Battle of Kettle Creek - Patriot victory during the American Revolution that boosted the Patriot morale , Stamp Act Protests - Taxation without Represenation, GA Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall & George Walton, William McIntosh - Creek chief killed by members of his own tribe; sold land to US without Creek approval, Dahlonega Gold Rush - Reason settlers wanted Cherokee Land, Worchester v. Georgia - Court ruled Native American tribes to be sovereign nations & not subject to US law, University of Georgia - First state- chartered university in US, Proclamation of 1763 - Forced settlers who were west of the Appalachian Mountains to move back east, Trail of Tears - Forced removal of Native Americans to Oklahoma, Invention of the Cotton Gin - Increased slavery with the increased cotton production; reliance on single crop, French and Indian War Impact - British taxed the colonies to pay off war debts, Savannah - Capital; major port city , Yazoo Land Fraud - Corruption & bribery of public officials to sell GA land cheap to make a profit, Articles of Confederation Weakness - All 13 states had to approve any amendments; didn't want to make federal government too powerful, Ways to Attract Settlers to GA - Headright System & Land Lotteries, Declaration of Independence - Preamble, Grievances, Declaration ,

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