History Part I
Georgia did not participate or assist in World War II
True or False
False
Name of the prison that held union soldiers during the Civil War
Andersonville
Georgia's five regions are _______________, _______________________________, ________________, ___________, and ________________
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and Valley
Georgia's governor is apart of the ________________
A. Legislative Branch
B. Judicial Branch
C. Executive Branch
D. President's Cabinet
C. Executive Branch
Was Reconstruction in Georgia an overall failure or success?
Overall failure
The Emancipation Proclamation limited was an act passed by President Abraham Lincoln that freed ____________
A. all slaves
B. non-African American slaves
C. union slaves
D. confederacy slaves
D. confederacy slaves
The Piedmont region is separated from the Coastal Plain by which physical feature?
The Fall Line
Georgia's Flag contains the words ___________, ____________, and ________________
Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
The Proclamation of 1763 did what?
Forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
King George II created the charter for the creation of Georgia after discussing with James Oglethorpe. For what reasons was it created?
Economic benefits, defense for other colonies, and philanthropy.
The Great Depression brought forward The New Deal, what were two deals introduced?
The higher regions of Georgia are home to the ___________ (physical feature)
Appalachian Mountains
Georgia's constitution was written in ____ and it's newest version, after 10 rewrites was adopted in ____
1777, 1983
Requirements to vote in Georgia
United States citizen, legal resident of Georgia, at least 18 years of age, and must not have any, nor be serving a sentence for a felony conviction
Following the 1996 Olympic Games, they had a negative impact for Georgia. (short term impact)
True or False
True
During the Civil War, what was done to prevent the Confederacy from gaining supplies and blocking them in?
A blockade of the southern ports
Georgia's _____________ region was home to the country's first gold rush, though has little agriculture and mainly grows crops like apples.
Blue Ridge.
Georgia's governments are separated into _____ governments, __________ governments, and ______________________ governments.
City, county, and special purpose.
Leader of the Populists party during Reconstruction
Tom Watson
What were the names of all groups present in colonial Georgia?
Malcontents, Highland Scots, Salzburgers, and Jewish settlers
What were the names of the three Georgian signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Lyman Hall, George Walton, and Button Gwinnet
During The Great Depression, when President and former governor went to Georgia to treat polio, he constructed his own home named "The Little White House". Where was this located?
Piedmont region.