The Revolution Went Down to Georgia
This was the first major battle of the American Revolution fought in Georgia, and it was a Patriot victory.
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
I believe the colonies should remain under British rule and stay loyal to King George III.
What is a Loyalist?
This war between Great Britain and France left Britain with a large debt, leading it to tax the American colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
This document officially announced that the American colonies were separating from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to do this, making it difficult to raise money for the national government.
What is tax the states?
This 1779 battle was an unsuccessful attempt by American and French forces to take Savannah back from the British.
What is the Siege of Savannah?
I believe the colonies should break away from Great Britain and become independent.
What is a Patriot?
This British law prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This part of the Declaration explains why the document was written and introduces the basic ideas of government and individual rights.
What is the Preamble?
Because the Articles created a weak national government, leaders decided to write this document to replace them.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This city was captured by British forces in December 1778, giving Britain control of much of Georgia.
What is Savannah?
I don't want to take sides in the conflict. I just want to protect my family and continue my business.
What is a Neutral?
This tax required colonists to pay for an official stamp on printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This section lists the complaints colonists had against King George III.
What are the Grievances?
This was America's first written plan of government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Explain why the Patriots' victory at Kettle Creek was important even though the British still controlled Savannah.
It boosted Patriot morale, disrupted British plans, and showed that Patriots could successfully fight British supporters in Georgia.
A Georgia farmer refuses to join the Patriot militia because he believes the colonies should remain part of the British Empire.
What is a Loyalist?
Why did colonists become angry when Great Britain began taxing them without allowing them to elect representatives to Parliament?
What is taxation without representation?
These three Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton?
The Articles created a weak national government because there was no strong leader in this branch to enforce national laws.
What is the executive branch?
Why was Georgia particularly difficult for the Patriots to control during the Revolutionary War?
Georgians were divided between Patriots and Loyalists, and British forces controlled Savannah and much of the colony.
A Georgia merchant believes British taxes are unfair but is afraid that supporting independence could destroy his business. He refuses to publicly support either side. Which group best describes him?
What is a Neutral?
Explain how the French and Indian War helped lead to the American Revolution.
Britain went into debt fighting the war and tried to raise money by taxing the colonies, increasing tensions between Britain and the colonists.
This part of the Declaration officially announces that the colonies are free and independent states, no longer under British rule.
What is the Declaration (or statement of independence)?
This 1786–1787 uprising by Massachusetts farmers exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation because the national government struggled to respond to the rebellion.
What is Shays' Rebellion?