Civil war
Across
- 1. The idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law is called
- 7. During the French and Indian War, what part of North America did the opposing parties want?
- 10. What items did Oglethorpe promise that the colonists would produce in Georgia?
- 14. According to the Charter of 1732, which groups of people were not allowed to become colonists in Georgia?
- 15. Which of Georgia’s regions is most populated?
- 16. What type of colony did Georgia become after the Charter of 1732 expired?
- 18. Why were the English and the Spanish interested in the Southeastern part of North America?
- 19. What natural feature did the Proclamation Line of 1763 follow?
- 20. Which Protestant group developed New Ebenezer and contributed many social improvements in Georgia, including the first orphanage and Sunday school?
- 21. List several names for colonists who were ready to cut ties with Great Britain.
Down
- 2. Georgia is in which two hemispheres?
- 3. Why was James Oglethorpe important to the colony of Georgia?
- 4. In which region do crops such as peanuts, cotton, tobacco and Vidalia onions grow?
- 5. Why did the British Parliament create the Stamp Act?
- 6. If we allow slaves, we act against the very principles by which we associated together, which was to relieve the distressed.” -James Edward Oglethorpe
- 8. Which of Georgia’s regions is most populated?
- 9. What group was greatly opposed to the trustee laws banning rum, slavery, and land purchases?
- 11. England wanted to create a colony in which the Georgia colony would protect their valuable northern colonies from Spanish threat to the south.
- 12. Which of the 13 colonies was the only one to enforce the Stamp Act?
- 13. Who was the colonel who defeated 800 British troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek and then later led a Georgia militia and took Augusta from the British?
- 17. How was Mary Musgrove vital to the survival of the colony?