The Road to Revolution
Called “Seven Years War” in England.
 War between France and England that began in
1754
 Britain won and these were the results:
 Britain gained Canada
 Britain gets Ohio River valley
 Britain gets Florida from Spain (because they
allied with the French)
 France loses all land in North America
 **The huge debt Britain had led to increased
taxes on the colonies and eventually the
American Revolution
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 Set
Georgia’s southern border at the St.
Mary’s river and western border at the
Mississippi River.
 Forbid anyone from settling west of the
Appalachian Mountains
 Passed
in 1765 to raise money for the French
and Indian War
 Taxed newspapers, legal documents, and
licenses
 Greatly opposed by many colonists
 The Georgia Gazette (1st Newspaper was
shut down)
A
group of 4 laws passed by Great Britain in
response to the patriots actions
 They closed the port of Boston, forbid the
people from having a town meeting, British
soldiers would be tried in Great Britain if
they committed a crime, and the people
were required to house and feed British
soldiers at their expense
 In 1774, all the colonies, EXCEPT Georgia,
met at the 1st Continental Congress to
protest these laws
 Held
in response to Intolerable Acts
 Decision was made to boycott trade with
Great Britain
 Georgia was the only colony that did not
send representation because:
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Smallest and youngest colony
Relied on Britain for defense and economic
support
 Created
by Benjamin Franklin
 Georgia is missing….Why?
 What does the cartoon mean?
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http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/big_questi
on
Name 3 of the laws or acts that the British
parliament passed that were seen as unfair by the
citizens of the colony.
What was the colony in the North that seemed to
be the center of the rebellion and whose people
were referred to as “hotheads”?
What were the names of two groups that were
rebelling against British authority?
Why did some of the colonists support British rule?
What do you think might have happened to the
Georgia colony if the citizens had not joined the
rebellion against Great Britian?
 Petitioned
king to stop hostile actions
 Formed 1st Continental Army with George
Washington as commander
 Held in response to growing conflicts with
the King.
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“Taxation with Representation”
No response to boycott of trade with Britain
 Wrote
and signed the Declaration of
Independence.
 Passed
by the Second Continental Congress
 Signed by 3 Georgians
 Declared independence from Great Britain
and that the 13 colonies were 1 nation
 Primary Author was Thomas Jefferson
 Intro.- Preamble
 Body- Complaints against King
 Conclusion- US is a separate Nation
 Represented
Georgia at the Second
Continental Congress
 Signed the Declaration of Independence
 Killed in a duel with another politician
 Our county is named after him
 Was
the first person sent to represent GA to
the 2nd Continental Congress
 Signed the Declaration of Independence
 Was declared an “enemy of the crown” after
signing the Declaration of Independence
 Has a county in GA named after him
 Represented
Georgia at the Second
Continental Congress
 Signed the Declaration of Independence
 Youngest signer of the Declaration of
Independence
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/liberty_boys
1. Who was the governor of the colony during this time
period?
2. What was the name given to those who were loyal to
Great Britain? What was the name given to those who
supported the idea of separation from Great Britain?
3. What did the Stamp Act require of the colonists? What
was the argument of the colonists against this act?
4. What was the name of the rowdy group of young men
who were opposing British rule?
5. When and where were the opening battle of the
Revolution fought?
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 Citizens
who were ready to break free from
England and form their own nation, also called
Whigs (ex. Liberty Boys or Liberty Brawlers)
 People
who were loyal to the king during the
revolution, also called Tories or the “King’s
Friends”
 The
first real victory for the Georgia militia
over the British
 Not a major battle, but important to lifting
the morale of Georgians
 Gained weapons and horses from the British
 Led
the Georgia militia to victory in the
Battle of Kettle Creek
 a county in GA is named after him (the
smallest one in the state)
A
black man who fought with Elijah Clark at
the Battle of Kettle Creek
 Saved Elijah Clarke’s Life..
 Received land after the revolution as
compensation for his service, but it was
debated since he was black
A
Georgia Heroine of the revolution who has
many legends about her
 While 5 British soldiers were in her house,
she killed 1 and held the others at gunpoint
 Example of the Revolutionary spirit in GA
 The only county in GA named after a woman
is named after her
 http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/sa
vannah_under_attack
1. When was the Battle of Savannah fought?
2. Name two countries (allies) who supported
the colonists in the battle.
3. How did the colonists first attempt to
defeat the British?
4. What were three advantages the colonists
were supposed to have when they attached
the British?
5. Did the colonist actually win the battle?
 In
1779, a combined French and American force
attacked Savannah (controlled by the British)
 Nearly 1000 men died and the Americans lost.
The city remained in the hands of the British for
3 ½ more years
 Proprietary
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A colony run by group of people and run like a
business (ex. Trustees)
 Trustee
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Colony
Colony to Royal Colony
Trustee Colony was governed by the Trustees
Royal Colony was governed by the king,
through an appointed governor.
 Lexington
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and Concord
Started the Revolutionary War
“Shot Heard Around The World”
 Saratoga
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Turning point of the War
Acquired needed supplies from British
 Yorktown
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Last Battle of Revolutionary War
Official surrender from General Cornwallis to
George Washington
 Treaty
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of Paris of 1783
Official end of Revolutionary War
Saratoga
Lexington
and Concord
Yorktown
Kettle Creek
Siege of Savannah
 Reynolds,
Ellis, Wright (Royal Governors)
 Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George
Walton (DOI signers from GA)
 Noble Wimberly Jones
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Most outspoken politician that favored
Independence
Elected as the Speaker of the Georgia Colonial
Assembly