Terms
Leaders
Events
Battles
Constitution
100
After the Stamp Act passed the colonist protested by not buying British goods until Parliament repealed the law.
What was a boycott?
100
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
100
Organized by the Sons of Liberty colonists disguised themselves as Indians.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
100
Last battle of the Revolution resulting in the British surrender.
Where was Yorktown?
100
Considered our first constitution but was very weak since the states had more power than the national govt.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
200
This process involved the approval of the US Constitution and later the First 10 Amendments known as the Bill of Rights.
What was ratification?
200
One of the Georgia signers to the Declaration of Independence later killed in a duel.
Who was Button Gwinnett?
200
This Georgia slave helped the British capture Savannah after a long siege.
Who was Quamino Dolly?
200
1779 Georgia battle that convinced the US govt. to support the Whigs against the Tories.
What was the Battle of Kettle Creek?
200
System of government under the US Constitution granting powers to the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
300
Type of warfare conducted in an unconventional manner using ambush and hiding in the terrain.
What was guerrilla warfare?
300
British commander that developed a southern strategy by invading the Carolinas and Georgia.
Who was Lord (General) Cornwallis?
300
The famous rebellion revealed the real weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shays Rebellion?
300
Polish nobleman Casmir Pulaski died defending Georgia in this famous siege.
Where was Savannah?
300
Georgia signer of the US Constitution that became historically recognized with a college named after him.
Who was Abraham Baldwin?
400
Means a one house assembly.
What is unicameral?
400
Georgia Whig guerrilla that defeated the Tory forces at Kettle Creek.
Who was Elijah Clarke?
400
Important peace agreement that granted the US its political independence from Britain in 1783.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
400
First shots were fired in this New England battle.
Where was Lexington/Concord?
400
Describes the 3 branches of govt. with checks/balances.
What are the separation of powers?
500
Locke wrote about these rights such as life, liberty and property during the Enlightenment.
What are natural rights?
500
First state governor under the 1777 Georgia Constitution.
Who was John Treutlen?
500
Britain's number one enemy that aided the US with troops and supplies to win the war.
Who was France?
500
Massachusetts battle that first involved Washington's Continental Army against the British.
Where was Bunker Hill (Boston)?
500
Famous location for the Constitutional Convention in 1787 consisting of 55 delegates from all 13 states.
Where was Philadelphia?