Georgia Studies Unit 4-American Revolution

French and Indian War

The American name for the war between France and Great Britain (1754-1763), used because many Indians fought on the side of France.

The Stamp Act

Law passed in 1765, it required a tax stamp on all printed items and documents. (Examples: newspapers, cards, letters, invitations, etc.)

Proclamation of 1763

Document created by King George III in which Britain created 4 new American colonies, extended Georgia's southern boundary, and reserved the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for the Indians.

Declaration of Independence

Document that was designed for the King, the colonists and the world, it stated that the colonies were free of British control

Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton

The three signers of the Declaration of Independence

Patriots

Anti-British Georgians, also known as Whigs

Loyalists

supporters of Britain, also known as Tories. They were loyal because of the dependence on Britain for trade, and because the colony was young and finally doing well under the Royal Governor's rule.

Battle of Kettle Creek

The Patriots won this battle. It is important because the patriots gained badly-needed arms, ammunition, and horses.

Siege of Savannah

Patriots, aided by France (which had joined the American side), tried to retake Savannah. The attack failed and the British maintained control of the city. Americans and their allies gained nothing and 1,000 men were killed or wounded.

Intolerable Acts

Harsh measures passed by Parliament to punish and control the colonies

Boston Port Act

One of the Intolerable Acts that closed the port of Boston until the Tea spilled in the harbor had been paid.

Quartering Act

One of the Intolerable Acts that required all colonists to feed and house British soldiers.

Preamble to the Declaration of Independence

The preamble sought to inspire and unite the colonists through a vision of a better life.

Grievances in the Declaration of Independence

the list of 27 complaints against King George III, the causes which compelled the colonists to separate.

The Declaration in the Declaration of Independence

The most important and dramatic statement comes near the end, "That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States." It declares a complete break wit Britain and its King and claims the powers of an independent country.

Elijah Clarke

Led Georgia patriots in an attack against British Loyalists at the Battle of Kettle Creek.

Austin Dabney

Was a hero and slave who was injured in the Battle of Kettle Creek.

Boston Massacre

an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a mob

Boston Tea Party

A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.

Liberty Boys

a group of Georgians who opposed the Stamp Act; part of the larger Sons of Liberty