Unit 1
This is the is the smallest region in Georgia located in the northwest corner, agriculture is limited, Lookout Mountain can be found here, and the mining of coal was once important.
Appalachian Plateau
This type of rock was used be the Mississippian Indians to make knives
Chert
Who was James Oglethorpe
Founder of Georgia
what was the Stamp Act
A law passed by the British Parliament that imposed the first direct tax on the American colonies
The slave population and cotton production increased because of this invention?
The Cotton Gin
This region has major transportation routes between Georgia and Tennessee; Key Civil War battles fought in this region and is known as the "Carpet Capital pf the World".
Valley and Ridge
What was the 3 G's that inspired Spain's exploration of the New World.
God, Glory, and Gold
This people group settled in New Ebenezer
Salzburgers
Who were the 3 Georgia Representatives that signed the Declaration of Independece
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and Gorge Walton.
Which creek Indian Chief signed the treaty of Indian Springs and gave away its remaining land and was killed by his own people.
William McIntosh
This physical feature has running water that is used to create hydroelectricity and divides the regions of the coastal plains and piedmont.
Fall Line
This was the oldest Native American tribe and was nomadic.
Paleo
These people were known as the great fighters
Highland Scots
Who was the only African American that fought for the Patriots at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
Austin Dabney
These were the two major religions in Georgia after the American Revolution
Baptist and Methodist denominations
This physical is used to protect the main lands of Georgia erosion and tropical storms.
Barrier Islands
What was Hernando de Soto in search of as he explored Georgia.
Gold
Who was the person that was responsible for translating for the trades between James Oglethorpe and the Yamacraw.
Mary Musgrove.
What does ratify mean
Approved
Who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester vs. Georgia case in 1832
John Marshall
Name the five regions of Georgia.
Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, and Coastal Plain.
Because of the ability to grow this crop, many Native American tribes started to settle in regions instead of being nomadic.
Corn
Who complained about everything.
The Malcontents
Who was one of the people that came up with the idea of The Great Compromise from Georgia
Abraham Baldwin