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SS8H3b

StandardsSS8H3 The student will analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolution. b. Analyze the significance of people and events in Georgia on the Revolutionary War; include Loyalists, patriots, Elijah Clarke, Austin Dabney, Nancy Hart, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, Battle of Kettle Creek, and siege of Savannah.


Teacher Info – Who’s & What’s

• Print off the Who’s & What’s handout for each student.

(Print front and back to save paper.)

• BEFORE the unit, have students fill in the squares with what

they think each term means.

• AFTER the presentation, the students will write down new

(factual) information about each term.

• Check the answers as a class.© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

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Bra

in W

rinkle

s Wh

o’s &

Wha

t’sD

ire

ctio

ns: B

EF

OR

E th

e u

nit, w

rite w

hat y

ou th

ink

each te

rm

means. A

FT

ER

the

pre

senta

tion, y

ou w

ill write

dow

n n

ew

info

rmatio

n a

bout e

ach te

rm

.

Loy

alists

Patrio

ts

Elijah C

larke

Au

stin D

ab

ney

Na

nc

y H

art

What I th

ink th

is m

eans:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink th

is m

eans:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Butto

n G

win

nett

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Wh

o’s &

Wha

t’sD

ire

ctio

ns: B

EF

OR

E th

e u

nit, w

rite w

hat y

ou th

ink

each te

rm

means. A

FT

ER

the

pre

senta

tion, y

ou w

ill write

dow

n n

ew

info

rmatio

n a

bout e

ach te

rm

.

Lym

an H

all

Ge

org

e W

alto

n

Battle

of Ke

ttle C

ree

kSie

ge

of Sa

va

nn

ah

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink h

appened:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink h

appened:

Defin

ition:

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Bra

in W

rinkle

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Teacher Directions – CLOZE Notes

• The next pages are handouts for the students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper and ink.)

• Check the answers as a class after the presentation.

• *Please note – the slides in this presentation are content-heavy. Feel free to open the editable file if you’d like to delete anything. I’ve found that it’s better to have too much than not enough!


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yaltie

s•

The c

olo

nis

ts w

ere

_____________________________________ o

n

Am

eric

an in

depe

ndence.

•M

any o

lder c

olo

nis

ts h

ad b

een

_____________________________________ a

nd w

ere

________________

to th

e m

oth

er c

ountry

.•

These p

eople

were

calle

d _

____________________________________ .

•S

ettle

rs w

ho _

____________________________________ w

ere

calle

d

________________

.

Britis

h W

ins

•In

1778, _

____________________________ b

egan m

ovin

g in

land fro

m

the G

eorg

ia c

oast.

•T

he firs

t battle

took p

lace in

Savannah w

hen th

e B

ritish fo

rces

snuck th

rough s

urro

undin

g s

wam

ps a

nd

_____________________________________ .

•S

avannah _

____________________________________ o

n D

ecem

ber 2

9,

1778, a

nd _

_______________

cam

e u

nder B

ritish c

ontro

l a m

onth

la

ter.

Ke

ttle C

re

ek

•T

he B

attle

of K

ettle

Cre

ek _

____________________________________

in G

eo

rgia

in 17

79.

•A

gro

up o

f _____________________________________ c

am

ped

alo

ng

Kettle

Cre

ek.

•A

Patrio

t militia

led b

y E

lijah C

lark

e a

nd J

ohn D

ooly

_____________________________________ .

•T

his

led to

a P

atrio

t vic

tory

and

_____________________________________ o

f Georg

ia’s

Patrio

ts.

Elija

h C

lark

e•

Lie

ute

nant C

olo

nel E

lijah C

lark

e w

as a

poor fa

rmer fro

m N

orth

C

aro

lina w

ho _

____________________________________ w

hen fig

htin

g

bro

ke o

ut.

•A

fter th

e v

icto

ry a

t Kettle

Cre

ek, C

lark

e c

ontin

ued to

lead fro

ntie

r m

en in

_____________________________________ a

cro

ss G

eorg

ia a

nd

the C

aro

linas.

•In

1781, h

e h

elp

ed re

gain

the

_____________________________________ .

Austin

Dab

ney

•A

ustin

Dab

ney w

as a

_____________________________________ w

ho

fought a

longsid

e th

e P

atrio

ts d

urin

g th

e B

attle

of K

ettle

Cre

ek.

