American Revolutionary War (SS8H3)
SS8H3 Analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolutionary Era.
Explain the causes of the American Revolution as they impacted Georgia; include the French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and the Stamp Act.
Interpret the three parts of the Declaration of Independence (preamble, grievances, and declaration) and identify the three Georgia signers of the document.
Analyze the significance of the Loyalists and Patriots as a part of Georgia’s role in the Revolutionary War; include the Battle of Kettle Creek and Siege of Savannah.
Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and explain how those weaknesses led to the writing of the new federal Constitution.
Suggested Collections
Ad Hoc Collection (Georgia Archives)
Chatham County Deed Books, 1785-1806 (Georgia Archives)
Continental Congress Collection (Hargrett Library)
George Walton and Richard Howley Letter (Hargrett Library)
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library Rare Map Collection
J. Kyle Spencer Map Collection (Columbus State University. Archives)
James Wright Papers (Georgia Historical Society)
John Macpherson Berrien Papers (Georgia Historical Society)
Keith Read Collection (Hargrett Library)
List of Georgia Settlers (Hargrett Library)
Samuel Edward Butler Diary (Hargrett Library)
Telamon Cuyler Collection (Hargrett Library)
Thomas Carr Family Papers (Hargrett Library)
Treaty of Hopewell (Hargrett Library)
Suggested Searches
Judicial Branch
New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
Unicameral Legislature
Virginia Plan
Historic Newspapers
Chronicling America, 1777-1789 (newspapers from throughout the United States)
Suggested DPLA Primary Resource Sets and Exhibits
Georgia Historical Society Resources
Posters and Postcards
