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Question | Answer |
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The French & Indian War was about... what? | Territory in the Ohio valley. |
Another name for French & Indian War | 7 year war |
Who won the French & Indian war? | The English |
What impact did the French & Indian war have on Ga? | Treaty gave up all french north american colonies. Also gave Spanish Florida to England - NO MORE SPANISH THREAT |
What finally ended the French & Indian war? | The Treaty of Paris 1763 |
Who issued the Proclamation of 1763? | United Kingdom |
What was the motivation of the Proclamation? | It was the desire to avoid the expense of further wars with the native Americans |
What was the overall feeling of the Proclamation of 1763? | Caused a large amount of resentment among the British colonists. |
What were the goals of the Proclamation of 1763 | Debt, peace, and defend |
What is the Stamp Act? | Required colonists to buy a government stamp for almost every paper documents |
Who was affected by the Stamp Act? | All English colonists |
Why the Stamp Act? | Needed to raise money to pay for the french and Indian war |
What two events happened in Boston that showed the colonists were mad and rebellious with England? | the Boston massacre and the Boston tea party |
Georgia was still under the leadership of James Wright, who was very loyal to the king. Georgia was the only colony that paid the Stamp Act. What did the other colonies think about that? | They were disdained |
explain Taxation without Representation | The phrase taxation without representation describes a populace that is required to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in that government's policies. |
What are the 5 intolerable acts | Boston Port Act, Quartering Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quebec Act, and the Administration of Justice Act |
Boston Port Act | Closed the port of Boston (hurt the trade) |
Quartering Act | Providing houses for the British soldiers |
Massachusetts Government Act | Took away the government from the colony and Allowed to hold only one meeting per year |
Quebec Act | Expanded the British Canadian territory south into the Ohio valley and Upset because we gave up more land |
Administration of Justice Act | Move trial to British- |
Where did the 1st Continental Congress meet? | Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia |
Which colony was the only colony absent from the 1st Continental Congress meeting? | Georgia |
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
Where did the 1st armed conflict take place during the American Revolution? | Boston |
What are the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence | Preamble - a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. Grievances -an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair. Declaration -the formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition. |
Whigs | It is another name for Patriots |
Tories | It is another name for Loyalists |
Who wanted freedom from England? | Patriots |
Who was loyal to England? | Loyalists |
What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 do? (Not to be confused with the Treaty of Paris of 1763, completely different things) | It granted America independence |
Battle of Kettle Creek | Surprise attack led to Patriot victory- caused the British to withdraw from Augusta - Known at the Battle of Kettle Creek |
Siege of Savannah | The battle of Siege of Savannah lasted on 90 mins. - 2nd bloodiest battle of the entire war |
Count Casimir Pulaski | Polish soldier who fought in the Siege of Savannah |
What are the Articles of Confederation? | America’s 1st written Government |
Who were the 2 Georgia signers of the Articles of Confederation? | Abraham Baldwin & William Few |
What was the ⅗ compromise? | allowed states to include slaves in the population count - three-fifths compromise (slaves would count ⅗ of a person) |
What was the Great Compromise? | Abraham Baldwin created the Great Compromise - went from a unicameral (one house) to bicameral (two house) |
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation | 1. set up a republican form of gov't (citizens elect people to represent them) 2. established a self gov't for new nation 3. Some of the powers declare war, coin money, Establish Post office, send/recall ambassadors |