Georgia History

2. Georgia governor and 39th President of the United States
7. Capital of Georgia
8. Site of a famous Confederate prison during the Civil War
9. Forced relocation of Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, from Georgia to Oklahoma.
10. Home to the University of Georgia
12. Site of a major Civil War battle in northwest Georgia.
13. Vast Wetland in the costal plains region
14. Native American tribe forcibly removed from Georgia in the Trail of Tear
15. Atlanta hosted the Summer ___ in 1996
16. Founder of the colony of Georgia in 1733

1. World-famous soft drink invented in Atlanta
3. Atlanta's Major League Baseball tea
4. Invented by Eli Whitney, revolutionized Georgia's economy
5. Era of activism in Georgia and across the South, fighting for racial equality.
6. Civil rights leader born in Atlanta, Georgia, known for his nonviolent activism.
11. istoric event in Georgia that led to the first major gold rush in the United States.