Georgia Geography
Early Georgia
The Founding of Georgia
The American Revolution
Antebellum GA
100
The region of Georgia we live in.
What is the Piedmont?
100
This weapon was similar to a spear and allowed early Indians to hunt larger game from farther away?
What is an Atlatl?
100
What were the three countries who claimed and tried to settle Georgia.
Who were England, France, and Spain.
100
This war between France and England put England in so much debt they raised taxes on the colonies helping cause the revolution.
What was the French and Indian War?
100
This University located in Athens became the first land grant college in the United States.
What is the University of Georgia?
200
These are the two hemispheres is Georgia located in.
What is the Northern and Western?
200
This Indian group began to settle down in one location and grow foods such as squash and corn?
What is the Woodland Indians?
200
The three "G's" or reasons European countries came to North America.
What is Gold, Glory, and God?
200
This document signed by all 13 colonies stated they were a free nation.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
200
The case named after a river in Mississippi was about companies bribing the governor and legislature of GA to buy cheap land
What is Yazoo Land Case?
300
This swamp located in south eastern Georgia is the among the largest wetlands in the country.
What is the Okefenokee?
300
This was the last pre-historic group of Indians that lasted from 900 AD to the arrival of the Europeans in 1500.  They built huge mounds, surrounded by fences, grew crops, practiced religion, and suffered greatly from disease brought by Europeans?
What were the Mississippian?
300
This Englishman set up a trustee colony in Georgia.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
300
These were people loyal to the king during the Revolutionary war. 
What is loyalist?
300
The invention of this machine allowed for the expansion of cotton and slavery
What is the cotton gin?
400
This is the dividing line between the coastal and piedmont regions and was important as a source of power for early industry.
What is the fall line?
400
He was first European Explorer to come to Georgia (Hint he was Spanish).
Who was Hernando DeSoto?
400
This Indian Chief helped James Oglethorpe by giving him land for Savannah.
Who was Tomochichi?
400
This battle in Georgia was a victory for the patriots and helped them gain needed weapons.
What was Kettle Creek?
400
The discovering of this near Daholnega led to the removal of Indians in Georgia
What is Gold?
500
These groupings of land surrounded by water are important to Georgia's tourism industry and also are important due the forestry and fishing industries.
What are the Barrier Islands?
500
These were Spanish Churches meant to spread Christianity in the new World.
What are Missions?
500
This group of early settlers in Georgia were not happy with the rules and restrictions placed on them by the Trustees?
Who were the malcontents?
500
This document created a weak government after the war and was later replaced by the US Constitution.
What was the Articles of the Confederacy?
500
The removal of Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma?
What was the Trail of Tears.
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