American Revolution
What event led to increased tensions in Georgia after the French and Indian War?
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Why was the University of Georgia established?
What is to provide higher education and promote learning?
What is the main incentive for entrepreneurs in Georgia?
What is profit?
What issue was central to the debates leading to the Civil War?
What is slavery?
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
What is it abolished slavery?
Name one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, or George Walton?
What was the headright system in Georgia?
What is a way to distribute land to new settlers?
Name one industry that has significantly influenced Georgia’s economy.
What is agriculture or manufacturing?
Describe Georgia's role in the Civil War regarding the Union blockade.
What is it hindered trade and supplies to the Confederacy?
Name one key feature of Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan.
What is it aimed to reunite the nation quickly?
Describe the significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek in Georgia.
What is it was a key victory for the Patriots that boosted morale?
How did the cotton gin impact Georgia's economy?
What is it increased cotton production and reliance on slave labor?
How did railroads contribute to Georgia's growth?
What is they helped with transportation of goods and people?
What was the significance of Sherman’s March to the Sea?
What is it aimed to destroy the Confederacy's resources and morale?
Compare the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau aimed to help newly freed slaves, while the KKK sought to oppress them?
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that affected Georgia?
What is the lack of a strong central government leading to issues with trade and defense?
Describe William McIntosh's role in the removal of the Creek from Georgia.
What is he negotiated and signed the Treaty of Indian Springs, signing away all Creek lands in Georgia, violating Creek law. (He was assassinated for this betrayal)
What was the impact of entertainment industries on Georgia's economy.
What is they have created jobs and attracted tourism?
Which battle was fought in Georgia and is known as a significant Confederate victory?
What is the Battle of Chickamauga?
What were the reasons for the removal of Black legislators during Reconstruction?
What is racial discrimination and political opposition?
Explain how the Stamp Act affected Georgia and its residents.
What is it imposed taxes on paper goods, angering colonists?
What was the significance of the Dahlonega Gold Rush?
What is it led to increased tensions and the removal of the Cherokees to secure land?
What is the economic impact of service industries versus agricultural industries in Georgia.
What is service industries are growing faster and changing the economy?
Explain the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on Georgia.
What is it declared freedom for slaves in Confederate-held territory?
Give an example of goods produced during the Reconstruction Era.
What is cotton, using sharecropping and tenant farming methods?