Colonial GA
A group of people who were used for defending the state and were known for their fierce fighting strategies
Who are the Highland Scots
The main source of conflict between the north and south that inevitably led to the civil war
What is slavery
The person who gave the I Have A Dream Speech
Who is MLK Jr
This place was a prison camp in Georgia where Union soldiers were held captive and starved.
Andersonville Prison Camp
This Act was passed by Congress in 1964 that said no one can be discriminated on no matter including there race, gender and or any other instances.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This person is the founder of Georgia who wanted to help the worthy poor
Who is James Oglethorpe
This court case ruled that slaves are not citizens and therefore had no right to sue
What is the Dred Scott case (Plessy vs Ferguson)
The court case that ruled that schools being segregated was not equal which Georgia to change its flag in response
What is Brown v. Board of Education
What is Mr. Haney's favorite color
Orange
The first black mayor in Atlanta
Who is Maynard Jackson
The charter that allowed Georgia to be founded
What is the Charter of 1732
The belief that states should be allowed to ignore the federal government's rulings/laws
What is states' rights
A group created by John Lewis that consisted of mostly college students
SNCC
A man that owned a restaurant in Atlanta, extremely racist, but appointed more African Americans to government jobs while he was Governor
Who is Lester Maddox
This event was held in Atlanta in 1996 and helped the state make millions of dollars that Summer but helped the city make billions years to come
The 1996 Olympics
The British set up this system where colonies produce materials and send them to Britain and they make products and sell it back
What is mercantilism
The bloodiest battle that was held in Georgia that allowed the Union army to eventually make its way to Atlanta.
Battle of Chickamauga
An event that was a deadly couple days in Atlanta that was caused by false reports in newspaper that would lead to the death of dozens of African Americans and the burning of Alonzo Herndon's barber shop
1906 Atlanta Race Riots
A law broken by a juvenile that is a against the law for them but not adults
Unruly
What court case made Georgia mad and gave them an excuse to switch their flag to the confederate flag.
Brown vs Board of Education
The woman who translated for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
Who is Mary Musgrove
This was a military strategy used by the union to stop the south from trading with other countries
What is the union blockade (anaconda plan)
A famous civil rights organization that had MLK as one of its founders
What is the SCLC
This system keeps one branch of government from gaining more power than another
What is checks and balances
This person was a state senator, governor, and president and was known for doing more after he left office (also from GA)
Who is Jimmy Carter