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View of Gov't by Colonists+ GA gov't during and after the Revolutionary War
Abuses of Gov't toward the Colonists and Colonists' Response
Building a New Nation
The Movement toward Independence
GA in the War
100
life, liberty, and property
What are the basic rights under natural law?
100
Britain passed new tax laws.
What was Britian's plan to pay off its debt from the French and Indian War?
100
a unicameral legislature, where each state had an equal vote in Congress, and the Congress couldn't levy taxes.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
100
at Lexington and Concord, in Massachusetts.
Where did the war for American independence begin?
100
Georgia had grown and prospered under royal governor Sir James Wright, many Georgians had become wealthy from trade with England, and the Georgia colony did not have a long history of self government.
What are the reasons Georgia was slow in joining the revolutionary cause?
200
GA's first constitution
What was the Rules and Regulations?
200
All printed paper used in the colonies had to have a tax stamp.
What did the Stamp Act require?
200
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
200
Siege of Savannah
Where did Count Casimir Pulaski fight for the Americans?
200
Elijah Clarke
Who led GA patriots in the Battle of Kettle Creek?
300
Governor Wright fled.
What happened when the Whigs took over GA's gov't?
300
the "Intolerable Acts"
How did Britain respond to the Boston Tea Party?
300
the compromise that resulted in the U.S. Congress consisting of two houses
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Parliament gave one British company exclusive rights to sell tea in America.
What is the incident that led to the Boston Tea Party?
300
a moral victory for GA patriots bc they captured much needed supplies and gained support of other so far undecided Georgians.
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
400
The colonists were being taxed by Parliament, their rights were being ignored, and they could not elect representatives to Parliament.
What are the reasons Americans resented British efforts to impose new laws and taxes on the colonies?
400
boycotted British goods
How did American colonists respond to the new British laws?
400
The GA delegate whose vote at the Constitutional convention resulted in the Great Compromise
Who was Abraham Baldwin?
400
the American revolution ended with this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Who were the signers of the Declaration of Independence from GA?
500
eight counties, a governor with a one-year term of office, three branches of government
What did the state constitution of 1777 provide for?
500
no trial by jury, searched homes without a search warrant, and housed soldiers in private homes
What were the colonists' rights that were abused?
500
September 1774, in Philadelphia
When and where did the first Continental Congress meet and agree to boycott all British goods.
500
actually fought on Breed's hill/ moral victory but they ran out of gunpowder.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
500
more important to be freed from slavery that freed from Great Britian
How did the slaves feel?