GEORGIA 



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GEORGIA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON GEORGIA 



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(An Outline suitable for Georgia will be found with the article "State.") 



How is one of the great conflicts of the War of Secession commemorated in this 

 state? 



Why does the fact that there are many streams with a rapid fall mean more to 

 Georgia than it would to Pennsylvania? 



Discuss briefly the dependence of Georgia's manufacturing industries upon its 

 natural resources. 



Who was chiefly responsible for the strong Union sentiment that existed in the 

 state at the outbreak of the War of Secession? 



What notable religious teachers visited the colony in its early days? 



If Georgia's chief crop were destroyed, who besides the planters would suffer? 

 Would it make much difference outside of the state? 



Give and account for a popular name that is applied to the state and one that 

 is applied to its capital. 



What were the chief Indian tribes of the territory? What was the cause of the 

 friction between them and the white inhabitants? 



What makes the educational problem a difficult one in this state? What attempts 

 are being made to solve it? 



How large a percentage of the population is employed in the industrial establish- 

 ments of the state? 



If you should suddenly open your eyes in a Georgia forest, how would you know 

 whether you were in the northern or the southern part of the state? 



What brought about a change for the worse in the condition of the colony about 

 1749? 



What state of the North bears a popular name much like that of Georgia? How 

 do the two states differ as to the character of their population? 



What great river of the state receives a new name as soon as it crosses the 

 boundary? 



How large a part of the so-called farm land is actually under cultivation? Is the 

 remainder mere waste land? 



Who founded the colony of Georgia? How did it rank among the original col- 

 onies as to age? For whom was it named? 



How many cities have more than 25,000 people? Is the tendency of the inhab- 

 itants towards the farm or towards the city? 



What fruit raised in Georgia is famous throughout the country? 



Who was the first white man to explore the territory? What was the aim of the 

 Spaniards in establishing settlements? 



How many states are larger than Georgia? How many of these are east of the 

 Mississippi? How many Southern states have a greater population? 



Why has the tendency been of late towards diversified farming rather than 

 towards an increase in cotton production? 



What sort of a region is Okefinokee Swamp? Why has it never been fully 

 explored? 



What were the most important legislative enactments of the early twentieth 

 century? 



What is the state flower? 



How many states raise more cotton? 



