Regions/ Geography/ Transportation
How do transportation systems create jobs?
They all work together to move goods and services & support industries/businesses. They all rely on each other.
What type of homes did the Mississippian Indians build?
Wattle & Daub
When GA transitioned to a Royal Colony, _______ ownership changed. People could own and pass down larger plots of ______ to their heirs. This is because the GA colony wanted to encourage settlement & growth.
land, land
Which land policy was a CORRUPT deal where Georgia Legislators were BRIBED to sell lots of land?
Yazoo Land Fraud
The GA Constitution is similar to the _____ Constitution.
Think- whole country
United States (U.S.)
Describe the economy of the Piedmont region.
(give at least 2)
Poultry & industry
What was the reason that the BRITISH were interested in exploring?
They wanted to establish trade & permanent colonies
Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
Who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs, giving up the remainder of Creek land in Georgia. Because of this, he was executed by his tribe.
William McIntosh
Give 1 requirement for voting.
At least 18 or older, U.S. Citizen, register to vote, citizen of GA
What 2 hemispheres are Georgia located in?
Northern & Western
Give a NEGATIVE impact of Hernando De Soto and his exploration of the New World.
decline of the native population due to diseases
Why did Georgia change its capital location from Louisville?
It was located on the Ogeechee River(swampy location) and attracted mosquitos = MALARIA
Population was also moving westward.
Who was the President of the United States that refused to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v Georgia? Although the court ruled the Cherokee were a sovereign(independent) nation, he proceeded with removal.
Andrew Jackson
Most of the work in the GA General Assembly takes place in the _____________. These are special groups that study bills.
Committees
What river creates Georgia's border with South Carolina?
Savannah River
The 3 reasons for the establishment of the Georgia colony were philanthropy, defense, & economics.
Describe one of the reasons. (how it relates to the GA colony)
Philanthropy- debtors, England's "worthy poor" would have a new start in the colony
Defense- GA would be a buffer colony & protect SC from Spanish FL
Economics- colonist would produce WRIST crops for GB
What is ONE example of a weakness found in the Articles of Confederation?
- couldn't collect taxes= government lacked $$$
- couldn't fund a military= weak, no defense
-No common currency = hard to regulate trade
What was the journey called that General William T. Sherman completed where he marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying railroads, farms, & factories in GA in hopes to destroy the south?
Sherman's March to the Sea
The age requirement for the Senate is _____ and the age requirement for the House of Representatives is _____.
25, 21
What river creates Georgia's border with Alabama?
Chattahoochee River
Who granted his land at Yamacraw Bluff to Trustee James Oglethorpe and supported peaceful relations with colonists?
Tomochichi
After the French & Indian War, Great Britain increased _________ & taxation over the colonies. The colonist did not like this.
Control
The _________ ____________was critical because it supported the Compromise of 1850 but warned that any Northern violation of the Fugitive Slave Act would lead to secession.
Georgia Platform
Which Executive branch department works closely with farmers and crop yields?
The Department of ____________
The Department of Agriculture