Articles of Confederation/Constitution
Adopted in 1777, this was the first national constitution and government system of the United States. Known for its weaknesses.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Declaration of independence was signed on this date, formally separating the colonies from Great Britan.
What is July 4th, 1776?
This Georgia signer died in a duel with a political rival, Lachlan McIntosh, less than a year after signing the Declaration.
Who is Button Gwinnett.
This conflict between Great Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley left Britain heavily in debt, so they taxed the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
The term given to colonists who were loyal to the crown and who rebelled against it.
What are Loyalists and Patriots?
Under the Articles, the national government could not collect these, leaving them broke and unable to pay debts.
What are taxes?
The introduction portion that explains why it was written.
What is the preamble?
Two of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Button Gwinnet, Lyman Hall, or George Walton?
Issued by King George III, this order forbade American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
In 1779, American and French forces failed to recapture this crucial port city.
What is the Siege of Savannah?
This 1787 convention in Philadelphia was originally called to revise the Articles, but ended up drafting a whole new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The middle section of the Declaration that consists of 27 complaints against King George III.
What are The Grievances?
This enslaved African American fought bravely at Kettle Creek, saved Elijah Clarke's life, and was later granted his freedom and land by Georgia.
Who is Austin Dabney?
This tax placed in 1765 was placed on all paper goods like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This February 1779 battle in Wilkes County was a major Patriot victory that boosted morale and provided much-needed supplies.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was made deliberately weak out of fear of this.
What is tyranny (or a strong king/dictator)?
The unalienable rights that all men are born with listed in the Preamble.
What is Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
This legendary Georgia heroine killed several British Loyalists in her home after they forced her to cook for them.
Who is Nancy Hart?
The popular slogan colonists used to show their outrage over the taxes by the British; with no representation in Parliament.
What is No Taxation Without Representation?
Savannah remained under the control of this group for almost the entire duration of the Revolutionary War.
Who are the British (or Loyalists)?
Georgia quickly ratified the constitution (Was the 4th state) because it needed a strong military for protection against what threats on the boarder.
What are Native American attacks (or Spanish invasion from Florida)
The third and final section of the Declaration explicitly declares the colonies to be...
What are Free and Independent states.
This Georgia signer was the youngest person to sign the Declaration of Independence at age 26.
Who is George Walton?
The French and Indian War was also know by this name in Europe.
What is the 7 years war?
This European country joined forces with the Patriots to help attack the British during the Siege of Savannah.
Who is France?