People

1. People Famous People from American, Georgian, and World History

2. You Know Famous Georgians? Do 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Topic 1 for 1 Who was the Spanish explorer who led the first expedition through the Southeastern United States in 1540? Check Your Answer

4. Topic 1 for 1 Answer: Hernando De Soto Back to the Game Board

5. Topic 1 for 2 Which Englishman is given credit with the founding of the Colony of Georgia? Check Your Answer

6. Topic 1 for 2 Answer: James Edward Oglethorpe Back to the Game Board

7. Topic 1 for 3 Who was the Indian Chief of the Yamacraw Indians, the native tribe that controlled the area where the colony of Savannah was established? Check Your Answer

8. Topic 1 for 3 Answer: Tomochichi Back to the Game Board

9. Topic 1 for 4 Who was the Yamacraw/English woman who worked with early Georgia colonists as an interpreter? Check Your Answer

10. Topic 1 for 4 Answer: Mary Musgrove Back to the Game Board

11. Topic 1 for 5 Which group of German Protestants were allowed to settle in Colonial Georgia? Check Your Answer

12. Topic 1 for 5 Answer: The Salzburgers Back to the Game Board

13. Topic 2 for 1 Which group from the British Isles was recruited by Georgia’s founder to help with defense of the new colony against the Spanish threat in Florida? Check Your Answer

14. Topic 2 for 1 Answer: The Scottish Highlanders Back to the Game Board

15. Topic 2 for 2 Which group in the Georgia colony complained about bans against rum, slavery, and limits on land ownership? Check Your Answer

16. Topic 2 for 2 Answer: The Malcontents Back to the Game Board

17. Topic 2 for 3 Who was Georgia’s Royal Governor at the time of the American Revolution against Great Britain? Check Your Answer

18. Topic 2 for 3 Answer: James Wright Back to the Game Board

19. Topic 2 for 4 For which British King was the colony of Georgia named? (Name and number, please) Check Your Answer

20. Topic 2 for 4 Answer: George II Back to the Game Board

21. Topic 2 for 5 To which King of England was the Declaration of Independence addressed? Check Your Answer

22. Topic 2 for 5 Answer: George III Back to the Game Board

23. Topic 3 for 1 Which American was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? Check Your Answer

24. Topic 3 for 1 Answer: Thomas Jefferson Back to the Game Board

25. Topic 3 for 2 Which American helped to persuade France to support the 13 Colonies during the American Revolution? Check Your Answer

26. Topic 3 for 2 Answer: Benjamin Franklin Back to the Game Board

27. Topic 3 for 3 What is the term used for American colonists who supported the King of England’s right to rule the 13 Colonies? Check Your Answer

28. Topic 3 for 3 Answer: Loyalists Back to the Game Board

29. Topic 3 for 4 What is the term used for American colonists who supported America’s rights to be self-ruling? Check Your Answer

30. Topic 3 for 4 Answer: Patriots Back to the Game Board

31. Topic 3 for 5 Which Georgian is considered to be the states’ Revolutionary War hero due to his victory over the British at the Battle of Kettle Creek? Check Your Answer

32. Topic 3 for 5 Answer: Elijah Clarke Back to the Game Board

33. Topic 4 for 1 An African-American man was wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek and was awarded Georgia land for his service to the state. What was his name? Check Your Answer

34. Topic 4 for 1 Answer: Austin Dabney Back to the Game Board

35. Topic 4 for 2 This Revolutionary War heroine killed some and held other Redcoats hostage at her home during the war. A Georgia county was named in her honor. Check Your Answer

36. Topic 4 for 2 Answer: Nancy Hart Back to the Game Board

37. Topic 4 for 3 One of three signers of the Declaration of Independence who were from Georgia. The second Governor of the state. Check Your Answer

38. Topic 4 for 3 Answer: Button Gwinnett Back to the Game Board

39. Topic 4 for 4 One of three signers of the Declaration of Independence who were from Georgia. This doctor was a strong supporter of American independence and was pursued as a wanted fugitive by Georgia’s Royal Governor. Check Your Answer

40. Topic 4 for 4 Answer: Dr. Lyman Hall Back to the Game Board

41. Topic 4 for 5 One of three signers of the Declaration of Independence who were from Georgia. This lawyer was a strong supporter of American independence, was wounded during the Revolution, and spent two years in a prison camp with a broken leg before he was released. Check Your Answer

42. Topic 4 for 5 Answer: George Walton Back to the Game Board

43. Topic 5 for 1 One of two Signers of the United States Constitution for the State of Georgia. Founder of the University of Georgia (UGA). Check Your Answer

44. Topic 5 for 1 Answer: Abraham Baldwin Back to the Game Board

45. Topic 5 for 2 One of two Signers of the United States Constitution for the State of Georgia. This man had no formal education, but served as a Georgia Senator and Federal judge. Check Your Answer

46. Topic 5 for 2 Answer: William Few Back to the Game Board

47. Topic 5 for 3 This man invented the cotton gin in Georgia in 1792 and patented the machine in 1794. Check Your Answer

48. Topic 5 for 3 Answer: Eli Whitney Back to the Game Board

49. Topic 5 for 4 This progressive Creek leader signed the Treaty of New York (1790) with US President George Washington, gaining promises of protection of Creek homelands in Alabama and Georgia. Check Your Answer

50. Topic 5 for 4 Answer: Alexander Mcgillivray Back to the Game Board