This group supports remaining under the control of the British monarchy. Support was strongest in the Southern Colonies
What are Loyalists, Tories, Redcoats
100
200 British redcoats marched into Lexington and met with 100 minutemen positioned on the Green. As British approached and someone yelled “Fire!”
What is the "Shot Heard Around the World"
100
He yelled "Fire" on the Lexington, Green in Boston igniting the American Revolution
Who is...we don't know
100
Delegates approved (ratified) Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence
What is July 4, 1776
100
Signing the Declaration of Independence, he wanted to write large enough so that King George could read his signature without his glasses
Who is john Hancock
200
He was elected the first President of the 2nd Continental Congress
John Hancock
200
Gave the Federal Government no power to: levy taxes, regulate trade, enforce laws & required all 13 states to approve changes
What is Weakness of the Articles of Confederation
200
"Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
Who is Patrick Henry
200
What is date the US Constitution was ratified (adopted) by 9/13 states
June 21, 1788
200
One if by land, two if by sea… refers to what?
What is Paul Revere's lantern signals indicating method of British troop movement
300
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America
What is House of Burgesses
300
King George III sends 30,000 British troops over to the colonies to suppress the colonial insurrection
What is The American Revolution
300
"I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale
300
The British pulled the final forces from Savannah, ending royal authority in Georgia. The new center of political affairs was in Augusta
What is 1782
300
Loyalists are also known as...
What is Tories, British Royalists or the King’s Friends
400
Whigs,Liberty Boys, Colonials, Sons of Liberty are also known as...
Who are Patriots
400
Details congressional rights and duties
Gives congress power over the military
Foundational governing document of the USA
Only Federal government can send and receive ambassadors
What are shared powers of the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution
400
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it begin here."
Who is John Parker
400
A new Georgia state government was created
What is 1781
400
He introduced the practice of guerilla warfare, banishing the European style of fighting that had been around for centuries.
Who is George Washington
500
He wrote "All human beings were born with certain natural rights and that those rights included the right to be happy."
Who is John Locke
500
1778 British captured Georgia's largest city
What is the Siege of Savannah
500
"Gentlemen, we must all hang together on this, or most assuredly we will hang separately.”
Benjamin Franklin
500
Georgia adopted its first state constitution
What is June 1777
500
He helped the Loyalists and Patriots come together in their unified belief in Independence from Britain in his book, "Common Sense"