Georgia Geography
This natural boundary separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain.
What is the Fall Line?
He founded the Georgia colony.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
Colonists loyal to the British crown.
Who were the Loyalists?
The system of forced labor used in the South.
What is slavery?
Atlanta-based beverage company known worldwide?
What is Coca-Cola?
This is the largest swamp in North America, located in Georgia.
What is the Okefenokee Swamp?
Official document that created the colony.
What is the Charter of 1732?
Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Button Gwinnett?
Belief that states could overrule federal laws
What is nullification?
Georgia-based airline that flies globally.
What is Delta Airlines?
Georgia’s smallest region, located in the northwest.
What is the Appalachian Plateau?
Native leader who helped Oglethorpe.
Who is Tomochichi?
This event was a failed Patriot attempt to retake a major city.
What is the Siege of Savannah?
Prison camp in Georgia with harsh conditions.
What is Andersonville?
Busiest airport in the world, located in Atlanta.
What is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
Region known for red clay and the city of Atlanta.
What is the Piedmont?
The interpreter who helped settlers and Natives communicate.
Who is Mary Musgrove?
This early U.S. document created a weak federal government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt?
What is Reconstruction?
Along with Brunswick, it is a key port for international trade in Georgia.
What is the Savannah Port?
The last major prehistoric culture in Georgia.
Who were the Mississippian Indians?
The name for Georgia during the time it was governed by trustees.
What is the Trustee Colony?
Georgia's legislative branch.
What is the General Assembly?
Southern belief that states should govern themselves?
What are states' rights?
Network of highways connecting Georgia to the rest of the country.
What is the Interstate Highway System?