Georgia geography
Humid and mild describe Georgias what?
Climate
A stick used by early American Indians to propel a spear
Atl Atl
what was the stamp act
A tax on all paper documents
When territories had the right to vote on slavery in their state
Slave state
This insect destroyed 2/3 of Georgia's cotton crops causing farmers to lose money
Boll Weevil
Name the five regions of Georgia
Appalachian plateau, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal plain
this type of rock was used by the Mississippian Indians to make knives.
Chert
This document has a preamble, a list of complaints against king George, and the colonists claim their indipendance.
Declaration of Independence
When a state declares that a federal law does not apply to them
Nullification
What is an overproduction of goods, the stock market crashing, banks failing, and borrowing money on credit are examples of what
The great depression
Name the five states that touch Georgia's border
Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina
What was the oldest Native American tribe and it was nomadic
Paleo
Which faction in Georgia won the battle at Kettle Creek and moved the other faction back to Savanah.
Patriots/Whigs
In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans won and wanted to stop the spread of what
in 1932, what percentage of Americans were unemployed
25%
This region produces onions, tobacco, peanuts, pecans, cotton, rice, and has many beaches along with the Okefenokee swamp
Coastal plain
Which country established missions on the barrier islands and wanted to convert Native Americans to catholacism
Spain
What was the name of the first constitution for the U.S that had independent states (back then were nations) with a lot of power
Articles of Confederation
What was the last event that led directly to southern states seceding
The election of Abraham Lincoln
This event led to the mass selling of stocks and a huge increase in unemployment in October of 1929
Stock market crash of 1929
This region has major transportation routes between Georgia and Tennessee, key civil war battles fought in this region, and is known as the carpet capital of the world
Valley and Ridge
This country claimed most of the lands on the eastern part of the U.S and created 13 colonies
England or Great Britian
Why did we have the constitutional convention of 1787
to revise the articles of confederation
The unions plan to use naval ships to surround southern port cities and to weaken the confederacies economy
Union blockade
This event happened on December 7th, 1941
Pearl Harbor Bombing