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The Articles of Confederation (NB 77)

The Articles of Confederation (NB 77). 1st Constitution of the USA Ratified (approved) July 4, 1776 Went into effect in January 1781. Revolutionary War Fighting in Georgia. Savannah captured & looted by British troops in December 1778; lootings, murders, & burnings occurred

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The Articles of Confederation (NB 77)

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  1. The Articles of Confederation (NB 77) • 1st Constitution of the USA • Ratified (approved) July 4, 1776 • Went into effect in January 1781

  2. Revolutionary War Fighting in Georgia • Savannah captured & looted by British troops in December 1778; lootings, murders, & burnings occurred • Sunbury port captured Jan. 1779; Augusta also attacked • Georgia militia not good against well-trained British troops • Governor Wright returned from to govern GA

  3. Battle of Kettle Creek (1779) • Colonel Elijah Clarke led Georgia militia, defeated 800 British troops near Washington, GA • Great victory for morale • Won badly-needed weapons & horses from the British

  4. Siege of Savannah (1779) • 15,000 Americans & 4,000 French laid siege to Savannah • Attack on October 9 resulted in 1,000 American & French deaths in 60 min.; only 40 British died • Polish Count Casimir Pulaski killed • Savannah remained under British control for nearly 4 more yrs • Guerrilla warfare continued in the GA backcountry

  5. Georgia Wartime Heroes • Nancy Hart single-handedly captured a group of British loyalists who bragged of murdering an American colonel; Hart County is the only county named for a woman • Austin Dabney fought with distinction; wounded @ Kettle Creek; also saved Elijah Clarke’s life.

  6. The War Ends • Elijah Clarke, GA Militia, & Continental Army regain Augusta from British in June 1781; 11 battles or skirmishes fought in GA during • George Washington, w/ French help, force British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781 • British leave Savannah in spring of 1782 • Treaty of Paris (September 1783) ends war; treaty signed by U.S., G.B., & Fr.

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