French and Indian war
King George wants to prevent conflict with Native Americans.
What is why colonists were not allowed across the Appalachian Mountains
After this battle the city of Savannah remained under British control.
What is the Battle of Savannah?
It established the rights of the people to overthrow a government that takes away their natural rights.
What is Preamble to the Declaration of Independence?
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Who were the signers of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia?
Piedmont
What is the area of rolling hills that contains Atlanta and most of Georgia's population?
American colonists believed that the taxes imposed by the Stamp Act were unfair because the colonists were not represented in Parliament.
Why did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?
Most Loyalists where concentrated along the Georgia coast near Savannah.
What is colonists in this area had grown rich due to their trade relationship with Great Britain?
Government is a mutual agreement between people and officials.
What is the statement..."That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." Declaration of Independence
Georgia ratified the US Constitution because...
What was the need for a strong central government?
This regain contains the the Georgia coast and most of Georgia's farm land.
What is the Coastal Plain of Georgia?
The American colonists maintained the borders East of the Appalachian Mountains because...
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Controlling the major port city of Savannah would prevent Great Britain from receiving supplies it needed for its military.
What was the cause of the American attack on Savannah in 1779?
Where would this quote be found?
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance..."
What is the grievances because it explains details why the colonies wanted independence?
Why did the delegates find it easier to write a new Constitution then amend the Articles of Confederation?
What was all amendments had to be approved by all thirteen states?
This area contains valleys with farms and ridges with mineral deposites.
What is the Ridge and Valley region of Georgia?
The Stamp Act was one of the causes of the American Revolution.
What is the colonists resented Parliaments ability to tax them without representation?
states imposed tariffs on goods from other states
each state could issue its own paper money
Congress lacked strong and steady leadership
The national government could not force the states to follow its laws
Why were the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution?
The colony's economy depended on trade with Great Britain.
What is why the colony of Georgia was slow to support the American Revolution?
South Carolina places a tariff on goods from North Carolina being shipped from SC ports.
What is the inability of the Federal government to regulate commerce?
This is the smallest region of Georgia it is often called the TAG region of Georgia.
What is the Appalachian Plateau?
TAG (you can see Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia from there)
What was the effect of the French and Indian War on the colony of Georgia?
Georgia colony expanded its borders to include territory from the Savannah River to the Mississippi River.
The difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation is......
What was the Constitution gave the Federal Government power to collect taxes?
The victory in this battle convinced the French to support the United States against the British.
What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
US had no way to protect itself because it did not have a national military.
What is asking the states for the use of their militia?
Location of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia.
What is the Blue Ridge area of Georgia?