Fall Line - ANSWER - the point on a river where there is an abrupt drop in elevation of
the land and where numerous waterfalls occur.
- it is the ancient coastline of the southern tier of North America when sea-levels wer higher
- Navigation up-stream beyond this feature stops
- ultimately towns located just beyond this natural boundary were important river ports (like
Macon)
- The line in the eastern US is located where streams pass from harder to softer rocks.[E -
M.Y.]
Georgia capitals - ANSWER Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Atlanta - ANSWER - Largest city in Georgia and the Deep South
- Capital of modern Georgia
- originally named Terminus, as it became the South's most important rail hub and
manufacturing center;
- set ablaze by General Sherman
James Wright - ANSWER Georgia's 3rd (and last) Royal Governor. He was extremely
popular and successful
Indigo, Silk - ANSWER - Brought to GA by Europeans
- became a new major cash crop
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, Hernando de Soto - ANSWER Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first
European expedition deep into the modern-day Southeastern United States (Florida,
Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas) in 1540, and the first documented European to
have crossed the Mississippi River.
Salzburgers - ANSWER Some of the first immigrants to the new Georgia colony in the
1730's From Austria came to Georgia to escape religious persecution (they were protestants,
not Catholics) settled Ebenezer/New Ebenezer opposed slavery
James Oglethorpe - ANSWER Founder of Savannah (1733), and governor of the
Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol, and
Catholicism were forbidden in his colony. Many colonists felt that he was a dictator, and that
(along with the colonist's dissatisfaction over not being allowed to own slaves) caused the
colony to break down and he to lose his position as governor.
Georgia Trustees - ANSWER They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha
Rivers. They also prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.
Scottish Highlanders - ANSWER - Added protection to GAs southern border
- fought with Oglethorpe to fight off the Spanish
Fletcher v. Peck - ANSWER (1810) First time the Supreme Court ruled a state law
unconstitutional. It protected property rights and allowed the invalidation of state laws that
conflicted with the Constitution.
Worcester v. Georgia - ANSWER (1832) US Supreme Court (esp. Frank Marshall) held
that Cherokee Native Americans were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state
governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty. Ignored blatantly by Andrew
Jackson
Battle of Bloody Marsh - ANSWER In 1742, Oglethorpe's forces, along with help from
the Highland Scots, surprised Spanish troops at St. Simon's Is;and and forced them back
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the land and where numerous waterfalls occur.
- it is the ancient coastline of the southern tier of North America when sea-levels wer higher
- Navigation up-stream beyond this feature stops
- ultimately towns located just beyond this natural boundary were important river ports (like
Macon)
- The line in the eastern US is located where streams pass from harder to softer rocks.[E -
M.Y.]
Georgia capitals - ANSWER Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Atlanta - ANSWER - Largest city in Georgia and the Deep South
- Capital of modern Georgia
- originally named Terminus, as it became the South's most important rail hub and
manufacturing center;
- set ablaze by General Sherman
James Wright - ANSWER Georgia's 3rd (and last) Royal Governor. He was extremely
popular and successful
Indigo, Silk - ANSWER - Brought to GA by Europeans
- became a new major cash crop
1
, Hernando de Soto - ANSWER Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first
European expedition deep into the modern-day Southeastern United States (Florida,
Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas) in 1540, and the first documented European to
have crossed the Mississippi River.
Salzburgers - ANSWER Some of the first immigrants to the new Georgia colony in the
1730's From Austria came to Georgia to escape religious persecution (they were protestants,
not Catholics) settled Ebenezer/New Ebenezer opposed slavery
James Oglethorpe - ANSWER Founder of Savannah (1733), and governor of the
Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol, and
Catholicism were forbidden in his colony. Many colonists felt that he was a dictator, and that
(along with the colonist's dissatisfaction over not being allowed to own slaves) caused the
colony to break down and he to lose his position as governor.
Georgia Trustees - ANSWER They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha
Rivers. They also prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.
Scottish Highlanders - ANSWER - Added protection to GAs southern border
- fought with Oglethorpe to fight off the Spanish
Fletcher v. Peck - ANSWER (1810) First time the Supreme Court ruled a state law
unconstitutional. It protected property rights and allowed the invalidation of state laws that
conflicted with the Constitution.
Worcester v. Georgia - ANSWER (1832) US Supreme Court (esp. Frank Marshall) held
that Cherokee Native Americans were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state
governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty. Ignored blatantly by Andrew
Jackson
Battle of Bloody Marsh - ANSWER In 1742, Oglethorpe's forces, along with help from
the Highland Scots, surprised Spanish troops at St. Simon's Is;and and forced them back
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