Vocabulary
the Southern states that broke away from the US
Confederacy
What shape of houses did the Cherokee live in during the summer time?
rectangular
What did the farmers grow on their plantations?
tobacco, cotton, rice (crops)
Who was the President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What town in Georgia was gold first found?
Dahlonega
Union
What method of decision-making did the Cherokee use?
consensus
This man claimed the Mississippi river valley and named it Louisiana.
Robert La Salle
What is the amendment that abolished slavery?
13th
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
pioneer
This man made up an alphabet for the Cherokee language.
Sequoyah
Where is Thomas Jefferson's home located?
Where did diseases spread rapidly?
army camps
What is the region called that includes Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill North Carolina?
Triangle Region
a person who lived in forests far away from town
backwoodsman
What was the journey of the Cherokee moving West called?
The Trail of Tears
Who discovered Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
He was the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Atlanta's public transportation called?
MARTA
a system of trains and buses that carry people through a city
public transportation system
What is the name of the Cherokee reservation in western North Carolina called?
Qualla Boundary
Who discovered Georgia and the Carolinas?
Hernando de Soto
What did the 11 southern states call themselves after leaving the United States?
Confederate States of America
T/F Cities in the SE grow quickly because of their warm weather
True