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
The slave who fought and was wounded fighting for the Patriots in the Battle of Kettle Creek
Who is Austin Dabney?
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 by Dr. King to desegregate bus waiting rooms
The chief of police scattered the arrested protestors between several jails
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
The leader of the winning Patriots at the Battle of Kettle Creek
Who is Elijah Clarke?
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
Revolutionary War battle that was a victory for the Patriots
It boosted the morale of the Patriots and caused the "fence sitters" to believe the Patriots could win
It also gave the Patriots horses and guns
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
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
He was the first black president of two colleges: Morehouse and Atlanta University
She created the Neighborhood Union and was the first vice-president of the NAACP
Who were John and Lugenia Burns Hope?
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