GA's Role in the American Revolution

Loyalist

(Red Coats) Colonist born in England and were still loyal to the mother county. Allied with Native Americans.

Battle of Kettle Creek

A crucial American Patriot victory fought on February 14, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.

Siege of Savannah

A failed joint French and American attempt to retake the British-occupied port city of Savannah, Georgia, lasting 90 minutes and stayed under Britsh control.

Austin Dabney

Enslaved person and the only African American soldier to fight in the battle of Kettle Creek.

Casimir Pulaski

A Polish nobleman, military commander, and Revolutionary War hero who fought for the Patriots and widely known as the "Father of the American Cavalry.

Articles of Confederation

The first constitution of the United States, which established a loose alliance of sovereign states with a very weak central government.

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

The central government was too weak to enforce laws, collect taxes, or regulate trade.

Why was the national government intentionally weak?

The colonists wanted to prevent tyranny and avoid replacing the abusive power of King George III with another distant, oppressive central authority.

Why did the Articles lead to the Constitution?

The first system created a central government that was too weak to manage the new nation's economic, financial, and security needs.

French and Indian War

Conflict fought from 1754 to 1763 between Great Britain and France/indians over fur trading lands in the Ohio Valley.

Proclamation of 1763

A Royal Statement prohibiting colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists who lived here had to pack up and move back seat.

Stamp Act

A tax passed by the British Parliament that forced American colonists to pay a direct tax on printed paper goods.

Declaration Of Independence

The historic text adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were now independent states free from British rule.

Why was Georgia slower to resist Great Britain?

1. GA was young (most born in England) 2. GA Economy relied of G.B. 3. None of the trouble happened here. 4. Gov James Wright kept GA loyal. 5. GA’s protection from Natives relied on GB.