GA's Regions
This region is the smallest and supports small-scale agriculture.
What is the "The Appalachian Plateau"
The land above this area has higher elevations than the southern region. Waterfalls along this area make traveling by ship difficult. There are five major cities located in this area.
What is the Fall Line?
The first American tribe, migrated across North America. Nomadic, hunter-gatherers.
Who are the Paleo Indians?
This country wanted to command territory around the world. They wanted mineral resources such as gold and silver and produce more goods than import from other countries
Who is England?
This document was the official agreement between King George II and James Oglethorpe to establish a colony led by 21 Trustees.
What is the Charter of 1732?
This region grows peanuts,cotton, fruit and vegetables, as well as shipping, along Georgia's coast.
What is the Coastal Plain region?
These physical features protect the mainland from extreme weather. Forts were built in this area to protect the GA colony from the Spanish.
What are the Barrier Islands?
This group developed the 1st permanent settlements and the first to farm food
Who are the Woodlands?
The goal of this economic system was to export(produce) more goods than they imported.
What is mercantilism?
The three reasons for establishing a charter:-provide raw materials, for the poor and unemployed, and do protect the S.C. colony from the Spanish in Florida
What is Philanthropy, Economics and Defense?
This region is home to Georgia's first gold rush and the tallest peak in the state of Georgia.
What is the Blue Ridge Region?
This physical feature is an important trade route. The port at the mouth of this river is a busy transportation hub.
This group lived in larger groups and gathered nuts, sees and berries. The moved according to the season.(not as nomadic)
What are the Archaic?
Term used to describe a lack of resources to provide everything that is needed or wanted.
What is scarcity?
Limits on land ownership, Inheritance Laws on land, No slavery, No Rum or hard liquors, Limits on Religious Freedom
What are the Trustee Rules?
This region is the most populated and is the center of commerce, manufactoring, transportation and government in Georgia.
What is the Piedmont region?
This major water source has many towns and industries along it. It provides drinking water to most Georgians and flows through north Georgia to the west.
What is the Chattahoochee River?
Much of what modern historians know about the Native tribes is do to finding bowls, jewelry, weapons, etc
What are artifacts?
Spain believed that a nation's greatness and ____ was based on the strength and size of its empire.
What is Glory?
Chief of the Yamacraw Native Americans and close friend of Oglethorpe. Gave Yamacraw Bluff in what is now know as Savannah to Oglethorpe to start the New GA Colony.
Who is Tomichichi?
The main industries in this region include mining in the mountains ans some farming in the valley.
What is the Ridge and Valley Region?
This is the largest blackwater wetland in the U.S. This is a wildlife refuge that also helps to keep our air quality clean.
What is the Okefenokee Swamp?
Advanced group built larg flat-topped mounds used by Priest-chiefs, burial mounds and storage. They were the first to encounter the Spanish in Georgia
Who are the Mississippians?
This group of men were willing to risk dangerous voyages and war against Native Americans to find gold
What is a Conquistador?
This person wanted to start a new colony for debtors in England in honor of his friend, but none of the settlers were debtors in the new colony
Who is James Oglethorpe?