Georgia's Unique Role
This is what made Georgia different from other colonies during the Revolutionary War period.
What is Georgia was the youngest, smallest, and poorest colony?
This war lasted from 1754-1763 and was fought between England and France.
What is the French and Indian War?
This controversial 1765 tax was placed on newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This document was officially adopted on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These are the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton?
Georgia was the only colony to do this during the Stamp Act crisis.
What is sell stamps?
This larger worldwide conflict included the French and Indian War.
What is the Seven Years War?
This group of colonists, mainly from middle and upper classes, formed to oppose British taxes.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
This famous Virginian drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This signer was born in England and bought St. Catherine's Island when he came to Georgia.
Who is Button Gwinnett?
This important meeting in 1774 did not include a representative from Georgia.
What is the First Continental Congress?
King George III issued this in 1763 to forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Georgia's version of the Sons of Liberty was called this.
What is the Liberty Boys?
This is the number of Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.
What is three?
This signer was the only Georgia representative at the Second Continental Congress in 1775.
Who is Lyman Hall?
This major Georgia city was easily recaptured by the British in 1778.
What is Savannah?
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Explain why Georgia colonists did not react as strongly to the Proclamation of 1763 as other colonists did.
What is Georgia was small with colonists living on the coast, and Georgia gained new land south of the proclamation line?
This strong royal governor helped keep Georgia loyal to Britain longer than other colonies.
Who is James Wright?
This part of the Declaration includes the famous quote about "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Preamble?
This signer was arguably the most politically successful and served as governor twice.
Who is George Walton?
Georgia's coastal cities remained under this country's control for most of the war.
What is Great Britain (or Britain)?
This is why the British government could not afford to fight another war with American Indians after the French and Indian War.
What is they were virtually bankrupt from the Seven Years War?
Describe two reasons why Georgia's response to the Stamp Act was less violent than other colonies.
What is Georgia had a small population, strong royal governor, and economic dependence on Great Britain?
This crime made the signers of the Declaration guilty and could have led to their execution if Britain won.
What is treason?
This signer died in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh in May 1777.
Who is Button Gwinnett?