Unit 4: Revolution and Westward Expansion
- Causes of the Revolution
1.French and Indian War War that put Britain in heavy debt, therefore, taxing the colonists
to pay for most of it.
2.Proclamation of 1763King’s decree that forbade colonists from settling west of the
Appalachian Mountains.
3.Economically, GA still depended on _Reasons why Georgia was one of the last colonies to fully
GB, far away from action, fear of ___ support the Revolution efforts.
punishment, Royal Governor was popular
4.Townshend Acts____ Act passed by Parliament, placing a tax on tea, glass, paint color
5.Stamp Act______Act passed by Parliament, placing a tax on newspapers, legal
Documents, and licenses.
6.List of grievances to the King_____The middle section of the Declaration of Independence states…
7.New England, then towards the SouthRegion where the Revolutionary War began and how it spread.
- People and Events of the Revolution ‘
8.Provided colonists with vital supplies, Significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek and who lead it.
Elijah Clarke______
9.Colonists tried to capture the city by Significance of the Siege of Savannah and its strategy.
surrounding it and preventing supplies
from coming through. Britain takes
control of Savannah for next 3 ½ years
10.Gwinnett, Hall, Walton Three Georgian’s who signed the Declaration of Independence
11.Nancy Hart Revolutionary war hero, known for her bravery. Only woman to
have a county named after her.
12.July 4th, 1776_____Date Declaration of Independence was signed and approved
by the Second Continental Congress?
13.Treaty of Paris______Treaty that ended the American Revolution.
- Creating a New Government
14.Executive Branch______Weakest branch in the Georgia Constitution of 1777 due to
fear of creating another Royal Governor.
15.Articles of Confederation______The first written plan of government the U.S. created.
16.No Executive Branch, no Judicial ___Be able to identify the weaknesses to of the Articles of
branch, State governments had too _Confederation
much power, national government__
could not: levy taxes, enforce laws, manage trade.
17.One vote (equal representation)_____Under the A.O.C., each state received this many votes
18.National Government______The Constitution fixed the AOC by creating a stronger…
19.The Great Compromise ______This settled the issue of representation in Congress
20.Baldwin, Few______Two Georgian’s who signed the U.S. Constitution.
21.He changed his vote, allowing for the How was Abraham Baldwin instrumental to the creation of the
Great Compromise to be passed U.S. Constitution.
22.Needed a strong army, provided by__Reason why Georgia was one of the first states to ratify the
the federal government, to protect it U.S. Constitution.
from the threat of Native Americans
- Westward Expansion
23.The University of Georgia _____Established in 1785, this became the nation’s first land-grant
**GO DAWGS!!** ____University.
24.Baptists, Methodists______Two largest church dominations throughout Georgia in 1860
25.State legislators were bribed to sell __Describe the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795
the territory west of the Chattahoochee
to land speculators.
26.Georgia gave up the land west of the How did Georgia eventually settle the Yazoo land fraud?
Chattahoochee to the federal gov’t
27.Distribute Native American land to The purpose of the Headright System and Land Lotteries was to
settlers as they expanded west.______
28.Eli Whitney – 1793_____Cotton gin’s inventor and the year he created it.
29.More cotton could be processed at a How did the invention of the cotton gin influence economic
quicker rate, which increased the __growth and the demand for slavery in the South?
demand for slaves in the south._____
30.A majority of railroads in the U.S. __Atlanta was once known as Terminus because…
went through the town. ______
31.Settlers continued to move west ____Main reason for Georgia’s capitals continuing to move west
32.An alphabet composed of syllables__ Sequoyah’s greatest contribution to the Cherokee was creating
33.To permanently remove Natives fromPurpose of the Indian Removal Act
the Eastern part of the United States
34.Worcester vs. Georgia.______Supreme Court case in 1832 which ruled the Cherokee territory
was a nation and that Georgia had no authority over it.
35.John Marshall ______Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled that the Cherokee
Territory was not subject to state law.
36.Signed the Treaty of Warm SpringsWilliam McIntosh’s aid to the removal of the Native American
which surrendered all Creek land.__tribes from Georgia.
37.Gold in Dahlonega______The discovery of this caused the Cherokee to finally give up
their lands and move West of the Mississippi River.
38.Treaty of New York ______This surrendered all Creek lands east of the Oconee River
39.Alexander McGillivray ______Leader who signed the Treaty of New York.