Georgia and The American Revolution

This bingo card has a free space and 24 words: a.k.a the Seven Years War (1754-1763) between France and Great Britian. Although Great Britain won the war, it caused a huge debt for which the American colonies were taxed to pay for it., The document in which the king of England prohibited colonists from settling past the Appalachian Mountains although Georgia's western border was extended to the Mississippi River. Georgia's southern border was also extended to the St. Marys Riv, A tax placed on paper goods such as newspapers, legal documents and licenses in order to pay off debt from the French and Indian War., A group of Georgians who came together to protest against the Stamp Act., Delegates from the 13 colonies that formed this governing body during the American Revolution., a.k.a. Tories- colonists loyal to Great Britain and King George III during the American Revolution., Colonists who wanted to cut ties with Great Britain and become independent during the American Revolution., A document written to King George III in which the colonists stated their intention to be free of British rule., The Georgia representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence., Introduction to the Declaration of Independence which stated that all men are created equal and have certain rights that the government should not take away., Section of the Declaration of Independence that listed 27 complaints against King George III., The conclusion to the Declaration of Independence which officially declares that the colonies are separating from England and becoming an independent country., Patriots defeated more than 800 Loyalist troops. This victory boosted the morale in Georgia and provided much needed supplies for the troops., A failed attack by the American colonists and French allies to regain control of the coastal capital of Georgia which had been taken over by the British military., A meeting intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but a new federal constitution was written instead., The first attempt at governing the United States. There were too many weaknesses and proved to be an ineffective government., The federal government cannot could not levy taxes, regulate commerce (trade), no executive branch (president), no judicial branch (courts), each state had its own currency, all states had to approve a law unanimously, one vote per state no matt, A compromise allowing a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation based on the state's population in the House of Representatives., The branch of government that makes the laws; law-making body., The house of Congress that gets equal representation: 2 senators per state., The house of Congress that gets representation based on the population of the state., A compromise made between slave and free states during the Constitutional Convention. They agreed that a slave would count as 3/5ths of a person in a state's population., Two-houses in the legislature. and The document outlining the new federal government that replaced the Articles of Confederation and is still in place today..

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