What Lead to the American Revolution?

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Computer Instructions Log on: mystatehistory.com Go to Georgia full version Password: gamsh17 Chapter 11 Road to Revolution Internet Activity Use the links to answer the questions (Acts of War) Back page do a google search (Georgia signers of the declaration of Independence)

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What can you infer about this political cartoon?

What Lead the colonies to war? After the end of the French and Indian War Great Britain was in debt. To raise money Britain decided to tax the colonists. It felt the was necessary to protect the colonists from the French.

Proclamation of 1763 King George III forbade the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. It also moved Georgia’s southern boundary to the St. Mary’s River. Its western boundary became the Mississippi River.

The Stamp Act (1765) http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/D93A88F4-DF98-4D1D-B0EF-E27EAFE68DAD 1765 British Parliament passed this act in an attempt to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War. Also known as: This act placed a tax on news papers , legal documents, and licenses. Many Georgians were still favored with Britain so the stamp act did not bother them. Georgia as the only state to sell the stamps. Georgia was still financially dependent Great Britain.

The Sugar Act The Sugar Act of 1764 enforced taxes on molasses imports from the West Indies, which hurt merchants and smugglers. This concerned the colonists because it would affect the sale of Georgia timber to the Caribbean. Georgians and other colonists resented a direct or “internal” tax without being able to elect their representatives. This caused lobbying and protests against “taxation without representation.”

Intolerable Acts Why were they created?: Punishment for Boston Tea Party. Act 1-Closed the port of Boston until the citizens of Massachusetts pay for the tea. Act 2-Massachusetts colonists could not hold a town meeting unless the governor was there. The governor was the commander of British Troops. Could only meet once a year. And banned groups such as the Sons of Liberty. It change the Massachusetts’ government unilaterally so that the British government with have full-control.

Intolerable Acts Act 3- Court system changed so that if a British official who committed a capital crime had to be tried in Great Britain Act 4 Quartering Act- required all citizens of the colonies to house and feed British soldiers at their own expense. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/53BF75EF-792F-41C0-B0F7-861902FCDAAE

Loyalists and Patriots http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/2D2C6BB3-195D-4452-A440-748E796BAFB4 Who were the loyalists? An American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution Who were the Patriots? Those who rebelled against Britain. An American colonist who sided with rebels in the American Revolution.

Elijah Clarke and the Battle of Kettle Creek Morale was low in Georgia. Colonel Elijah Clark led Georgia militia against British Troops. Militia was able to take badly needed weapons and horses from the British troops.

The Battle at Kettle and Brier Creeks On February 14, 1779, rebel forces surprised a Loyalist camp led by Colonel James Boyd at Kettle Creek, northwest of Augusta. Patriot militia led by Andrew Pickens, John Dooly, and Elijah Clarke surrounded the Loyalist camp. Kettle Creek won the militia much needed supplies and lifted their morale. The backcountry remained in Patriot control. The Battle of Brier Creek, less than a month later, was a major Patriot defeat. The British reestablished a royal government in Savannah. Elijah Clark

Austin dabney He was a slave who switched places with his owner to fight in the war. He served in the Battle of Kettle Creek. After the war soldiers were given plots of land for their service. Some did not want him to receive his because he was black. After much debating, he was finally awarded his land.

Nancy Hart (1771) Tories stopped by Nancy’s house and she over herd them talking about killing one of her neighbors. She sent one of her daughters for help. She gave the whiskey and began hiding their guns. One noticed and tried to take the gun away and she shot him. She then held the remaining soldiers at gun point until help arrived. Hart is the only county named after a woman. http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/nancy_hart_story

Siege of savannah (4,) Dec. 1778 British forces attack and gain control of Savannah. Sept 1779, French soldiers and Georgia colonists laid siege on Savannah. The attack failed so Savannah remained in British hands. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/A4FB3E76-7A5B-40AA-9B49-EFF90082C5FE

Continental Congresses Georgia did not send representatives to the First Continental Congress in 1774. Georgia was the only colony not to have representatives at the start of the Second Continental Congress. Dr. Lyman Hall eventually represented St. John’s Parish at the Second Continental Congress, although he could not vote since he did not officially represent the colony.

The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, summarized the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain. The document explained their natural rights that came from “the Creator,” not the King. The document made clear that the colonies were free and independent states united in a common cause. Three Georgians pledged their lives by signing the document: Dr. Lyman Hall, George Walton, and Button Gwinnett. Link: Documents of Freedom

Hall, Gwinnett, and Walton (1,) Lyman Hall was the first person to represent Georgia at the Continental Congress. He served as Georgia Governor in 1783 and helped found the University of Georgia. Button Gwinnett was born in England and served in the Georgia Commons House of Assembly. He was appointed to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He died in 1777 following a duel with political rival Lachlan McIntosh. George Walton was a leading Georgia attorney. He later served as governor, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, and United States senator. Lyman Hall Button Gwinnett George Walton

GA AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Summer of 1797 GA Assembly appointed William Pierce, William Few, Abraham Baldwin, and William Houston as delegates. Only Few and Baldwin stayed to sign the Constitution. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/AAA6B481-FD2E-4CE8-83A5-306FBDEF042F

Standard SS8H3 The student will analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolution. Explain the immediate and long-term causes of the American Revolution and their impact on Georgia; include the French and Indian War (Seven Years War), Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, and the Declaration of Independence. Analyze the significance of people and events in Georgia on the Revolutionary War; include Loyalists, patriots, Elijah Clarke, Austin Dabney, Nancy Hart, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, Battle of Kettle Creek, and siege of Savannah.