People
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Events
Documents
100
The ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution
What is King George III?
100
one who remained loyal to Great Britain and King George
What is a Loyalist?
100

To make changes or additions to a document or law.

Amend

100

prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and reserved those lands for Native Americans, was issued by King George III

Proclamation of 1763

100
a document declaring US independence from British signed by congressional representatives of the 13 colonies on July 4th 1776
What is the Declaration Of Independence?
200

a british born American founding father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signatures on the Declaration of Independence. The largest county in Georgia is named after him. 

What is Button Gwinnett?

200
the colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
What is a Patriot?
200

To official cancel or end a law

Repeal 

200

the British were besieged by a combination of American, French and Haitian Forces, it was the Allies attempt to retake Savannah

Siege of Savannah

200

The first attempt at government in the United States. It had many weaknesses

Articles of Confederation

300
alphabetically the last of Georgia delegation to sign the Declaration of Independence and was born in the county of Prince Edwards near Farmville, Virginia
What is George Walton?
300
legislation passed by Parliament in 1765 that required stamps to be placed on all printed materials and documents
What is The Stamp Act?
300

When everyone agrees or votes the same way.

Unanimous

300

after this war, Georgias boarders were reduced

What is what impact did the French and Indian War have on Georgia?

300

Introductory statement of the US constitution

Preamble

400
a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia, Hall County is named after him
What is Lyman Hall?
400

A government with two separate lawmaking chambers.

Bicameral

400

Under this, Britain gained control of Spanish Florida, which expanded Georgia’s southern border to the St. Marys River and eliminated immediate foreign threats to the colony.

Treaty of Paris

400

was a major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolution

Battle of Kettle Creek

400

a real or imaged wrong or other causes of complaint or protest or unfair treatment

Grievances

500

A group of Georgia patriots who protested British taxation and opposed the Stamp Act. They helped organize the resistance to British policies 

Liberty Boys

500

A system where power is shared between the national and state governments.

Federalism

500

established a dual-system legislature in the U.S. Constitution, creating a House of Representatives with membership based on state population and a Senate with equal representation of two seats per state.

The Great Compromise

500

met in 1787 in Philadelphia to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, ultimately drafting the U.S. Constitution to establish a stronger national government.

Constitutional Convention

500

The document that establishes the US. government and its rules

The Constitution

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