•D

ab

ney s

erv

ed _

____________________________________ , a

nd is

th

ought to

be th

e o

nly

Afric

an A

meric

an w

ho fo

ught in

the b

attle

.•

Because o

f his

bra

very

in th

e b

attle

, Georg

ia’s

Genera

l Assem

bly

_____________________________________

from

his

form

er m

aste

r and g

ave h

im 5

0 a

cre

s o

f land

.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Sie

ge

of S

avannah

•In

1779, th

e _

____________________________________

of th

e A

meric

an

Revolu

tion o

ccurre

d in

Savannah.

•A

join

t forc

e o

f _____________________________________

atta

cke

d

Savannah a

nd a

ttem

pte

d to

_____________________________________

of

the

city

. •

The b

attle

itse

lf, know

n a

s th

e S

ieg

e o

f Savannah, la

ste

d

_____________________________________

, but h

undre

ds o

f _____________________________________

. •

This

atta

ck w

as a

_____________________________________

and S

avannah

rem

ain

ed u

nder B

ritish c

ontro

l until 17

82

.

Patrio

t Win

s•

Afte

r the

de

feat in

Savannah, G

eorg

ia s

aw

_____________________________________

be

twe

en P

atrio

ts a

nd L

oyalis

ts.

•T

he A

meric

an R

evolu

tion fin

ally

be

gan to

sw

ing

in

_____________________________________

.•

In 17

81, th

e _

____________________________________

, and th

e B

ritish

with

dre

w fro

m S

avannah in

1782

.•

The T

reaty

of P

aris

1783 _

____________________________________

from

E

ng

land.

Nanc

y H

art

•A

long

with

Elija

h C

lark

e a

nd A

ustin

Dab

ne

y, m

any o

ther

_____________________________________

em

erg

ed d

urin

g th

e A

meric

an

Revolu

tion.

•N

ancy H

art’s

farm

was

_____________________________________________________

who

de

manded th

at s

he fe

ed th

em

.•

The s

old

iers

realiz

ed th

at s

he h

id th

eir w

eapons a

nd

_____________________________________

. •

Hart k

illed o

ne

sold

ier, w

ounded a

noth

er, a

nd

_____________________________________

until h

er h

usb

and re

turn

ed

hom

e.

•It w

as ru

more

d th

at H

art _

____________________________________

for th

e

Patrio

ts a

nd e

nte

red th

e B

ritish c

am

p a

t Ke

ttle C

ree

k d

resse

d a

s a

man

.

Bu

tton G

win

ne

tt•

Butto

n G

win

ne

tt was _

____________________________________

in 17

35

and

arriv

ed in

Ge

org

ia in

1765

.•

He

was a

me

rchant, _

____________________________________

, and a

n

importa

nt fig

ure

in G

eorg

ia’s

politic

s.

•D

urin

g th

e R

evolu

tionary

War p

erio

d, G

win

ne

tt was a

n in

flue

ntia

l mem

be

r of th

e W

hig

Party

and b

ecam

e th

e le

ader o

f the ra

dic

al

_____________________________________

. •

In 17

76, G

win

ne

tt be

cam

e a

de

leg

ate

to th

e C

ontin

enta

l Cong

ress w

here

he s

igne

d th

e _

____________________________________

.•

In 17

76, G

win

ne

tt be

cam

e e

mb

edde

d in

a

_____________________________________

with

Lachla

n M

cIn

tosh a

nd

challe

ng

ed h

im to

a _

____________________________________

.•

_____________________________________

and G

win

ne

tt passe

d a

way o

n

May 19

, 1777.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Lym

an H

all

•L

ym

an H

all w

as a

_____________________________________

from

C

onnectic

ut w

ho p

ractic

ed m

edic

ine in

Georg

ia a

nd S

outh

Caro

lina.

