Geography
Name the 5 regions in georgia.
Appalachian plateau, valley and ridge, blue ridge, piedmont, coastal plain
what did the paleo Indians use as shelter.
animal skin tents brush covered huts and natural rock overhangs.
what is mercantilism
an economic theory and practice prevalent in Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries, holding that a nation’s wealth depended on accumulating precious metals (gold/silver) through a positive trade balance.
what was the stamp act
the first direct tax on the American colonies, requiring a purchased stamp on all paper goods—newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards
name the 5 capitals of Georgia in order
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
This river starts in north Georgia and flows between the states of Alabama and Georgia.
Chattahoochee River
name 2 of the 4 purposes for the Mississippian mounds
platform mounds and burial mounds
who is james oglethorpe
founder of Georgia and a philanthropist
who were loyalist/tories
American colonists who remained loyal to the British
this collage was the first land grant charter and state supported collage in the u.s
that school
which physical feature does Georgia and south Carolina share?
The savannah river
how do we know what Hernando de soto did to the native Americans
through four primary, eyewitness Spanish chronicles written by members of the 1539–1543 expedition and supporting archaeological evidence
what are 3 reasons the Georgia colony started?
defense, economics and philanthropy
what does " no taxation without representation" mean
citizens should not pay taxes to a government they did not vote for
when people in Georgia received a ticket for a chance to get land what was that called
Georgia Land Lottery
if you were to look on a globe, in which hemisphere would you find georgia?
northern and western hemispheres
this country claimed most of the lands in the central part of the u.s.
france
why did the salzburgers come to georgia
to escape religious persecution
why were colonist mad about the proclamation of 1763?
prohibiting settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, restricting expansion into the lucrative Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War
where was the first African American church in Georgia located
23 Montgomery Street in Savannah, GA 31401
which continent is gorgia located on
Eastern Europe and West Asia
a stick used by early Americans Indians to propel a spear.
Atl Atl
what was the first capital and planned city on georgia
savannah
This person was 6-foot red headed woman that was belived to be a patriot spy that captured loyalists
Nancy Hart
which crop brough in the most money for Georgians around the 1800
cotton