Answer all questions in detail! Be thorough!

Geography: You should be able to explain…

  1. The unique features of each of Georgia’s five geographic regions. Describe each and then answer the following questions or include the answers in the descriptions you give.
  2. The largest?
  3. Most populated?
  4. Highest elevations?
  5. Biggest agricultural producer?
  6. The location and names of each of Georgia’s bordering states and bordering rivers
  7. The unique features of the Fall Line
  8. Where is it?
  9. What is it?
  10. What important cities are located on it?
  11. Why are there cities located on it?
  12. Why Georgia’s climate is good for business. Be thorough.
  13. The name (at least of the more popular ones) and functions of Georgia’s islands
  14. What name is the group of islands referred to as?
  15. How do they protect the mainland?
  16. The unique features of Georgia’s landscape
  17. Highest point?
  18. Largest wetland?
  19. Name and describe Georgia’s four main transportation systems
  20. Where are the locations of the deepwater ports?
  21. What is significant about Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport?
  22. Describe Georgia’s Tri-State Water Wars.

Exploration: You should be able to explain…

  1. Columbus’ misconceptions about where he had voyaged
  2. The motivations for explorers when coming to the New World
  3. Who was Hernando deSoto and what was his impact on the Mississippian culture?
  4. The positive and negative impacts of European explorations on the Native Americans

______due 12/6

Colonization: You should be able to explain…

  1. The countries that were major colonizers of the New World and the area each explored and settled
  2. Describe France’s interest in the New World
  3. Who was responsible for proposing the Georgia colony and why was he inspired to do so
  4. Who ordered the Charter of 1732? Where was Georgia’s western border?
  5. What other European nation occupied our coast before Englandand what they used it for
  6. Describe the English plan for mercantilism and what the colonies’ roles were in this plan
  7. The voyage of the first Georgia colonists to the New World
  8. Ship’s name?
  9. Point(s) of arrival?
  10. Location chosen for settlement?
  11. The negotiations involved in Georgia’s first settlement
  12. Who was involved?
  13. Who translated?
  14. What the various sources of discontent among the Georgia colonists were (think Malcontents)
  15. The crops that were farmed in attempts at profit in the Georgia colony
  16. The different groups of colonists that came to Georgia and what each contributed: Salzburgers, Jewish, and Scottish Highlanders
  17. Who would not be allowed in the Georgia colony?
  18. Describe the events of the Battle of Bloody Marsh. Who was it between? Who won? What was the most significant impact of the Battle?

______due 12/7

American Revolution: You should be able to explain…

  1. Who was involved in the French and Indian War? Why?
  2. How the end of the French & Indian War led to the American Revolution
  3. Britain’s territorial gains after the French and Indian War
  4. The details of events surrounding the Boston Massacre
  5. The various groups on each side of the debate between the colonies and Britain: Whigs / Patriots, Tories / Loyalists
  6. 3 reasons Georgia did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress
  7. Who Georgia sent to the Second Continental Congress and what the result of the meeting was
  8. Name and describe the 3 Georgia war heroes of the American Revolution including the significance of each to the war
  9. Battle of Kettle Creek: Who was it between? Where was it? Outcome?
  10. American Revolution’s impact on Georgia’s western border

______due 12/8

Government: You should be able to explain…

  1. What document outlined the first government for the United States and the problems with it
  2. Who represented Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787
  3. The important compromises that took place during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, why each was needed, and the details of each
  4. 3/5 Compromise
  5. The Great Compromise
  6. Why a system of checks & balances was added to the Constitution
  7. How the addition of The Bill of Rights to the Constitution helped the document get ratified by the states

______due 12/11

Westward Expansion: You should be able to explain…

  1. The five cities that have served as Georgia’s capital
  2. The concept behind the movement of Georgia’s capitals
  3. The origin of the city of Atlanta
  4. How did it start?
  5. What were its previous names
  6. Who improved the cotton gin and what it does
  7. The impacts of the cotton gin on the economy of Georgia; include both positive and negative
  8. Intended and unintended consequences of the railroad system in Georgia
  9. The significance of the founding of the University of Georgia. Who was Governor? Who wrote charter?
  10. The role of General Andrew Jackson in the conflict with the Native Americans in Georgia
  11. The significance of Sequoyah to the history of the Cherokee
  12. The role of Creek Chief William McIntosh in Native American removal from Georgia
  13. How the discovery of gold in Georgia impacted Indian removal include where it was found
  14. How Supreme Court Justice John Marshall attempted to help the Cherokee. Include name of Supreme Court case.
  15. What occurred during the Trail of Tears?
  16. Describe the land policy, Headright System
  17. What happened during the Yazoo Land Fraud and its results, including the impact on Georgia’s western border
  18. Describe the Land Lotteries

______due 12/12