Georgia Geography
Colonization & Early Georgia
Revolution & Westward Expansion
Government & Law
Modern Georgia & Civil Rights
Economy, Agriculture & Transportation
100
What natural feature along the Fall Line helped cities grow by providing power and stopping boats from traveling further?
Waterfalls that powered mills and marked navigable rivers’ ends
100
What group came to Georgia to help defend the colony and are known for founding Sunbury?
The Highland Scots
100
What event forced the Cherokee off their land and toward Oklahoma?
The Trail of Tears
100
What type of government document gives a city its authority?
Municipal charter
100
Which governor opposed integrating UGA, suspended college accreditation, and served four terms (two non‑consecutive)?
Clue: Page 167, 184
Eugene Talmadge
100
What insect destroyed Georgia’s cotton crops in the early 1900s?
The boll weevil
200
Georgia sits in which two hemispheres?
Northern and Western Hemispheres
200
What religious group fled Austria and settled in Ebenezer for religious freedom?
Salzburgers
200
What 1832 Supreme Court case ruled Georgia law had no power in Cherokee territory?
Worcester v. Georgia
200
What type of case deals with breaking a law—civil or criminal?
Criminal
200
What Supreme Court ruling ended the “white primary” in Georgia?
King v. Chapman
200
What two qualities make Georgia’s location ideal for transportation?
It’s in the Southeast and on the Atlantic Ocean
300
What Georgia city’s port is one of the busiest on the Atlantic Coast?
Savannah
300
What kind of colony did Georgia become when the king took direct control?
Royal colony
300
What was the main reason Georgia’s capital kept moving westward in the 1800s?
Population shifts
300
If someone is charged with a felony, which court handles their case?
Superior Court
300
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?
To find out how Georgians felt about school integration
300
What do local governments use to borrow money for projects?
Bonds
400
What mountain range runs through the northern corner of Georgia?
Appalachian Mountains
400
Who established Georgia's first city, Savannah?
James Oglethorpe
400
Who won the American Revolution?
American colonists
400
What is Georgia’s legislative branch called?
The General Assembly
400
Who was the Atlanta mayor known for saying the city was “too busy to hate”?
William B. Hartsfield
400
What is Georgia’s busiest airport that helps connect global trade?
Hartsfield‑Jackson Atlanta International Airport
500
What river forms the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina?
Savannah River
500
Under the trustees, what was the limit on how much land a colonist could own?
500 acres
500
Who signed the treaty giving up the remaining Creek lands in Georgia?
Clue: Page 96
William McIntosh
500
What is the main focus of Georgia’s juvenile justice system?
Rehabilitation
500
Which Georgia leader was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations by Jimmy Carter?
Andrew Young
500
What type of tax mainly funds local schools and governments?
Property tax
600
What river forms the boundary between Georgia and Alabama?
Chattahoochee River
600
What group of settlers wanted slavery and rum legalized in early Georgia?
Clue: Page 49, 53
The Malcontents
600
What replaced the headright system to give settlers equal land opportunities?
Land lotteries
600
What's the age requirement to vote by Election Day?
18+
600
What 1990s event brought world attention and economic growth to Georgia?
The 1996 Olympic Games
600
What industry grew as a result of Georgia entrepreneurs making artisanal foods like cheese and wine?
Agriculture or agribusiness
700
What line separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain region?
The Fall Line
700
Which Yamacraw leader allowed English settlers to build Savannah?
Tomochichi
700
What battle in Georgia was an American victory that boosted morale?
Battle of Kettle Creek
700
Who is the head of Georgia’s executive branch?
The Governor
700
Which Atlanta mayor helped bring professional sports and developed MARTA?
Ivan Allen Jr.
700
What natural disaster plus boll weevils caused many farmers to leave rural Georgia?
Drought
800
What islands protect Georgia’s coast from storms and erosion?
Barrier Islands
800
Who acted as translator between Oglethorpe and the Yamacraw Indians?
Mary Musgrove
800
Who controlled Savannah at the end of 1778?
The British
800
What is the highest court in Georgia called?
The Georgia Supreme Court
800
Who was the segregationist restaurant owner who later became governor?
Lester Maddox
800
What happened to cotton production during the boll weevil infestation?
It decreased
900
What swamp covers part of Georgia’s southeastern Coastal Plain?
Okefenokee Swamp
900
What were the three main reasons listed in the Charter of 1732 for establishing Georgia?
Defense, Economics, and Philanthropy
900
What was the first method Georgia used to distribute land to settlers?
Clue: Pages 89-90
Headright system
900
What two responsibilities of citizens are required by law?
Paying taxes and serving on juries
900
What movement aimed to desegregate Albany, Georgia, but failed because it tried to fight too many issues?
The Albany Movement
900
As farming jobs declined, where did Georgia’s population move?
From rural areas to cities