Geography
A large mountain chain in eastern North America extending from Canada into Alabama
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
The practice of cultivating a garden
What is horticulture?
Signed by King George II, it established the royal colony of Georgia and appointed a Board of Trustees to govern it.
What is the Charter of 1732?
The first constitution of the United States of America. Because it allowed for only a weak central government, it was later replaced with the U.S. Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
An amendment to the United States Constitution that ended slavery in the states, except as a criminal penalty
What is the 13th Amendment?
A low-lying and mostly flat region of Georgia that covers most of the state’s southern half. It has sandy beaches, flatlands, and gently rolling hills. The region is most known for agriculture and its hot summers and mild winters.
What is the Coastal Plain?
A geological boundary that divides the rocks of the upper Coastal Plain from those of the Piedmont. This boundary is marked by rivers, and so has been a center for commerce and trade throughout Georgia’s history.
What is the Fall Line?
The Spanish explorer and conquistador who landed in what came to be known as Florida in 1539. He explored the Southeast, including Georgia, from 1539 to 1542. He and his 600 men searched for wealth, sparking conflict with the Native American groups whom they exploited and enslaved.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
A delegate from Georgia to the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1787–88. He later served as a representative and senator of the state.
Who was Abraham Baldwin?
An amendment to the United States Constitution that guaranteed equal rights to everyone and gave African-Americans citizenship. The Southern states were required to ratify it before being allowed representation in Congress after the Civil War.
What is the 14th Amendment?
A group of mostly undeveloped islands along Georgia’s coast that protect the land from harsh weather.
What is the Barrier Islands?
The two halves of the globe the state of Georgia falls into.
What is the Northern and Western Hemispheres?
The French, Spanish, and British all sent explorers to the southeastern part of North America. The Spanish, believing the area to be rich in gold,searched for wealth. They also believed it was their mission to convert the natives to Christianity. The French sought to found an empire based on trade in furs, fish, and sugar. The British wanted to colonize the area for a number of reasons. Some sought the riches offered by the area’s abundance of resources. Others hoped to escape religious persecution in Europe.
What is the European Exploration?
An amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees each individual’s right to vote regardless of race.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Region that is home to Dalton, that carper capital of the world.
What is Valley and Ridge?
An early native culture, which settled the midwestern and southeastern parts of what is today the United States. They cultivated the land, gathered nuts and berries, and hunted. They existed as a group from about CE 800* to 1600 and then split into a number of Native American groups.
What is the Mississippian Culture?
A group of people from the area of Inverness who came to Georgia in the 1730s. They founded the city of Darien along the colony’s southern border.
Who are the Highland Scots?
A village in southwest Georgia known for its Confederate prisoner-of-war camp. This camp is well known because of the truly appalling conditions the prisoners had to live in.
What is Andersonville?
A long river that flows from northern Georgia along the Georgia/Alabama border and into the Apalachicola River. The river is used for rafting and fishing and is a national recreation area.
What is the Chattahoochee River?
The peoples who once (and even still) called Georgia home including the Apalachicola, Cherokee, Muscogee, and Yamacraw
Who are the Native Americans?
The king for whom Georgia was named.
Who is King George II?
Location where the Civil War officially ended and the Confederacy surrendered to the Union.
What is Appomattox Court House?