•H

e m

ove

d to

Geo

rgia

in 17

60 a

nd

join

ed B

utto

n G

win

ne

tt in

_______________________________________________________.

•H

all w

as a

mem

ber o

f the _

____________________________________

to th

e S

ec

ond

Contin

enta

l Cong

ress a

nd

sig

ne

d th

e D

ec

lara

tion o

f In

dependence

.•

Afte

r the A

meric

an R

evolu

tion, H

all re

turn

ed to

his

_____________________________________

.•

He w

as _

____________________________________

in 17

83, a

nd

focused o

n im

porta

nt is

sues lik

e re

build

ing G

eorg

ia’s

econom

y a

nd

dealin

g w

ith L

oyalis

ts a

nd N

ativ

e A

meric

ans.

•H

all w

as a

lso in

stru

menta

l in th

e fo

undin

g o

f the

_____________________________________

.

Ge

org

e W

alto

n•

Georg

e W

alto

n m

oved fro

m V

irgin

ia to

Georg

ia in

1769 a

nd

esta

blis

hed h

imself a

s o

ne o

f the

_____________________________________

in th

e c

olo

ny.

•H

e b

ec

am

e _

____________________________________

durin

g th

e

Am

eric

an R

evolu

tion a

nd s

erv

ed in

the p

rovin

cia

l congre

ss.

•W

alto

n w

as n

am

ed a

dele

gate

to th

e C

ontin

enta

l Congre

ss a

nd

was

the _

____________________________________

the D

ecla

ratio

n o

f In

dependence.

•D

urin

g th

e w

ar, h

e s

erv

ed a

s a

_____________________________________

.•

He w

as _

____________________________________

by th

e B

ritish in

S

avannah.

•A

fter b

ein

g re

leased in

a p

risoner e

xchange, W

alto

n w

as

_____________________________________

.•

In h

is 3

0-y

ear p

olitic

al c

are

er, h

e s

erv

ed a

s a

repre

senta

tive to

C

ongre

ss, c

ircuit c

ourt ju

dge, c

hie

f justic

e o

f Georg

ia, g

overn

or o

f G

eorg

ia, a

nd _

____________________________________

.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Lo

yaltie

s•

The c

olo

nis

ts w

ere

split b

y th

eir b

elie

fs o

n A

meric

an in

dependence.

•M

any o

lder c

olo

nis

ts h

ad b

een b

orn

in E

ngla

nd a

nd w

ere

loyal to

the

moth

er c

ountry

.•

These p

eople

were

calle

d L

oyalis

ts o

r Torie

s.

•S

ettle

rs w

ho s

upporte

d in

depe

ndence w

ere

calle

d P

atrio

ts.

Britis

h W

ins

•In

1778, B

ritish tro

ops b

egan m

ovin

g in

land fro

m th

e G

eo

rgia

coast.

•T

he firs

t battle

took p

lace in

Savannah w

hen th

e B

ritish fo

rces

snuck th

rough s

urro

undin

g s

wam

ps a

nd a

ttacked th

e P

atrio

t garris

on.

•S

avannah fe

ll to th

e B

ritish o

n D

ecem

ber 2

9, 17

78, a

nd A

ugusta

cam

e u

nder B

ritish c

ontro

l a m

onth

late

r.

Ke

ttle C

re

ek

•T

he B

attle

of K

ettle

Cre

ek b

roke th

e B

ritish s

tronghold

in G

eorg

ia in

17

79.

•A

gro

up o

f 700 B

ritish tro

ops c

am

ped a

long K

ettle

Cre

ek.

•A

Patrio

t militia

led b

y E

lijah C

lark

e a

nd J

ohn D

ooly

surp

rise

atta

cked th

e s

old

iers

.•

This

led to

a P

atrio

t vic

tory

and b

ooste

d th

e m

ora

le o

f Geo

rgia

’s

Patrio

ts.

Elija

h C

lark

e•

Lie

ute

nant C

olo

nel E

lijah C

lark

e w

as a

poor fa

rmer fro

m N

orth

C

aro

lina w

ho jo

ined G

eorg

ia’s

militia

when fig

htin

g b

roke o

ut.

•A

fter th

e v

icto

ry a

t Kettle

Cre

ek, C

lark

e c

ontin

ued to

lead fro

ntie

r m

en in

guerilla

war ta

ctic

s a

cro

ss G

eorg

ia a

nd th

e C

aro

linas.

•In

1781, h

e h

elp

ed re

gain

the c

ontro

l of A

ugusta

.

