Region Riches
Georgia's largest region, known for agriculture.
Coastal Plain
The three "G's" of Spanish exploration.
Gold, God, and Glory
The primary founder of the Georgia colony.
James Oglethorpe
The group of colonists who were unhappy with Trustee rules.
The Malcontents
The river that forms the border between GA and SC.
Savannah River
The smallest region, located in the NW corner.
Appalachian Plateau
The Spanish explorer who led an expedition through GA.
Hernando de Soto
The three reasons for GA's founding (C, E, D).
Charity, Economics, and Defense
After 1752, who was in charge of Georgia?
The King (represented by Royal Governors)
The boundary where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.
The Fall Line
The region we are currently in (Clayton County).
Piedmont
The primary goal of the Spanish Missions.
To convert Native Americans to Christianity (Catholicism)
This group of fierce soldiers helped defend the colony.
Highland Scots (at Darien)
One of the two items legalized during the Royal period.
Slavery or Rum/Liquor
The direction Hernando de Soto traveled from Florida.
Northwest
The region known for its red clay and rolling hills.
Piedmont
Where the Spanish Missions were located in Georgia.
The Barrier Islands
The year the Charter for Georgia was signed.
1732
The number of Royal Governors Georgia had.
Three (Reynolds, Ellis, Wright)
The swamp located in the Coastal Plain region.
Okefenokee Swamp
The region known for the "Carpet Capital of the World."
Ridge and Valley (Dalton, GA)
The unintended "weapon" that killed many Native Americans.
Disease (Smallpox)
One of the strict rules Trustees had for land ownership.
Could not sell land, could not pass it to women, or limited to 500 acres.
Name at least TWO of the three Royal Governors.
John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, or James Wright
The primary reason the Fall Line was important to early settlers.
It was the "head of navigation" (where waterfalls stopped boats).