Native Americans
I allowed James Oglethorpe and the British colonists to land and settle at Yamacraw Bluff I became friends with Oglethorpe and even went back to Britain to meet King George II
Who is Tomochichi?
Georgia's location in regards to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region
What is the Northern and Western hemispheres, North America, the United States, and Southeast region of the U.S.?
The head trustee of the new Georgia colony Did not allow slavery, buying or selling land, or drinking rum Defeated the Spanish in the Battle of the Bloody Marsh at Fort Frederica
Who is James Oglethorpe?
The biggest cause of the American Revolution Britain defeated France...Indians fought on both sides King George III taxed the colonists to pay for this Called the 7 Years War in Europe
What is the French and Indian War?
The slave who fought and was wounded fighting for the Patriots in the Battle of Kettle Creek
Who is Austin Dabney?
I am the last Cherokee chief in Georgia I tried to fight Indian Removal by talking to President Andrew Jackson I led the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears from GA to OK
Who is John Ross?
The region of Georgia that is characterized by its red clay hills and is the most populated region.
What is the Piedmont region?
The document that created Georgia that was signed by King George II
What is the Charter of 1732?
The first direct tax on the colonies It was a tax on all paper products (books, playing cards, and newspapers)
What is the Stamp Act?
The leader of the winning Patriots at the Battle of Kettle Creek
Who is Elijah Clarke?
I was a Creek Indian I was murdered by my own people when I sold Creek land to the U.S. government
Who is William McIntosh?
The natural boundary that makes up the western boundary with Alabama
What is the Chattahoochee River?
In the Charter of 1732, the three reasons for settlement of Georgia
What were Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense?
Passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party Soldiers could be quartered or housed by the colonists Boston Harbor was closed until the tea was paid for No public meetings
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Colonists who did not want independence from Great Britain
What are Loyalists?
I was the dominant Native American group in southeast Georgia.
Who are the Creek Indians?
The largest freshwater swamp in North America
What is the Okefenokee Swamp?
The translator who interpreted between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
Who is Mary Musgrove?
The document written by Thomas Jefferson of Virginia Declared the colonies would be free of the king Signed by Hall, Gwinnett, and Walton from Georgia
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Revolutionary War battle that was a victory for the Patriots It boosted the morale of the Patriots and caused the "fence sitters" to believe the Patriots could win It also gave the Patriots horses and guns
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
The natural boundary that separates Georgia from South Carolina
What is the Savannah River?
This was called Yamacraw Bluff when the colonists landed here on February 12, 1733 It was surveyed by Noble Jones and built in a series of squares It was Georgia's first city and first capital
What is Savannah?
The document that split up land won from the French in the French and Indian War Colonists could not cross the Appalachian Mountains, which angered them because it stopped them from settling new land and making money
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
The Patriots lost badly to the Loyalists (1000 to 18) The French navy helped the Patriots Georgia returned to being a royal colony, brought back Governor James Wright, and remained that way until the end of the war
What is the siege of Savannah?