Question

Describe the fighting during the American Revolution in Georgia with the correct terms: The Battle of ______ ____________ ____________ started in 1776 when British soldiers arrived in ___________ to buy supplies. Governor __________________ took advantage of the arrival of the redcoats and __________________. On the southern frontier, Georgia troops tried unsuccessfully to attack_________________ in Florida. Even with experienced commanders leading the expedition, the attempt to secure Georgia’s southern border failed. Disagreements over the way the expedition was handled led to conflict between __________________________ and ____________________. Their feud ended in a duel which led to the death of _______________________________. In February 1779, a group of British soldiers and Loyalists were camped in the backcountry. They were attacked by Patriot militia led by Tom Dooley, ___________ __________ and Andrew Pickens. The Americans won the Battle of ____________ ___________ and captured much needed ______________ .
I think the answers are:
1. the Rice Boats
2. Savannah
3. James Wright
4. escaped
5.
6. Button Gwinnett
7. Lachlan McIntosh
8. Gwinnett
9. Elijah Clarke
10.
11.

Answer 1

It's too hard to follow since your questions (blanks) aren't numbered.


The first one is right.

Answer 2

Every section of blanks is a number.

Describe the fighting during the American Revolution in Georgia with the correct terms: The Battle of (1.)______ ____________ ____________ started in 1776 when British soldiers arrived in (2.)___________ to buy supplies. Governor (3.)__________________ took advantage of the arrival of the redcoats and (4.)__________________. On the southern frontier, Georgia troops tried unsuccessfully to attack (5.)________________ in Florida. Even with experienced commanders leading the expedition, the attempt to secure Georgia’s southern border failed. Disagreements over the way the expedition was handled led to conflict between (6.) __________________________ and (7.) ____________________. Their feud ended in a duel which led to the death of (8.) _______________________________. In February 1779, a group of British soldiers and Loyalists were camped in the backcountry. They were attacked by Patriot militia led by Tom Dooley, (9.) ___________ __________ and Andrew Pickens. The Americans won the Battle of (10.) ____________ ___________ and captured much needed (11.) ______________ .

Answer 3

Ms. Sue, I am not intending to bother you, but making sure you saw my comment before.

Answer 4

1. the Rice Boats - yes
2. Savannah - no
3. James Wright - yes
4. escaped - yes
5. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/revolutionary-war-georgia

6. Button Gwinnett - yes
7. Lachlan McIntosh - yes
8. Gwinnett - yes
9. Elijah Clarke - yes

Answer 5

2. Georgia
5. British troops?
10. Kettle Creek
I'm still not clear on questions 5 and 11, but are 2 and 10 correct?

Answer 6

I found an island for 2.

5 could be right unless your teacher is looking for a place name.

10 is Kettle Creek.