Columbus
Who founded Georgia?
James Edward Oglethorpe
True or False. The United States declared war on Germany, Italy and Japan to enter WWII.
False, only on Japan
Lincoln used what document to “free” the slaves in the Confederacy?
Emancipation Proclamation
Maynard Jackson became the first African American to be mayor of what city?
Atlanta
Who was Georgia’s first governor after the revolution
John Adam Treutlen
Which two brothers founded the Methodist church?
John and Charles Westley
Who was Georgia named after
King George II of England
In what year did George Washington die?
1799
What is the Georgian’s name that became president
Jimmy Carter
The Three Governors Dispute resulted because of the death of__
Eugene Talmadge
Which president died at Warm Springs?
Franklin Roosevelt
Eugene Talmadge
The three governors controversy was caused by the death of
Which Georgian was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence that is buried in Savannah?
Button Gwinnett
1996
What year did Atlanta host the Olympics
What were illegal bars referred to?
speakeasies
James Edward Oglethorpe
Who founded Georgia
Who promised to “make Georgia howl”?
William T. Sherman
Milledgeville
What was the capital of Georgia during the Civil War?
Who is over the executive branch of government in Georgia?
Governor
1799
What year did George Washington die?
Who was the Georgian who was the Vice President of the Confederacy?
Alexander Stephens
Which two countries first formed the Allied Powers in WWII?
France and Great Britain
Who started CNN, TBS and at one time owned the Atlanta Braves?
Ted Turner
In what year did Atlanta host the Olympics?
1996
Where was Georgia’s capital during the time of the Civil War?
Milledgeville