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Georgia History Legislative Exam WITH 1000% SURE
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (155)
What are the 5 major regions of Georgia? Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Plateau, Ridge and Valley
Location of the coastal plains? Atlantic ocean to the fall line
What is the coastal plains commonly Pine Barrens
called?
What percent of the land does the coastal 60%
planes cover?
Description of the coastal plains land Flat and the soil is sandy
characteristics?
Piedmont nickname? Foothills, upland, or upcountry region
What percent of the land does the 30%
piedmont cover?
Piedmont land characteristics? Rolling hills, fertile land, most populous land
Blue ridge location Northeast the blue ridge
Blue ridge characterized by Its rocky slopes
Plateau location Northwest
Plateau characterized by Both flat and gently sloping land
Smallest region of Georgia Plateau
Ridge and Valley location North between the Plateau and Blue Ridge
Ridge and valley land characteristics Rich soils, growth of various handwoods, good land for pasture
They lived near rivers and in places with long growing seasons and large deer
Describe where the native Americans lived
populations. They increased their reliance on agriculture ehich lead the perminant
in the Mississippian Period
settlement
Why did native Americans build storehouse To store all the extra agriculture goods
Once the native Americans settled in Built houses of clay and built large earthen mounds
permeant locations then how did they live?
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, What are the native Americans often Mound Builders
referred to as?
What type of society was there during the Stratified and hierarchical
Mississippian period?
Which Europeans were the first to arrive in The auspices of Spain, spain and portugal
Georgia?
Who led the expedition of settlement in Hernando de Soto
georgia
What impact did the Spanish have on the Spanish had better weapons and 1/3 of native americans died from European
Native Americans? diseases
Who competed with Spain for Georgia? The english and french
The first establishments of Georgia was Santa Catalina de Guale
where?
Philanthropic- new start for the poor of England and a refuge for prosecuted
Protestants in Europe
3 reasons for establishments in Georgia
Military- establish a defense against the Spanish
Economic- increase Britain's wealth
1. Land restrictions
3 restrictions the Trustee placed on
2. No hard liquor especially rum
Georgia Settlers
3. No slaves
Leader of the first trustees to settle Oglethorpe
Who gave Oglethorpe permission to settle The Indian chief of the area Tomochicho
in that area?
Where did Oglethorpe first settle Savannah, Augusta and Fort Frederica
Leader of settlement. Commanded his troops in the war of Jenkins ear and the battle
Oglethorpe's role
of bloody marsh
Who was the war of Jenkins Ear between? England and Spain
Who won the battle of bloody marsh British won over the Spanish
Where was the battle of bloody marsh Near Fort Frederica
fought?
Who were the malcontents and was was Change for the restrictions on landownership and the prohibition of slavery
their primary demand?
Slaves made up almost half of the entire population and was the main argument
Slaveries impact on Georgia development
between the trustees and the settlers
1. Captain John Reynolds- not long bc unpopular
Who were Georgias three royal govenors
2. Henry Ellis-modding like heat so he left
and a description of each
3. James Wright- longest serving most capable and influential
Describe the economy under royal Self government, bicameral
government
Voting rules under the royal government only white males who owned 50 acres could vote
Went from being between savannah and the altar aha river to being extended to St.
How did Georgia's boundaries change
Mary's River. Originally extended from Atlantic to Pacific, the western boundary was
between 1733-1775
set at the Mississippi River
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Georgia History Legislative Exam WITH 1000% SURE
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (155)
What are the 5 major regions of Georgia? Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Plateau, Ridge and Valley
Location of the coastal plains? Atlantic ocean to the fall line
What is the coastal plains commonly Pine Barrens
called?
What percent of the land does the coastal 60%
planes cover?
Description of the coastal plains land Flat and the soil is sandy
characteristics?
Piedmont nickname? Foothills, upland, or upcountry region
What percent of the land does the 30%
piedmont cover?
Piedmont land characteristics? Rolling hills, fertile land, most populous land
Blue ridge location Northeast the blue ridge
Blue ridge characterized by Its rocky slopes
Plateau location Northwest
Plateau characterized by Both flat and gently sloping land
Smallest region of Georgia Plateau
Ridge and Valley location North between the Plateau and Blue Ridge
Ridge and valley land characteristics Rich soils, growth of various handwoods, good land for pasture
They lived near rivers and in places with long growing seasons and large deer
Describe where the native Americans lived
populations. They increased their reliance on agriculture ehich lead the perminant
in the Mississippian Period
settlement
Why did native Americans build storehouse To store all the extra agriculture goods
Once the native Americans settled in Built houses of clay and built large earthen mounds
permeant locations then how did they live?
1/6
, What are the native Americans often Mound Builders
referred to as?
What type of society was there during the Stratified and hierarchical
Mississippian period?
Which Europeans were the first to arrive in The auspices of Spain, spain and portugal
Georgia?
Who led the expedition of settlement in Hernando de Soto
georgia
What impact did the Spanish have on the Spanish had better weapons and 1/3 of native americans died from European
Native Americans? diseases
Who competed with Spain for Georgia? The english and french
The first establishments of Georgia was Santa Catalina de Guale
where?
Philanthropic- new start for the poor of England and a refuge for prosecuted
Protestants in Europe
3 reasons for establishments in Georgia
Military- establish a defense against the Spanish
Economic- increase Britain's wealth
1. Land restrictions
3 restrictions the Trustee placed on
2. No hard liquor especially rum
Georgia Settlers
3. No slaves
Leader of the first trustees to settle Oglethorpe
Who gave Oglethorpe permission to settle The Indian chief of the area Tomochicho
in that area?
Where did Oglethorpe first settle Savannah, Augusta and Fort Frederica
Leader of settlement. Commanded his troops in the war of Jenkins ear and the battle
Oglethorpe's role
of bloody marsh
Who was the war of Jenkins Ear between? England and Spain
Who won the battle of bloody marsh British won over the Spanish
Where was the battle of bloody marsh Near Fort Frederica
fought?
Who were the malcontents and was was Change for the restrictions on landownership and the prohibition of slavery
their primary demand?
Slaves made up almost half of the entire population and was the main argument
Slaveries impact on Georgia development
between the trustees and the settlers
1. Captain John Reynolds- not long bc unpopular
Who were Georgias three royal govenors
2. Henry Ellis-modding like heat so he left
and a description of each
3. James Wright- longest serving most capable and influential
Describe the economy under royal Self government, bicameral
government
Voting rules under the royal government only white males who owned 50 acres could vote
Went from being between savannah and the altar aha river to being extended to St.
How did Georgia's boundaries change
Mary's River. Originally extended from Atlantic to Pacific, the western boundary was
between 1733-1775
set at the Mississippi River
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