18. Colonists who favored the colonies gaining independence from the British Patriots/Whigs 19. Colonists who favored remaining under British control Loyalists/Tories 20. American Revolution battle in GA; victory for Georgia as the militia were Battle of Kettle able to defeat and gain supplies from the British 21. American Revolution battle in GA; loss for Georgia as the militia and Siege of Savannah continental army failed to retake GA’s capital city from British control 22. Remained in British hands Most significant result of the Battle(siege) of Savannah. 23. Financially dependent Reason most Georgians reluctant to join the Revolution against British 24. Hart Only County in Georgia named after a woman 25. Most fighting in Georgia during the Revolution was between __. Georgia Patriots v Loyalist 26. Gained much needed supplies Importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek Governing Documents 27. Georgia’s first constitution; document adopted in Savannah that created Constitution of 1777 Georgia’s first unicameral government 28. United States (federal) constitution; created a weak central government Articles of Confederation and was eventually replaced by our current constitution 29. Two representatives from GA that helped to write the new constitution at the Abraham Baldwin Constitutional Convention of 1787 30. Three weaknesses to the Articles of Confederation Couldn’t impose taxes Couldn’t regulate trade Couldn’t enforce laws 31. Revise the Articles of Confed Purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 32. Approved quickly How did Georgia respond to the ratification of the Constitution? 33. of the Articles of Confederation States had the most Strength 34. Legislative Branch to powerful Main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of 1777. 35. able to impose taxes The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the following changes. Regulate Create a national military
18. Patriots/Whigs Colonists who favored the colonies gaining independence from the British 19. Loyalists/Tories Colonists who favored remaining under British control 20. Battle of Kettle American Revolution battle in GA; victory for Georgia as the militia were able to defeat and gain supplies from the British 21. Siege of Savannah American Revolution battle in GA; loss for Georgia as the militia and continental army failed to retake GA’s capital city from British control 22. Remained in British hands Most significant result of the Battle(siege) of Savannah. 23. Financially dependent Reason most Georgians reluctant to join the Revolution against British 24. Hart Only County in Georgia named after a woman 25. Georgia Patriots v Loyalist Most fighting in Georgia during the Revolution was between __. 26. Gained much needed supplies Importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek Governing Documents 27. Constitution of 1777 Georgia’s first constitution; document adopted in Savannah that created Georgia’s first unicameral government 28. Articles of Confederation United States (federal) constitution; created a weak central government and was eventually replaced by our current constitution 29. Abraham Baldwin Two representatives from GA that helped to write the new constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 30. Couldn’t impose taxes Three weaknesses to the Articles of Confederation Couldn’t regulate trade Couldn’t enforce laws 31. Revise the Articles of Confed Purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 32. Approved quickly How did Georgia respond to the ratification of the Constitution? 33. States had the most Strength of the Articles of Confederation 34. Legislative Branch to powerful Main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of 1777. 35. able to impose taxes The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the following changes. Regulate Create a national military
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