Georgia Geography
The state of Georgia is located in this country...
United States of America
People living in Atlanta get their water from this river...
Chattahoochee River
The Georgia colony is named after this King!
King George II of England
These are the reasons Europeans explored the world to find and discover new lands (the 3 G's)
Gold
God
Glory
"All men are created ________ "
equal
Identify all 5 states that touch Georgia's boarders
Alabama
Florida
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Tennessee
Atlantic Ocean
The leader of the Georgia colony was...
James Oglethorpe
These 4 countries fought for control of the new world during European Exploration...
Spain
France
England
Portugal
The stamp act placed taxes on this item...
paper
This physical features separates the Piedmont region from the Coastal Plains, and is defined as where the sea once was.
the Fall Line
This river acts as a natural boundary between Georgia and South Carolina...
Savannah River
This was the first city in Georgia, the capital of Georgia, and the location where colonist settled...
Savannah, Georgia
He was the first to discover and explore the state of Georgia...
Hernando de Soto
4th of July
Barrier Islands
Besides Savannah, this Georgia city is home to deep water ports for international shipping and trade...
Brunswick, Georgia
This was Georgia's main cash crop during the colonial period...
Tobacco
Why do some people call Native Americans, "Indians"?
because when Christopher Columbus came to America he thought he was in India
"no taxation without ___________"
Representation
List all 5 geographic regions of Georgia...
Piedmont
Coastal Plains
Ridge and Valley
Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
This Native American tribe calls Georgia home and is named after a small body of moving water...
Creek
What are the three reasons the King of England gave for settling Georgia?
Charity
Economics
Defense
Native Americans were taken to these churches where they were forced to convert to the Catholic religion, reminants of these are located along Georgia's barrier islands.
Spanish Mission
The Revolutionary War was a war between these two groups of people....
British and colonist