How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
The war created a huge debt, and England decided to tax the colonists.
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This was the president who strongly backed the Indian Removal Acts
Andrew Jackson
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Who came to the aid of the American colonists during the siege of Savannah?
The French
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Under this land distribution policy, white males, orphans, and widows (females) were eligible to enter a drawing or spin a wheel for Cherokee lands.
Land Lottery
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Colonist who remained loyal to the British crown were known as
Loyalists
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Colonists who disagreed with England’s tax policies and revolted for independence were called
Patriots
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This Woman from Georgia is famous for single handily holding several Loyalist soldiers at gun point, and shooting two.
Nancy Hart
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Who was the African-American soldier from Georgia that was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Austin Dabney
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Under this land distribution policy, men were eligible to receive 200 acres of land , and 50 additional acres for every family member or slave, up to 1000 acres total
Headright System
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The first U.S. Constitution was known as the
Articles of Confederation
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Name 2 acts that upset the colonist and helped lead to the American Revolution.
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act
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This man created the cotton gin which increased the amount of cotton produced, and in turn increased the slave population.
Eli Whitney
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Who led Georgia’s militia in the victories at Kettle Creek and Augusta?
Elijah Clarke
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Under Georgia’s Constitution of 1777, governors were selected by
The legislator
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What was the main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of 1777
It gave too much power to the legislative branch.
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The Intolerable Acts were used by the British government to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for
The Boston Tea Party
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This man was killed by his own people for agreeing to sign the treaty of Indian Springs
William McIntosh
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What three representatives from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence?
Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton
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What scandal took place when Georgia’s governor and legislators were bribed to sell public land to private developers at really cheap prices?
The Yazoo Land Fraud
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Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no
President, or Court System
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This law forbade English colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
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This man was the Chief of the Cherokee Indians, and refused to sign or recognize any treaty that gave away Cherokee lands.
John Ross
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How was the Battle of Kettle of Creek a success?
The Patriots gained much needed supplies like guns and horses
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This Supreme Court case stated that the Cherokee Nation
should be recognized as an independent nation.