Colonial & Revolution
These Spanish outposts on the barrier islands were intended to convert Mississippian American Indians to the Catholic faith
What are Spanish missions?
These two technological developments allowed Georgia’s interior to grow by making cotton production and transport more efficient
What are the cotton gin and railroads?
This group of three political leaders (Brown, Colquitt, and Gordon) promoted industrialization while maintaining white supremacy
Who is the Bourbon Triumvirate?
Post-WWII technology, like tractors and harvesters, caused a major population shift from these areas to cities like Atlanta
What are rural/farming areas?
These are the four principles stated in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia Flag
What are Wisdom, Justice, Moderation, and Courage?
This 1732 document outlined the three reasons for Georgia's settlement: philanthropy, economics, and defense
What is the Charter of 1732?
In this landmark case, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the state of Georgia had no jurisdiction over Cherokee lands
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This civil rights leader demanded immediate social and political equality and helped found the NAACP, contrasting with Booker T. Washington
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
This 1946 political crisis occurred after the death of Eugene Talmadge, leading to three different men claiming the office of Governor
What is the Three Governors Controversy?
This type of behavior involves an act committed by a juvenile that would NOT be considered a crime if committed by an adult, such as truancy
What is unruly behavior?
This group of colonists was recruited by James Oglethorpe specifically for their military reputation to defend the southern frontier against Florida
Who are the Highland Scots?
This 1850 document expressed Georgia's conditional support for the Union as long as the Fugitive Slave Act was enforced
What is the Georgia Platform?
This legal doctrine established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson justified Jim Crow laws
What is "separate but equal"?
This commission was formed to gauge public opinion on school integration following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education
What is the Sibley Commission?
This is the dual purpose of the Judicial Branch in Georgia’s government
What is to interpret the laws and administer justice?
These three Georgians represented the state at the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence
Who are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton?
This notorious Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia was known for its high mortality rate and poor conditions
What is Andersonville?
These two natural factors caused Georgia to enter the Great Depression earlier than much of the rest of the United States
What are the boll weevil and drought?
This SNCC leader and future congressman participated in the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington
Who is John Lewis?
These four systems interact to support the exchange of goods and services both domestically and internationally in Georgia
What are road (interstate), air (airport), water (ports), and rail?
Analyze the result of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, which lacked a strong central government
What is the writing of a new federal Constitution?
Examine the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments on Georgia’s readmission to the Union
What is Reconstruction?
(Accept: They were requirements for states to be readmitted to the Union).
This Georgia politician is known as the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" for his efforts to expand the U.S. fleet prior to World War II
Who is Carl Vinson?
This former Georgia Governor and U.S. President is the only Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This economic concept serves as the primary incentive for entrepreneurs to take risks and start businesses
What is profit?