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Georgia's Beginnings
Term | Definition |
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Archaic Indians | second oldest Native American culture in Georgia; nomadic hunters who hunted smaller game; credited with developing grooved axes, fish hooks, and pottery. |
Atlatl | a spear throwing device used perhaps as early as the Paleo Indian period; allowed spears to be thrown faster, further, and more accurately. |
Barrier islands | several island off Georgia’s coast; inhabited by Native Americans; the Spanish built several missions on these islands. |
De Soto, Hernando | Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States; credited as being the first European in Georgia. |
Indigo | a plant used to produce a blue dye. |
Mercantilism | the English economic policy focused on exporting more than importing |
Mississippian Indians | the last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale framers and mound builders who traded throughout North America. |
Paleo Indians | the first humans in Georgia; nomadic hunters and gathers who hunted large game such as wooly mammoth and giant bison. |
Woodland Indians | the third prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; credited for the development of the bow and arrow, pottery for storage, and intensification of horticulture, as well as building small mounds. |
Royal Colony | ruled by a governor appointed by the king |
proprietor | owners |