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Georgia Studies 1st 9 week midterm

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At the beginning of the Revolutionary War   Georgia still needed support from England  
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The French and Indian War led to the American Revolution   because debt caused the king to impose taxes.  
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The Proclamation of 1763   stopped colonist from moving west of the Appalachian mountains and moved Georgia's southern boundary to the St. Mary's River.  
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The Townshend Act, Stamp Act, and Sugar Act   were all causes of the American Revolution.  
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The intolerable acts did NOT   place a curfew on the citizens of Massachusetts.  
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The intolerable acts pushed the colonists to war because   they were angry at the ridiculous rules and wanted them ended.  
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Why did the Declaration of Independence lead to war?   The colonist now had to fight to gain their independence that the document stated they had.  
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Three Georgian's who signed the Declaration of Independence.   George Walton, Lyman Hall, & Button Gwinett  
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First victory in Georgia during American Revolution   Kettle Creek  
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Why did Georgia not have as much "anti-British" feelings as the other colonies during the Revolutionary War period?   Georgia was the youngest colony and still needed lots of support from Great Britain.  
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Nancy Hart   Legendary heroine of the Revolutionary war from Georgia.  
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Elijah Clarke   militia leader who defeated British at Battle of Kettle Creek.  
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The Battle of Kettle Creek was important because...   morale for colonist improved - they took needed weapons and horses from the British.  
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The siege of Savannah resulted in   The British remaining in control of the city.  
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Austin Dabney   black soldier seriously wounded in the Battle of Kettle Creek.  
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Patriots   were colonist willing to fight for freedom.  
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Georgians boycotted British goods such as paint and tea because   England had placed a tax on the goods.  
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Purpose of the Declaration of Independence   end political connection between colonists and Great Britain.  
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Propaganda   Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.  
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Why did King George tax the colonists?   Pay for war debt.  
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Georgia was no longer considered a royal colony in 1776 because...   it declared independence from Britain.  
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Loyalist   Americans who supported Great Britain  
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Austin Dabney was singled out by the state of Georgia because   he was the only slave to fight in the battle of Kettle Creek.  
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The French and Indian War   expanded the boundaries of the British American Colonies.  
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What two countries wanted the Ohio River valley?   France and Britain.  
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The Okefenokee swamp is important to Georgia because...   it is a national wildlife refuge and wetland preserve.  
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Georgia's Barrier Islands   Protect the beaches from erosion.  
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Georgia's climate impacts the states development by   the year round climate is perfect for a variety of businesses and vacation spots.  
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Georgia's Piedmont region   rolling farmland, most heavily populated region of Georgia  
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resource of Georgia's coastal plain   fertile soil for farming.  
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States that border Georgia   Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina.  
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The Archaic people moved frequently   to find food.  
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Hernando de Soto   First explorer to enter present day Georgia.  
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The spanish mission impacted native americans because   they were forced to work for the spanish  
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Mercantilism allowed Great Britain too   import fewer goods from other countries.  
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Major colonizers of the New World   France, Spain, Great Britain  
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James Oglethorpe suggested forming colony for the poor because   Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtor's prison.  
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Tomochichi   became friends with Oglethorpe and allowed settlers to land.  
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Mary Musgrove   Interpreter between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi  
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Malcontents   were upset about land, slavery, and alcohol rules.  
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John Reynold's major accomplishment   Court System  
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When Georgias land and slave rules changed...   many colonist returned to Georgia.  
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When Trustees ruled the colony (1733-1752)   There was no elected assembly to make laws.  
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