Austin

Dab

ney

•A

ustin

Dab

ney w

as a

Georg

ia s

lave w

ho fo

ught a

longsid

e th

e

Patrio

ts d

urin

g th

e B

attle

of K

ettle

Cre

ek.

•D

ab

ney s

erv

ed in

pla

ce o

f his

maste

r, a

nd is

thought to

be th

e o

nly

A

frican A

meric

an w

ho fo

ught in

the b

attle

.•

Because o

f his

bra

very

in th

e b

attle

, Georg

ia’s

Genera

l Assem

bly

paid

for h

is fre

edom

from

his

form

er m

aste

r and g

ave h

im 5

0 a

cre

s

of la

nd

.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Sie

ge o

f Savannah

•In

1779, th

e s

econd b

loodie

st b

attle

of th

e A

me

rican R

evo

lutio

n

occurre

d in

Savannah.

•A

join

t forc

e o

f Fre

nch a

nd p

atrio

t troops a

ttacked S

avannah a

nd

atte

mpte

d to

regain

contro

l of th

e c

ity.

•T

he b

attle

itself, k

now

n a

s th

e S

iege o

f Savannah, la

ste

d o

nly

90

min

ute

s, b

ut h

undre

ds o

f men w

ere

kille

d.

•T

his

atta

ck w

as a

dis

mal fa

ilure

and S

avannah re

main

ed u

nder

Britis

h c

ontro

l until 17

82

.

Patrio

t Win

s•

Afte

r the d

efe

at in

Savannah, G

eorg

ia s

aw

many m

ore

battle

s

betw

een P

atrio

ts a

nd L

oyalis

ts.

•T

he A

meric

an R

evolu

tion fin

ally

began to

sw

ing in

favor o

f the

Patrio

ts.

•In

1781, th

e P

atrio

ts re

captu

red A

ugusta

, and

the B

ritish w

ithdre

w

from

Savannah in

1782

.•

The T

reaty

of P

aris

1783 g

rante

d A

meric

a in

dependence fro

m

Engla

nd

.

Nancy H

art

•A

long w

ith E

lijah C

lark

e a

nd A

ustin

Dab

ney, m

any o

ther G

eorg

ia

hero

es e

merg

ed d

urin

g th

e A

meric

an R

evolu

tion.

•N

ancy H

art’s

farm

was in

vaded b

y s

ix B

ritish s

old

iers

who d

em

anded

that s

he fe

ed th

em

.•

The s

old

iers

realiz

ed th

at s

he h

id th

eir w

eapo

ns a

nd c

harg

ed a

t her.

•H

art k

illed o

ne s

old

ier, w

ounded a

noth

er, a

nd h

eld

the re

st a

t gunpoin

t until h

er h

usb

and re

turn

ed h

om

e.

•It w

as ru

more

d th

at H

art a

cte

d a

s a

spy fo

r the P

atrio

ts a

nd e

nte

red

the B

ritish c

am

p a

t Kettle

Cre

ek d

ressed a

s a

man.

Butto

n G

win

nett

•B

utto

n G

win

nett w

as b

orn

in E

ngla

nd in

1735

and a

rrived

in G

eo

rgia

in

1765

.•

He w

as a

merc

hant, p

lanta

tion o

wner, a

nd a

n im

porta

nt fig

ure

in

Georg

ia’s

politic

s.

•D

urin

g th

e R

evolu

tionary

War p

erio

d, G

win

nett w

as a

n in

fluentia

l m

em

ber o

f the W

hig

Party

and b

ecam

e th

e le

ader o

f the ra

dic

al S

t. John’s

Paris

h p

atrio

t gro

up.

•In

1776, G

win

nett b

ecam

e a

dele

gate

to th

e C

ontin

enta

l Congre

ss

where

he s

igned th

e D

ecla

ratio

n o

f Independ

ence

.•

In 17

76, G

win

ne

tt bec

am

e e

mb

ed

ded

in a

politic

al riv

alry

with

L

achla

n M

cIn

tosh a

nd c

halle

nged h

im to

a d

eadly

duel.

•B

oth

men w

ere

shot a

nd G

win

nett p

assed a

way o

n M

ay 19

, 1777.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Lym

an H

all

•L

ym

an H

all w

as a

min

iste

r and a

docto

r from

Connectic

ut w

ho

pra

ctic

ed m

edic

ine in

Georg

ia a

nd S

outh

Caro

lina.

