Georgia History People
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- Q1Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore what is now Georgia. He was looking for gold.Hernando DeSoto30s
- Q2Founder and resident trustee of GA.James Oglethorpe30s
- Q3Chief of the Yamacraw Indians who negotiated with Oglethorpe to allow the English to settle in GA.Tomochichi30s
- Q4Translator and trading post owner.Mary Musgrove30s
- Q5Signed the Declaration of IndependenceButton Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton30s
- Q6Signed the ConstitutionAbraham Baldwin and William Few30s
- Q7Creek chief that sold the remaining Creek land in Georgia. It resulted in his death.William McIntosh30s
- Q8Cherokee chief that fought to protect Cherokee land in GA. He accompanied his people on the Trail of Tears.John Ross30s
- Q9Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that ruled in Worcester v GAJohn Marshall30s
- Q10President of the United States that ignored Supreme Court ruling leading to the removal of the Cherokee from GA.Andrew Jackson30s
- Q11His election led to the secession of southern states.Abraham Lincoln30s
- Q12He sued for his freedom but was denied because the Supreme Court said he was not a citizen and did not have the right to sue.Dred Scott30s
- Q13Created the cotton gin.Eli Whitney30s
- Q14Originally was not allowed in Colonial GA but was allowed to stay because the colony needed a doctor.Jews30s
- Q15Came to Colonial Georgia for religious freedom. They were told to become Catholic or leave Austria.Salzburgers30s