Georgia located in this region of the United States
Southeastern
100
Nomadic hunters following large game animals
Paleo
100
What was De Soto's main objective during his travels through Georgia?
to find gold
100
The French and Indian War came at a high price. What did Great Britain do to the colonists to help pay back the war debt?
enforced a series of taxes
100
A tax on legal documents, newspapers, playing cards and licenses was enforced through this Act.
Stamp Act
200
This region of Georgia receives the most rainfall each year due to the high mountains
Blue Ridge
200
Built dome-shaped huts
Woodland
200
What was the purpose of the Spanish missions?
to spread religion
200
The Quartering Act, Massachusetts Gov't Act, and the Impartial Administration of Gov't Act were all grouped together under this name given to them by the colonists.
Intolerable Acts
200
Which group came to the aid of Oglethorpe and the English soldiers at the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
Highland Scots
300
The largest freshwater wetland in North America
Okeefenokee Swamp
300
Scientists are unsure about what happened to this group of prehistoric people, but they think it could have been disease and migration to other cultures
Mississippian
300
The person that had the idea of forming the new colony of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
300
This document announces the colonists desire to separate from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
300
Why was Mary Musgrove an important asset to the Georgia colony?
She ran a trading post that served both Natives and new settlers, she spoke both languages
400
Lookout mountain is located in this region
Appalachian Plateau
400
Had to develop new hunting methods because large game animals were slowly becoming extinct
Archaic
400
Name 3 groups of people that were excluded from settling in the new colony of Georgia
Blacks, lawyers, liquor dealers
400
Name the signers of the Declaration of Ind. from GA
Lyman Hall, George Walton, Button Gwinnett
400
Long growing seasons, mild temperatures for growing crops like cotton, tobacco and rice and low facilities costs are all benefits of Georgia's ______________.
climate
500
The tallest peak in Georgia
Brasstown Bald
500
Name the 3 major colonizing countries of the New World.
Great Britain, Spain, France
500
Name the 3 utopian goals the trustees had in mind when establishing the colony of Georgia
charity, economic, defense
500
Which country came to GA's aid during the Siege of Savannah?
France
500
Name one advantage that GA experienced as it transitioned from a proprietary colony to a royal colony
population increased, slavery allowed, larger parcels of landownership, bicameral gov't created