2. Midterm Jeopardy 1 Final Jeopardy GAPIEDMONT ATLANTA Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500

3. $100 Question from GA Which developments increased population and made for more permanent settlements among Georgia’s prehistoric cultures?

4. $100 Answer from GA AGRICULTURE – this allowed Native Americans to settle down and build villages.

5. $200 Question from GA What were earthen mounds such as Rock Eagle used for during the early prehistoric cultures?

6. $200 Answer from GA Mounds were used by ancient Native American cultures for religious and ceremonial purposes

7. $300 Question from GA Where is most of Georgia’s population concentrated and why?

8. $300 Answer from GA The airport and the highway systems attract many people and business to Atlanta.

9. $400 Question from GA What were the trustees rules for the colonists?

10. $400 Answer from GA No Liquor, No Slaves, No Lawyers, No Catholics. Restrictions on land ownership; Women could not inherit land.

11. $500 Question from GA What were the 4 reasons for establishing the Georgia colony?

12. $500 Answer from GA 1.Defense against Spanish in FL (buffer colony to S.C.) 2.Economics – Mercantilism 3.Religious Freedom for Protestants 4.Politics – More power for King of England

13. $100 Question from PIEDMONT How did Spain first colonize North America?

14. $100 Answer from PIEDMONT The Spanish built missions (for missionaries) as their first attempt to colonize

15. $200 Question from PIEDMONT Why were James Oglethorpe and Chief Tomochichi important to Georgia?

16. $200 Answer from PIEDMONT James Oglethorpe – Father & Founder of GA. Tomochichi – Creek Chief who allowed Oglethorpe to settle in GA

17. $300 Question from PIEDMONT What happened after Oglethorpe left the colony? (How did the Trustees change the rules?)

18. $300 Answer from PIEDMONT Liquor and Slaves were eventually allowed. Land restrictions were relaxed (women could inherit land)

19. $400 Question from PIEDMONT What is mercantilism?

20. $400 Answer from PIEDMONT Economic trade policy where a country gets raw materials from a colony, and then the colony provides a market for the mother country’s finished goods.

21. $500 Question from PIEDMONT During the American Revolution: Which groups supported the king? Which groups supported independence?

22. $500 Answer from PIEDMONT Whigs – Patriots = Supported the Revolution and independence from Britain. Torries – Loyalists = Supported the King & Britain in the War.

23. $100 Question from ATLANTA What was the Headright system?

24. $100 Answer from ATLANTA First way land way distributed in GA –Head of each family had the right to a certain amount of land.

25. $200 Question from ATLANTA What was the Triangular Trade route?

26. $200 Answer from ATLANTA Trade route between England, Africa & Americas. Slaves, sugar, rum, and other goods were traded.

27. $300 Question from ATLANTA Why did Great Britain begin to tax the Colonies more than usual in the late 1700’s?

28. $300 Answer from ATLANTA Britain taxed their colonies to pay for the war debt from the French & Indian War. Britain had gone into debt defending the American Colonies in the French and Indian War.

29. $400 Question from ATLANTA How did the stamp act affect colonists?

30. $400 Answer from ATLANTA All printed documents had to have a British tax stamp on them. This included all newspapers, legal documents, books, playing cards, etc.

31. $500 Question from ATLANTA Why was Atlanta & GA an important military target and What was Sherman’s focus in GA?

32. $500 Answer from ATLANTA Because Atlanta was an important transportation and industrial center; Sherman’s focus in GA was to destroy Confederate military resources to slow down the South’s ability to fight the war..