Georgia Studies Milestones
How many geographic regions does GA have? - Answer-5
What are the 5 regions of GA? - Answer-Appalachian Plateau, Valley & Ridge, Blue
Ridge, Piedmont, & Coastal Plain
What divides the Piedmont & Coastal Plain? - Answer-Fall Line
What river forms the boundary between GA & South Carolina? - Answer-Savannah
River
What's the highest point in GA? - Answer-Brasstown Bald
What is the importance of the barrier islands?
tourism, industry, and protects mainland GA from hurricanes - Answer-tourism,
industry, and protects mainland GA from hurricanes
What river starts in the mountains, flows through Atlanta, and forms the border
between GA & Alabama? - Answer-Chattahoochee River
Name the 4 prehistoric native American tribes that lived in GA. - Answer-Paleo,
Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
What group of natives were nomadic and moved to hunt food? - Answer-Paleo
What group of natives invented pottery? - Answer-Archaic
What group of natives invented the bow and arrow? - Answer-Woodland
What group of natives was the most advanced group? - Answer-Mississippian
Who was the first European to enter GA? - Answer-Hernando de Soto
What was Hernando de Soto's purpose in exploring GA? - Answer-to find gold
What was the purpose of the Spanish missions built on the barrier islands? -
Answer-to convert the natives to Catholicism/ Christianity
What 3 countries explored North America? - Answer-Spain, France, England
What are the 3 G's of Spanish exploration? - Answer-God, Gold, & Glory
Who is the "founder" of Georgia? - Answer-James Oglethorpe
What document, signed by King George II, established GA? - Answer-Charter of
1732
, What were the 3 reasons for establishing GA as a colony? - Answer-charity,
economics, & defense
Who was the Yamacraw Indian chief that gave land for Oglethorpe to settle? -
Answer-Tomochichi
Where did Oglethorpe and the others first settle in Georgia? - Answer-Savannah
Who served as translator for Oglethorpe & Tomochichi? - Answer-Mary Musgrove
What group of settlers left Europe to escape religious persecution? - Answer-
Salzburgers
What group of settlers came to GA to help with defense? - Answer-Highland Scots
What group of Georgians were unhappy with the Trustees? - Answer-the
malcontents
Who were the 3 royal governors of Georgia? - Answer-Reynolds, Ellis, & Wright
Name some of the causes of the American Revolutionary War. - Answer-- debt from
the French and Indian War
- Proclamation of 1763
- Stamp Act
- Intolerable Acts (Boston Tea Party)
- Declaration of Independence
Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence? - Answer-Lyman Hall,
Button Gwinnett, & George Walton
Who was the Georgia war hero that led the victory of Battle of Kettle Creek? -
Answer-Elijah Clarke
Who is the only female to have a county in Georgia names after her? - Answer-
Nancy Hart
Who was the former slave that was wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek? - Answer-
Austin Dabney
What was the first governing document of the US called? - Answer-Articles of
Confederation
What Georgians signed the US Constitution? - Answer-William Few & Abraham
Baldwin
What was the first public, chartered university in the country? - Answer-University of
Georgia
Name the 5 capitals of Georgia. (Hint: SALMA) - Answer-Savannah, Augusta,
Louisville, Milledgeville, & Atlanta
How many geographic regions does GA have? - Answer-5
What are the 5 regions of GA? - Answer-Appalachian Plateau, Valley & Ridge, Blue
Ridge, Piedmont, & Coastal Plain
What divides the Piedmont & Coastal Plain? - Answer-Fall Line
What river forms the boundary between GA & South Carolina? - Answer-Savannah
River
What's the highest point in GA? - Answer-Brasstown Bald
What is the importance of the barrier islands?
tourism, industry, and protects mainland GA from hurricanes - Answer-tourism,
industry, and protects mainland GA from hurricanes
What river starts in the mountains, flows through Atlanta, and forms the border
between GA & Alabama? - Answer-Chattahoochee River
Name the 4 prehistoric native American tribes that lived in GA. - Answer-Paleo,
Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
What group of natives were nomadic and moved to hunt food? - Answer-Paleo
What group of natives invented pottery? - Answer-Archaic
What group of natives invented the bow and arrow? - Answer-Woodland
What group of natives was the most advanced group? - Answer-Mississippian
Who was the first European to enter GA? - Answer-Hernando de Soto
What was Hernando de Soto's purpose in exploring GA? - Answer-to find gold
What was the purpose of the Spanish missions built on the barrier islands? -
Answer-to convert the natives to Catholicism/ Christianity
What 3 countries explored North America? - Answer-Spain, France, England
What are the 3 G's of Spanish exploration? - Answer-God, Gold, & Glory
Who is the "founder" of Georgia? - Answer-James Oglethorpe
What document, signed by King George II, established GA? - Answer-Charter of
1732
, What were the 3 reasons for establishing GA as a colony? - Answer-charity,
economics, & defense
Who was the Yamacraw Indian chief that gave land for Oglethorpe to settle? -
Answer-Tomochichi
Where did Oglethorpe and the others first settle in Georgia? - Answer-Savannah
Who served as translator for Oglethorpe & Tomochichi? - Answer-Mary Musgrove
What group of settlers left Europe to escape religious persecution? - Answer-
Salzburgers
What group of settlers came to GA to help with defense? - Answer-Highland Scots
What group of Georgians were unhappy with the Trustees? - Answer-the
malcontents
Who were the 3 royal governors of Georgia? - Answer-Reynolds, Ellis, & Wright
Name some of the causes of the American Revolutionary War. - Answer-- debt from
the French and Indian War
- Proclamation of 1763
- Stamp Act
- Intolerable Acts (Boston Tea Party)
- Declaration of Independence
Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence? - Answer-Lyman Hall,
Button Gwinnett, & George Walton
Who was the Georgia war hero that led the victory of Battle of Kettle Creek? -
Answer-Elijah Clarke
Who is the only female to have a county in Georgia names after her? - Answer-
Nancy Hart
Who was the former slave that was wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek? - Answer-
Austin Dabney
What was the first governing document of the US called? - Answer-Articles of
Confederation
What Georgians signed the US Constitution? - Answer-William Few & Abraham
Baldwin
What was the first public, chartered university in the country? - Answer-University of
Georgia
Name the 5 capitals of Georgia. (Hint: SALMA) - Answer-Savannah, Augusta,
Louisville, Milledgeville, & Atlanta
