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Revolution in Georgia

Revolution in Georgia. Great Britain had colonies around the world. Greed Over Land and Fear that One Country Would Gain More Power Ultimately Leads to. WAR. FRENCH & INDIAN WAR. Great Britain VS. France. The Rivalry Intensifies. Both claimed the Ohio River Valley

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Revolution in Georgia

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  1. Revolution in Georgia

  2. Great Britain had colonies around the world.

  3. Greed Over Land and Fear that One Country Would Gain More Power Ultimately Leads to... WAR

  4. FRENCH & INDIAN WAR Great Britain VS. France

  5. The Rivalry Intensifies Both claimed the Ohio River Valley Huge area of about 200,000 square miles (about size of France)

  6. George Washington 22 year old land surveyor & captain led 150 Virginia militia troops  attacked French  killed 10 soldiers and forced the rest to surrender. French returned Outnumbered the British This time, British surrendered.

  7. War Erupts • First few years, British and their colonies experienced disappointing losses. War lasted for 9 years. Then, the British finally experienced victory. The Treaty of Paris of 1763 officially ended war. The frontier was made safe and under the British control.

  8. Results of the French & Indian War More Importantly, this War will Lead to the American Revolution because Great Britain will be left with a large war debt.

  9. Proclamation of 1763 • A few months later, King George III issued this proclamation that changed boundaries... • It also forbade the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

  10. Georgia’s Role in the French & Indian War Although Georgia did not take part in this war, it was still affected…

  11. How Did this War Affect Georgia in a Positive Way? Settlers began to Migrate to Georgia. New Boundaries Helped Georgia to Grow. More Access to Water for Shipping Provided Good Farmland and Dense Forests

  12. Georgia Grows...

  13. There Was a Negative Side... • Schools were mostly for upper economic class. • A group of people called “crackers” were moving in from Virginia and the Carolinas. They did not obey the laws and were not welcome. • No plan for defending the colony. • Those that were not wealthy began asking for a greater voice in government.

  14. Britain Tightens Control Americans saw British efforts to tax them and to increase control over the colonies as violations of their rights.

  15. American Colonists had long referred to Great Britain as their “mother country”... Told the colonists from whom they had to buy their tea. Tried to punish the colonists when they rebelled against its policies.

  16. Acts of Trade Required certain colonial products to be sold only to England and restricted trade between the colonies and other countries.

  17. Sugar Act Intended to make the colonists buy sugar from the British West Indies rather than the French or Dutch.

  18. Quartering Act Forced the colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for British troops

  19. In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act in an attempt to raise money to pay for the debts incurred by French & Indian War. • Before the colonists could purchase certain items, they were required to obtain (purchase) a stamp from the royal stamp-master. The list included the following items: 1. Newspapers 4. Dice 2. Legal documents 5. Playing Cards 3. Licenses 6. Almanacs

  20. Colonial Reaction: In October 1765, nine colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in New York City. This was the first time the colonies met to consider acting together in protest. Delegates drew up a petition to the King protesting the Stamp Act. The petition declared that the right to tax the colonies belonged to the colonial assemblies, not to Parliament. Colonial merchants organized a boycott of British goods. Meanwhile, some colonists formed secret societies to oppose British policies.

  21. The most famous of these protest groups was the Sons of Liberty. Sons of Liberty members from Georgia called themselves The Liberty Boysor “The Liberty Brawlers”. Not all protest strategies were peaceful. They burned effigies (dummies) of the King and the stamp-master in the streets. They attacked people who voiced their allegiance to the King (Tories). They tarred and feathered Loyalists, hoisted them atop Liberty Poles, and threw rocks at them.

  22. Why? Colonial petitions and protests Franklin presented colonial protests before House of Commons "There is not gold and silver enough in the colonies to pay the stamp duty for one year.” –Benjamin Franklin "Such another Experiment as the Stamp-Act wou'd produce a general Revolt in America." - George Mason, 1766. Stamp Act Repealed in 1766 "Q. What used to be the pride of Americans? A. To indulge in the fashions and manufactures of Great-Britain. Q. What now is their pride? A. To wear their old cloaths over again, till they can make new ones."

  23. This cartoon depicts the repeal of the Stamp Act as a funeral, with Grenville carrying a child's coffin marked "born 1765, died 1766". - wikipedia.com

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