Geography
This region is the largest, has the hottest climate, and Is very agricultural. It has Albany, Savannah, Valdosta, and Tifton:
Coastal Plains
TThis document, signed in 1732, officially established the boundaries of Georgia and set up its rules, including a ban on lawyers and Catholics.
What was the Charter of 1732?
This 1763 document forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This tiny beetle famously destroyed Georgia’s cotton crops in the early 1900s.
What is the Boll Weevil?
This Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and ordered schools to integrate.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This is the age you must be to serve in the Georgia State Senate.
What is 25? (Note: It’s 21 for the House).
This region is known for its high mountains. It receives the most precipitation of all of the regions. It makes most of its money through tourism:
Blue Ridge
This "unhappy" group of colonists frequently complained about the Trustees' bans on rum and slavery.
Who were the Malcontents?
This "scandal" involved Georgia legislators taking bribes to sell land to companies at low prices.
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
During WWII, these two Georgia coastal cities were the sites where "Liberty Ships" were built.
What are Savannah and Brunswick?
This 1946 event occurred when Eugene Talmadge died before taking office, leading to three men claiming the governorship.
What was the Three Governors Controversy?
These are the three principles found in Georgia's state motto.
What are Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation?
This region of Georgia is known for its valleys and ridges. It contains the cities of Dalton and Eljah:
Ridge and Valley
This group of colonists was recruited by Oglethorpe specifically for their reputation as fierce soldiers to help defend the colony.
Who were the Scottish Highlanders
This 1830s event saw the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia to Oklahoma.
What was the Trail of Tears?
This New Deal program paid farmers to produce fewer crops to help raise agricultural prices.
What is the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)?
This group was formed to travel around Georgia and ask citizens how they felt about integrating schools.
What was the Sibley Commission?
This is the highest court in the state of Georgia.
What is the Supreme Court of Georgia?
This region in northern and central Georgia has red clay. It has half of Georgia's population and its capital, Atlanta:
Piedmont
During a major medical crisis in the early days of the colony, this group of Jewish settlers was allowed to land because they brought a doctor with them.
Who were the Jewish settlers (or specifically, Dr. Samuel Nunes)?
This Union strategy involved a naval blockade to prevent Georgia from trading imports and exports.
What was the Union Blockade (or Anaconda Plan)?
He is known as the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" for his work in the House of Representatives.
Who is Carl Vinson?
This Atlanta Mayor is credited with bringing major league sports (like the Braves and Falcons) to the city.
Who was Ivan Allen Jr.?
This type of tax is a percentage added to the price of a purchase.
What is Sales Tax?
This region is the smallest in Georgia. It is located in northwest Georgia. has the TAG corner and the Chickamauga battlefield:
Appalachian Plateau
CThis prehistoric group was the first to settle in what is now Georgia.
Who were the Mississippians?
This government agency was created to help newly freed slaves and poor whites after the Civil War.
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
This 1906 event was fueled by false newspaper reports of Black violence against whites in Atlanta.
What was the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot (or Massacre)?
This restaurant owner and future governor famously brandished an axe handle to protest the Civil Rights Act.
Who was Lester Maddox?
This specific type of committee is created for a special, temporary purpose.
What is an Ad Hoc Committee?