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Georgia's smallest region located in the northwestern corner of the state.

Georgia's northeastern region; receives more rainfall than any other region; many major rivers begin here.

Georgia's largest region which makes up 3/5 of the state.

Georgia's most populated region known for its red clay; also known as "foot of the mountains".

Georgia region characterized by low open valleys and narrow ridges.

A mountain chain that stretches from Georgia to Maine.

Islands located off the coast of Georgia; provides protection from hurricanes to the Georgia Cost

Important Georgia river that forms part of the western boundary of the state.

A geographic boundary that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions; named for a decrease in elevation

the largest swamp in North America; located in southeastern Georgia.

Major river that is used for trade and makes up Georgia's eastern border with South Carolina.

(800 C.E.-1600 C.E.) - the last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America.

Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity.

(1496-1542) - Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States; credited as being the first European in Georgia.

The document that formally established the colony of Georgia; outlines the reasons for Georgia's founding and the regulations set up by the trustees

One of the reasons for Georgia's founding. Helped out South Carolina.

One of the three reasons for Georgia's founding. James Oglethorpe and the trustees hoped to bring debtors and England's "worthy poor" to the colony to begin new lives. However, no debtor was ever released from debtors' prison to come to Georgia. At one time, the term charity was used.

One of the three reasons for Georgia's founding. The English hoped that Georgia would be able to produce wine, rice, silk and indigo.

Governor appointed by the English Monarch to run a colony. Georgia had three royal governors. They were John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright.

Crops produced in the Georgia colony: wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco.

From the Highlands of Scotland and known as some of the best fighters in Europe in the 1700's. James Oglethorpe brought a group to Georgia to serve as soldiers for the colony.

(1700-1763) - Creek Indian woman who served as the translator for James Oglethorpe and Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi.

(1696-1785) - one of the 21 members of the trustees who established Georgia; only trustee to come to the colony and served as the de facto military and governmental leader of the colony.

Was the Chief of the Yamacraw Indians. Tomochichi befriended James Oglethorpe and allowed him to establish the colony of Georgia on Yamacraw territory.

The first capital of Georgia; founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe.

A group of colonists who complained about the trustee regulations for the Georgia colony; primary complaint was the ban on slavery and rum. Eventually the malcontents got their way as liquor and slavery were allowed in GEorgia in the 1750s.

a group of Protestants from Austria who were invited to settle in Georgia due to religious persecution they were experiencing in Europe.

(1732-1751) - the time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees. The trustees created many regulations during the time period, including a ban on slavery, liquor, lawyers and Catholics.

The royal period in Georgia beginning in 1752 after the trustees gave authority of the colony to the king. The royal period lasted until the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution in 1783.

(1754-1763) - a war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America. The English won the war and gained large area of North American from the French. The war did not affect Georgia directly but the Georgia colony gained land after the conclusion of the conflict.

Royal proclamation that forbade English colonists from settling newly acquired land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Tthree-part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England.

An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.

Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence;

The beginning of a document that explains why the document exists. In the case of the Declaration of Independence the preamble explains natural rights.

(February 14, 1779) - 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.

Colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories.

Aa colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain.

(September 16, 1779-October 18, 1779) - a failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Savannah during the Revolution.

An act established by the British government to help repay the cost of the French and Indian War. This act was one of the first direct taxes placed on the colonies by the British Government causing much protest amongst the colonists. The act, which placed a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products, was repealed in 1766.

America's first written constitution; had many limitations that hindered the smooth functioning of the government.

Georgia signers of the U.S. Constitution;

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.

Acronym for the capitals of Georgia: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and

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The first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785.

American Indian tribe that lived in southern Georgia; was removed from the state through treaties in the 1820s?

Land allocation approach that provided the head of a family up to 200 acres of free land in the Georgia frontier.

Land allocation approach that gave the average Georgian a chance to buy land at pennies on the dollar.

An event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for pennies on the dollar.

One of the major technological advances in the 19th century. Georgia was one of the leaders in railroad development in the 1830s and many of Georgia's towns and cities were established due to the railroad.

Creek chief who illegally signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs; was murdered by his tribesmen for this action.

Native American tribe that lived in northwestern Georgia; forcefully removed from the state in the early 1830s.

Site of America's first gold rush in 1828; discovery of gold in the area was a factor in the Cherokee removal.

Act signed into law by Andrew Jackson that required the removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole to Indian Territory.

Seventh president of the United States who was an advocate of Indian Removal.

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee in the Worcester vs. Georgia case; President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling.

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Indians who tried to use legal means to fight against removal.

Final removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia in 1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma.

Landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States. However, Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court's decision and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia.