Section 4: The Revolutionary Section 4: The Revolutionary War PeriodWar Period

• ESSENTIAL QUESTION– Why was there an American

Revolution?

Section 4:Section 4: The American Revolution The American Revolution

• What words do I need to know?– Second Continental Congress– Declaration of Independence– ratify– Articles of Confederation– siege– Treaty of Paris (1783)

Second Continental Second Continental CongressCongress

• Met (Where?) after (What?)• Drafted (What?) to (Whom?), asking for (What?)

– George III (Did what?)

• Authorized (What?)• Georgia’s (Who?) arrived in (When?)

Georgia’s Second Provincial Georgia’s Second Provincial CongressCongress

• Held at (Where?) in (When?)• (Who?) chosen to represent Georgia in

Philadelphia• Delegates given no (What?); told to make

best (What?) for Georgians • (Who?) fled colony in early 1776; Council

of __________ established “Rules and ________” to govern Georgia

Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Paine’s “______________” pamphlet encouraged colonies to break from ________ _________ sold more than 500,000 copies

• Other pamphlets, including “___________” influenced opinion

• August 2, 1776: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton sign the ___________ of ______________

• The Declaration meant the colonists were one __________; Georgians prepared for war

Georgia’s First State Georgia’s First State ConstitutionConstitution

• About (How many?) of Georgians remained (What?) to Great Britain; they were called (What?)

• The (Who?) influenced a state constitution allowing _____________ of _______ and giving citizens rights to agree how they were governed

• May (Year?): Constitution adopted at Constitutional Convention in Savannah

• Eight counties formed: (Name all eight)

The 1777 Georgia ConstitutionThe 1777 Georgia Constitution

• The governor’s (What?) was limited• _____________ ____________ consisted of 12

legislators and held greatest power• Council could overrule the governor’s decisions• (Who?) appointed Georgia’s first governor• Georgia’s 1777 Constitution changed in 1789

– (How did it change?)

The Articles of The Articles of ConfederationConfederation

• First Constitution of the United States of America

• ____________ , or approved on July 4, 1776

• Went into effect in January 1781, when ratified by (Which two states?)

Revolutionary War Fighting Revolutionary War Fighting in Georgiain Georgia

• (City?) captured and looted by ________ troops in December 1778; lootings, murders, and burnings occurred

• Sunbury port captured in early 1779; _________ was also attacked

• Georgia militia ___ effective against well-trained British troops

• Governor ____________ eventually returned from Great Britain to govern Georgia

Battle of Kettle Creek (1779)Battle of Kettle Creek (1779)

• ____________ Elijah __________ led Georgia militia, defeated (How many?) British troops near Washington, Georgia

• Great victory for ________ of the militia and Georgians seeking independence

• Won badly-needed __________ and __________ from the British

Siege of Savannah (1779)Siege of Savannah (1779)

• (How many?) Americans and 4,000 _______ laid siege to Savannah

• Attack on October 9 resulted in 1,000 American and French deaths in less than an hour; only 40 British troops died

• Polish Count Casimir Pulaski killed• (City?) remained under British control for nearly

(How many?) more years• ____________ warfare continued in the Georgia

_______________

Georgia Wartime HeroesGeorgia Wartime Heroes

• (Who?) single-handedly captured a group of British __________ who bragged of murdering an American colonel; Hart County is the only county named for a _________

• (Who?) fought with (What?) and was wounded at (Where?); he also saved Elijah Clarke’s life during that battle

The War EndsThe War Ends

• Elijah Clarke, the Georgia ________,and the __________ Army regain (City?) from British in June 1781; (How many?) battles or skirmishes fought in Georgia during the war

• George Washington, with French help, force British surrender at (Where?) in October (Year?)

• British leave Savannah in the spring of (Year?)• _________ of ________ (September 1783) ends

war; treaty is signed by (List the three countries)