| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Seven Years War | What was the French and Indian War known as in Europe? |
| France | What country lost its North American possessions as a result of the French and Indian War? |
| French and Indian War | What was the first real world war? |
| George Washington | What young American sparked the beginning of the French and Indian War? |
| Spain | After the French and Indian War, what country lost Florida? |
| Spain | What country controlled the Louisiana Territory in the years just after the French and Indian War? |
| Great Britain | What country was saddled with an enormous war debt as a result of the French and Indian War? |
| Proclamation of 1763 | What British decree preserved land west of the Appalachians for the native population? |
| 1763 Treaty of Paris | What treaty ended the French and Indian War? |
| Stamp Act | Great Britain's attempt to raise money by taxing printed goods. |
| Georgia Gazette | Georgia's first newspaper |
| Representation | Colonists protested "Taxation without ___________" |
| Second Continental Congress | What body approved the Declaration of Independence? |
| Georgia | What colony was the last to support the independence movement? |
| One third | According to John Adams, what portion of colonists supported independence? |
| Intolerable Acts | Four laws meant to punish the colonies, especially Massachusetts |
| Boston Tea Party | Protest committed by colonists dressed as Mohawks |
| Sons of Liberty | Radical colonist group seeking independence |
| Liberty Boys | Radical Georgia colonists organized against Great Britain |
| Tories | Another name for British Loyalists |
| Patriots | Colonists that supported the Revolution |
| Elijah Clarke | Patriot who led the attack at Kettle Creek |
| Kettle Creek | The largest battle of the Revolutionary War in Georgia |
| Patriots | Who won the battle of Kettle Creek? |
| Austin Dabney | Slave who won his freedom by fighting for the patriots at Kettle Creek |
| Nancy Hart | Patriot woman who captured Tory spies |
| Button Gwinnett | Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence whose statue is atop the Mall of Georgia |
| Lyman Hall | Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence who is the namesake for our county |
| George Walton | Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence whose first name was NOT Button or Lyman |
| Savannah | What Georgia city was the scene of a siege during the Revolution? |
| Tories | Did the Tories or Patriots control Savannah through the end of the Revolution? |
| Thomas Jefferson | Author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd President |
| George Washington | Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the 1st President |
| John Adams | A leading patriot and the 2nd President of the United States |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Sons of Liberty |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" |
| Paul Revere | Created the etching of the Boston Massacre the fired anger against the British |
| Benjamin Franklin | American printer, inventor and diplomat |
| Articles of Confederation | Created America's first government |
| Weak | Most believed the Articles of Confederation created a government that was too weak or strong? |
| 1787 | In what year did the Constitutional Convention create the Constitution |
| Federal | What type of government divides power between a national and state governments? |
| Bicameral | Type of legislature with two houses |
| Unicameral | Type of legislature with one house |
| Baldwin | Abraham _______, Georgia signer of the Constitution |
| Few | William _______, Georgia signer of the Constitution |
| 1777 | Year of Georgia's first Constitution |
| Yes | Under Georgia's first Constitution, could Catholics vote? |
| No | Under Georgia's first Constitution, could Catholics hold office? |
| Ratification | Process by which states accepted the Constitution |
| Executive | Branch of government charged with carrying out the laws |
| Legislative | Branch of government charged with passing laws |
| Judicial | Branch of government charged with determining the Constitutionality of laws |
| Governor | Title for the chief executive of Georgia's government |
| President | Title for the chief executive of the federal government |
| Taxpayers | Under Georgia's 1st constitution, on white, male ________ could vote. |
| Stronger | Did the Constitution create a stronger or weaker government? |
| No | Under the Articles of Confederation, could the national government tax the people to raise money? |
| Yes | Under the Constitution, could the federal government raise money? |
| Remove Indians | Georgia wanted a stronger national government so that it could help do what? |
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