Georgia Geography
Georgia Exploration
Georgia Colony
Georgia Natives
Georgia Slavery
100

Georgia is located in the _______________ region of the United States. 

southeastern

100

He is recognized as the first European to discover America.

Christopher Columbus

100

The state of Georgia was named after this King of England. 

King George II

100

These two tribes are Native to Georgia

Creek & Cherokee

100

This term means to want an end to slavery

abolition

200

This river runs along the boarder of South Carolina and Georgia

Savannah River

200

These 4 European countries fought for power of North America during the age of exploration. 

Spain, France, England, and Portugal

200

Georgia originally outlawed this intuition of forced labor. 

slavery

200

This technological invention pushed Natives off their lands and made travel faster across the states.  

railroad

200

This group of people was the first to become enslaved in North America. 

Native Americans 

300

This Georgia region is home to the city of Atlanta

Piedmont

300

How did Europeans travel to North America?

ship

300

The Trustees wanted these 5 crops to be grown in early Georgia. (Hint: WRIST)

Wine(grapes), Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco

300

This is what Native Americans had that new Americans and Europeans wanted and took from them. 

land

300

The invention of this device increased the demand for slavery throughout the south. 

Cotton Gin

400

This is the largest freshwater swamp in the South-East

Okefenokee Swamp

400

He is the first European to explore Georgia

Hernando DeSoto

400
Georgia was founded by a group of Trustees but the only one that came to the colony was ________________. 

James Oglethorpe

400

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

400

This law forced runaway slaves to be returned back to their masters and into the institution of slavery. 

The Fugative Slave Act

500

This Georgia region is the largest of the 5.

Coastal Plains Region

500

These are the 3 reasons for European Exploration (3 G's) 

Gold, God, Glory

500

This person translated for Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe. 

Mary Musgrove

500

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

500

This president angered southerners so much they seceded from the Union. 

Abraham Lincoln

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