Civil War
Moving West
Geography
New South
Civil Rights & Modern GA
100

What was the Union's plan for defeating the Confederate States of America?

Union Blockade or Anaconda Plan

100

1st Public university in the United States

Created by Abraham Baldwin

UGA

100

What makes up GA's Eastern border with South Carolina?

Savannah River

100

I brought the International Cotton Expo to Atlanta.

I am known as the Voice of the New South


Henry Grady

100

What sporting event caused Georgia to grow it's population, tourism, and international business

1996 Olympics

200
California comes in as a free state.

South gets the Fugitive Slave Act

Compromise of 1850

200

Gave free land to GA settlers.  Gave more land to slave owners


Headright System

200

What TWO cities that are known for their deepwater ports.

Savannah & Brunswick

200

I went from rags to riches.  One of my businesses was known as the Crystal Palace.  I was Atlanta's first black millionaire.

Alonzo Herndon

200

Spoke at the March on Washington

Leader of SNCC. 

GA Representative.

John Lewis
300

What was the final straw that caused the southern states to secede from the Union?

Lincoln's election of 1860

300

Who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs and gave away the last Creek Land in Georgia?

William McIntosh

300

Where do we get most of our water supply?

Lake Lanier

300

This event came to GA to showcase how much GA rebuilt after the Civil War.  It encouraged northerners to invest in southern manufacturing.

International Cotton Expo

300
What supreme court cases overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education

400

I wanted to take the fight to the civilians.  I burned plantations and destroyed railroad tracks.

William T. Sherman

400

I was a priest who defied GA's laws while in the Cherokee nation.  I was arrested and won my case in the Supreme Court.

Samuel Worcester

400

Where did the Spanish build the Spanish Missions to convert the natives?

Barrier Islands

400

I brought free mail to farmers.

I was the head of the Populist party.

Tom Watson

400

I am brought military jobs to Georgia.  I am known as the "Father of the Two Ocean Navy"

Carl Vinson

500

Who was the Vice President of the Confederate states of America?

Alexander Stephens

500
-set GA's current boundaries

-corrupt sale of GA's lands west of the Chattahoochee River

Yazoo Land Act

500

What is the name of Georgia's Highest Point?

Brasstown Bald

500

This is a type of disenfranchisement that redrew voting districts to minimize the voting power of certain groups.

Gerrymandering

500

Who was the 1st African American Mayor of any major southern city?

Maynard Jackson

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