Unit 1 geog. of GA/GA's Beginnings
Region of the United States where Georgia is located
Southeast
Spanish explorer, in 1540, first person to explore Georgia
Hernando de Soto
Conflict between France and Great Britain where England WON but became bankrupt; colonists were angry when told to pay taxes
French & Indian War
Agreement between northern and southern states; admitted California as a free state and New Mexico and Utah could vote on slavery
compromise of 1850
Bourbon Triumuirate- John Brown, Joseph Gordon, and Alfred Colquitt
Nation that Georgia is a part of
United States
The Churches (many on the barrier islands) started by Spain to convert natives to Catholicism
Missions
Law that placed taxes on all paper goods and products
Stamp Act
New political party that opposed slavery; created prior to the Civil War (Abe Lincoln's party)
Republican
New political party that was formed during the New South; supported farmers and African Americans in the south
Populist
Continent that the state of Georgia is located in
North America
Three primary reasons Spain explored the New World
God,Gold,Glory
Proclamation that awarded all land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Native Americans; angered Georgia colonists
Proclamation of 1763
One of the major causes of the American Civil War; belief that the interests of a state take precedence over the national government
States Rights
Systems almost as terrible as slavery in which farms paid a share of their crop in exchange for tools, seeds, etc.
Sharecropping
Two Hemispheres that Georgia is located in
Northern / Western
Three major European countries competing for the New World
Spain,France,Great Britian
Act that placed a tax on all paper products; all colonies EXCEPT Georgia refused to pay the tax.
Stamp Act
Included in the compromise of 1850; created to force Northern states to return runaway slaves to the South
Person Known as "the voice of the New South" used his influence working for the Atlanta Constitution to persuade Northerners about the South's ability to be industrial; helped to organize the International Cotton Exposition
Henry Grady
Region with the largest population north of the Coastal Plain (contains metro Atlanta)
Piedmont
Name of the first settlement (city) AND native Chief that helped the colonists in Georgia
Savannah/Chief Tomochichi
Document drafted by T. Jefferson that stated the colonies were free of British control
Declaration of Independence
People who worked/fought to get rid of slavery
Abolitionists
Georgia politician and leader of the Populist Party; created the RFD Bill that delivered mail to rural areas for free; assisted poor Georgians and farmers
Tom Watson