Geography
In which region of the U.S. is Georgia located on?
Southeast
How do we know what Hernando De Soto did to the Native Americans?
His men kept journals.
Who was James Ogelthorpe?
A member of parliament and the founder of Georgia.
This collage was the first land grant charter and state supported collage in the U.S.
University of Georgia
Herman Talmadge, Ellis Arnall, and Melvin Tompson all wanted to be what after Eugene Talmadge died.
Governor
Which continent is Georgia located on?
North America
What was Hernando De Soto in search of as he explored Georgia.
Gold
Who was the translator for Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe?
Mary Musgrove
What was it called when Georgias legislators and governor sold public lands at a cheap price because they were bribed?
Yazoo Land Fraud
Using the courts sit-ins, marches, and boycotts are all examples of what?
Peaceful Protests.
Which physical feature does Georgia and South Carolina share?
The Savannah River
This was the oldest Native American tribe and was nomadic
Paleo Indians
Why did the Salzburgers come to Georgia?
To escape religious persecution.
Which Creek Indian chief signed the Treaty of Indian Springs?
William McIntosh
What is the busiest airport in the world?
Hartsfield Jackson International Airport
Name the five regions of Georgia.
Appalachian Plateau, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Costal Plains, and Piedmont.
A stick used by early Americans to propel a sphere.
Atlatl
Which period were the colonists allowed to own more than 500 acers of land, have large plantations, and women could inherit land?
Georgia as a royal colony.
Who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. supreme court during the Worcester vs. Georgia case in 1832?
John Marshall
A commission that made Georgia realize they needed to integrate their schools.
Sibley Commission
This river starts in North Georgia and flows between the states of Alabama and Georgia.
Chattahoochee River
List the four Native American tribes primitive to most advanced.
Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian.
In Georgia what are the W.R.I.S.T crops that made the colony money?
Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, and Tobacco.
Name the five capitals of Georgia in order.
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta.
This event increased our states tax revenue, global exposure, improved our economic development, and created many employment opportunities for Georgia.
1996 Summer Olympics