Georgia Geography
Name the 5 regions of Georgia.
Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain
What did the paleo indians use as shelter?
Brush, bark, or mud.
What are the W.R.I.S.T. crops that made the colony money in Georgia?
Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco.
Who were Patriots/Whigs?
colonists who supported independence from British rule.
This Indian Chief signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, and his people killed him for doing this.
William McIntosh
Humid and mild describe Georgia's what?
Climate!
What were the 3 Gs that inspired Spain's exploration of the New World?
Gold, God, Glory
Who was the person that was responsible for translating and negotiating fair trades between the Yamacraw and James Oglethorpe?
Mary Musgrove
Who were the Lotalists/Tories?
American colonists who opposed independence from Britain.
The Slave population and cotton production increased because of this invention.
Cotton Gin
Which river flows into Georgia from another state?
Chattahoochee River.
The ability to grow crops using tools.
Horticulture
What were 3 reasons the Georgia colony was started?
Philanthropy, Defense, and Economics
Our government is divided into 3 branches. This is done to create a separation of ______.
Powers
Name the 5 capitals of Georgia in order.
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta.
Blue Ridge
a stick used by early American Indians to propel a spear.
Atlatl
true or False: Colonial Georgia required a lot of workers to harvest crops like rice, tobacco, and indigo.
True
What does ratify mean?
To ratify means to give formal or official approval to an agreement, making it legally valid and binding
Who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court During the Worcester vs. Georgia case in 1832.
John Marshall
Name the 5 states that physically touch Georgia's border.
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Alabama.
How do we know what Hernando de Soto did to the Native Americans?
through a combination of written records from the expedition and modern archaeological discoveries.
The second royal governor, gave the people a voice in the government, served for 3 years, and established policies that Georgia's government followed for years.
Henry Ellis
Who were the 2 delegates that represented Georgia and helped create the new U.S Constitution?
Abraham Baldwin and William Few
Where was the first African Baptist Church in Georgia located?
Savannah, Georgia.