GEORGIA STUDIES MILESTONES REVIEW!

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The border between the Georgia Piedmont and the Coastal Plain marks the point at which rivers drop in elevation creating waterfalls. This border is known as the

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Fall Line

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Who was the first European explorer to enter present day Georgia?

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Hernando de Soto

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What was the most devastating effect of European exploration on Native Americans? Options: the introduction of the horse, the spread of disease, the introduction of guns, the spread of Christianity

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the spread of disease

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James Oglethorpe founded a colony in America to

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help the poor of England get a new start

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Who were the malcontents of the early Georgia colony?

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people who were unhappy with the policies of the trustees

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How did life in Georgia change in 1752?

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it became a royal colony

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Which is the MOST LIKELY reason that Britain taxed goods in the colonies?

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to pay for war debt

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of the American Revolution? French and Indian War, Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts, Treaty of Savannah, Declaration of Independence

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Treaty of Savannah

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Why did the patriots want independence from British rule?

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They thought that the taxes were unfair.

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The U.S. Constitution was actually signed by only two of Georgia's four delegates. The two signers were William Few and ___?

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Abraham Baldwin