Unit 5 American Revolutionary War

Patriot

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won; usually farmers/planters/skilled workers

Loyalist

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence; usually merchants

Liberty Boys (Sons of Liberty)

the Georgia chapter of the Sons of Liberty; established in protest of the Stamp Act.

Militia

a military force that is raised from the civil population to fight in battle

Battle of Kettle Creek

Small Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 700 loyalists; it boosted the morale of Patriots

Siege of Savannah

a failed attempt by the French and Patriots to recapture Savannah during the Revolution. Savannah remained under British control for remainder of Revolution.

Declaration of Independence (1776)

An act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776 which declared that the Thirteen British Colonies in North America were "Free and Independent States"

Preamble to the Declaration of Independence

Introduction: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence

Complaints against King George III: Quartering of troops, taxation without representation, closing of colonial legislatures, cut off trade

Georgia Signer of Declaration of Independence-dies in a duel

Button Gwinett

Georgia Signer of Declaration of Independence-minister and doctor

Lyman Hall

Georgia Signer of Declaration of Independence-Revolutionary War veteran

George Walton

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

3 events that led to the American Revolution

1) French & Indian War

2) Proclamation of 1763

3) Stamp Act (among others)

French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)

(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.

Proclamation of 1763

law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

How did Georgia feel about the Proclamation of 1763?

Georgia was not offended by the law; the Appalachian Mtns did not extend far enough into the state to limit Georgians from moving into western parts of the state

How did Georgia feel about the French and Indian War?

good. No battles occurred inside the state; Georgia gained land and increased in size when the french and spanish lost; we were hopeful that natives would move out and into the land set aside for them