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GEORGIA STUDIES
FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
GEOGRAPHY
• Georgia is in the western & northern
hemispheres.
• GA is north of the equator & west of
the prime meridian.
• The Fall Line separates the Piedmont
region from the Coastal Plain Region.
It is the prehistoric coastline.
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Columbus, Macon, & Augusta are located
on the Fall Line.
GA’s 5 physiographic regions are:
Appalachian Plateau
Ridge & Valley
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
GEOGRAPHY
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• The largest region is the Coastal
Plain.
• The most populated is the Piedmont.
• The smallest region is the
Appalachian Plateau.
• The highest point is Brasstown Bald,
located in the Blue Ridge region.
NATIVE AMERICANS
• The Green Corn Ceremony was an
important harvest ceremony of the
Cherokee Indians.
• Many Native Americans settled along
rivers.
COLONIAL GEORGIA
REQUIREMENTS OF
EARLY COLONISTS
• Each man was to defend the new
colony against all enemies.
• Land could not e sold.
• Colonists were to cultivate the land
and set aside a portion to grow
mulberry trees (for silk production).
• Obey regulations set by the trustees.
COLONIAL GEORGIA
REASONS FOR
SETTLEMENT
• Charity- a haven for the “worthy poor”.
• Economics- provide raw materials to
England (MERCANTILISM)
• Defense- provide a “buffer” for colonists
in the Carolina colony against the Spanish
in Florida (& French to the west, also some
Native Americans).
COLONIAL GEORGIA
WHO COULDN’T COME?
• Catholics – afraid they would sympathize
with Spanish Catholics in Florida.
• Blacks- no slavery allowed.
• Liquor Dealers – avoid problems associated
with alcoholism.
• Lawyers – wanted colonists to settle
differences out of court.
COLONIAL GEORGIA
• A royal colony is a colony directly
governed by the king.
• Georgia’s Royal Governors:
1. John Reynolds
2. Henry Ellis
3. James Wright
FRENCH & INDIAN
WAR
• Great Britain v. French and Indians
• Great Britain wins & King George issues
the “Proclamation of 1763”.
• Georgia gains land:
1.Western boundary becomes
Mississippi River
2.Southern boundary becomes th
St. Mary’s River
GEORGIA & THE
REVOLUTION
• GA reluctant to join because it was
the youngest colony & still dependent
on Great Britain in many ways.
• Nancy Hart was a Patriot who helped
capture Tories.
“JOIN OR DIE”
• The difference between
the use of "Join or Die"
in 1754 and 1765 is that
Franklin had designed it
to unite the colonies for
'management of Indian
relations' and defense
against France, but in
1765 American colonists
used it to urge colonial
unity against the British
EARLY STATEHOOD
• The Louisiana
Purchase doubled
the size of the
U.S. The western
boundary becomes
the Rocky
Mountains.
EARLY STATEHOOD
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• Atlanta was first known as
TERMINUS because it marked the
end of the Western and Atlantic
railroad line from Chattanoog,
Tennessee.
EARLY STATEHOOD
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• The phrase
“manifest destiny”
referred to the
idea that it was
the destiny of the
U.S. to spread
from the Atlantic
Ocean to the
Pacific Ocean.
ANTEBELLUM GEORGIA
• Missouri Compromise:
1. Missouri enters as a slave state.
2. Maine enters as a free state.
3. Henceforth, slavery will be
prohibited north of Missouri’s
southern boundary.
INDUSTRIES IN
ANTEBELLUM GEORGIA
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Cotton mills
Tanneries
Shoe Factories
Iron Factories
Grist Mills
Brick and Pottery Factories
NORTH
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• Economy based on
industry.
• Supported
protective tariffs.
• Opposed slavery.
SOUTH
• Economy based on
agriculture.
• Opposed tariffs.
• Supported slaverey