H1 - European Contact
Name either of the two Native American tribes that inhabited North America at the time of European contact.
Creek, Cherokee
This person served as a cultural interpreter between Oglethorpe and the Yamacraw people, enabling peaceful settlement at Yamacraw Bluff.
This 1763 British law, issued after the French and Indian War, angered Georgia colonists by forbidding settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
Georgia's capital moved three times during this era — from Savannah, to Augusta, to Louisville, and then to this city. Why did it keep moving?
To follow the shifting population.
This region is in the center of the state and is the most populated.
Piedmont
What were the 3 Goals of the Spanish Empire when colonizing North America?
3 G's - God, Gold, Glory
Name any of the three main groups that colonized early Colonial Georgia
Salzburgers, Highland Scots, Jews
This tax required colonists to pay taxes on all paper documents
Stamp Act
Under this system, land was claimed by the heads of families.
Headright System
This region is located next the ocean with access to the Barrier Islands. It is also the largest region.
Coastal Plain
Hernando de Soto's expedition through Georgia caused massive population loss among Native Americans. What was the leading cause?
Disease
After the Trustee Period, Georgia transitioned into a _____ Colony.
Royal (directly controlled by the King)
Name the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
This scandal involved legislators in Georgia accepting bribes to sell land at very low prices.
Yazoo Land Fraud
This region is the smallest and is located in the northwest are of the state.
Appalachian Plateau
Spain established these structures on Georgia's barrier islands to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Missions
Colonial Georgia relied on these crops in the early colonial years (HINT = there is an acronym)
WRIST - Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco
This 1779 battle near Augusta was a Patriot surprise attack and victory that boosted morale in the South, led by Elijah Clarke against Loyalist and Cherokee forces.
Battle of Kettle Creek
Eli Whitney invented this machine which revolutionized cotton production and also boosted the need for slavery
Cotton Gin
This region is located in the northeast part of the state and experiences the most rainfall per year.
Blue Ridge
Explain any of the three reasons the British established the Georgia colony in 1733, as stated in the Charter of 1732.
Philanthropy (helping the poor), Defense (buffer colony), Economics (WRIST)
This person was the founding Governor of Georgia. He helped lead colonists over into the area and helped create the first colony, Savannah.
James Oglethorpe
This document was the first governing document of the United States.
Articles of Confederation
William McIntosh was a Creek chief who signed away Native land. What happened to him as a result?
He was killed by other Creek Native Americans.
This physical feature runs through the middle of the state and acts as the natural barrier between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions.