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Causes of the American Revolution
Royal Governors
It's Too Late to Apologize
Come at Me Bro.
Simply Revolting!
100
This tax on printed materials was imposed on the colonies by the British to help pay for the French and Indian War.
What is The Stamp Act
100
This was the first Royal Governor of Georgia.
Who is John Reynolds
100
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
The battles that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
What are Lexington and Concord?
100
Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party that closed Boston Harbor.
What is the Intolerable Acts?
200
Event in which British soldiers killed 5 unarmed colonists. This event angered the colonists partly because it was hyped up by Paul Revere's writing.
What is The Boston Massacre?
200
This Royal Governor was a good negotiator with the Creek.
Who is Henry Ellis
200
The Declaration of Independence states that these 3 unalienable rights cannot be taken away.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
200
This Revolutionary heroine single handedly captured five Tories and supposedly killed two. The rest were hanged for their crimes.
Who is Nancy Hart?
200
The names for people who sided with Britain during the American Revolution.
What is are the Loyalist or Tories?
300
King George III prevented colonist from going West of the Appalachian Mountains with this decree.
What is The Proclamation of 1763
300
This gentleman was the most popular and effective of Georgia's three Royal Governors.
Who is Sir James Wright
300
This group sent a petition to King George III asking him not to take any further unfriendly steps against the colony. Upon his refusal, they voted to create the Continental Army, which was to be led by George Washington.
What is the Second Continental Congress
300
He was a freeborn man of mixed parentage. He proved to be a good soldier at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
Who is Austin Dabney?
300
The names for people who wanted the colonies to cut ties with Britain.
What are the Patriots or Whigs?
400
This law required colonist to provide housing and supplies for 10,000 British soldiers.
What is The Quartering Act
400
In 1752 Georgia's charter was returned to this King.
Who is King George II?
400
He represented Georgia in the Second Continental Congress. He also signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Who is Lyman Hall?
400
The leader of the Continental Army that would later become President.
Who is George Washington?
400
Writer of the famous pamphlet "Common Sense" which encouraged colonist to revolt against British rule.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
The costly war between the British and the French over control of the Ohio River Valley. Also known as the 7 Years War.
What is The French and Indian War
500
This Royal Governor was arrested during the American Revolution by the Patriots, but managed to escape to England. He later would capture the city of Savannah with the help of British Troops.
Who is Sir James Wright?
500
These three Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton?
500
One of the most important Revolutionary War battles in Georgia. A small group of rebels, led by Colonel Elijah Clarke, defeated a group of more than 800 British troops.
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
500
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