This is the economic concept of exporting more than you import.
What is mercantilism
This governor of Georgia was elected by farmers but refused New Deal programs that would have helped many Georgia farmers.
Who was Eugene Talmadge
This was a protest organized by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at Albany, Georgia. It was also attended by Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the Albany Movement
Laws in Southern States that denied African-Americans their 14th and 15th Amendment Rights.
What are Jim Crow Laws
This is a term often used for the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments. They are named after the Era the were added to the U.S. Constitution.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments
This act passed in 1765 was meant to raise revenue to pay for the French and Indian War.
What is the Stamp Act
This governor of Georgia was in favor of segregation but as governor, he appointed many African Americans to government positions
Who is Lester Maddox
He made a speech at the March on Washington in which he stated his dream was to have little black and white children hold hands as brothers and sisters.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt and John Gordon dominated Georgia politics for 20 years. They are collectively known as-
What is the Bourbon Triumvirate
This is considered the trigger that caused the Southern States to leave the Union in 1860.
What is the Election of Abraham Lincoln
The most significant battle of the Civil War fought in Georgia. It was meant to discourage future Union invasion of Georgia.
What is the Battle of Chickamauga
He was the most influential political leader from Georgia. He was the first Georgian to be elected president in 1976.
Who is Jimmy Carter
This was an organization made up of college students that organized peaceful protests like sit-ins and freedom rides.
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
He advocated a slow progression to the end of segregation. He advised to work hard and prosper.
Who is Booker T Washington
The Union burned Atlanta to the ground all but ending the Civil War during this military campaign.
What is the Atlanta Campaign
Among the roles of the Governor of Georgia, they are the commander of this military organization that provides defense and assistance in a state of emergency.
What is the National Guard
He was the first African American to win election as the Mayor of Atlanta. He expanded the airport that now includes his name.
Who is Maynard Jackson
This important Supreme Court case overturned the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
What is Brown v. the Board of Education
This was an organization that helped freed slaves get job training and housing after the 13th Amendment was passed.
What is the Freedman's Bureau
Military Reconstruction put Southern States into military districts to force them to adopt this piece of Legislation.
What is the 14th Amendment
In this region of Georgia, you will find the beginning of the Appalachian Trail.
What is the Blue Ridge Region
This former Mayor of Atlanta brought major league sports teams to the city.
Who was Ivan Allen
The March on Washington in 1963 led to this major piece of legislation a year later.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
This was a agricultural system where farmers were given land to farm and in return, were able to keep some of the crops. It created a cycle of debt.
What is Sharecropping
This was the Union plan to blockade Southern ports to prevent the Confederacy from importing vital manufacture products.
What is the Anaconda Plan