| A | B |
|---|
| Puritans | broke away from Church of England for religious differences |
| proprietary colony | directed by those to whom a charter had been granted |
| royal colony | directly governed by the king |
| parish | church and government district |
| French and Indian War | British fought French and Indians for control of land |
| crackers | undesirables from VA and SC that moved to the middle and western parts of the GA colony |
| independence | political or economic freedom |
| Navigation Act | required colonies to use only British vessels for shipping |
| Stamp Act | English tax on newspapers,legal documents,and licences to pay for F & I War |
| Liberty Boys | Georgians who came together to oppose Stamp Act |
| Tories | colonists who were loyal to England |
| Whigs | colonists who sought freedom from British rule |
| Townshend Acts | English import tax on tea, paper, glass, and paint coloring |
| Quartering Act | English law that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers |
| Second Continental Congress | meeting of colonist-asked 1.KGIII to be nice 2. create army led by G. Washingtgon |
| Declaration of Independence | signed 7/4/1776 seeking independence from England |
| ratified | approved |
| Articles of Confederation | rules that formed first constitution of USA |
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | agreement signed by England, France and U.S. acknowledging colonies independence |
| First Continental Congress | after Intolerable Acts;stopped trade with E.and created committees of safety( no GA ) |
