De Soto, Spanish Missions, and More...

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Authority to start Georgia colony

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Trustees

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Mountains in Georgia's northern regions, site of first Gold Rush

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Appalachian Mountains

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British colonial interests in North America

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Colonies along the eastern coastline

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Largest freshwater swamp in southeastern Georgia

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Okefenokee Swamp

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Motivation for Spanish exploration (16th century)

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Gold -- God -- Glory

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Geographic feature marking transition from Coastal Plain to Piedmont

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Fall Line

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First European explorer in Georgia

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Spain

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Georgia region

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Southeastern

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First European explorer in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi (1500s)

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Hernando DeSoto

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Georgia's purpose as a chartered colony

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Defensive buffer against Spanish Florida