Unit 1 and 2
5 Geographical Regions of Georgia
Piedmont, Coastal Plains, Appalachian Plateau, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley
Signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Antebellum is defined as
the period before the Civil War
UGA - 1st Public, Mercer - Baptist, Medical College - Train Doctors, Emory - Methodist College, Oglethorpe - Presbyterian, Weslyan - All Female,
1st state to secede from the Union?
Georgia was the _____ state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
5th
5 states that border Georgia
SC, NC, Ala, Tenn, Fla
3 Goals of the Proclamation of 1763
Build a positive relationship with the Indians
Prevent conflict
Economic Trade Relationship - Fur
Colonists could not live west of the Appalachian Mountains - Boundary
a slogan and economic philosophy that described the importance of cotton production in the American South in the 1800s
"Cotton is King"
passed by Congress to maintain the balance of free and slave states in the United States
Prohibition of slavery in the Louisiana Territory
Missouri Compromise
Maine a Free State and Missouri and Slave State
To please southern states what did the Compromise of 1850 create regarding runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Law - Must return runaway slaves to their owner
Goals of the Charter of 1732
Philanthropy, Economics, Defense
Georgia's 5 state capitals from oldest to most present day
These meetings resulted in increase in church attendance, new churches being organized and many people were converted to Christianity.
Great Revival
withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States
Secession
The southern states believed they had the right to govern themselves without interference from the federal government. What is this called?
States Rights
It was the area where Savannah was founded
Yamacraw Bluff
Name the four different immigrant groups and the reason they are important
Salzburgers, Jews, Highland Scots, Malcontents
This machine made it possible to grow and process cotton far into the state’s interior. Helped make Cotton King
Cotton Gin
Rail Roads, Steam Boats, and Turnpikes - List three impacts they had on Georgia
Able to transport people, and products, Crops to and from markets and to other areas faster and cheaper, Encouraged the growth of Georgia by bringing new people to the state, New settlements to the interior of Georgia - Atlanta, Able to transport up stream against the currents, Export Cash Crops within state and to other states......
The people of that state had the right to choose slavery or no slavery
Popular Sovereignty
Designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy. In other words, it seeks to maximize the accumulation of resources
Mercantilism
Explain 4 main differences - Trustee Colonial Period vs. the Royal Colonial Period
Trustee - 21 Trustees, No Slavery, No Alcohol, Limited Land Ownership, No Catholics or Jews, Land passed only to sons, No Lawyers, Oglethorpe
Royal - Governor, Slavery, More Land Ownership, Legislature, Cash Crops, Prospered, Alcohol Allowed
List 6 important facts about Planters
Each new state decide for themselves about slavery
Fugitive Slave Act
Admitted California as a Free state
Abolished Slave Trade in Washington DC
Proclamation of 1850
Remaining loyal to your own part of the country rather than the whole Union is called what?
Sectionalism