1. American Revolution
SS8H3

2. SS8H3 Analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolutionary Era.
a. Explain the causes of the American Revolution as they impacted Georgia; include the French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and the Stamp Act.
b. Interpret the three parts of the Declaration of Independence (preamble, grievances, and declaration) and identify the three Georgia signers of the document.
c. Analyze the significance of the Loyalists and Patriots as a part of Georgia’s role in the Revolutionary War; include the Battle of Kettle Creek and Siege of Savannah.
d. Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and explain how those weaknesses led to the writing of a new federal Constitution.

3. French & Indian War Also known as the Seven Years War.
Great Britain and France were the two most powerful nations with colonies east of the Mississippi River.
Britain and France hated each other and had a long history of fighting.
British colonists were expanding westward and this caused them to have more contact with the French and their Native American allies.

4. French & Indian War
1754-tensions rose and the French & Indian War erupted.
British troops fought against the French & their Native American allies.
After years of fighting, France finally surrendered and gave up all lands in Canada and east of the Mississippi River.
Britain also gained Spanish territory in Florida.
Result: BRITAIN stood alone as the one COLONIAL POWER in eastern N. America.

5. Effects of the war on Georgia
No official fighting took place in Georgia.
The war actually benefited GA.
Territory grew, Mississippi R. became Ga’s western border.
Now that Britain owned FL, Georgia was more secure. (No more Spanish threat from the south.)

6. French & Indian War

7. Tensions after French & Indian War
After the F & I war the colonies and Britain didn’t get along well.
Colonists didn’t like Britain’s control because for a long time they had governed themselves. (distance across the Atl. O.)
Britain wanted more control after they defeated France and the colonists resented it.

8. Proclamation of 1763 Issued by King George III
Stated that colonists could NOT move into territories previously occupied by the French.
Britain felt this would keep peace with Native Americans
Colonists resented it because it placed limits on freedoms
Created 4 new colonies & expanded Georgia’s boundaries
Quebec (in Canada), Granada (in Caribbean), East Florida, & West Florida

9. King george III

10. Stamp Act
The French and Indian War left Britain in terrible debt and they needed money.
King George III decided to tax the colonists, but the colonies had NO representatives in British Parliament.
Several Acts or Laws were passed by British Parliament to tax the colonies. The STAMP ACT was one that angered them the most.
Taxed all legal documents, permits, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.
This created a hardship on business owners.

11. Stamp Act
The stamps were very expensive and could only be paid in silver or gold.
Many colonists ignored the Stamp Act & threatened tax collectors making many of them afraid to enforce the law.
Colonists protested by boycotting British goods.
Stamp Act ended in March of 1766.
“No taxation without representation!”

12. Stamp Act

13. Taxes and tea parties
The British continued taxing goods for the colonists. (glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and TEA)
Colonists feared they’d lose the business of the India Trade company when cheap British tea flooded the markets.
Colonists forced British ships carrying tea to turn back from NY & Philadelphia. In SC, they let the tea sit on ships until it rotted.
Boston Tea Party colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded the tea ships and dumped 90,000 lbs in the water.

14. Boston Tea Party

15. Intolerable Acts
“INTOLERABLE” because they were meant to punish the colonists.
Four “Acts or Laws”
1-Closed Boston Harbor as punishment for Tea Party
2-cancelled Massachusetts charter
3-allowed British officials who had been charged with offenses in the colonies to be tried in England.
4-allowed British troops to live in colonists’ homes

16. Georgia and the revolution
Georgia didn’t get directly involved in the American Revolution because they were a new royal colony and still had strong ties with Britain.
Georgia’s colonists who supported the crown were called LOYALISTS (or Tories), those who supported the revolution were called PATRIOTS.

17. Declaration of independence
July 4, 1776-the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence which announced the separation of the 13 colonies from Britain.
Signed by representatives from 13 colonies. From Georgia:
Lyman Hall
Button Gwinnett
George Walton (youngest age 26)

18. independence
Patriots rejoiced and fired cannons in celebration, they even held a mock funeral for King George III.

19. Dec. of Ind. Made up of 3 parts
Preamble (explains to the reader the natural rights of all people)
Body (Grievances)
Grievances against the King (List detailing why independence was deemed necessary)
Conclusion (Declaration of Independence)
Where the colonists actually severed the ties with Great Britain

20. Elijah Clarke & the battle of Kettle Creek
Clarke lead a force of Patriot militia to win a key battle @ Kettle Creek.
700+ Loyalists or Tories were defeated and therefore couldn’t round up support in Georgia.
The victory allowed the Georgians to seize needed weapons and supplies.
Clarke is an instant hero.

21. Elijah Clarke

22. Austin Dabney Hero @ Kettle Creek
Slave who fought in the war in place of his white master.
Gave his horse to E. Clarke when his was shot during battle.
He was granted freedom after the war & given a plot of land as payment.

23. Austin Dabney

24. Nancy Hart
Frontier woman who cared for her family while her husband was off to war.
6ft tall, face scared from chicken pox, and she was reportedly cross-eyed. (Bless her!)
Spy and faithful patriot.

25. Nancy Hart

26. Siege of Savannah
1779-Patriots led by Benjamin Lincoln tried to take back Savannah from the British.
The French navy helped the American Patriots.
ABC book
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