Civil War Events
Early Civil Rights Era
Modern Civil Rights Era
The Founding of Georgia
The American Revolution
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The bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War The Union won a minor victory George McClellan was fired by Lincoln after letting Robert E. Lee and and the Confederates escape back to Virginia
What is the Battle of Antietam?
100
Laws designed to enforce segregation in the south were called this
What are Jim Crow laws?
100
The most well-known civil rights leader Got his start helping Rosa Parks in the Montgomery Bus Boycott Gave the "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
The head trustee of the new Georgia colony Did not allow slavery, buying or selling land, or drinking rum Defeated the Spanish in the Battle of the Bloody Marsh at Fort Frederica
Who is James Oglethorpe?
100
Although we won this war, the King of England punished the colonist by levying taxes to make the money back that was lost.  This caused the colonist to become angry and contributed to the Revolutionary War.

What is the French and Indian War?

200
The turning point of the Civil War The Union defeated the Confederates on the third day of this battle The bloodiest overall battle in U.S. History
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
200
This early Civil Rights leader gave a speech called the Atlanta Compromise He pushed accommodationism, which meant not to fight for civil rights but accept them at a slow and gradual rate He stressed working and education
Who is Booker T. Washington?
200

The failed attempt to desegregate bus waiting rooms and other racial injustices. The chief of police arrested protestors as they came off of the bus.  MLK, Jr came down to lend his support and was arrested too.

What is the Albany Movement?

200
The document that created Georgia that was signed by King George II
What is the Charter of 1732?
200

This document was sent to the King of England, it stated he let the colonies go or they would declare war for their freedom.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

300
Confederate victory in northwest Georgia Fought over control of the southern railroads which began in Chattanooga, TN
What is the Battle of Chickamauga?
300
This word mean denying the right to vote. Some examples were the poll tax, the grandfather clause, the white primary, and the literacy test
What is disenfranchisement?
300
The student led organization that led non-violent protests They boycotted, had sit-ins, and had marches Their first president was current Georgia Congressman, John Lewis
What is the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
300
In the Charter of 1732, the three reasons for settlement of Georgia
What were Charity, Economics, and Defense?
300
Colonists who did not want independence from Great Britain
What are Loyalists?
400
Total War - non-military citizens were targeted between Atlanta and Savannah Crops were destroyed, buildings burned, and farms were robbed Led by the General who had also destroyed Atlanta
What is Sherman's March to the Sea?
400
The early Civil Rights leader who demanded equal rights NOW He founded the NAACP at the Niagara Convention
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
400
We were the first black students admitted to the University of Georgia in 1961
Who were Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter?
400
The translator who interpreted between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
Who is Mary Musgrove?
400

Colonist who fought for independence from England were known as what?

What is Patriots?

500
The document signed by President Lincoln after the Union victory at Antietam It freed slaves in the rebellious states but did not free all slaves, especially those in the four border states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500

This was the name of the law used to keep African Americans from voting, it stated you were allowed to vote if your grandfather was able to vote.

What is Grandfather Clause?

500
This was formed to see how Georgians felt about desegregating public schools It found 60% of Georgians would rather close the schools than integrate They advised to allow integration on a limited basis
What is the Sibley Commission?
500
This was called Yamacraw Bluff when the colonists landed here on February 12, 1733 It was surveyed by Noble Jones and built in a series of squares It was Georgia's first city and first capital
What is Savannah?
500

The Patriots lost badly to the Loyalists (1000 to 18) The French navy helped the Patriots Georgia returned to being a royal colony, brought back Governor James Wright, and remained that way until the end of the war

What is the siege of Savannah?

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