A Nation Divided
What issue caused the most conflict between the North and South before the Civil War?
Slavery (free states versus slave states)
What was the Union strategy to block Southern ports and cut off supplies?
Union blockade (Anaconda Plan)
What group of politicians (three white supremacists) wanted to rebuild Georgia’s economy after the Civil War?
Bourbon Triumvirate
Name one way Georgia contributed to World War I.
Military training camps, providing soldiers (over 100,000), food (Victory Gardens), uniforms and bandages (textiles from cotton), etc.
What compromise included admitting California as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act?
Compromise of 1850
What Civil War battle was the second bloodiest and fought in Georgia?
Battle of Chickamauga
Who promoted the “New South” and helped bring the International Cotton Expositions to Georgia?
Henry Grady
What insect destroyed cotton crops and significantly impacted the South's economy?
Boll Weevil
What Supreme Court decision said slaves were not citizens and had no rights?
Dred Scott case
What document issued by Lincoln freed slaves in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What court case established “separate but equal” laws?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Who was the Georgia governor who strongly opposed the New Deal programs?
Eugene Talmadge
What document showed Georgia's support for the Compromise of 1850 to keep the Union together?
Georgia Platform
What prison camp in Georgia had horrible conditions for Union soldiers?
Andersonville prison
What was the goal of the Populist Party led by Tom Watson?
To help farmers and common people
Where did Franklin D. Roosevelt frequently visit in Georgia for his polio treatment?
Warm Springs
What event caused Southern states, including Georgia, to debate secession? Hint: South Carolina left seceded after this event.
Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860
Name two (of the three) Reconstruction Amendments and what they did.
13th (ended slavery)
14th (gave citizenship to former slaves)
15th (gave voting rights to all citizens)
What 1915 case involved antisemitism and resulted in the lynching of a pencil factory superintendent?
Leo Frank case
Name two New Deal programs that helped Georgia and explain what they did.
CCC (provided jobs in conservation)
REA (brought electricity to rural areas)
AAA (paid farmers to produce less)