Exploration & Colonization
A group of colonists who complained about the trustee regulations for the Georgia colony; primary complaint was the ban on slavery and rum. Eventually they got their way as liquor and slavery were allowed in Georgia in the 1750’s.
What is the Malcontents
An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair
What is Grievances
Machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers
What is the Cotton Gin
Three powerful Georgia politicians (Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon) who dominated Georgia politics for over 20 years
What is Bourbon Triumvirate
Georgia’s largest region which makes up 3/5 of the state
What is Coastal Plain
An individual or organization that holds or manages and invests assets for the benefit of another. A group of 21 men who established the colony of Georgia. Of the group, only one, James Oglethorpe, came to the colony
What is a Trustee
The first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785.
What is the University of Georgia
Ended slavery in the United States. -Gave African-Americans or Blacks United States citizenship. -Gave African-American or Black men the right to vote.
13th,14th,15th Amendments
Period after Reconstruction where political and community leaders in the South sought to diversify Georgia’s economy and bring Northern technology and/or investments into the state
What is the New South
The largest swamp in North America; was the home to many Native Americans and a location for Spanish missions.
What is the Okefenokee Swamp
The last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale framers and mound builders who traded throughout North America
What is Mississippian Indians
Colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories. A colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain.
Loyalist & Patriot
Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River. The strategy resembled an snake squeezing its prey to death
What is the Anaconda Plan
To deprive a person the right to vote or rights of citizenship
What is Disenfranchisement
A geographic boundary that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions; named for decrease in elevation.
What is the Fall Line
The English economic policy focused on exporting more than importing
What is Mercantilism
Small Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 600 loyalists; one of the few patriot victories in the state.
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek
The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
What is Secession
Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine thus promoting segregation
What is Plessy vs Ferguson
Major river that is used for trade and makes up Georgia’s eastern border with South Carolina
What is the Savannah River
Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States; credited as being the first European in Georgia.
What is Hernando De Soto
Land allocation approach that provided the head of a family up to 200 acres of free land in the Georgia frontier
What is the Headright System
Meeting that took place in Philadelphia from May to September 1787; original intent was to revise the Articles of Confederation, though the entire document was soon scrapped and a new constitution was written.
What is Constitutional Convention
W.E.B. Dubois’ concept of an elite group of college educated African-Americans or Blacks who would use their talents and position to eradicate segregation in American society
What is the Talented Tenth
This region is characterized by gently rolling hills. The term means “foot of the hills”. Also, featured in this region are major rivers flowing toward the Coastal Plain. These rivers tend to be shallow and can feature waterfalls or rapids. Red clay, formed when water mixes with the iron rust, is a characteristic of this region
What is the Piedmont Region