Study Guide (spring Semester) Flashcards
what were the decisions that needed to be made each time the Native Americans ceded land to the state?
They had to decide how to divide up the land and what to use it for.
Define cede.
To give up.
What happened to the population of Georgia during 1790–1840?
It drastically increased.
How did Native Americans go into debt? How did they settle their debts?
From shrewd, white traders. By selling their land.
What was the head right system?
The head of the family was entitled to 200 acres of unclaimed land for himself, plus 50 acres for each member of the family. There is a limit of 1,000 acres per family. Veterans of the revolutionary war were entitled to additional acres ranging from 288 acres for privates to 1,955 acres for generals. Each person receiving a grant of land was free to go out and claim the best vacant land available.
What is the difference between loyalist and patriots?
Loyalist were still loyal to England. Patriots wanted to break away from England and their rules.
Why was Georgia isolated from the rest of the colonies?
Why did Georgia have a hard time breaking away from England? Because it was further from the rest inn was younger than the other colonies. It was also the last colony.
What did state officials do after the American revolution? How did their goal help Georgia?
After the American revolution, state officials continued to encourage new settlers to come to Georgia. A growing population would mean more representatives in Congress, this giving Georgia a greater influence in the national government. Also, new settlers would turn forests into farms, helping Georgia’s agricultural economy to grow.
What did Georgia gain in the battle of kettle creek and in which city was it fought? Who gained control in the siege of Savannah?
Patriots gained badly, needed arms, ammunition, and horses. Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes county. Britain.
What was the difference in slavery when Georgia was a royal colony and a trustee colony?
Once it became a royal colony, more and more slaves were forced into Georgia.
Who is America fighting against in the American Revolution?
Britain.
What number of colony was Georgia?
13th
Proclamation of 1763, why was it made, and what it gave Georgia on the map?
The proclamation of 1763 reserved all land west of Appalachian mountains for the Indians. In an attempt to further flex their dominance in the New World. Extended Georgia southern border.
Stamp act, how did Georgia respond?
It was an act of the parliament of Great Britain, which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America for many printed materials. A group called “liberty boys” was established to oppose the stamp act.
What was the declaration of independence?
The name given to the second continental congress’s public act of declaring the American colonies independence from Britain on July 4, 1776.
