Unit 1 geog. of GA/GA's Beginnings
Region of the United States
Southeast
Spanish explorer, in 1540, first person to explore Georgia
Small Pox
Conflict between France and Great Britain where both sides allied with several Native American Tribes
french & Indian
Agreement between northern and southern states; admitted California as a free state and New Mexico and Utah could vote on slavery
compromise of 1850
Group of three wealthy men (Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, John B. Gordon) that led the Georgia Democrats and tried to help the wealthy, white citizens of Georgia during the New South
Bourbon Triumuirate
Nation that Georgia is a part of
United States
Church started by Spain to convert people to Catholicism
Missionaries
Law that placed taxes on all paper goods and products
Stamp Act
New political party that opposed slavery; created prior to the Civil War
Republican
New political party that was formed during the New South; supported farmers and African Americans in the south
Populist
Continent that the state of Georgia is located in
North America
Three primary reasons Spain explored the New World
God,Gold,Glory
Document, created by King George III, that awarded all land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Native Americans; angered Georgia colonists
Proclamation of 1763
One of the major causes of the American Civil War; belief that the interests of a state take precedence over the national government
States Rights
Word that means to take away people's right to vote.
Disenfranchisement
Two Hemispheres that Georgia is located in
Northern / Western
Three major European countries competing for the New World
Spain,France,Great Britian
The battle fought over the capital of Georgia during the revolution, thousands of French and American soldiers were killed and Britain maintained rule over the city.
Siege of Savannah
Forced labor; provided most of the labor in the south during Antebellum
Slaves
Person Known as "the voice of the New South" and "the father of the New South"; used his influence working for the Atlanta Constitution to persuade Northerners about the South's ability to be industrial; helped to organize the International Cotton Exposition
Henry Grady
Region with the largest population (contains metro Atlanta)
Piedmont
Name of the first settlement (city) in Georgia
Savannah
Document that stated the colonies were free of British control
Declaration of Independents
Name the Union General who marched through Georgia capturing both Atlanta and Savannah. Destroyed a number of plantations, railways, and other infrastructure. While also freeing thousands of slaves.
William T Sherman
Georgia politician and leader of the Populist Party; created the RFD Bill that delivered mail to rural areas for free; assisted poor Georgians and farmers
Tom Watson