Gonna Be a Revolution | People #1 | People #2 | Articles of Confederation & Constitution | Religion & Education |
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What is the French & Indian War.
Great Britain taxed the colonies to get money to pay for debts from this war, which led to the American Revolution.
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Who are Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett and George Walton.
These 3 from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Who are William Few & Abraham Baldwin.
Georgia signers of the Constitution.
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What is limited power of the federal government.
This was the main weakness of the Articles.
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What is University of Georgia.
First state sponsored public university in Georgia.
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What is the Seven Years War.
The French & Indian War is called this in Europe.
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Who is Austin Dabney.
This African American soldier was recognized for his bravery during the Battle of Kettle Creek.
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Who is William McIntosh.
I signed away all remaining Creek land in Georgia and paid for it with my life.
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What is one. (Legislative Branch)
The number of branches of government under the Articles.
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What is a land-grant university.
A school built on land that was donated by the federal government.
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What is all land west to the Mississippi. (Or Alabama and Mississippi.
This was a benefit Georgia received as a result of the French & Indian War.
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Who is Elijah Clark.
The leader of the Battle of Kettle Creek.
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Who is John Ross.
I challenged the Indian Removal Act in the case Worchester v. Georgia.
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What is The Constitutional Convention of 1787.
The Articles were revised at this meeting.
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Who are Methodists.
We had circuit riders that spread the Gospel across Georgia.
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What is the Townshend Act.
The Boston Tea Party was a protest over this.
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What is Patriots.
The group that wanted independence from Great Britain were called this.
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Who is George Gist (Sequoyah).
I developed a syllabary so the Cherokee could have a written language.
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What is tax its citizens.
Because of the war that had just been fought, the Articles of Confederation did not allow government to do this.
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Who are Baptists.
We were the largest denomination in the State of Georgia.
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What are the Intolerable Acts.
These were punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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Who is Nancy Hart.
I was a spy and frontierswoman who killed several British soldiers in my home.
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Who is Dred Scott.
I went to court for my freedom because I was born in a free state, but then was forced into slavery.
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What is The Bill of Rights.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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Who is Henry McNeal Turner
I was an African Methodist Episcopal minister who was one of the first African Americans to hold office in Georgia.
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