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Georgia’s smallest geographic region. Which region is known for its dominance in the carpet industry? Which of Georgia’s geographic regions has the tallest mountains and gets the most rain? Which Geographic region has the largest population? Which Geographic region is geographically the largest? What city became Georgia’s capital in 1868? The __________________ branch of government makes the ___________. The ____________________ branch of government interprets (judges) the laws. The governor is the head of which branch of government? This geographic feature separates Georgia’s Piedmont Region from the Coastal Plain. The water falls along this feature act as an obstacle to river travel, but provide a power source. Second 12 Weeks Review #1 Answer the questions to discover the words that are hidden in the word search 11. Which of Georgia’s rivers is the longest? This river forms part of the state’s boarder with Alabama. 12. Which city was Georgia’s first settlement and has always been one of Georgia’s major seaports? What is Georgia’s other major seaport? 13. This prehistoric Native American culture were nomadic hunters and gathers who ate large game such as mammoth and were the first group in the Americas to use the spear throwing tool known as an atlatl. 14. This prehistoric Native American culture were the first to supplement their diets by growing crops and used a stone grooved ax to clear trees. 15. This prehistoric Native American culture built effigy mounds such as Rock Eagle. 16. The woodland culture was the first to use the _______________________. 17. The Archaic culture was the first develop ______________, which was used for storage and cooking. 18. Hernando ______________, a Spanish explorer was the first to European to explore what is now Georgia. He came here searching for gold. 19. Which man is considered the founder of Georgia? 20. Georgia’s Charter of 1732 says that the colony was founded for what three reasons? 21. Georgia’s settlers were required to plant mulberry trees so they could produce ________. 22. Who was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians? He allowed the colonists to settle on the banks of the Savannah River and helped promote peaceful relations between he Creek Indians and young colony of Georgia. 23. Which lady acted as the interpreter between the Creek Indians and the early Georgia settlers? 24. The Georgia Colony was run by a group of 21 ______________. 25. Who were the German Protestants who came to the colony of Georgia to escape persecution in Europe? They settled in the community of New Ebenezer and became the first colonist to have success in producing silk. 26. Which lady is the only one to have a Georgia County named in her honor for capturing/killing the British soldiers who murdered a colonial leader? 27. Who were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence? 28. Who were the two Georgians who signed the US Constitution? 29. The ____________ land fraud occurred when Georgia’s governor and members of the Georgia General Assembly were bribed to sell the state’s western land to several real-‐estate companies for a very cheap price. 30. This slave sued for his freedom because his owner had taken him to live in a free state. He lost the case. The US Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizen and therefore could not sue. The court also ruled that slaves were the property of their owners and as such could be taken anywhere the owner went. 31. This Georgian try to unsuccessfully to convince other Georgians to not secede form the Union, but once the state did secede his accepted the position of Vice President of the Confederate States of America. 32. This battle took place in North Georgia during September of 1863 and was the largest Union defeat in the Western theater of the Civil War and due to the South’s victory, General Bragg focused on recapturing Chattanooga. The attack on Chattanooga was a southern defeat that brought General Ulysses S. Grant more attention and led to his promotion to the Commanding General of the U.S. Army. Once Chattanooga was defended and securely in Union hands, it was used as a launching point for Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. 33. Which battle was the bloodiest single day of the American Civil War with over 20,000 people killed? There was no clear winner, but President Lincoln was able to spin this as a victory and used it as the opportunity to announce the ___________________ proclamation, which would free the slaves held in southern state that did not surrender by January first 1863. 34. ___________________ laws enforced segregation in southern states. 35. The ______________________ is a bug that damages cotton plants.