History 1
The fairs that displayed new cotton inventions to make GA the center of the New South
What is the International Cotton Exposition?
Free states were in the ______
Slave states were in the ______
North
South
Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Hall, Gwinnett, and Walton?
Region of the U.S. Georgia is located in.
What is the southeast?
Most judges in Georgia are (elected/appointed)
Elected
Settler who game from Portugal and helped their colonists during their medical crisis.
Who are the Jewish settlers?
War between Britain and France that led to war debt (and taxes) for the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
Mayor that brought aviation to Atlanta
Who is William B. Hartsfield?
Region of Georgia we live in.
What is the Coastal Plain?
Theft, vandalism, and murder are examples of this.
What is delinquent behavior?
The U.S. Supreme Court case that said schools had to integrate.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The Supreme Court case that said that Cherokee Land was not subject to laws of the U.S.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
Where the Spanish settled their missions.
Where is the Barrier Islands?
Rivers that create Georgia's eastern and western borders.
What are the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers?
Taxes on a paycheck.
What are income taxes?
What are philanthropy, economics, and defense?
Mayor that brought in major league sports to ATL and helped with MARTA.
Who is Ivan Allen Jr?
U.S. president who signed the Indian Removal Act
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Largest freshwater swamp in North America
What is the Okefenokee Swamp?
Committees that last from session to session.
What are standing committees?
System of land distribution that gave heads of households land that was left after the American Revolution.
What is the Headright System?
"Father of the Two-Ocean Navy," who served in the the U.S. House of Representatives
Civil Rights leader that was a member of SNCC, participated in the Freedom Rides, and Bloody Sunday. He formerly represented Georgia in Congress.
Who is John Lewis?
Mountain range in North Georgia
What are the Appalachian Mountains, specifically the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Purpose of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government.
Legislative - write laws
Executive - enforce laws
Judicial - interpret laws