•H

e m

ove

d to

Geo

rgia

in 17

60 a

nd

join

ed B

utto

n G

win

ne

tt in

leaders

hip

of th

e S

t. John’s

Paris

h.

•H

all w

as a

mem

ber o

f the G

eorg

ia d

ele

gatio

n to

the S

econd

Contin

enta

l Congre

ss a

nd s

igned th

e D

ecla

ratio

n o

f Independence

.•

Afte

r the A

meric

an R

evolu

tion, H

all re

turn

ed to

his

medic

al p

ractic

e.

•H

e w

as e

lecte

d g

overn

or in

1783, a

nd fo

cused o

n im

porta

nt is

sues

like re

build

ing G

eorg

ia’s

econom

y a

nd d

ealin

g w

ith L

oyalis

ts a

nd

Nativ

e A

meric

ans.

•H

all w

as a

lso in

stru

menta

l in th

e fo

undin

g o

f the U

niv

ers

ity o

f G

eorg

ia.

Ge

org

e W

alto

n•

Georg

e W

alto

n m

oved fro

m V

irgin

ia to

Georg

ia in

1769 a

nd

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• The colonists were split by their beliefs on American independence.

• Many older colonists had been born in England and were loyal to the mother country.• These people were called Loyalists or

Tories.

• Settlers who supported independence were called Patriots.



• In 1778, British troops began moving inland from the Georgia coast.

• The first battle took place in Savannah when the British forces snuck through surrounding swamps and attacked the Patriot garrison.

• Savannah fell to the British on December 29, 1778, and Augusta came under British control a month later.


• The Battle of Kettle Creek broke the British stronghold in Georgia in 1779.

• A group of 700 British troops camped along Kettle Creek.

• A Patriot militia led by Elijah Clarke and John Dooly surprise attacked the soldiers.

• This led to a Patriot victory and boosted the morale of Georgia’s Patriots.



• Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Clarke was a poor farmer from North Carolina who joined Georgia’s militia when fighting broke out.

• After the victory at Kettle Creek, Clarke continued to lead frontier men in guerilla war tactics across Georgia and the Carolinas.

• In 1781, he helped regain the control of Augusta.


Col. Elijah Clarke –Clarke County was named in his honor.


• Austin Dabney was a Georgia slave who fought alongside the Patriots during the Battle of Kettle Creek.

• Dabney served in place of his master, and is thought to be the only African American who fought in the battle.

• Because of his bravery in the battle, Georgia’s General Assembly paid for his freedom from his former master and gave him 50 acres of land.



• In 1779, the second bloodiest battle of the American Revolution occurred in Savannah.

• A joint force of French and patriot troops attacked Savannah and attempted to regain control of the city.

• The battle itself, known as the Siege of Savannah, lasted only 90 minutes, but hundreds of men were killed.

• This attack was a dismal failure and Savannah remained under British control until 1782.



Count Casimir Pulaski, a famous Polish soldier

who had come to America to fight for freedom, died in a

cavalry charge during the battle. Pulaski

County was named for him.


• After the defeat in Savannah, Georgia saw many more battles between Patriots and Loyalists.

• The American Revolution finally began to swing in favor of the Patriots.

• In 1781, the Patriots recaptured Augusta, and the British withdrew from Savannah in 1782.

• The Treaty of Paris 1783 granted America independence from England.



• Along with Elijah Clarke and Austin Dabney, many other Georgia heroes emerged during the American Revolution.

• Nancy Hart’s farm was invaded by six British soldiers and demanded that she feed them.

• The soldiers realized that she hid their weapons and charged at her.


• Hart killed one soldier, wounded another, and held the rest at gunpoint until her husband returned home.

• It was rumored that Hart acted as a spy for the Patriots and entered the British camp at Kettle Creek dressed as a man.


Nancy Morgan Hart –Hart County was named

in her honor in 1853.


• Button Gwinnett was born in England in 1735 and arrived in Georgia in 1765.

• He was a merchant, plantation owner, and an important figure in Georgia’s politics.

• During the Revolutionary War period, Gwinnett was an influential member of the Whig Party and became the leader of the radical St. John’s Parish patriot group.


Button Gwinnett –Gwinnett County was named in his honor.


• In 1776, Gwinnett became a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence.

• In 1776, Gwinnett became embedded in a political rivalry with Lachlan McIntosh and challenged him to a deadly duel.

• Both men were shot and Gwinnett passed away on May 19, 1777.



• Lyman Hall was a minister and a doctor from Connecticut who practiced medicine in Georgia and South Carolina.

• He moved to Georgia in 1760 and joined Button Gwinnett in leadership of the St. John’s Parish.

• Hall was a member of the Georgia delegation to the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.


Lyman Hall –Hall County is named in

his honor.


• After the American Revolution, Hall returned to his medical practice.

• He was elected governor in 1783, and focused on important issues like rebuilding Georgia’s economy and dealing with Loyalists and Native Americans.

• Hall was also instrumental in the founding of the University of Georgia.


• George Walton moved from Virginia to Georgia in 1769 and established himself as one of the most successful lawyers in the colony.

• He became active in Georgia’s politics during the American Revolution and served in the provincial congress.

• Walton was named a delegate to the Continental Congress and was the third Georgian to sign the Declaration of Independence.


• During the war, he served as a Patriot colonel.

• He was wounded and captured by the British in Savannah.

• After being released in a prisoner exchange, Walton was elected governor of Georgia.

• In his 30-year political career, he served as a representative to Congress, circuit court judge, chief justice of Georgia, governor of Georgia, and U.S. Senator.


George Walton –Walton County is named for him.


Georgia’s Delegates’ Signatures


Teacher Info – Two Viewpoints• Print off the Glasses handout for each student.

• The left lens will represent the perspective of a Loyalist. On the left lens of the glasses, the students will write how Loyalists felt about American independence from Great Britain. They will also include a small illustration that represents this viewpoint.

• The right lens will represent the perspective of a Patriot. On the right lens of the glasses, the students will write how Patriots felt about American independence from Great Britain. They will also include a small illustration that represents this viewpoint.

• Have the students color & cut out the glasses when finished.

• *Interactive Option: Print off two copies of the glasses for each student and have the students cut out the glasses from ONE copy. They will staple the cut-out glasses to the full-page glasses (right on top). This will create a flap. On the top glasses, the students will draw an illustration that represents the viewpoint. On the bottom glasses, the students will write the paragraph.



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The left lens will represent the

perspective of a Loyalist. Write how Loyalists felt about

American independence from Great Britain. Also

include a small illustration that represents this

viewpoint.

The right lens will represent the

perspective of a Patriot. Write how Patriots felt about

American independence from Great Britain. Also

include a small illustration that represents this

viewpoint.


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Teacher Directions – Significant Figure Selfie

• Have the students choose their favorite significant figure from the American Revolution.

• They will create a “selfie” that this person could have taken after accomplishing a major historical event. (Example: Nancy Hart after capturing the British soldiers inside her cabin.)

• They should draw the selfie inside of the phone, and then write what happened during the event from the person’s point of view.

• Also, they will create a username for the person and write the actual date and location of the event.

• They will also create hashtags about the person’s thoughts and feelings about the event!


Like Comment

Username:: Date::

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Draw a “selfie” of the person after

he/she accomplished the

major event.

Write what happened during

the event from the person’s point of

view.

Create a username for the person.

Where did it occur?

Write a hashtag of the person’s feelings about the

event.

When did it occur?

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Username:: Date::

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Teacher Directions – I Spy…

• Have the students draw one of the American

Revolution battles that occurred in Georgia ( Kettle

Creek or Siege of Savannah) in one of the binocular

lenses.

• In the other lens, they will write a paragraph from

their perspective of the event—as if they were right

there spying on the event.


Directions: In one of the binocular lenses below, draw one of the American Revolution battles that occurred in Georgia (Kettle Creek or Siege of Savannah). In the other lens, write a paragraph from your perspective of the event—as if you were right there spying on the event.


Teacher Directions – Revolution’s Significant People Chart

• Print the Revolution’s Significant People graphic organizer for each student.

• Students will complete the graphic organizer after discussing the presentation.

• Check answers as a class at the end of the presentation to be sure that all charts are completed correctly.



