American Revolution #1
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
True or False? The French and Indian War was a war between the French versus Indians.
False
This means to unite or join with others
Allies
Native people believed these hill like structures represented power.
What are mounds
What is Georgia's capital ?
What is Atlanta
Spanish conquistador that explored Georgia in search of gold.
What is Hernando De Soto
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
What are the names of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence ?
What is George Walton, Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett
Did the colonists have representation in the British government? Yes/No
No
What was the most prominent crop during the colonial period?
What is maize or corn
How many regions does Georgia have ? Which one is the largest ?
What is 5 and the Coastal Plain.
These were set up by the Spanish on the Barrier Islands.
What are Spanish missions
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
After early European exploration, the Native people of Georgia lost thousands or possibly millions due to war, disease, and slavery. The surviving people reorganized into new nations. These were the largest two nations.
What is Creek & Cherokee
The largest freshwater swamp in the U.S.
What is Okefenokee Swamp
The sect of Christianity that the Spanish tried to convert the Native American to.
What is Catholicism?
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
This marked the limit of travel up river and many major cities are located there. Separated the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions.
Fall line
Diseases spread by Europeans responsible for killing thousands of Native Americans (name 2)
What are smallpox, influenza, measles, and whooping cough?
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
the French
The colonists who supported staying loyal to England
What is a LOYALIST
What did Spain hope to find while exploring Georgia's land ?
What is Gold, God, and Glory
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What did Great Britain hope to find while exploring Georgia ?
What is God, Glory, and Mercantilism