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BRITISH
PATRIOTS
PEOPLE
WAR
BONUS
100
to get paid back for the assistance in the French-Indian War
What is the reason the British placed taxes on the colonists?
100
Nancy Hart
Who is the patriot known for capturing and killing Tories?
100
Austin Dabney
Who was an ex-slave who served at Kettle Creek in the place of his master?
100
the Battle of Kettle Creek
What was known as the bloodiest battle in the war?
100
Declaring independence from Great Britain
What was the Declaration of Independence famous for?
200
Georgia Patriots and Loyalists
Who was most of the fighting in Georgia between?
200
Liberty Boys
What is another name for a Patriot?
200
George Walton (26)
Who was the youngest person to sign the Declaration of Independence and how old was he at the time?
200
1776
When did independence from Britain come for Georgia and other colonies?
200
forbidding colonists from moving to the Appalachian Mountains
What was the proclamation of 1763?
300
Tories
What is another name for a British Loyalist?
300
the Continental Congress, Boston Tea Party, and Committees of Correspondence
What would the Patriots have supported?
300
Elijah Clarke
Who was the leader of the militia forces at Kettle Creek?
300
The King
Who were Georgians loyal to during the Revolution?
300
a law requiring colonists to supply housing for British troops at own expense
What was the Quartering Act?
400
the British Navy
What part of British military had the best fire power?
400
Count Cashir Pulaski
Who was the foreign patriot who died during the siege of Savannah?
400
Thomas Jefferson
Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
400
Georgia was financially dependent on Great Britain
Why was Georgia reluctant to join the Revolutionary War?
400
the Declaration of Independence
What did Congress sign in 1776?
500
Georgia was not well established and could not afford to fight
What were the reasons Georgians were loyal to England?
500
Boston Harbor
Where did the dumping of tea take place in response to the tax on tea?
500
1.) Lyman Hall 2.) Button Gwinnett 3.) George Walton
Who were the 3 signers from Georgia?
500
We took back Savannah from the British after 3 1/2 years.
What was the most important result of the siege of Savannah?
500
1.) the Preamble 2.) the Middle 3.) the Conclusion
What are the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?