The New South
Georgia's Wars
Westward Expansion
Government
Economics
100

Editor of the Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, supporter of the Bourbon Triumvirate, and creator of the term "The New South"

Henry Grady

100

The Battle of Kettle Creek and Seige of Savannah were important battles fought in Georgia during this war

The Revolutionary War

100

Land Policy in which white men over the age of 21 were given 200+ acres of free land

The Headright System

100

This governmental concept attempts to limit the power of each branch of government by having each branch limit the power of the others. Examples include the governor vetoing a bill, the Judicial branch determining a law unconstitutional, or the legislative branch overriding the governor's veto

Checks and Balances

100

As entrepreneurs take risks to start their businesses, this is their main goal. 

Profit

200

Activist, professor, and speaker who believed that Black Americans should demand immediate political and social rights through active protest

W.E.B. Dubois

200
Railroads were an important target in and around Atlanta during this war.

The Civil War

200
Georgia's third capital which experienced hardship due to the events of the Yazoo Land Fraud as well as Malaria outbreaks due to its swampy location

Louisville

200

America's first form of government which was purposefully designed to be weak. Weaknesses included the inability to collect federal taxes, each state only had one vote in congress, there was only one branch of government (legislative), there was no national currency, and no ability to regulate trade between the states)

The Articles of Confederation

200

When paying back loans/debt, borrowers often must also pay back this

Interest
300

Examples of this concept include poll taxes, the grandfather clause, the white primary, and literacy tests

Disenfranchisement

300

The time period after the Civil War focused on bringing the South back into the Union 

Reconstruction

300
Muscogee (Creek) chief who advocated for assimilation to white culture. He made a deal to illegally cede the remainder of Muscogee lands. He was executed for his actions. 

William McIntosh

300

The state of Georgia does not distinguish between towns and cities, instead all are called this. 

Municipality

300

Transportation systems throughout Georgia that link Georgia cities to one another, as well as Georgia to surrounding states

Interstate/Highway System

400

Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal and did not violate the 14th Amendment based on the "separate but equal" doctrine

Plessy v Ferguson

400

The French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763, and taxation were all elements that led to this war. 

The American Revolution

400

Georgia's western border was changed from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River as a result of this scandal

The Yazoo Land Fraud (Compact of 1802)

400

These governmental groups help to administer programs and enforce laws

State Agencies

400

Tax breaks for companies as well as the variety of Georgia's Geography build up opportunities for this entertainment industry in the state

Film Industry

500
Senator representing Georgia, best known for supporting farmers through the passage of the Rural Free Delivery Act 

Tom Watson

500

Georgia's borders were changed, expanding the southern border to the St. Mary's River following the Treaty of Paris 1763 following this war.

The French and Indian War

500

In the Supreme Court Case Worcester v Georgia, Justice John Marshall ruled that the Cherokee were this, meaning that they had full authority over their own lands and therefore the state of Georgia did not have jurisdiction there

Sovereign

500

Requirements to be elected as a state senator in the Georgia General Assembly

25 years old

US Citizen

Resident of Georgia 2 years

Resident of District 1 year

500

The deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick, as well as the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Savannah are examples of this type of local government designed to serve a specific function.

Special purpose district

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