Geography
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How many regions are in Georgia?
God, gold and glory
What are the three reasons the European explorers came to Georgia?
The first British settlement in Georgia; founded on the site of the Yamacraw Bluff.
What is Savannah?
patriot
What is the name of the group of people that wanted to leave Britain?
University of Georgia
What was the first public university in the United States?
Blue Ridge Region
Which Region has an estimated 80 inches of rain per year?
Conflict between France and Great Britain where both sides allied with several Native American tribes; ended in a British victory.
What was the French and Indian War?
Served as interpreter and mediator for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi.
Who is Mary Musgrove?
Colonists who favored staying under British control
Who are the loyalists?
SALMA
What are the capitals of Georgia?
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Appalachian Plateau
Which is the smallest region in Georgia?
The Spanish explorer who reached the modern day Florida and Georgia in 1540 while searching for gold.
Who is Hernando DeSoto?
The document signed by King George II that officially established the colony of Georgia.
What is the Charter of 1732
Laws passed by Parliament that taxed all printed materials; angered colonists
What is the Stamp Act?
Controversial land dispute where tracts of land were sold at a cheap price to local supporters
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Fall Line
What is a natural boundary between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont?
Period lasted from 800 AD until the arrival of European explorers; built flat-topped mounds for religious ceremonies.
Who are the Mississippian Indians?
The Yamacraw Chief who assisted Oglethorpe and the Georgia colonists.
Set of four laws created to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party; colonists saw this as a violation of their rights
What are the Intolerable Acts?
A system of land distribution where some citizens could register to enter a drawing for tracts of land.
What is the Land Lottery?
Okefenokee Swamp
A physical characteristic that is located in the Coastal Plain Region?
Spanish settlements on Georgia's barrier islands established to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
What are the Spanish Missions?
Colonists who were upset with the Trustees' regulations; wanted slavery and more land.
Who are the malcontents?
Led the Georgia militia to victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
Who is Elijah Clarke?
Document created by King George III that awarded all land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Native Americans; it angered Georgia colonists.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?