The American RevolutionCauses of the American Revolution and their impact on Georgia; French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, and the Declaration of IndependenceLoyalists, Patriots, Elijah Clarke, Austin Dabney, Nancy Hart, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, Battle of Kettle Creek, and siege of SavannahStrengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.Describe the role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; include the role of Abraham Baldwin and William Few, and reasons why Georgia ratified the new constitution

Causes of the American RevolutionMercantile System: Forced colonies to trade

with only England. Colonists wanted to grow the crops that they wanted to grow and trade with other countries beyond England.

French & Indian War: War leaves Britain with a large debt from defending the colonies. To help pay off the debt, Parliament passed tax laws that angered many American colonists.

Proclamation of 1763: Forbid settlers from moving past the Appalachian Mountains; reserved land for native Americans.

TaxesSugar Act : Tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, indigo,

and wine to raise money for Britain

Stamp Act: Required tax stamps on all printed items and documents. Colonists strongly opposed; groups begin to take action to show disagreement.

Quartering Act: Required colonists to house British soldiers and to provide certain supplied to soldiers

Townshend Acts :Taxes on imports such as glass, lead, paper, paint and tea

Boston Massacre

~1770British troops fired

into a crowd of American colonists who were protesting. 5 Americans died and six were wounded. (one was Crispus Attucks, a former slave.)

More Taxes Tea Act ~1773: Tax on tea. Gave one British company the

exclusive right to sell tea to America.

Boston Tea Party ~1773: Members of the Sons of Liberty dumped several shiploads of tea into the Boston harbor to protest the Tea Act.

“Intolerable Acts” (Coercive Acts) ~1774: Passed by

Parliament as punishment for the Boston Tea Party 1 .Closed the port of Boston until the Tea was paid for. 2. Did not allow people of Mass. To elect their own

officials or hold town meetings. 3. Required the people in all the colonies to feed and

house British soldiers.

Elijah Clarke

Lieutenant Colonel in the American Revolution.

PatriotLed a force of Georgia

patriots in an attack against British loyalists.

Patriots gained badly needed guns, ammunition and horses.

Victory at Kettle Creek won over many Georgians who had not chosen sides

Austin Dabney

Mulatto boy born free. After he was wounded in

the Battle of Kettle Creek, the Harris family cared for him.

PatriotOne of the only blacks to

ever receive land from the State of GA in a lottery.

Also received pension from his military service.

Nancy Hart

Resident of the backcountry.  

Patriot.Tories barged in her cabin

and demanded a meal. Nancy Hart cooked for them,

and while they were drinking, she stole their guns.

She then held the Tories hostage in her home; shooting two when they tried to take their guns back.

Button Gwinnett

Represented Georgia in the signing of the Declaration of independence in 1776.

1 of 3 signers of the Declaration of independence.

Died in a duel in Savannah in 1777.

Has a county named after him in GA.

Lyman Hall & George Walton

Represented Georgia in the signing of the Declaration of independence in 1776.

2 of 3 signers of the Declaration of independence.

Has a county named after them in GA.

Siege of SavannahUnsuccessful

attempt by patriots to gain control of Savannah from the British.

700 Patriots died; including Count Casmir Pulaski

American Wins The WarStarting battle: LexingtonEnding battle: YorktownWashington: leader of the

Continental Army Now have to govern themselves.

Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 State Governments most powerful One Branch of Government: the Legislative – NO

PRESIDENT Unicameral Legislature (One House) where each state

had ONE vote.

Weaknesses: Could NOT tax Could NOT enforce laws b/c no national court system. No Navy or Army Each State issued its own money Similarities of Both Each State put tariffs (taxes) on goods coming from

other states (UNFAIR!)

Constitution ConventionHeld to revise the Articles of

Confederation that were too weak.

Ended up writing a whole new Constitution.

William Few and Abraham Baldwin represented Georgia and signed the Constitution.