Ms. Robinson Georgia Studies (1)

Geography

100

Georgia is located on this continent

United States of America

200

Atlanta is located in this Georgia region

Piedmont

300

Atlanta residents use this river as a source of drinking water

Chattahoochee River

400

Georgia is surrounded by these 5 states

TN, NC, SC, FL, AL

500

This river runs along the border of Georgia and South Carolina

Savannah River

Native Americans

100

This Native American group was the first to live in Georgia and means "ancient" in Greek

Paleo

200

These two Native American tribes lived in Georgia

Creek and Cherokee

300

Native Americans in Georgia were forced to leave the state and walk to Oklahoma

The Trail of Tears

400

This U.S president is known for his harsh treatment of Native Americans, including the trail of tears.

Andrew Jackson

500

This Native American negociated with Mary Musgrove and John Oglethorpe to settle the city of Savannah

Tomochichi

Exploration

100

North American explorers came from this continent.

Europe

200

This person is the first European to explore North America. 

Christopher Columbus

300

This killed hundreds and thousands of Native Americans as a result of European contact.

murder and disease

400

This person was the first European to set foot in Georgia.

Hernando DeSoto

500

European explorers forced Native Americans to convert to this religion. 

Catholic

Colonization

100

This country colonized the state of Georgia and sent settlers to tame and claim the land.

England

200

Georgia is named after this King of England

King George

300

This person was the leader of the first Georgia Settlement. 

John Oglethorpe

400

The first Georgia settlers, settled and lived in this location in South Georgia. 

Savannah

500

Georgia was created as the last of the 13 colonies and settled for these three reasons.

Charity, Economics, and Defense

Westward Expansion

100

This new form of transportation changed the way people and goods moved, paving the way for westward expansion. 

Trains

200

Colonist targeted, harassed, and killed thousands of Native Americans for this reason. 

land

300

During westward expansion most of Georgia was wild and untamed land that are now these two states.

Alabama and Mississippi

400

This defines colonist God given right to move west and expand the country from sea to shining sea

Manifest Destiny

500

Colonist and Natives signed a series of _____________, an agreement between two groups, that White settlers often broke and disobeyed. 

treaties