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PALS Unit 2 People
PALS Georgia History People Exp/Col
Question | Answer |
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first European to explore Georgia; Spanish; came looking for gold | Hernando de Soto |
considered the "father of Georgia" | James Oglethorpe |
signed Charter of 1732 to establish colony of Georgia; Georgia is named for him | King George II |
Yamacraw chief who help Oglethorpe establish Savannah | Tomochichi |
served as an interpreter between Tomochichi and Oglethorpe | Mary Musgrove |
former slave who fought bravely in Battle of Kettle Creek | Austin Dabney |
patriot heroine who held Tory soldiers at gunpoint during Revolutionary War | Nancy Hart |
led patriot forces at the Battle of Kettle Creek | Lt. Col. Elijah Clarke |
three royal colony governors in order | John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright |
Georgia's longest serving royal governor | James Wright |