Geography
Native Americans & European Explorers
Georgia in the Colonial Period
The American Revolution
Westward Expansion in Georgia
100
Label the FIVE regions of Georgia:
Blue Ridge
Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
100
Who was the first European explorer to explore the interior of Georgia? ________________
Hernando de Soto
100
The THREE reasons for the trustees colonization of Georgia are:
P = Philanthropy (Charity)
E = Economics
D = Defense
100
What war was fought between England, France, and local Native Americans over the Ohio River Valley region? ____________________What is this war also known as? _____________________
French and Indian War
Seven Years War
100
____________________ is the first government sponsored university.
The University of Georgia
200
Label the SIX physical features of Georgia:
Purple: Appalachian Plateau
L River: Chattahoochee River
R River: Savannah River
Red: Fall Line
Green: Okefenokee Swamp
Yellow: Barrier Islands
200
The reason for Spanish exploration in North America is the “3 Gs,” what does that stand for?
G = __________
G = __________
G = __________
God
Gold
Glory
200
In 1732, King George III issued to James Oglethorpe the _____________, which established Georgia as an English colony.
Georgia Charter
200
The __________ of 1763 prohibited colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation
200
____________________l, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled in favor of the Cherokee in the Worcester v. Georgia case.
Chief Justice John Marshall
300
Georgia is located in the ________ hemisphere.
Georgia is located in the __________ continent.
1. Northwestern hemisphere
2. North American continent
300
Put the following Ancient Native Americans in chronological order:
Mississippian __________
Paleo __________
Woodland __________
4. Archaic __________
1. Paleo
2. Archaic
3. Woodland
4. Mississippian
300
_______________ worked as Oglethorpe’s translator, helping him to speak and make friends with the Yamacraw Chief, __________.
Mary Musgrove
Tomichichi
300
These taxes made colonists mad! They didn’t have a say in Parliament over them and claimed “__________ without ____________________.”
Taxation without representation
300
The Treaty of Indian Springs, signed by ____________________, gave the last of the Creek lands in Georgia to the government.
William McIntosh
400
Georgia is located in the nation __________.
Georgia is located in the _________ region.
1. United States of America
2. South/southeastern Region
400
The __________ Native Americans used the clovis point to hunt.
Paleo
400
What does the acronym for W.R.I.S.T. stand for?
Wine
Rice
Indigo
Silk
Tobacco
400
Who were the THREE signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
____________________
____________________
____________________
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
3. George Walton
400
Eli Whitney created the __________ to easily clean the seeds from cotton fibers.
Cotton Gin
500
List all the previous capitals and the current capital of Georgia.
S-Savannah
A-Augusta
L-Louisville
M-Milledgeville
A-Atlanta (current capital)
500
Label where the European countries settled in North America
Green: France
Blue: Spain
Yellow: England
500
List the FOUR settlers of Georgia and give a little information about them:
__________
__________
__________
__________
Jews - doctor (Samuel Nunes)
Salzburgers - farmers
Highland Scotts - defense
Malcontents - not happy
500
List and explain the three parts of the Declaration of Independence:
Preamble
List of Grievances
3. Declaration
500
Because of the ____________________, the Cherokee were kicked out of Georgia, leading to the ____________________.
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears