georgia history

2. - one of the three reasons for Georgia’s founding. The English hoped that Georgia would be able to produce wine, rice, silk, and indigo.
3. - colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories.
5. - a war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America
8. - a colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain.
11. - the royal period in Georgia beginning in 1752 after the trustees gave authority of the colony to the king
14. - the rivers that supported rice production during the early years of the colony: the Savannah, the Ogeechee, the Altamaha, and the Satilla
15. - the time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees.
16. - Creek Indian woman who served as the translator for James Oglethorpe and Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi.
17. - the English economic policy focused on exporting more than importing.
18. the document that formally established the colony of Georgia; outlines the reasons for Georgia’s founding and the regulations set up by the trustees
19. - crops produced in the Georgia colony: wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco.
20. - Small Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 600 loyalists; one of the few patriot victories in the state.

1. the last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale framers and mound builders who traded throughout North America
4. - three-part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England.
6. - a group of five acts issued by the British Parliament designed to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party.
7. - one of the 21 members of the trustees who established Georgia; only trustee to come to the colony and served as the de facto military and governmental leader of the colony
9. - America’s first written constitution; had many limitations that hindered the smooth functioning of the government.
10. - was the Chief of the Yamacraw Indians. Tomochichi befriended James Oglethorpe and allowed him to establish the colony of Georgia on Yamacraw territory.
12. - royal proclamation that forbade English colonists from settling newly acquired land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
13. - people in debtor's prison who Oglethorpe believed that, if given a chance, could be farmers and businessmen in Georgia.