Georgia Geography
The city of Atlanta gets its water from this river.
Chattahoochee River
He is recognized as the first European to discover America.
Christopher Columbus
The state of Georgia was named after this King of England.
King George II
These two tribes are Native to Georgia
Creek & Cherokee
Abolition
to end slavery
This river runs along the boarder of South Carolina and Georgia
Savannah River
These 4 European countries fought for power of North America during the age of exploration.
Spain, France, England, and Portugal
slavery
This technological invention pushed Natives off their lands and made travel faster across the states.
railroad
This group of people was the first to become enslaved in America.
Native Americans
This Georgia region is home to the city of Atlanta
Piedmont
How did Europeans travel to North America?
ship
This was the main source of Georgia's agricultural economy during the Colonial era.
Tobacco
This is what Native Americans had that new Americans and Europeans wanted and took from them.
land
The invention of this device increased the demand for slavery throughout the south.
Cotton Gin
This is the largest freshwater swamp in the South-East
Okefenokee Swamp
He is the first European to explore Georgia
Hernando DeSoto
This was just one of the many rules enforced by the Georgia colony that the people had to follow.
No liquor
No Catholics
No Jews
No Blacks
This U.S President was considered one of the worse in U.S history due to his treatment of the Native Americans and featured on the $20 bill.
Andrew Jackson
This law forced runaway slaves to be returned back to their masters and into the institution of slavery.
The Fugative Slave Act
This Georgia region is known for its pine tree farms, pecan farms, shipping, and trade
Coastal Plains Region
These are the 3 reasons for European Exploration (3 G's)
Gold, God, Glory
This group of people introduced slavery to the Georgia colony.
Malcontents
This single event forcefully removed all Native Tribes out of the state of Georgia, hundreds of thousands died due to starvation on their walk to Indian Territory.
Trail of Tears
This president angered southerners so much they seceded from the Union.
Abraham Lincoln