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35 important questions on Ss december 2016 midterm

Disease, from Europe, that killed many Native Americans

Small pox

Church started by Spain to convert people to Catholicism

missions

Three primary reasons Spain explored the New World

God God Glory

Three major European countries competing for the New World

Spain Great Britain France

Why did the Europeans start to explore?

Quicker trade route to the Far East

Why did Europeans start to colonize the “New World”

For wealth, For new lands, To convert the natives to Christianity

What explorer hoped to reach the Far East by sailing west from Europe?

Columbus

Which country started the fur trade and settled in Canada?

France

First established city in North America?

St. Augustein

What colony was GA if listed in chronological order?

13th

Economic system where you export more than you import?

mercantalism

The term used to describe all Christians outside the Catholic faith.

Protestant

What does it mean to be a Royal Colony?

Colony governed by the King of England

Name the three Royal Governors of Georgia in the order they served

1. John Reynolds 2. Henry Ellis 3. James Wright

Which of the Royal Governors made the most contributions in the area of defense of the colony? Which Royal Governor was relieved of his duty because he could not stand the heat?

James Wright, Henry Ellis

Describe George Washington’s learning experiences from the French and Indian War.

Learned from his losses and mistakes how to change his fighting strategy/tactics from lined fighting to guerilla tactics

What did Georgia gain from the French and Indian War?

New Western Boundary (Mississippi River), safer for most settlers to come, more land to farm, more naval stores and timber, southern border became the St. Mary’s River. The Creeks lost land east of the Ogeechee River.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ending the French and Indian War involved what countries?

Great Britain and France (most Indians fought with France

How did the French and Indian War lead to America’s Revolutionary War?

Britain had heavy war debt from protecting American colonies during the French and Indian War; British tried to raise money by taxing the American colonies

How did the French and Indian War affect Georgia’s growth and development?

See Question # 5

On what did the Townshend Acts of 1767 levy (impose) a tax?

Goods imported like glass, lead,, paint, paper and tea

Why was anti-British sentiment less in Georgia than in the other colonies during the Revolutionary period?

1. Georgia was the youngest colony and many had family in Great Britain that they did not want to go to war against…strong ties to Britain. 2. Georgia was concerned about possible Indian attacks in the frontier and wanted British protection. 3. Georgia was very dependent on Britain for economic support through trade

Name the three Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence.

1. Button Gwinnett 2. Lyman Hall 3. George Walton

In 1777, Georgia adopted its first state Constitution at a Convention held in Savannah

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Under Georgia’s first constitution who selected the governors?

legislator

What were some of the weaknesses of Georgia’s first state Constitution?

Unicameral Legislature (1 House)- had power to appoint the Governor and control his actions

What is the only county in Georgia named after a woman?

Hart County (Nancy Hart)

Who was the commander of the Continental Army (colonies) during the Revolutionary War?

George Washington

What was the name of the leader of Georgia’s militia at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

Colonel Elijah Clarke

Who killed a group of Tories for murdering patriot Colonel John Dooley?

Nancy Hart

Who was the first Georgia governor under the constitution of 1777? (He was a Salzburger.)

John Treutlen

What was the result of the Boston Massacre?

After Sons of Liberty threw snowballs at soldiers, the British fired shots into the crowd, killing 5 American citizen. The British soldiers were arrested and put on trial (John Adams defended soldiers) and cleared because of self-defense. Later Parliament repealed the Townshend Act

What were the 4 provisions of the “Intolerable” Acts?

1. Closed Boston ports until the colonists paid for costs of Boston Tea Party 2. Prohibited colonists in Massachusetts from having town meetings 3. Required American colonists to house and feed British soldiers 4. British officials accused of crimes were tried back in Great Britain

Where did the first colonial victory in Georgia during the American Revolution occur? Why was this battle so important to GA?

Kettle Creek; morale booster; colonists acquired badly needed weapons and horses from the British

What was the result of the Siege of Savannah?

British kept control of Savannah until the end of the war

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