Geography/ Fun facts
Historical Facts
Places/Economy
History/Eco PT II
History PT III
100
T/F, There are mountains
T
100
Georgia first entered the _____ on January 2, 1788.
Union
100
What state are we talking about?
Georgia
100
T/F, Based on data for Georgia, the most popular job in terms of number of employees laborers and freight, stock and material movers, with 122,880 employed as of May 2021.
F, Based on data for Georgia, the most popular job in terms of number of employees is retail salespersons, with 132,430 employed as of May 2021.
100
It was the __ to join the 13 colonies
13th/Last
200
Capital
Atlanta, GA
200
Georgia seceded the Union for the ___________
Condederate
200
What is this?
The State Capital
200
Population
About 10.8 million
200
What party is GA leaning towards?
Republican
300
State fruit
Peaches
300
Georgia seceded the union on
January 19, 1861
300
What is the 5th most populated city in GA?
Savannah
300
Initially conceived by Oglethorpe as a refuge for London's indebted prisoners, Georgia became a...
a buffer for England against Spanish Florida. In 1742, the Spanish invaded Georgia and lost what would be their last attack on East Coast British colonies
300
Nicknamed the ______ _____ __ ___ _____
The Empire State Of The South
400
3 main attractions
the World of Coca-Cola to the Gone, The Wind Museum, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center, and Martin Luther King Jr's historical site.
400
After the American Revolution, the new ______ ____ and Eli Whitney's invention of the ______ ___ in 1793, further caused Georgia's economy to flourish. The state of Georgia earned the nickname ___ ______ _____ __ ___ _____
Cotton crop, Cotton gin, “The Empire State of the South”
400
What did they rely on?
Cash crops/ slavery
400
During the Civil War, almost ___,___ Georgians served in the Confederate armed forces, mostly serving in the armies in Virginia.
During the Civil War, almost 100,000 Georgians served in the Confederate armed forces, mostly serving in the armies in Virginia.
400
Hernando de Soto, on a quest for...
Silver and gold
500
__________ homes
Antebellum homes
500
About 1540, Spanish explorer _________ __ ____, on a quest for silver and gold, led the first European expedition into the area that is now Georgia.
Hernando de Soto
500
Where is this?
Port of Savannah
500
When president Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act in the war of 1812 doing what to his former allies?
When president Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the Army to force Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes, including some of his former allies in the War of 1812, out of Georgia and surrounding states
500
In 1742, the Spanish invaded Georgia and lost what would be...
Their last attack on the british colonies which would soon be the USA