WHAT LEAD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?

PROCLAMATION OF 1763 King George III forbade the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. It also moved Georgia’s southern boundary to the St. Mary’s River.

THE STAMP ACT (1765) tGuid/D93A88F4-DF98-4D1D-B0EF-E27EAFE68DAD 1765 British Parliament passed this act in an attempt to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War. Also known as: This act placed a tax on news papers, legal documents, and licenses. Many Georgians were still favored with Britain so the stamp act did not bother them. Georgia as the only state to sell the stamps. Georgia was still financially dependent Great Britain.

INTOLERABLE ACTS Why were they created?: Punishment for Boston Tea Party. Act 1-Closed the port of Boston until the citizens of Massachusetts pay for the tea. Act 2-Massachusetts colonists could not hold a town meeting unless the governor was there. The governor was the commander of British Troops. Could only meet once a year. And banned groups such as the Sons of Liberty. It change the Massachusetts’ government unilaterally so that the British government with have full-control.

INTOLERABLE ACTS Act 3- Court system changed so that if a British official who committed a capital crime had to be tried in Great Britain Act 4 Quartering Act- required all citizens of the colonies to house and feed British soldiers at their own expense. tGuid/53BF75EF-792F-41C0-B0F FCDAAE

LOYALISTS AND PATRIOTS etGuid/2D2C6BB3-195D-4452-A E796BAFB4 Who were the loyalists? An American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution Who were the Patriots? Those who rebelled against Britain. An American colonist who sided with rebels in the American Revolution.

ELIJAH CLARKE AND THE BATTLE OF KETTLE CREEK Morale was low in Georgia. Colonel Elijah Clark led Georgia militia against British Troops. Militia was able to take badly needed weapons and horses from the British troops.

AUSTIN DABNEY A slave who switched places with his owner to fight in the war. He served in the Battle of Kettle Creek. After the war soldiers were given plots of land for their service. Some did not want him to receive his because he was black. After much debating, he was finally awarded his land.

NANCY HART (1771) Tories stopped by Nancy’s house and she over herd them talking about killing one of her neighbors. She sent one of her daughters for help. She gave the whiskey and began hiding their guns. One noticed and tried to take the gun away and she shot him. She then held the remaining soldiers at gun point until help arrived. Hart is the only county named after a woman.

SIEGE OF SAVANNAH Dec British forces attack and gain control of Savannah. Sept 1779, French soldiers and Georgia colonists laid siege on Savannah. The attack failed so Savannah remained in British hands. ssetGuid/A4FB3E76-7A5B-40AA-9B49-EFF90082C5FE ssetGuid/A4FB3E76-7A5B-40AA-9B49-EFF90082C5FE

GA AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Summer of 1797 GA Assembly appointed William Pierce, William Few, Abraham Baldwin, and William Houstoun as delegates. Only Few and Baldwin stayed to sign the Constitution. ssetGuid/AAA6B481-FD2E-4CE8-83A5-306FBDEF042F ssetGuid/AAA6B481-FD2E-4CE8-83A5-306FBDEF042F