Unit 4: Statehood “Around the World Review”

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1.Last battle of the American Revolution. It ended the armed conflict between Great Britain and its North American colonies. ~ Battle of Yorktown 2. Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, dumped over a million dollars of tea into Boston Harbor during this event. ~ Boston Tea Party 3. French, Haitian, and Patriot forces attempted to retake a South Georgia city during this battle but were unsuccessful. ~ Siege of Savannah

4. Elijah Clarke led Georgia Patriots to victory in this battle and captured much needed supplies from the British. ~ Battle of Kettle Creek 5. Agreement signed between Great Britain, France, and the United States of America that ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation. ~ Treat of Paris This punished Boston because its citizens had dumped over a million dollars worth of tea into the harbor. It included the Quartering Act and the closure of Boston Harbor. ~ Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

7. Signed at the 2 nd Continental Congress, this document informed King George III that the colonies wanted to be separate from Great Britain. ~ Declaration of Independence 8. This conflict played out in North America between France and Great Britain. The two nations were fighting for control of the Ohio River Valley. ~ French and Indian War 9. Made by King George III, this announcement forbade colonist from moving west over the Appalachian Mountains. ~ Proclamation of 1763

10. Attended the 2 nd Continental Congress. Signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia. Was captured and imprisoned by Britain during the Revolutionary War. ~ George Walton 11. This taxed many items made of paper in the colonies to pay off debt from the French and Indian War. ~ Stamp Act 12. African American slave who fought at the Battle of Kettle Creek and won his freedom because of his bravery. ~ Austin Dabney

13. Attended the 2 nd Continental Congress. Signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia. Later he was a governor of Georgia and founded UGA. ~ Lyman Hall 14. Term for colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain. ~ Patriots 15. Agreement between France, Spain, and Great Britain that officially ended the French and Indian War. ~ Treaty of Paris 1763

16. This group met in Savannah at Tondee’s Tavern to oppose the Stamp Act. ~ Liberty Boys 17. This person held Tories captive in a cabin and shot at least two of them. A Georgia county is named after this person. ~ Nancy Hart 18. Led Georgia Patriots to success in the Battle of Kettle Creek. ~ Elijah Clarke

19. Term for colonists who wanted to remain loyal to King George III. They did not want the colonies to become independent from Great Britain. ~ Loyalists 20. Attended the 2 nd Continental Congress. Signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia. Shot and later died after a dual with Lachlan McIntosh. ~ Button Gwinnett 21. How did the French and Indian War eventually lead to the American Revolution? ~ King taxed the colonies to pay off debt from the French and Indian War. The colonists did not agree with being taxed and revolted against Great Britain.

22. Who were the two Georgians who signed the U.S. Constitution? ~ William Few and Abraham Baldwin 23. After the Proclamation of 1763, Georgia’s southern border was moved to….. ~ St. Mary’s River 24. Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek important? ~ Patriots gained supplies, weapons, and horses by defeating the British

25. Why was the Siege of Savannah important? ~ Although the Patriots lost, war heroes like Casimir Pulaski and William Jasper emerged. Savannah remained under British control. 26. Why were Georgia colonists reluctant to join the fight for independence? ~ Georgia was the youngest colony, most of its colonists were born in Britain, and they needed its financial support. 27. Which nation aided Patriot forces during the Siege of Savannah? ~ France

28. Who was the foreign general who aided the Patriots and died during the Siege of Savannah? ~ Casimir Pulaski 29. Who selected the governor under Georgia’s Constitution of 1777? ~ the legislature 30. Before the U.S. Constitution, our nation operated under which set of laws? ~ the Articles of Confederation

31. Under the Articles of Confederation, which two branches of government did not exist? ~ executive (president) and judicial (court system) 32. Was the central government weak or strong under the Articles of Confederation and Georgia’s first constitution. ~ weak 33.Under Georgia’s 1777 Constitution who had the most power? ~ the people and the legislature 34. What was created because the Articles of Confederation made the federal government too weak to run the nation effectively? ~ the U.S. Constitution

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