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(1724-1790) - Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence; governor of Georgia.
Lyman Hall
(1754-1763) - a war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America. The English won the war and gained a large area of North America from the French. The war did not affect Georgia directly but the Georgia colony gained land after the conclusion of the conflict.
French and Indian War
(1742-1799) - Lieutenant Colonel of patriot forces who led the victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
Elijah Clarke
a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side
Broadside
a written document that outlines a country’s government.
Constitution
(1749-1804) - the youngest of the Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence; Georgia governor, and U.S. Senator.
George Walton
(February 14, 1779) - Small Revolutionary War battle in Georgia in which patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 600 loyalists; one of the few patriot victories in the state.
Battle of Kettle Creek
the Georgia chapter of the Sons of Liberty; established in protest of the Stamp Act.
Liberty Boys
royal proclamation that forbade English colonists from settling newly acquired land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
meeting that took place in Philadelphia from May to September 1787; original intent was to revise the Articles of Confederation, though the entire document was soon scrapped and a new constitution was written.
Constitutional Convention
an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.
Grievances
(September 16, 1779-October 18, 1779) - a failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Savannah during the Revolution.
Siege of Savannah
colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories.
Loyalists
As a statement to King George : The colonists and patriots declared that they no longer wanted to serve under the rule of Great Britain and declared their freedom with this signed document
Declaration Of Independence
a compromise made between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention; allowed for a two house legislative branches with the number of senators for each state being equal (2 per state) and the number of members of the House of Representatives being based on the state’s population.
Great Compromise
the beginning of a document that explains why the document exists. In the case of the Declaration of Independence the preamble explains natural rights.
Preamble
(1756-1763) - global conflict between the European great powers; the French and Indian War was part of this larger conflict.
Seven Years War
a colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain.
Patriot
America’s first written constitution; had many limitations that hindered the smooth functioning of the government.
Articles of Confederation
Three-Fifths Compromise a compromise made between slave and free states during the Constitutional Convention; North and South agreed that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person in a state’s population.
Three-Fifths Compromise
(1735-1777) - Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence; killed in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh.
Button Gwinnett
(1775- 1783) War That began because of The increasing tensions between Great Britain and the colonists and patriots
Revolutionary War
group established by Sam Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, to protest the Stamp Act and other English taxes
Sons of Liberty
(1765) - an act established by the British tamp Act government to help repay the cost of the French and Indian War. This act was one of the first direct taxes placed on the colonies by the British Government causing much protest amongst the colonists. The act, which placed a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products, was repealed in 1766.
Stamp Act
color-changing heads and necks which change color to express mood, and their ability to run at up to 25 mph and fly short distances at 55 mph
Turkey-
Happy Thanksgiving !
"Gobble Gobble"