian War? | England. |
| The ______ __ _____, ____ended the French and Indian War. | Treaty of Paris 1763. |
| What were some effects of the war? | England was low on money, Britain now owns Ohio Valley, Native Americans were not happy they lost. |
| Who did England hope to make peace with. What kind of relationship did the king hope to have with them? | The Native Americans and a trade relationship. |
| True or False: The colonist of Georgia were very unhappy with the Proclamation of 1763. | False |
| What was the Stamp act and who did it effect? | It required colonist to buy a government stamp for almost all paper documents. The colonist. |
| Why did they put the Stamp Act in place? | They needed to raise money to pay off from the French and Indian War. |
| When did the Stamp Act start and when did it end? | Start: 1765 Ended: 1766 |
| What events occurred because of the Stamp Act? | The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. |
| How did Georgia feel about the Stamp Act? | Some were OK with it while others disliked it. They did not complain much though, since they had thrived under British rule. |
| What were all the colonist angry about? | Taxation without Representation. |
| What were the people opposed to England called? | The Sons of Liberty or Liberty Boys. |
| What did the Boston Port Act do? | Closed the port of Boston which hurt trade. |
| What did the Quartering Act do? | Forced colonist to house British soldiers. |
| What did the Massachusetts Government Act do? | It took the government from the colony and allowed only one meeting per year. |
| What did the Quebec Act do? | Expanded the British Canadian territory into the Ohio Valley, which upset the colonist because we lost more land. |
| What did the Administration of Justice Act do? | Moved all trials to Britain. |
| The 1st Continental Congress met in ____________, __. | Philadelphia, PA |
| What colony did not attend the 1st Continental Congress meet? | Georgia. |
| What happened before they could meet? | Fighting broke out. |
| What was the first armed conflict of the American Revolution? | Lexington and Concord or the Shot heard Around the World. |
| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
| Who were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia? | Button Gwinnet, Lyman Hall, George Walton. |
| Which signer was the politically the most successful and a lawyer? | George Walton. |
| Which governor died in a duel? | Button Gwinnet. |
| Which governor was a minister and a doctor? | Lyman Hall. |
| ______ _______ was a plantation owner? | Button Gwinnet. |
| What were the three parts of the Declaration of Independence? | The preamble, the list of grievances, and the official declaration. |
| What did the preamble contain? | The list of reasons the colonist wanted to separate from England and it states the "all men are created equal". |
| What was the list of grievances? | Complaints against the British government, one of the biggest was how the British imposed taxes without colonist consent. |
| What was in the official declaration? | It offcially declared the colonies free and formed the United States of America. |
| Who were the Patriots? | The colonist who wanted independence. |
| What were the Patriots also called? | "Whigs". |
| What did the Patriots want? | FREEDOM! |
| Who were the Loyalists? | Colonist who were loyal to England. |
| What were the Loyalists also called? | "Tories" |
| A lot of Georgians were _________. | Loyalist |
| What did the Loyalists want? | To stay a part of England. |
| The ______ __ ______ _____ caused the British to withdraw from Augusta. | Battle of Kettle Creek. |
| What was the largest and 2nd bloodiest battle of the American Revolution? | The Siege of Savannah |
| The Treaty of Paris ____ granted America independence | 1783 |
| True or false: The Treaty of Paris 1783 gave Florida back to Spain. | True |
| Who were Georgia's signers for the Articles of Confederation? | Abraham Baldwin & William Few Jr |
| Did the Articles of Confederation have more strengths or more weaknesses? | Weaknesses |
| What was the revised version of the Articles of Confederation called? | The Articles of Confederation. |
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