Cornell Notes: American Revolution and Georgia

Main Ideas/Questions Information

(be sure to include political, economic

Define:

Geographical, historical consequences)

Guerrilla-a fighter who is not in a regular army

Militia-a part time non-professional soldier

Boycott-to not buy as a protest

Monopoly-having an exclusive right to do business

tariff (duties)-a tax on imports

monarch-a king or queen

p.142-148

What was Georgia’s statusRoyal colony with slavery (1750)

after 1752?

How did Georgia’s governmentRoyal governor and legislature

change after 1751-52?(law making house-bicameral)

What other changes occurredPopulation (both free and slave)increased

in Georgia between 1752-1763? Borders change in 1763, southern border

moved to St. Marys River

French and Indian War

(Seven Years War)

Who was fighting who?British v. French

Why were they fighting?Land, natural resources, power, history

Where?North America, India, Europe

Outcome? (see fig.13, p.145)British win North America, need revenue

Why called a world war?Colonial powers fighting around the

world

How did the Treaty of Paris (1763) Western border Miss River

effect Georgia?

Proclamation of 1763Moved Georgia’s southern

Boundary to the St Mary’s

River. Forbade (prohibited)

Colonists to settle west of

the Appalachian Mts. Some

did anyway. Others got

angry about this restriction.

p.149-152

Laws/Taxes (Acts)

Reason for increased taxes? Pay for cost on French/Indian War

Navigation Acts (1660’s/1763)Had to ship goods in British vessels.

rather than American ships

Tax on sugar and molasses

What was the Sugar Act?imported from West Indies.

Stamp ActWas passed to raise money for the cost of the war. Placed a tax on all newspapers, legal documents, and licenses. Reaction in colonies was violent. Ga only colony to sell stamps.

Repealed after one year.

Patriots/WhigsName for those who openly supported Independence.

Who were loyalists or Tories?People who remained loyal

to Britain.

Townshend ActsPlaced import duties on a range of goods and commodities including lead, paint and glass, tea

Tea Act 1773Monopoly to British company on tea

Intolerable Acts 1774Parliament punished Boston for Tea Party.

  1. Closed port of Boston
  2. No town meetings without permission
  3. British officials tried in England
  4. Quartering Act

Consequence: Because of this Act first Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. Georgia sends no representative

Sons of Liberty (Liberty Boys)Sam Adam’s group of Patriots who committed acts of vandalism against British interests.

“No taxation without representation” Slogan that expressed patriot

feelings about the British system

of rule over the colonies.

Summary :

  1. Describe how did the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) helped cause the American revolution? ( Hint: Think about economics and geography)
  1. In your opinion which British regulation or tax most violated the idea of free trade? Explain your answer.
  1. Consider the idea of Americanism. How do you think many

decades of separation from the mother country had affected

attitudes concerning independence from Britain?

  1. Analyze and describe Georgia’s role in the American Revolution.

5. Explain the contribution or significance of each person or event

to the independence movement:

Elijah Clark: Colonel in Ga. militia who commanded victorious troops at

battle of kettle Creek.

Austin Dabney: Free black who fought at Kettle Creek. Represents idea

that African Americans fought on both sides in this war.

Nancy Hart: Supposedly killed several Tories at her home. Legendary

figure and only women to have a county named for her.

Button Gwinnett-3 signers of Dec of Ind.from Georgia

Lyman Hall

George Walton

Battle of Kettle Creek: Ga. militia victory over British forces. One of the few

battles fought in Ga.

Siege of Savannah: Attempt to retake Savannah from the British after its

capture in 1778. The siege failed with great loss of life and Savannah

remained in British hands for the rest of the war.