Geography, Natives, Economics
The climates of the __________ and the __________ regions of Georgia both experience hot Summers.
Piedmont and Coastal Plains
The __________ explored southeastern North America during the 1500s to find ______ and valuable resources for the Spanish Monarchy.
The British disbanded elected colonial governments and was one of the __________ listed in the Declaration of __________ .
grievances, Independence
__________ and tenant farming was key to the economic recovery of Georgia during Reconstruction.
Sharecropping
Franklin Roosevelt’s time spent in Georgia motivated him to develop programs to address __________ in __________ areas.
poverty, rural
The __________ Swamp is home to the Seminole people and the site of the First and Second Seminole Wars against the United States.
Okefenokee
. __________ _____ came into contact with the Mississippians when his expedition arrived in Georgia.
Hernando De Soto
The Battle of __________ Creek illustrated Britain’s inability to ________ Georgia.
Kettle, Control
The __________ Slave Act of 1850 gave the federal government authority to prosecute anyone who assisted runaway slaves and it enabled the federal government to __________ runaway slaves which preserved slavery throughout the Union.
Fugitive, return
During World War I, Georgia led the nation in the number of __________ training camps.
military
The __________ and __________ ports were important to the economic success of Georgia because it transported goods more quickly overseas.
Savannah and Brunswick
The main reason that Georgia was founded by the ________ was to defend the more established British _______ from _______ aggression.
British, colonies, Spanish
It was more difficult for the national government to settle legal disputes between the states under the Articles of __________ than under the U. S. __________ because there was no national court system.
Confederation, Constitution
The secession of South Carolina from the __________ signaled that some portions of the South were unwilling to __________ the results of the ______ presidential election.
Union, accept, 1860
Both Richard __________ and Carl __________ used their government positions to bring military bases to the state and provide new job opportunities.
Russell, Vinson
The first American Indian culture to encounter __________ in Georgia were the __________ .
Europeans and Mississippians
The Highland _______ were settlers during Georgia's Trustee Period for their work ethic, military experience, and opposition to _______ , but not for their Catholic Faith.
Scots, slavery
President Andrew Jackson's intent under Indian Removal Act was to take American Indian land east of the __________ River and __________ the inhabitants west of the Mississippi River.
Mississippi, Relocate
Southern states were required to ________ the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to regain _________ into the Union.
ratify, admission
Roosevelt was hesitant to commit U.S. troops overseas, but he emphasized to the United Kingdom that he would provide support without __________ involving the US military.
directly
Georgia is located __________ of Canada, __________ of Cuba, and __________ of Europe.
South, North, West
Georgia was founded to produce wine, _____, indigo, _____ and ____. However, wine and silk were __________ . These were cash crops that could not be grown well in Britain.
Silk, rice, Tobacco, Unsuccessful
In __________ v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held that the Cherokee Indian tribes were sovereign and therefore not subject to U.S. laws. However, despite the ruling, the U.S. government, under President Andrew __________ , forced them to leave their homeland under the Indian __________ Act.
Worcestor, Jackson, Removal
Democratic legislators justified their __________ of duly elected African American legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during __________ by claiming that African Americans had the right to vote, but not to hold office.
removal, reconstruction
Georgia was too reliant on a single _____, which left the state vulnerable to changing conditions. The arrival of the ____________, coupled with droughts, devastated Georgia’s cotton crops and sent the state into an economic depression.
crop, boll weevil