Georgia Geography
European Exploration
Colonial Period
American Revolution
Westward Expansion
Civil War/Reconstruction
100
Based on where the arrow is pointing, the hemisphere location for Georgia would be the what?
What is the Northern and Western Hemispheres?
100
Mississippian Indians used a technique of "building walls with a network of interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay." What is this technique called? 
What is wattle and daub?
100
James Oglethorpe wanted to establish a colony in Georgia as a form of philanthropy, specifically for debtors. What is the definition of philanthropy?
What is the desire to help others?
100
A Loyalist in North America during the 1770s MOST LIKELY would have given their loyalty to whom or what?
What is Great Britain?
100
Which Georgia institution, chartered in 1785, is the oldest public university in the nation and the largest in the state?
What is the University of Georgia?
100
Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude?
What is the 13th Amendment?
200
Based on the map, in what region of the United States is Georgia located?
What is the Southeastern United States?
200
Who was the first European to explore what is now Georgia, searching for gold under the Spanish flag?
Who is Hernando de Soto?
200
- Wine
- Rice
- Indigo
- Silk
- ___?___
This list represents the major crops grown in colonial Georgia. What crop should correctly be placed in the blank space?
What is tobacco?
200
This illustration represents one of the taxes England imposed on the colonies to help pay for what event?
What is the French and Indian War?
200
Which negative outcome resulted from Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793?
What is the expansion of slavery in the South?
200
Which Supreme Court decision ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and did not have constitutional rights?
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
300
The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?
What are the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions?
300
Spanish explorers were arriving in search of these 3 G's...
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
300
In 1735, James Oglethorpe recruited a group of Highland Scots to settle in Georgia. Why did Oglethorpe choose these Scots to settle in Georgia?
What is to defend the colony from Spanish invaders?
300
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the settlement of Georgia Colony?
What is it prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
300
The "Headright" system and the Land Lottery of 1805 were similar in that each did what?
What is provided a way for settlers to acquire land in Georgia?
300
What was a direct result of President Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?
What is South Carolina seceding from the Union?
400
According to this map of Georgia, which region is represented by the color orange?
What is the Piedmont region?
400
This would be the BEST description for the social structure of the Mississippian culture group?
What is large chiefdoms interacting with neighboring tribes?
400
After Georgia transitioned from a provisional to a royal colony in 1755, colonists were allowed to acquire land, alcohol was legalized, and this practice, considered abominable (immoral), was also legalized. What is it?
What is slavery?
400
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton all shared the common experience of being what?
What are Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence?
400
Which term refers to the land scandal in Georgia from 1795 to 1803, involving the sale of land at low prices to insiders?
What is the Yazoo Land Fraud?
400
The provisions of this political agreement included the Fugitive Slave Law, making slave trading illegal in the District of Columbia, and admitting California as a free state...
What is the Compromise of 1850?
500
What represents the MOST important role played by the Chattahoochee River?
What is serves as a major source of water?
500
This was the MOST important motivation for the English government to explore and settle new lands in the 17th century?
What is the desire to increase the wealth of the country?
500
During the colonial period, Georgia’s economy relied heavily on this crop, which became the most profitable and was grown primarily for export. What is this crop?
What is rice?
500
Which Georgia battle of the American Revolution would have been headlined "Patriot Morale is High as They Begin to Gain Control of the Backcountry"?
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
500
Which prominent Creek chief, who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs, was executed for ceding communal lands?
Who is William McIntosh?
500
This was the biggest and bloodiest Civil War battle fought in Georgia?
What is the Battle of Chickamauga?