GA History: Revolutionary War Vocabulary

Surprise attack in Georgia where patriot forces defeated 600 loyalists, led by Elijah Clarke 

• Battle of Kettle Creek
• Siege of Savannah
• French and Indian War
• Liberty Boys

First written constitution of the United States

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Proclamation of 1763

Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?

• James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, Tomichichi
• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock
• Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton
• Amy Glinski, Jill Barnes, Brandon Adams

Group of Georgians who opposed the Stamp Act

• Liberty Boys
• Lost Boys
• Georgia Boys
• Stamp Boys

Taxes placed on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses

• Newspaper Act
• Sugar Act
• Coffee Act
• Stamp Act

Declaration of Independence was approved

• July 4, 2017
• August 8, 1629
• July 4, 1776
• April 4, 1775

Document stating the colonies were one nation no longer under the control of the king

• Proclamation of 1763
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Stamp Act

Cutting Savannah off from supplies

• Siege of Savannah
• Siege of Atlanta
• Battle of Savannah
• Battle of Gwinnett

Colonists who wanted freedom from England

• Loyalists
• Rebels
• Patriots
• Falcons

Colonists who supported the king of England 

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Colonists
• Savages