Big 5 (week of October 28-Nov 1)

The colonists who supported independence from England prior to and during the American Revolution were known as

• Spanish

• loyalists

• malcontents

• patriots

Pick the three reasons for the establishment of the colony of Georgia?

• Freedom

• God

• Guns

• Gold

• Glory

Who led the Patriot victory at Kettle Creek?

• Lymon Hall

• Button Gwinnett

• Andrew Jackson

• Elijah Clarke

Georgia’s first settlement was made near the present city of:

• Atlanta

• Savannah

• Augusta

• Milledgeville

Who were the two Georgians who signed the US Constitution?

• Elijah Clarke

• Button Gwinnett

• Lymon Hall

• John Ross

What university is remembered as the United States’ first land grant university?

• Georgia Southern University

• Valdosta State College

• Georgia State College

• University of Georgia

Which was America’s first written constitution?

• Georgia Constitution of 1777

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

The greatest threat to the GA colony came from:

• the Natives in the area

• the harsh climate

• the Spanish in Florida

• new disease

What prehistoric culture came into contact with Europeans?

• Mississippian

• Paleo

• Woodland

• Archiac

Who was the FIRST explorer to enter present-day Georgia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizzaro

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon