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U.S. Presidents
Georgia Governors
Atlanta Mayors
U.S. Senators and Congressmen
Native Americans
100
I enforced Indian Removal Act of 1830 I told John Marshall that he could enforce his own decision in Worcester vs. Georgia
Who is Andrew Jackson?
100
I stated in my inaugural speech that "The time for racial discrimination is OVER!" I cut government agencies from 300 down to 15 I pushed for education reform, as I had done as a state senator
Who is Jimmy Carter?
100
I served 3 terms as Atlanta's mayor I was the first black mayor of a southern city, Atlanta I made huge improvements to the Atlanta airport, which now partly has my name on it
Who is Maynard Jackson?
100
I was the first female senator in U.S. History I supported women's suffrage and prohibition
Who is Rebecca Latimer Felton?
100
I allowed James Oglethorpe and the British colonists to land and settle at Yamacraw Bluff I became friends with Oglethorpe and even went back to Britain to meet King George II
Who is Tomochichi?
200
I got Israel and Egypt to sign a peace agreement called the Camp David Accords I got the Soviet Union to sign the SALT II agreement to stop making nuclear weapons I was unable to get American hostages out of Iran, which probably caused me to lose the 1980 Presidential election
Who is Jimmy Carter?
200
I am the "Wild Man from Sugar Creek" I was elected governor four times, using the county unit system I lost UGA's accreditation causing me to lose to Ellis Arnall
Who is Eugene Talmadge?
200
I am the only 6 term mayor of Atlanta My nickname was "The Father of Aviation" Atlanta gained the nickname of "The City to Busy to Hate" while I was the mayor
Who is William B. Hartsfield?
200
I was a Senator from 1932-1971 I improved the U.S. military and brought 15 military bases to Georgia I am "The Father of the School Lunch Program"
Who is Richard Russell?
200
I am a Cherokee I invented the Cherokee's written language called a syllabary
Who is Sequoyah?
300
I was elected in 1860 with only 39.8% of the popular vote Southern states seceded when I was elected I freed the slaves in the rebellious states with the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
I was elected governor in a special election over Melvin Thompson in 1948 I passed a sales tax to help fund education in GA I fought against desegregation, just like my father
Who is Herman Talmadge?
300
I ripped down signs in City Hall which read "Colored" and "White" I brought major league sports to Atlanta (Braves, Hawks, and Falcons)
Who is Ivan Allen, Jr.?
300
I served 50 years in the U.S. House of Representatives I was "The Father of the Two Ocean Navy"
Who is Carl Vinson?
300
I am the last Cherokee chief in Georgia I tried to fight Indian Removal by talking to President Andrew Jackson I led the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears from GA to OK
Who is John Ross?
400
I signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law which outlawed discrimination in the workplace and public areas. I also signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discrimination in voting
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
400
I lost to Bo Callaway in the popular vote but the General Assembly appointed me as governor I appointed more blacks to government jobs than all governors before me combined, which surprised many since I supported segregation
Who is Lester Maddox?
400
I was a two term mayor of Atlanta I am also known for being the first black Congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction I helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta
Who is Andrew Young?
400
I was a leader of the Populist Party, which supported small farmers As a U.S. Congressman, I passed the RFD (Rural Free Delivery) bill
Who is Tom Watson?
400
I was a Creek Indian I was murdered by my own people when I sold Creek land to the U.S. government
Who is William McIntosh?
500
I am the only President elected four times I lived part-time in Warm Springs, GA so I could ease the pain of polio I started New Deal programs based on Depression era Georgia
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
500
I am a progressive reformer I ended the poll tax and white primary in Georgia I brought back accreditation to Georgia universities
Who is Ellis Arnall?
500
I forced Atlanta mayor, James Calhoun, to surrender the city to me before I burned it I had fought Joseph Johnston and John Bell Hood from Chattanooga all the way to Atlanta
Who is William T. Sherman?
500
We were a group of three men who dominated Georgia politics after Reconstruction serving as governors of the state and as U.S. Senators. We wanted to industrialize farming and bring northern investors to the south with help from Henry Grady
Who are the Bourbon Triumvirate (Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John B. Gordon)?
500
I was a Creek chief I was tricked into signing the Treaty of New York with President George Washington, which gave Creek land to the U.S. in exchange for protection of the Creeks from white settlers
Who is Alexander McGillivray?