| A | B |
| Hernado DeSoto | Spanish explorer; in 1540, first person to explore Georgia |
| Small Pox | Disease, from Europe, that killed many Native Americans |
| Mission | Church started by Spain to convert people to Catholicism |
| God, Glory, Gold | Three primary reasons Spain explored the New World |
| Spain, France, Great Britain | Three major European countries competing for the New World |
| Savannah | Name of the first settlement (city) in Georgia |
| King George II | Signed the Charter of 1732 which created GA |
| James Oglethorpe | "Father of Georgia"; Founder and Head Trustee of Georgia |
| 21 | Number of Trustees that lead GA during the Trustee Period |
| Mary Musgrove | Served as interpreter for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi |
| Ebenezer | First city built by the Salzburgers in Georgia |
| Malcontents | Dissatisfied Georgia colonists; most came from Scotland |
| Debtors | People unable to pay their bills; imprisoned in Great Britain |
| Charity, Mercantilism, Defense | Three reasons for the founding of Georgia |
| Royal Colony | Type of colony GA became after the Charter of 1732 expired |
| King or Governor | Title of the person who controlled (governed) Royal Colonies |
| John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright | The three royal governors of georgia |
| James Wright | Georgia's longest serving Royal Governor |
| Spain | Country that controlled the Florida Territory |
| American Revolution | War that ended the Royal Period of Georgia's histoory |
| Slave | Person considered property, forced to work for their owner |
| Catholicism | Religion that was not allowed to settle (live in) Georgia |
| No Slavery, No Alcohol, No Gambling, Women couldn't own land, Formation of new government | Rules/laws the Trustees enforced for GA; changed during GA's time as a Royal Colony |