Geography
The continent we live on.
What is North America?
Creek Indian woman who served as the translator for James Oglethorpe and Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi.
Who is Mary Musgrove?
Article I of the Constitution
What is the bill of rights?
the amount of money a person earns during a year
What is income?
What were the three reasons for Spain to explore Georgia?
What is God, Gold, Glory
The hemispheres we live in.
What are Northern and Western Hemispheres?
the last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale framers and mound builders who traded throughout North America
Who are the Mississippian Indians?
What are two rights of a Juvenile that adults do not receive?
What are two phone calls, parent present, name, and photo not submitted for public viewing?
A plan for spending
What is a budget?
A Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 600 loyalists; one of the few patriot victories in the state
What is Battle of Kettle Creek?
Islands located off the coast of Georgia; provides protection from hurricanes to the Georgia coast.
What are the barrier islands?
churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity.
What are missions?
A political system that allows one branch of government to veto or amend the acts of another to prevent one branch from having too much power.
What is Checks and Balances?
An entrepreneur in Georgia who had a barber shop and created a life insurance company. He built a mansion in the middle of Atlanta?
Who is Alonzo Herndon.
America’s first written constitution; had many limitations that hindered the smooth functioning of the government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
What region of Georgia has the most rainfall?
What is Blue Ridge?
Georgia’s Charter of 1732 outlined in detail these three reasons for Georgia’s settlement
What are philanthropy, economics, and defense?
Three voting qualifications in GA
What are a citizen the United States, 18 years old, and a legal resident of Georgia and the county in which a person wants to vote?
this industry is the largest sector of Georgia's economy led by wholesale (food, petroleum products, transportation equipment) and retail (automobile dealerships, discount stores, grocery stores, restaurants) trade activities
What is the service industry?
An event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for pennies on the dollar.
What is the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Wars over how to share regional resources with neighboring states of Alabama and Florida
What are water wars?
a war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America
What is the French & Indian War?
Qualifications to run for governor or lieutenant governor in GA
What are 30 years old, resident of Georgia for six years, and U. S. citizen for 15 years?
5 industries in GA that influence the state's economic growth
What are agricultural, entertainment, manufacturing, service, and technology?
A landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States.
What is Worchester v. GA?