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American Revolution
The Start Of The American Revolution
It started with french and indian war in 1754 -1763. The british won the war and gained control of their territory. After the war, the proclamation of 1763 was made to settle the territory of the french, indians, and colonists.Then came the stamp act in 1765 which put taxes on documents, land deeds, books, and cards.then they had the intolrable acts of 1774 which was for the dumping of the tea at the harbor.After that came the declaration of independence in july 4th, 1776.
Namcy Hart
Nancy was a devout patriot. She single handed tories in her house. Some people say that it was a local folklore. Some say that she shot 2 tories and scared off the rest .the tories were confused on which way to go cause they thought she was cross-eyed.
Elijah Clarke
He was a patriot and hero of the revolutionary war. Clarke county was named for him. In Feb. 14, 1779, he led a charge in the rebel victory at the battle of kettle creek, GA.
Austin Dabney
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Richard Le
Location: 121 Winn Street, Marietta, GA