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Georgia Studies
Topic: Unit 4 ~ Georgia in the American Revolution - Causes
SS8H3 – The student will analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolution.
Essential Question
What were the long-term and short-term causes of the American Revolution?
AMERICA HEADS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
Until 1763, independence was unthinkable!!! Great Britain was the greatest, most powerful
nation on earth, and the American colonists were proud to be an important part of the British
Empire…but in a little over 10 years, the Americans went from being proud British subjects to
fighting the mother country in an all-out War for Independence!!!
Note: In 1707, the Kingdoms of England and Scotland united to form Great Britain
1a. What is a long term
cause?
LONG-TERM CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1. The French and Indian War
Based on what you observe in this picture...who is fighting?
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1b. How did the French
and Indian war help
cause the American
Revolution?
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With Spain no longer a major threat, ________________ emerged as the
greatest rival to Great Britain.
By 1756, _________________ and ________________ had built huge empires in
North America and were competing to become the strongest world power.
War (called the _____________________________ War in Europe) broke out
between two nations over disputed lands in the Ohio River Valley.
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Both sides had important _______________ in the fight
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The war was extremely brutal (Indians would attack civilian settlements and
often murder entire families, including infants, using a tactic known as
____________________)
…Fortunately, the fight never reached _________________ in the deep south.
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By 1763, ______________ had defeated ______________ and her allies, and had
forced France to sign the _____________________________. According to the
peace treaty:
 France gave up _______ of its colonies in North America.
 Spain was forced to give _____________________ to Britain, but was
granted most of France’s territory _______ of the Mississippi River.
In your own words, analyze both maps (before and after the F & I War) and
describe how North American changed:
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 impacted Georgia in two important ways:
 it removed the _____________ threat to Georgia from La Florida
 it changed Georgia’s western border from the Pacific Ocean to the
________________ River
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The war, though it was a great victory, presented Great Britain with two major,
unforeseen problems:
2. Costa’s Question:
a. Why did the British
limit western expansion
after the F/I War?
b. Why did this anger
some colonists?
3. Costa’s Question:
 The British were going to have to _____________ the colonies from
hostile Indians _________ of the Appalachians who had been allies of
the French or had been promised land by the British.
 The war was extremely ____________________, and Great Britain was
left with a tremendous national __________.
2. The Proclamation of 1763
 The new King of England, King George ______, wanted to avoid conflict with
Indians ________ of the Appalachians, and wanted to build up colonial
settlements ________ of the Appalachians.
 Even though many colonists had hoped to move _______ after the French were
removed, King George III ____________________ any colonists from moving
beyond the Proclamation Line.
 Many of the colonists felt cheated and were ___________. For the first time,
_____________ began openly expressing displeasure with Great Britain.
 King George III felt that the French and Indian War had been fought to
____________ the American colonies. He believed, therefore, that the colonies
should pay ____________ to help pay off the _________ debt.
 The American colonists had no ________________________ in the British
legislature. _______________________. Because they were not represented,
they believed that they could not be legally taxed!!!
NO ________________________________ WITHOUT
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3. The Stamp Act
 In _________, Britain passed The Stamp Act, a tax on ___________ goods that
required colonists to buy government ______________ for nearly all paper
goods (newspapers, books, playing cards, etc.)
THE STAMP ACT CAUSED THE FIRST MAJOR
WIDESPREAD _______________________ AGAINST BRITISH RULE!!
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1. Costa’s Question:
What is a short term
cause?
By the early 1770s, the American Colonists began to demonstrate a greater
willingness to ___________:
 In ____________, a mob of angry colonists in __________________
taunted and threatened to attack a small unit of British soldiers. The
soldiers fired into the mob and killed ________ colonists. The event was
called the ________________________.
 In December ____________, several colonists protested a British tax on
__________ by dumping nearly 350 chests of tea (thousands of dollars’
worth) into Boston Harbor. This event was called the
_________________________________________.
SHORT-TERM CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION:
1. The Intolerable Acts
 King George III was _________________ at the citizens of Boston for the Boston
Tea Party. In order to punish the colony of Massachusetts, a series of laws called
the __________________ were passed.
 THE LAWS WERE SO ___________________ THAT THE COLONISTS FELT THEY
WERE “INTOLERABLE.”
a. The Boston Port Act - _________________ the port of Boston to trade
b. The Impartial Administration of Justice Act – stated that
_________________ for British officials would be moved out of
Massachusetts to another colony or to ___________.
c. The Massachusetts Government Act – took away the colony’s
__________ and prohibited _____________________________.
d. The Quartering Act – required colonists to provide ________________
for British soldiers with compensation.
2. Costa’s Question:
3. Costa’s Question:
Who wrote the
Declaration of
Independence?
Write your own:
Pop
Quiz
2. The First Continental Congress
 Many of the colonies felt sympathy for Massachusetts and felt it was time to
_____________.
 Representatives from the colonies met in _____________________________ in
__________ to come up with a response to the Intolerable Acts. This meeting was
the First Continental Congress.
 The only colony not to participate was _________________________...
 Georgia, founded in __________, was the youngest colony and was, therefore, the
most _______________________ for protection from Indians.
 Under royal control, Georgia prospered and became extremely
______________________.
 Georgia’s Royal Governor, Sir __________________________________, was
extremely popular with the colonists.
3. The Declaration of Independence
 On April 19, ______________, fighting broke out between British soldiers and the
colonists at the Battles of __________________________ and
_________________________.
 The Americans, fearing that the British planned on using force to oppress the
colonies, agreed to meet again to consider declaring
_____________________________!!! The Second Continental Congress met in
Philadelphia in ________________________.
 Even Georgia was growing _________________. Georgia’s only newspaper,
_________________, had become highly critical of King George III.
 A group opposing England, the “___________________________,” established a
chapter at Tondee’s Tavern in _______________________________ to protest
British policies.
 On ______________________________, the Second Continental Congress adopted
the ____________________________________________________.
 Written mainly by _______________________________________, the document
was a list of abuses by King George III against the colonists.
 The Declaration declared that the colonies were ______________ from British rule
and were now _______ separate, independent __________________________!!!
 Representatives from all 13 colonies signed the Declaration, Georgia’s signers were
_____________________________, ___________________________, and
___________________
 Anti-British forces managed to take control of Savannah and force representatives of
the British government to leave.
 Even the popular and respected Royal Governor, Sir James ________________, was
arrested, but he managed to escape to a British ship off the coast of Georgia.
What do you remember about…the causes of the American Revolution???
Place the Events in Chronological Order
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The Boston Massacre leaves five men dead.
The French and Indian War takes place in North America.
The Stamp Act is passed
Colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor
The Proclamation of 1763 keeps colonists from moving west of the Appalachians.
What do you remember about…the causes of the American Revolution???
What basic fundamental right was denied by each of the Intolerable Acts?
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Summary: How did economics help cause the American Revolution? (2 examples)
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