Welcome to the Georgia Historical Figures Website!

Look at the pictures above. Do you recognize any of those people? If so, who are they? Why are they famous?

Watch these short videos on two of the historical figures from Georgia...

(double-click to make them start)

- William McIntosh

- Mary Musgrove

Now take the "Do Your Know Your Historical Figures?" quiz below and let's see what you may already know!

1.Which famous historian won a nobel peace prize?
Jimmy Carter
Jackie Robinson
James Oglethorpe
Sequoyah

2.Who helped in the founding of Savannah?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jackie Robinson
Tomochichi
Mary Musgrove

3.Which historical figure invented a language?
Tomochichi
Mary Musgrove
James Oglethorpe
Sequoyah

So how did you do?

Grab a pen and some paper and let's get started...

Students go to the top of this page to enter the webquest.

Teachers go to the drop down tab in the upper right corner.