ga geography
Georgia is located in which two hemispheres?
Northern and Western Hemispheres
Which prehistoric American Indian culture lived in Georgia when Europeans first arrived?
Mississippian Indians culture
Which Spanish explorer traveled through Georgia searching for wealth?
Hernando de Soto
Who is considered the founder of the Georgia Colony?
James Oglethorpe
Who was the Yamacraw leader who formed a friendship with James Oglethorpe?
Tomochichi
Which river forms part of Georgia’s border with South Carolina?
savannah river
What major development allowed Mississippian Indians to establish permanent settlements?
Agriculture or farming
What religion did Spanish missionaries attempt to spread among American Indians?
Catholicism
What were the three main reasons Georgia was founded?
Philanthropy, economics, and defense
Who served as an interpreter between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi?
Mary Musgrove
The Chattahoochee River provides water to millions of Georgians living primarily in which geographic region?
piedmont region
What structures did Mississippian Indians build for ceremonies, leaders’ homes, and other important purposes?
mounds
What was one devastating effect of Hernando de Soto’s expedition on American Indians?
The spread of European diseases
Why was Georgia called a buffer colony?
It protected British South Carolina from Spanish Florida.
Which German-speaking Protestant group settled at Ebenezer?
salzburgers
Which three geographic regions in northern Georgia have historically supported mining because of their natural resources?
Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, and Blue Ridge
How did Mississippian society differ from earlier Paleo-Indian society?
Mississippian Indians lived in permanent farming communities and had a more complex social structure, while Paleo-Indians were primarily nomadic hunters.
Why did tension develop between American Indians and Spanish missionaries?
Missionaries tried to force American Indians to adopt Spanish religion, culture, and customs
Britain hoped Georgia would produce wine and silk. Which reason for founding the colony did this support?
economics
Which group of Gaelic-speaking settlers helped defend Georgia and generally opposed slavery?
Highland Scots
Two Georgia regions are being compared. Region A has a higher elevation and is the state’s smallest region. Region B has valleys used for farming and pasture. Identify both regions.
Region A is the Appalachian Plateau, and Region B is the Valley and Ridge.
A community lives near a river, grows most of its food, trades with other communities, builds mounds, and has leaders with greater authority than ordinary people. Which culture is being described, and what evidence shows it had a complex society?
Mississippian culture; its permanent settlements, agriculture, trade, mounds, specialized workers, and social hierarchy show that it was complex.
Spain and England had different goals in North America. Explain one major goal of each country.
Spain focused on gaining wealth and spreading Catholicism, while England focused mainly on gaining raw materials, creating markets, and making a profit.
Georgia did not fully achieve its philanthropy or early economic goals. Which goal did it successfully accomplish, and what event proves it?
Defense; Georgia colonists defeated a Spanish invasion in 1742.
One group argued that restrictions on land ownership and slavery prevented Georgia from becoming economically successful. Identify the group and explain how its complaints changed Georgia.
The Malcontents; their complaints helped end restrictions on land ownership and contributed to the legalization of slavery.