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Georgia History
chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| James Wright | GA's longest serving royal governor |
| Paul Revere | warned the colonist about the British soldiers |
| Thomas Paine | published and wrote "Common Sense" which encouraged colonist to seek independence |
| George Washington | made commander of the Continental Army |
| Noble Wimberly Jones | elected Speaker of the Commons House of Assembly |
| Thomas Jefferson | primary writer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Commons House of Assembly | legislative body of GA's government |
| Minutemen | a citizen army ready to fight in 60 seconds (or quickly) |
| Loyalists | group of people who supported the King and didn't want to break away from England |
| Patriots | group of people who opposed the King and wanted to break away from England |
| Neutrals | group of people who disagreed with Great Britain and the rules but didn't want to pull away |
| Sons of Liberty | formed opposition group because of the Stamp Act |
| Ohio River Valley | land they fought over in the French and Indian War |
| Repeal | cancel or do away with |
| Boycott | refusing to buy something (or sell) |
| Smuggle | import things illegaly |
| Boston Massacre | first bloodshed of the American Revolution (Revolt) |
| Proclamation of 1763 | prevented the colonist from going past the Appalachion Mountains |
| Purpose of the Declaration of Independence | to break ties with Great Britian |
| What were the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)? | put in place as a result of the Boston Tea Party; closed the harbor |
| How did Georgia benefit from the French and Indian War? | extended land to Mississippi River |
| "Shot Heard Around the World" | gunfire exchanged at Lexington |
| "No Taxation Without Representation" | rallying cry for the colonist |
| Treaty of Paris | ended the French and Indian War |
| Three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence: | Hall, Walton, and Gwinnett |
| Date the Declaration of Independence was printed and signed: | July 4th, 1776 |
| Boston Tea Party | the most famous tea protest ever |
| Only colony that didn't go to the First Continental Congress | Georgia |
| Seven Years War | French and Indian War |
| What was Georgia not anti-Britian? | they were the youngest colony and thought they still needed Britain's support |
| How does the French and Indian War connect to the American Revolution? | the colonist were getting taxed (war dept ), the Proclamation of 1776, and "No Taxation Without Representation" |
| How did Great Britain winning the French and Indian War contribute to problems between the Indians and colonist? | colonist moved onto Indians land and Indians got mad |
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