Physical Features | Exploration and GA’s Colonization | Revolution and Western Civilization |
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what region is Georgia located in?
southeast
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name the man who was a Spanish explorer. Reached the modern day Florida and Georgia in 1540 while searching for gold. _______ used plated armor, war horses and war dogs to fight against the Native Americans he came across. His soldiers also brought diseases, such as Small Pox, which killed large amounts of Native Americans. In 1566, Spain created missions (religious outposts) on Georgia’s barrier islands.
hernando de soto
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what are the 4 causes of the American Revolution?
French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Declaration of Independence
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what hemisphere is Georgia located in?
northwestern
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what was one reason France, England and Spain all explored?
gold
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describe the siege of savannah.
15,000 Americans and 4,000 French laid siege to Savannah. Colonists and French were unsuccessful. The British controlled Savannah until the end of the war in 1782.
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what group lasted from 900 AD until the arrival of European explorers (in the 1500’s). Most advanced group. Protected villages using fences and moats. Very religious group. Built Temple Mounds as places of worship.
the Mississippian Indians
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who and what gave Oglethorpe the power to create Georgia?
King George 2 and the Charter of 1732
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describe the battle of kettle creek.
Elijah Clarke led Georgia militia, defeated 800 British troops near Washington, Georgia
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where is the best farm land located in Georgia?
the fall line
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what city did the salzburgers find and why did they leave austria?
ebenezer and religious persecution.
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what was the first document that created a government in the US.
articles of confederation
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what are the 5 Physio-graphic regions of Georgia?
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau
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who were the 3 governors of Georgia during the royal colony?
John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright.
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abcd
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