Civil Rights Movement
What does SCLC stand for?
Southern Christain Leadership Conference
What was the invasive insect that destroyed cotton crops throughout the South?
Boil Weevil
What is the most populated region?
The Piedmont Region.
What is an example of an unruly behavior?
Running away from home, consuming alcohol, smoking cigarettes, etc.
What were loyalists?
U.S colonists who supported Great Britain
Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
Maynard Jackson
What was Black Tuesday?
The day the stock market crashed. (October 29,1929)
What are the five regions?
Coastal Plains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Appalchain Platue
Define what a juvenile is in Georgia.
Someone 17 years or younger.
What was the taxing of paper goods?
The Stamp Act
What was the Sibley Commission?
A poll to ask state residents opinions on segregation.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
When America lended Britian goods for their war efforts.
What region specializes in textile?
Valley and Ridge
What does DJJ stand for?
Department of Juvenile Justice.
Who were the three Georgian signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Brown V the Board of Education helped rule what law to be unconstitutional?
Segregation in schools.
What does REA and SSA stand for?
Rural Electrafication Act and Social Security Act
What region in Georgia has the most agriculture?
Coastal Plains
What is an example of a deliquent behavior?
Assualt, Armed robbery, auto theft, etc.
Who was victorious at the Battle of Kettle Creek Georgia?
The Patriots (the North)
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
A time when groups worked to get equal rights for black people.
What event caused the U.S to enter WW2?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What region holds the city of Atlanta?
Piedmont
What age can child be charged as an adult?
13 years or older
Who were the Liberty Boys?
A group of Patriots who used civil disobedience and violence to intimidate Loyalists and the British.