Regions
What is the biggest region in Georgia?
The Coastal Plain
What natural feature separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of Georgia?
The Fall Line
Which American Indian culture was living in Georgia when the Spanish arrived in the mid-1500s?
The Mississippians
What were the three main goals of Spanish exploration in the Southeast?
God, Gold, and Glory
What was the main goal of the Spanish priests and friars in the missions?
To convert American Indians to Christianity, specifically Catholicism
What mountain range is located in the Blue Ridge region?
The Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the swamp in southeastern Georgia that covers 700 square miles and is the largest freshwater swamp in North America?
Okefenokee Swamp
What did the Mississippian people use to protect their towns?
Palisades, guard towers, and/or moats
What economic policy motivated England to establish permanent colonies in North America?
Mercantilism
What animals did Hernando DeSoto introduce to North America during his expedition?
Pigs
How does elevation affects the climate in Georgia? (northern regions VS the southern regions)
The Climate in the northern regions is cooler than the Southern Regions.
Which river forms the border between Georgia and South Carolina?
The Savannah River
What materials did the Mississippians use to make tools and weapons?
Chert (stone), wood, bones, animal skins (hides), other natural recourses.
Which European nation was most interested in building a fur trade in North America?
France.
Which European explorer led the first recorded expedition into Georgia?
Hernando DeSoto
How is the agriculture of the Blue Ridge Region and Coastal Plain regions different?
The Appalachian Plateau has very little agriculture and the Costal Plain has a lot of Agriculture.
Where did the Spanish build MOST of their Missions in Georgia?
The Barrier Islands
How did European contact affect the Mississippian culture in Georgia?
Many Mississippians died from diseases brought by Europeans, and their society eventually reorganized into the Creek and Cherokee tribes
How did religion play different roles for the Spanish and English exploring the new world?
The Spanish wanted to spread Christianity and the English wanted to freedom of religion.
Name two places in Georgia where Spanish missions were built.
Barrier Islands, (Cumberland Island, St. Catherine’s Island), near the Okefenokee Swamp, Valdosta, or Lumber City
Which Georgia region is known as the “TAG corner” because it connects with Tennessee and Alabama?
The Appalachian Plateau region
Why did cities like Columbus, Macon, and Augusta developed along the Fall Line?
It was hard for settlers to move pass the Fall Line?
Why were rivers important to Native Americans?
They used rivers to traded both raw materials and finished goods like shell beads, pottery, and stone tools, connecting towns through a widespread trade network
How does mercantilism work?
The home country forces the colony to trade only with the home country who has all the advantage.
How the Spanish missions changed American Indian society in Georgia?
The missions required American Indians to convert to Catholicism, adopt Spanish political and economic systems, and send young men to work in St. Augustine, disrupting traditional ways of life.