French & Indian War
Who was the war between?
France and England
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Did not allow the central government to tax
Articles of Confederation
Abraham Baldwin
Founder of UGA
What was the name of the Creek Chief?
William McIntosh
Who won the war?
England
List the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence
Preamble
Grievances
Declaration
AOC was trying to avoid the new government from being like what?
What it was like under King George
What makes UGA unique
first state funded university
What was the name of the Cherokee Chief?
John Ross
What were they fighting over?
Land (Ohio River Valley)
Describe what grievances mean and give an example
complaints about the king
example: quartering soldiers, taxes, turning citizens against each other, etc.
Each stated had their own type of this under the AOC....
type of currency
Inventor of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
What was the name of the path the Cherokee took from Georgia to Oklahoma called?
Trail of Tears
What was the proclamation of 1763
King George III did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains
Who were Georgia's 3 signers?
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Two things the AOC was allowed to do
declare war
raise an army
this allowed the population to move westward creating towns and cities along the way.
Railroads
What discovery resulted in pushing out the Cherokee Indians?
Gold in Dahlonega GA
What happened after the English victory that upset the colonist (2 things)
Proclamation of 1763
taxes to pay for war (Stamp Act)
What are the inalienable rights
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
List 3 weaknesses of the AOC
unable to tax
could only pass laws if all states agreed
no checks and balances/ only one branch of government
unable to enforce laws
List the 5 Capitals of Georgia in order from first to last.
Savannah
Augusta
Louisville
Milledgeville
Atlanta
What was Worcester v. GA?
Declared the Cherokee Nation was Sovereign & State of GA could not interfere with their affairs