unit 4
Who defeated Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown?
George Washington
Which faction in Georgia won the Battle at
Kettle Creek and moved the other faction
back to Savannah?
patriots
Yazoo land scandal
In which part of the country did Abraham Licoln not win a single vote in the election of 1860
What British passenger ship was sunk that included the killing of 128 Americans on board in 1915.
Lusitania.
The Proclamation of 1763 took land from the colonists and gave
it to whom?
The indians
Name 2 of the 5 Intolerable Acts
Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act
England decided to make the American colonists
help pay for war debts after which war?
French and Indian war
Another word for the hatred of Jews.
Antisemitism
This event happened on December 7, 1941
Peral Harbor
5 American colonists were killed at this cause of the American
Revolution.
Boston Massacre
What was the Great Compromise
Where Abraham Baldwin got small and big states to have a bicameral legislative or (an agreement during the Constitutional Convention that settled the dispute over representation between large and small states)
What was the result of the Siege of Savannah?
The British won
This president wanted a quick return for the southern states after the Civil War.
Abraham Liclon
This word is used to describe the U.S. role at the beginning of WWll.
What was the name of the Polish nobleman who
died fighting in Georgia?
Casimir Pulaski
Why did King George III sign the Proclamation of
1763?
To build trust between them and the Indigenous people and or (to prevent costly wars between colonists and Indigenous groups and to reduce the debt from the Seven Years' War by halting western expansion.)
Name two men who helped establish UGA.
Abraham Baldwin and Lyman Hall
This person was the first black president of Morehouse College in Atlanta and was the founding president of Alanta University which later became known as Clark Atlanta University.
John Hope
Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, and Fort Stewart are all military bases located in which state.
Georgia.
This battle was the turning point for the Patriots and
gave them hope that they could win.
The Battle of Saratoga
Georgia initially hesitated but eventually supported
signing which document that said America was free
from England’s rule?
Declaration of independence
Where can I find the quote “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
Declaration of Independence
The wife of John Hope and founded the Neighborhood Union that helped poor blacks in Alanta.
Lugenia Burns Hope
These 2 men helped strengthen the U.S. military and were beneficial for Georgia's economy.
Richard B. Russell and Carl Vinson.