American Indians
What were mounds used for in the Mississippian Indian culture?
Political & Religious Ceremonies
What is the Charter of 1732?
Official document that established the colony of Georgia.
What three things led to the Civil War?
Slavery, States' Rights, & Tariffs
What was the ruling of Worcester v. Georgia?
Cherokee was ruled a sovereign nation.
Draw Georgia's government diagram on the board.
Aloud.
Three Sisters?
Corn, beans, & squash
Name the four groups the Trustees let settle and explain why the settled or what they did once they settled.
Jews -- had a doctor
Salzburgers -- expelled from their homeland because of their religion, so King George invited them to settle. They established Ebenezer.
Highland Scots -- they were trained fighters
Malcontents -- opposed the ban on slavery, the ban on hard liquor, and the limits on land ownership
Explain the Nullification Crisis.
To encourage the South to purchase from the North, President Jackson & Congress implemented a tariff. Southerners were angry about this. Many states wanted to nullify. Only South Carolina passed an Ordinance of Nullification. Congress eventually lowered the tariff.
Explain the Dahlonega Gold Rush.
Miners were digging and discovered gold, pressuring the Cherokee to move off their land.
List the steps in turning a bill into a law.
What happens if the governor vetos it?
1. Bill may be proposed by a member of either house.
2. Assigned to a committee.
3. If the committee votes to send bill to the floor, the house where the bill was originated will consider it. debate & vote.
4. Sent to the other house.
5. Send to the governor.
2/3 vote of both houses of the General Assembly can override.
Why weren't the American Indians nomadic?
Their villages were located near rivers. They had access to water and fertile soil for farming.
Philanthropy -- poor & unemployed people could apply to go to the new colony where they would have a fresh start.
Economics -- WRIST Crops
Defense -- protect South Carolina from the Spanish and MS Indian threat
What was the purpose of the Union's Blockade, the Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Chickamauga, and Sherman's Atlanta Campaign?
To bring the Union back together after the southern states seceded.
What event did the Indian Removal Act lead to? Explain the event.
Trail of Tears.
GA to OK. 6-month journey.
Define Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson.
To limit what African Americans can do.
"separate but equal"
What was the name of the Mississippian Indians' home?
Wattle (twigs) & Daub (clay)
How did Georiga become a royal colony? & Who was the first governor?
The trustees surrendered their control of the colony, after social decline.
John Reynolds
Name and define the Reconstruction Amendments.
13th - abolished slavery
14th granted citizenship
15th - voting rights to all men
Who was the Chief Justice in the court case Worcester v. Georgia?
John Marshall
What are the steps in the Adult Criminal Process?
1. First Appearance Hearing & Bail
2. Preliminary Hearing
3. Indictment
4. Arraignment
5. Preparing for Trial
6. Plea Bargain
7. The Trial
Weapons: Chert knives were made from what?
Without a ban on slavery, large plantation owners could rely on slave labor to plant and harvest more crops.
Explain the difference between Lincoln, Johnson, and the Congressional Reconstruction plans.
Lincoln
One-tenth of the people in the state who had voted in the 1860 presidential election had to take an oath to obey the Constitution.
The state had to set up a new government with a new state constitution.
The state had to abolish slavery.
Johnson
Ratify the 13th amendment
pardoned most Southerners who took an oath of allegiance to the Union.
Congressional (wanted stricter punishments)
Wanted the majority of voters to take an oath to the United States.
Passed the 14th amendment
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Required states to make new constitutions, congress had to approve
How did the United States government take Cherokee lands in Georgia?
The government forced them on the Trial of Tears.
What is the purpose of state agencies?
Gives the executive branch the power to enforce laws.