Term 1 EOTT Study Guide

1. List the physiographic regions of Georgia.

Appalachian Plateau, Coastal Plains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Ridge and Valley.

What physiographic feature separates the Piedmont region from the Coastal Plain?

Fall Line

What was the name of the trade policy used during the period of colonization between the New World and Great Britain?

Mercantilism

What factor was necessary to maintain a favorable balance of trade in the 1600s and 1700s?

By exporting more goods than it imported.

Why did the Archaic people move frequently?

Because of the changing climate from the Ice Age and to find new sources for food.

Why are there so few Paleo sites in Georgia?

The Paleo Indians were very nomadic and moved frequently.

What animals were introduced to the New World by Europeans?

Horses, dogs, pigs, chickens

What was the name of the first British fort in Georgia?

Ft. King George

Where was the first permanent British settlement in the New World built?

Jamestown, VA

What type of people did Oglethorpe want to bring over to Georgia?

Poor but worthy ( people who had been in jail because of owing debt)

• Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?

To alleviate the prisons of people imprisoned because of debts owed.

Who was the governor of Georgia when the last of the palisades were built around Savannah, Sunbury became Georgia’s main port of entry, and the term Crackers was used to refer to undesirables?

James Wright