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What is the name of the only person from Georgia to be elected US President:
Who was Jimmy Carter/
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Who was the US President that abolished slavery and caused Georgia to secede from the Union?
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Road, air, water, rail
Who is the governor of Georgia who appointed more African Americans to GA's government than all other previous governors?
Who was Lester Maddox?
Who is the restaurant owner who removed African American's from his restaurant before becoming governor in 1967?
Who is Lester Maddox?
This act came after The March on Washington and required that ALL public facilities be integrated and prohibited discrimination.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who was elected as governor in the 1946 Governor's Election but died before taking office? His death led to the 3 Governor's Controversy.
Eugene Talmadge
What were the 3 reasons that the Spanish explored present-day Georgia?
God, gold, glory
Which mayor of Atlanta removed the "colored" and "whites only" signs from City Hall and desegregated the city while also bringing pro sports teams to Atlanta?
Who was Ivan Allen, JR.
Who became governor after the Three Governor's Controversy?
Who is Herman Talmadge?
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission in Georgia?
To find out how Georgians felt about the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education & integrating public schools
Richard Russell
Trade policy used by England to make money in the colony of Georgia
Mercantilism
What US Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was unconstitutional and led to the integration of public schools?
Who was Brown v. Board of Education?
Who was the Supreme Court justice that ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia?
Who is John Marshall?
What civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963?
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What were two common interests of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
They were white supremacist
They wanted Georgia to be more industrial (expanding railroads, etc.)
Who was the longest-serving mayor of Atlanta that helped integrate public schools and brought an airport to Atlanta?
Who is William B. Hartsfield?
What was the name of the girl that Leo Frank was accused of murdering?
Who was Mary Phagan?
Who was the first African American to be elected as mayor of Atlanta?
Who is Maynard Jackson
What was the ruling in the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson?
It stated that "separate but equal" is okay. It allowed for more Jim Crow Laws.
Why was the Georgia state flag changed in 1956?
To show disagreement with the ruling in Brown v BOE and having to integrate schools
Name the main deep-water port on the coast of Georgia that transport people and materials from Georgia to other parts of the world.
What is Savannah?
What were the 3 reasons for the founding of Georgia? List them and explain each.
Philanthropy- to provide a new start for the worthy poor/people in debtor's prison
Economics- To use raw goods in Georgia and make money by using the trade policy of mercantilism
Defense- Georgia would be a buffer colony to protect South Carolina from the Spanish
This person promoted industry in the South and coined the phrase "The New South"
Who is Henry Grady?
These two organizations, one led by MLK and the other founded by John Lewis, were very important in leading the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
What was Tom Watson's most notable accomplishment as a politician?
Helping get the Rural Free Delivery bill passed.
What impact did bringing an airport and pro sports teams have on Atlanta/GA?
Brought in more visitors. Helped the economy because tourist came and spent money. Provided jobs for people here.
If something happens to the governor, who takes over? This person is also head of the Senate.
Who is Lieutenant Governor?
This person was a businessman that owned a barber shop called the Crystal Palace, started a life insurance company, and became a millionaire.
Who is Alonzo Herndon
Co-founder of the NAACP and felt that equality should come now and not have to be "earned".
What are 4 examples of disenfranchisement?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
Grandfather clause
White Primary
What three factors led to the Great Depression in the U.S.?
Bank failures/stock market crash
Overproduction of crops
Boll weevil
Name at least two physical features that we have learned about that are located in the Coastal Plain region
Barrier Islands
Okefenokee Swamp
Savannah River
Atlantic Ocean