Georgia Geography
What continent is Georgia on???
North AMERICAA
How do we know what Hernado de Soto did to the native americans?
He left his journals
who is James Oglethorpe
founder of georgia
What was the stamp act
A tax on all paper documents
The discovery of gold was found during the _______
Dahlgohna Gold Rush
What region has the highest point?
Blue Ridge!!!!
What were the 3G's
God, Glory, & Gold
Why did the salzburger come to Georgia
to escape religious persecution
Who were the Loyalist
People who support the British
Which crop brought in the most money for Georgians around the 1800's
cotton
Which physical feature does Georgia and South Carolina Share?
Savannah
Name 2 purposes for the mississippian mounds.
platforms for elite residences, temples, sites for burials, and mortuary rituals
This group settled in New Ebenezer
salzburgers
Who were the Whigs
People against Britian
This Indian Chief signed the Treaty of Indian springs in 1825, and his people killed him for doing this
McIntosh
Name the five Regions of Georgia
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley & Ridge, and Application Platue
The ability to grow crops using TOOLS for the Mississippians
horticulture
Fought for Georgia during bloody marsh
Highland SKIRTS
who won the battle of kettle Creek
Whigs/Patriots
Name the 5 capitals of Georgia in order
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, & Alanta
Name the five states bordering georgia
Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Alabama
What did the Paleo Indians use as shelter
Huts
The first royal governor of Georgia
King Charlie The II
What does Ratify mean?
to give an official approval to an agreement
Alanta First name that meant "end of the line" is called what?
Terminus