Unit 1
(Geography/Exploration)
(Geography/Exploration)
What is Georgia’s continent, nation (country), and national region?
North America, United States and Southeast
Which person worked to maintain peace between the Native Americans and colonists by serving as an interpreter?
Mary Musgrove
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were prohibited from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
What does SALMA stand for?
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville and Atlanta
Sherman’s “March to the Sea” ended in the city of....
Savannah
How did Hernando de Soto and his soldiers impact the Mississippians?
Decrease the population by the spread of diseases and warfare
Which document did King George II sign to establish the colony of Georgia?
Charter of 1732
What goods were taxed by the Stamp Act?
newspapers, license and legal documents
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
A secret racist organization created by white southerners that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.
The KKK.
It is the largest freshwater swamp in the state..
Okefenokee Swamp
What method did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s?
headright system
The term “loyalist” describes..
A colonist who is loyal to the Crown (Great Britain).
What was the impact of the Cotton Gin?
It increased the need for slavery and led to a rise in slavery.
The Civil War was fought over the issue of __________, which is the withdrawal of a state from the Union, that began with South Carolina.
Secession
Why did Woodland and Mississippian people travel less than earlier natives?
They learned to farm.
The practice of providing money and time to help others is known as..
Philantrophy
Why were Georgians reluctant to join the colonists in revolution?
Fairly new colony and still relied on Great Britain for trade.
William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he....
signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.
What was the name of the prison war camp where the living conditions this camp had the highest death rate of any Civil War prison?
Andersonville Prison
Mercantilism can be defined as....
An economic policy where colonies provide natural resources/raw materials
Why were landowners required to have a servant or family member for every 50 acres of land?
To make sure that there were enough people to defend the land
What did the victory at Kettle Creek do?
Boosted the morale of Georgia Patriots.
What did the Supreme Court rule during Worcester vs. Georgia?
That the Cherokee were a nation and not subject to GA laws
Georgia decided they would remain in the Union if the North enforces the Fugitive Slave Act
Georgia Platform