Geography of Georgia
This region of Georgia is the biggest by land.
What is the Coastal Plains?
This man established the first settlement in Georgia, along the banks of a river. He was eventually called back to Britain.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
Cotton was dwindling in Georgia in the late 1700's/early 1800's; however, this invention made cotton easier to remove seeds, causing an economic boom.
What was the Cotton Gin?
These three branches make up the government body of Georgia.
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial?
This is the capital city of Georgia.
What is Atlanta?
This river is the widest in Georgia, formed by the two rivers Ocmulgee and Oconee.
What is the Altamaha River?
This war was costly to the it's participants, especially the British. The war is often referred to as the "7 Years War". This one war made the British begin taxing the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
The southern states stood for this idea. The idea was they had a right to invalidate any federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
What is nullification?
This document serves as the highest law in the state of Georgia.
What is the GA State Constitution?
This 1795 scandal involved Georgia legislators selling large amounts of land to private companies at extremely low prices in exchange for bribes.
What is the Yazoo Land Fraud?
This mountain range extends into the northern parts of Georgia, Indians called this range, "The Land of Blue Smoke".
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
Another war? However, we fight for independence! This war saw the colonies, like Georgia, revolt against British rule.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This Union general marched through the state of Georgia, destroying key military and transportation assets. He gifted Savannah to Lincoln.
Who is William T. Sherman?
The role of this branch of government is to make laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This was the Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that Cherokee lands could not be taken by the state of Georgia, a decision later ignored by President Andrew Jackson.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This "line" separates the Coastal Plains and Piedmont regions in Georgia. The cities of Columbus, Augusta, and Macon are found here.
What is the Fall Line?
Three Georgia representatives were sent to sign the Deceleration of Independence. These three men have counties named in their honor.
Who is Button Gwinett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton?
He was the Confederate vice president during the Civil War. He was from Georgia.
Who was Alexander Stephens?
This is the term for the power that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
What are checks and balances?
This was the first public university chartered in the United States, located in Georgia.
What is the University of Georgia (UGA)?
This river is a staple in Georgia: many lakes are formed by it, shipping is popular, and the first city was founded on it.
What is the Savannah River?
The first document uniting the 13 colonies (or states) together. These "articles" were weak and were replaced by the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This was the term for Georgia’s decision to leave the Union in 1861, following other southern states.
What is secession?
This is the term for the governor's ability to reject a bill passed by the General Assembly.
What is veto?
This World War II shipbuilding location in Georgia produced Liberty Ships for the war effort.
What is Savannah or Brunswick?