Causes of the Am. Revolution
Caused Great Britain to have exorbitant debt
What is the French and Indian War?
Leader of the Battle of Kettle Creek and signed documents for the Headright System
Who is Elijah Clark?
Land Companies bribed the legislatures and received land for pennies an acre and sold it for much more
What is the Yazoo Land Fraud?
This Native American was executed by his own tribe because he signed the treaty giving up Creek land.
Who is Chief William McIntosh?
Wanted to improve the economy through education
Who is Abraham Baldwin?
preamble, grievances, declaration
What is a break up letter OR what is the Declaration of Independence?
Savannah remained under control of the British
What is the Siege of Savannah?
Land policy that gave land to the head of the family who fought in the war.
What is the Headright System?
assimilated to the settlers' culture to be protected by the government
Who are the Cherokee Indians?
What is a written language, a constitution, slavery, and ways of life of the Cherokee Indians?
SALMA
Unable to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Failing document after the war. It gave too much power to the states and very little to no power to the national/federal government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Land policy that ran out of land
What is the headright system?
stated that the Cherokee Indians could not be removed from their land because they were a sovereign nation
What was the Justice Marshall's ruling in Worcester v Georgia?
End of the railroad
Where is Atlanta (Terminus)?
Cost extra for marriage license, playing cards, legal documents, etc.
What is the Stamp Act?
Patriots
Who wanted to become independent of the King, Loyalists and Tories?
People were able to purchase a ticket for little money to get the chance to win land.
What is the land lottery?
John Ross
Who is the Cherokee Chief who believed that the Cherokee tribe would be protected by the government?
Cotton gin's influence on slavery
What technological influence caused an increase in slavery?
Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
Who are the two of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Patriot victory in GA that brought morale, supplies, and eventually more men abandoning the loyalist side.
Battle of Kettle Creek
Native Americans were forced off their land for this policy
What is the Headright System, the Yazoo Land Act (fraud), and the Land Lottery?
President Jackson
Who signed the Indian Removal Act?
Who told Justice Marshall that he couldn't enforce his ruling?
Transport goods, transport people, provide jobs, growth of cities
What are the railroads?