100 questions Help! What two hemispheres is Georgia located in? What continent is Georgia on?

What nation is Georgia a part of?

What region of the nation is Georgia in?

What region of Georgia receives the most precipitation?

What physical feature of Georgia separates the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont?

In which region of Georgia can you find the Okefenokee Swamp and the barrier islands?

What physical feature starts in the Blue Ridge region, flows across the state of Georgia, and creates the border between Georgia and Alabama?

What region of Georgia is known as the “TAG” region and is in the NW corner of the state?

What physical feature is located off the coast of Georgia and provides protection from hurricanes to the Georgia coast?

What region of Georgia is characterized by low open valleys and narrow ridges and is home to Dalton, the carpet capital of the world?

What physical feature of Georgia is used for trade and makes up the eastern border of the state?

What region of Georgia is the most populated and is known as the “foot of the mountains”?

What physical feature is the largest swamp in North America and can be found in the SE part of the state?

List two weapons/tools used by the Mississippian Indians.

List three foods farmed by the Mississippian Indians.

The Mississippians organized themselves into a chiefdom. What does “chiefdom” mean?

List the materials the Mississippians used to build their shelters. It must be the vocabulary used in class.

What was the purpose of the earthen mounds built by the Mississippian Indians?

What was the importance of the Charter of 1732?

List the three reasons for the establishment of the colony of Georgia as described in the Charter of 1732.

What was the land originally called where the city of Savannah was established?

Who was Hernando De Soto?

Why did the Spanish build missions on the barrier islands?

What region of Georgia is known for its textiles and carpet industry?

Why is James Oglethorpe significant to Georgia’s history?

Why is Tomochichi significant to Georgia’s history?

Why is Mary Musgrove significant to Georgia’s history?

Why did the Salzburgers come to the new colony of Georgia?

Why did Oglethorpe agree to let a group of Jewish people into the colony despite the original rules in the Charter of 1732?

What role did the Highland Scots play in the new colony?

Why were the Malcontents unhappy?

What was the land originally called where the city of Savannah was established?

List two rules for the new colony from the Trustee Period.

List two changes to the laws made during the Royal Colony (think slavery, alcohol, and land ownership).

What region of Georgia is the most populated and is known as the “foot of the mountains”?

Who was the French and Indian War fought between?

What was the significance of the Proclamation of 1763?

Why did Britain implement the Stamp Act?

Name three causes of the American Revolution as identified by your standard.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

What are the three main parts of the Declaration of Independence?

Identify the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.

List the five goods produced in colonial Georgia.

List two reasons why most colonists in Georgia were Loyalists.

Who won the Battle of Kettle Creek?

Why did the British and the Patriots want control of the city of Savannah?

Name two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Name the five cities that have served as the capital of Georgia.

Why has the capital moved throughout our history?

What was the Great Compromise?

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

Why was University of Georgia established?

Name the five cities that have served as the capital of Georgia.

Why has the capital moved throughout our history?

Name the three ways that land was distributed in Georgia.

What was the headright system?

What were the land lotteries?

Name the two technological developments that impacted Georgia’s expansion westward.

Explain the impact of the cotton gin on Georgia.

What were the two sides of the Civil War?

Why did the south call themselves the Confederate States of America?

Name two causes of the Civil War.

What was the Compromise of 1850?

How did the election of 1860 lead to the Civil War?

What was the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case?

What was the issue of nullification and how did it lead to the Civil War?

Who was William McIntosh and what was his impact on Georgia?

Who was John Ross and how did he impact the Cherokee in Georgia?

Who was John Marshall and why was he significant?