Unit 1 Geog. of GA/GA's Beginnings
Region of the United States Ga is in
Southeast
Spanish explorer, in 1540, first person to explore Georgia
Hernando De Soto
Conflict between France and Great Britain over territory to the west of the British colonies; the Ohio River Valley
French & Indian War
Agreement between northern and southern states; admitted California as a free state and New Mexico and Utah could vote on slavery; FSA for the South
Compromise of 1850
Group of three wealthy "Dixiecrats" who controlled GA politics during the New South period; Alfred Colquitt, Joseph Brown, John B. Gordon
Bourbon Triumuirate
Nation that Georgia is a part of
United States
People that worked for the church that was started by Spain to convert Natives to Catholicism
Missionaries
Law that placed taxes on all paper goods and products
Stamp Act
New political party that opposed slavery; created prior to the Civil War
Republican
New political party that was formed during the New South; supported farmers and African Americans in the south
Populist
Two Hemispheres that Georgia is located in
Northern / Western
Three major European countries competing for the New World
Spain,France,Great Britian
Set of four laws created to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Forced labor; provided most of the labor in the south during Antebellum period
Slaves
Person Known as "the voice of the New South" and "the father 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
Continent that the state of Georgia is located in
North America
Three primary reasons Spain explored the New World
God,Gold,Glory
Document, created by King George III, 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
Supreme Court case that challenged a LA law; they ruled that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional
Plessy v. Ferguson
Region with the largest population (contains metro Atlanta)
Piedmont
Name of the first settlement (city) in Georgia
Savannah
Document 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