G1d. Water in Georgia

What is the importance of smaller rivers?

• Smaller rivers forced people to live near the ocean becaues the smaller rivers cannot help with survival needs.

• Smaller rivers allow people to move toward the inner area of the state without having to live near the ocean for survival.

• Smaller rivers do not help with providing food, clean water, or electricity.

• Smaller rivers do not help with drinking water or transportation.

Nomadic cultures means the group of people travel around, moving from place to place.

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Rivers (water) helped American Indians become less nomadic because the rivers allowed American Indians to fish and grow crops.

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Rivers helped American Indians survive, but it did NOT help with transporting goods for trade.

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American Indians and Europeans both were able to settle near rivers (water sources).

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With people settling in areas near water sources, the areas became cities.

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Savannah and Atlanta were Georgia's first cities due to early settlers.

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A cash crop or profit crop is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit ($$$). The Savannah River, Ogeechee River, and Altamaha did NOT help with the British colony's biggest cash crop.

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What is the importance of water in Georgia’s historical development and economic growth?

• Water/rivers helped with: -American Indians and European settlement

  -Survival of individuals, such as growing crops and drinking water

  -Transportation of goods $$$

• Water/rivers helped with: -Keeping up the nomadic lifestyles of American Indians

  -Caused individuals to struggle, where crops did not grow, there was no drinking water

  -Stopped transportation of goods $$$