Founding of Georgia
Antebellum
God, Gold or Glory
Prehistory
Regions of Georgia
100

She served as a translator for Oglethorpe in his dealings with the Yamacraw Indians

Who is Mary Musgrove?

100

Region of the United States that believed the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government.

What is the South?

100

The first European explorers sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in search of this.

What is a new trade route to the Far East ?

100

They were considered the workforce of Mississippian society.

What are commoners?

100

This region has Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s highest point.

What is Blue Ridge?

200

Oglethorpe secured permission to land on this location (the future site of Savannah)

What is Yamacraw Bluff?

200

A state's interests should take precedence over the interest of the national government

What is states' rights?

200

This was the main purpose for Spanish missions that were established in the Barrier Islands of Georgia.

What is converting Indians to Christianity (Catholicism)?

200

This name is used to describe the one-room shelters with walls made out of a network of interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay.

What is wattle and daub?

200

This region is known for its carpet manufacturing.

What is Ridge and Valley?

300

This reason was given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as protection for South Carolina from Spanish attacks.

What is a buffer colony?

300

The south often felt they should be able to do this with Federal laws they did not agree with.

What is nullification?

300

This Spanish explorer was attracted by rumors of large gold deposits.

Who is Hernando de Soto?

300

 

The two main purposes of using mounds during the Mississippian periods.

What are burial and ceremonial sites?

300

Georgia’s smallest region & only source of coal deposits.


What is the Appalachian Plateau?

400

The King of England at the time of Georgia’s founding

Who is George II?

400

He was a slave and he was not eligible to sue in court.

What is the Dred Scott Decision?

400

The majority of Spanish Missions in Georgia were found at this location.

What are the Barrier Islands?

400

The Mississippians built these around their town/village for protection.

What are palisades? 

400

Georgia’s most populated region.

What is Piedmont?

500

Oglethorpe and Georgia's new settlers were onboard this ship.

What is the ship Ann?

500

The people of a territory can vote on whether they want to be a Free State or slave state.

What is Popular Sovereignty?

500

These three countries were in competition with one another for control of the New World.

Who are England, Spain, and France?

500

They were the power-holders in Mississippian culture.

What are Elites?

500

Due to the abundance of pine trees in the Coastal Plains Region, these two things produced are important to the industry in the state.

What is pulp/paper?