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Unit 3
American Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Foundations of Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | A war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America. The English won the war and gained large area of North American from the French. The Georgia colony gained land after the conclusion of the conflict. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | royal proclamation that forbade English colonists from settling newly acquired land west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Declaration of Independence | three-part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England. |
| Grievances | an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair (one of the three parts of the Declaration of Independence). |
| Preamble | the beginning of a document that explains why the document exists. In the case of the Declaration of Independence the preamble explains natural rights. |
| Georgia's signers of the Declaration of Independence | Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton |
| Battle of Kettle Creek | (February 14, 1779) - Small Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 600 loyalists; one of the few patriot victories in the state. |
| Elijah Clarke | (1742-1799) - Lieutenant Colonel of patriot forces who led the victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek. |
| Loyalist | colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories. |
| Patriot | a colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain. |
| Siege of Savannah | (September 16, 1779-October 18, 1779) - a failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Savannah during the Revolution. |
| SLiberty Boys | the Georgia chapter of the Sons of Liberty; established in protest of the Stamp Act. |
| Stamp Act | This act was one of the first direct taxes placed on the colonies by the British Government causing much protest amongst the colonists. The act, which placed a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products, was repealed in 1766. |
| Articles of Confederation | America’s first written constitution; had many limitations that hindered the smooth functioning of the government. |
| Abraham Baldwin | Georgia signer of the U.S. Constitution and the first president of the University of Georgia. Changed his vote to side with the “small states” in the Congressional representation debate. This led to the Great Compromise. |
| Constitution | a written document that outlines a country’s government. |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting that took place in Philadelphia from May to September 1787; original intent was to revise the Articles of Confederation, though the entire document was soon scrapped and a new constitution was written. |
| William Few | Georgia signer of the U.S. Constitution; was also a judge and legislator for Georgia and New York. |
| Great Compromise | made between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention; called for a two house legislature: number of senators for each state being equal and the number of members of the House of Representatives being based on the state’s population |
| New Jersey Plan | a plan proposed by delegates of smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that favored a unicameral house with each state having the same number of delegates in Congress in order to have equal representation regardless of state size |
| Virginia Plan | a plan proposed by delegates from Virginia during the Constitutional Convention that favored population-weighted representation in the U.S. legislative branch. |
| Bicameral Legislature | two house legislature |
| Unicameral Legislature | a one house legislature. Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. legislative branch was unicameral. |
| Powers of the Articles of Confederation | Declare war; Coin money; Establish post offices; and Send and recall Ambassadors. |
| Problems under the Articles of Confederation | Could not levy (impose) taxes to fund the government (the national government had to ask states for support). Could not regulate the trade of goods between the states (states could place tariffs on each other). |
| Weakness of the Articles of Confederation | A strong legislative branch and no executive or judicial branches; Each state had its own currency; A unanimous vote of all 13 states was required for the Articles to be amended; One vote per state no matter the size of the state’s population |
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