President Eisenhower launched the _______-____ _________ ____ of 1956, which is credited for creating the development of the interstate system.
What is the Federal-Aid Highway Act.
100
Who were the two men that Hartsfield-Jackson airport was named after?
What is William B. Hartsfield was a mayor of Atlanta and founded the airport. Maynard Jackson was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major city (Atlanta).
100
How is the interstate highway system vital to the state's economy?
What is by linking the major cities, connecting it to the rest of the nation, and helping move suburban commuters from work centers.
200
How did early railroads impact Georgia?
What is serving as a leader in the state's economic growth.
200
When and why was the Port of Savannah created?
What is 1744 and to export cotton and tobbaco.
200
What Georgian was the principal architect of this system?
Who is General Lucius D. Clay.
200
After which war did the earliest public-use airport emerge?
What is World War I.
200
How did the agricultural society make so much money in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
What is by exporting crops from the plantations and importing slaves through the Port of Savannah.
300
What was the name of the railroad that was vital in the antebellum period?
What is the Central Railroad.
300
How many jobs does Georgia's sea ports provide?
What is over 81,000.
300
How many miles of interstate are in Georgia?
What is 1,244.
300
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is one of the busiest passenger airports in the world, who is its rival?
What is O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
300
How did railroads effect the economy of Georgia?
What is it was easier and faster to transport goods from place to place.
400
What was the main purpose for railroads?
What is to transport a larger amount of goods to more places in the south.
400
Over ____ steamship lines serve Georgia, which leads the _____ _________ region in foreign cargo handled.
What is 90 & South Atlantic.
400
A network of limited access roadways
What is the Interstate Highway System.
400
How did Delta Airlines originate?
What is by finding a solution to boll weevil infestation of cotton crops, "dusting" insecticide powder on the plants from the air.
400
How do airports impact the economy?
What is by importing and exporting goods to and from different countries, which creates more jobs and promotes business growth.
500
In the mid 1800s, Georgia had the most rail miles of all the states in the south, and linked all the major towns. Where was the rail center?
What is Atlanta.
500
In 1788, Georgia was the first state to export ______ to Great Brittan
What is cotton.
500
How long did it take to build the interstates?
What is 35 years.
500
In 1926 the first air mail service in the region began from where?
What is Chandler Field.
500
How did the Interstate Highway System make a change in the economy?
What is it was a faster way to get around and there are toll booths make a profit.