Geographic Regions
This north-central region is known for producing carpet.
What is Ridge and Valley?
This group wanted Georgia colonists to be allowed to have alcohol and enslaved labor.
Who are Malcontents?
The Spanish came to the Americas for God, gold, and _____.
What is glory?
This physical feature separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain
What is the Fall Line?
He received a charter from King George II to establish the colony of Georgia.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
The Fall Line separates the Coastal Plain from this region.
What is Piedmont?
These Scottish settlers became important allies of the English and were known for their military skills.
Who are the Highland Scots?
James Oglethorpe established Georgia partly to help these people.
Who are debtors?
This river forms much of Georgia's western border with Alabama.
What is the Chattahoochee?
He was the Muscogee leader who worked with Oglethorpe and wanted trade for his people.
Who is Tomichici?
This region is known for its mountains and contains Brasstown Bald.
What is Blue Ridge?
The group that settled at Ebenezer and built Georgia's first orphanage.
Who are the Salzburgers?
Some settlers came to Georgia seeking this type of freedom.
What is religious freedom?
This river flows through Savannah and forms part of Georgia's border with South Carolina.
What is Savannah?
She served as an interpreter between the English and Native Americans.
Who is Mary Musgrove?
This region contains Lookout Mountain and is Georgia's smallest region.
What is the Appalachian Plateau?
More than half of this group died from smallpox after European contact.
Who are the Mississippian people?
The Trustees allowed Jewish settlers into Georgia because this person (occupation) was among them.
What is a doctor?
This natural feature is a large swamp in southern Georgia.
What is the Okefenokee Swamp?
He was the British king who granted the charter for Georgia.
Who is King George II?
In which REGION was Georgia's first English settlement established?
What is Coastal Plain?
This group controlled Florida and was seen as a threat to the English colonists.
Who are the Spainish?
Tomochichi agreed to work with Oglethorpe because he wanted this for his people.
What is trade?
This bluff overlooking the Savannah River became the site of the first settlement in Georgia.
What is the Yamacraw Bluff?
These men governed Georgia during its early years and created the colony's original rules.
Who are the trustees?