Who was the person? What role did the person play? Symbol

Elijah Clarke

Austin Dabney

Nancy Hart

Directions: Complete the chart below after discussing the presentation.


Who was the person? What role did the person play? Symbol

Elijah Clarke

Poor farmer from NC who joined Georgia’s militia when the Revolutionary War began

Led a surprise attack on British troops at Kettle Creek; important victory because it boosted the morale of the Patriots; he continued guerrilla warfare tactics across GA and SC

Students will draw something to help them remember this person.

Austin Dabney

A slave in Georgia Served in his master’s place and fought under Col. Clarke at Kettle Creek; only African American to fight in the battle; Georgia’s gov. paid for his freedom afterwards


Nancy Hart

Woman who lived on a farm& was intruded upon by 6 British soldiers

Stole their weapons, killed one, wounded another, held the rest captive until her husband returned home; she was thought to be a Patriot spy at Kettle Creek


Directions: Complete the chart below after discussing the presentation.

Teacher Directions – GA Delegates Statue & Plaque

• The students will choose one Georgia’s delegates to the 2nd Continental Congress and create a statue to represent the person.

• Inside the plaque, the students will write why the person is statue-worthy.



Directions: Choose one of Georgia’s delegates to the Continental Congress (Gwinnett, Hall, or Walton). You will create a statue to represent the person. Also, design a plaque to accompany the statue. The plaque should tell why the person is “statue-worthy”..

In Honor Of…

Teacher Directions – Human True False

• Have students go out into the hallway. Designate one end of the hallway to be the “True” side and the opposite end to be the “False” side. Students will start off in the middle before each question is read aloud.

• Read the first question from the Human True-False teacher sheet. After hearing the question, the students should walk to the side of the hall that they think is the correct answer. After all students have moved, say the correct answer and briefly discuss why it’s correct.

• Continue this process for the remainder of the questions.

• *I like to do this activity BEFORE the lesson as a preview, and then once again AFTER the lesson to check for understanding.

• *There is a copy without the answers that you can give the students after the lesson as a quick quiz.



American RevolutionHuman True-False

Questions Answers1 The Siege of Savannah was the second bloodiest battle of the American Revolution. True

2 The Battle of Kettle Creek was a major defeat for the Patriots. False

3 Austin Dabney fought alongside his master at Kettle Creek. False

4 Col. Elijah Clarke used guerilla tactics to surprise British troops in GA and SC. True

5 Hart County is named after a man who was a Patriot spy during the war. False

6 Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton signed the United States’ Constitution. False

7 Thomas Jefferson was one of Georgia’s delegates to the Second Continental Congress. False

8 Button Gwinnett died of a wound that he received during a Revolutionary War battle. False

9 Lyman Hall was a minister and doctor in GA who signed the Declaration of Independence. True

10 George Walton was wounded and capture by the British, but was released and eventually became a governor of Georgia.

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American Revolution True-FalseQuestions Answers

1 The Siege of Savannah was the second bloodiest battle of the American Revolution.

2 The Battle of Kettle Creek was a major defeat for the Patriots.

3 Austin Dabney fought alongside his master at Kettle Creek.

4 Col. Elijah Clarke used guerilla tactics to surprise British troops in GA and SC.

5 Hart County is named after a man who was a Patriot spy during the war.

6 Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton signed the United States’ Constitution.

7 Thomas Jefferson was one of Georgia’s delegates to the Second Continental Congress.

8 Button Gwinnett died of a wound that he received during a Revolutionary War battle.

9 Lyman Hall was a minister and doctor in GA who signed the Declaration of Independence.

10 George Walton was wounded and capture by the British, but was released and eventually became a governor of Georgia.

Teacher Directions – Who Am I? Ticket Out the Door

• Have students write 3-5 “clues” about one of the significant people from the American Revolution: Clarke, Hart, Dabney, Gwinnett, Hall, or Walton.

• The next day, begin class by having students share their clues and have their peers guess the person. You can do this in partners, groups, or with the entire class.


On the name tag below, write 3-5 clues about one of the important people of the American Revolution. Don’t write the person’s name because your classmates are going to

guess the person based on your description!

my name is

On the name tag below, write 3-5 clues about one of the important people of the American Revolution. Don’t write the person’s name because your classmates are going to

guess the person based on your description!

my name is

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