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Understanding Key Vocabulary in Georgia Studies: Week 19

This week's vocabulary focuses on essential terms related to self-government and early colonial life in Georgia. Key words include "self-government," which emphasizes citizen control over a state's government; "bicameral," indicating a legislative body with two chambers; and "delegate," signifying representatives chosen to act for others. Additional terms such as "naturalist," "palisades," and "tabby" highlight the importance of natural history and building materials in the region. The list also covers "stockade," "forbade," and "migrate," which further reflect historical events and social dynamics in early Georgia.

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Understanding Key Vocabulary in Georgia Studies: Week 19

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  1. Georgia Studies Vocabulary Week 19

  2. 1) self-government • Control of the government of a state by its own citizens

  3. 2) bicameral • A legislative body that has two branches, chambers, or houses

  4. 3) delegate • A person chosen to act for or represent others; representative

  5. 4) naturalist • A person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially zoology or botany

  6. 5) palisades • Fences made of sharpened stakes

  7. 6) tabby • A building material composed of ground oyster shells, lime, and sand, mixed with salt water

  8. 7) crackers • A group of what plantation owners called “undesirable people” who moved from Virginia and the Carolinas to the middle and western parts of the colony

  9. 8) stockade • A defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.

  10. 9) forbade • To command not to do something, have something or not to enter some place; to prohibit; make a rule or law against

  11. 10) migrate • To go from one country, region, or place to another

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