He is considered the founder of Georgia, trying to start a colony for debtors.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
100
Eli Whitney developed this invention that separated the seeds from the cotton fiber.
What is the cotton gin?
100
He was a major civil rights leader, believed in nonviolence, and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
This event brought businesses and tourists to Atlanta, but it was interrupted by a bomb.
What is the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
100
If you commit one of these, you could be tried as an adult.
What are the seven deadly sins?
200
This is the natural boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plains.
What is the Fall Line?
200
This prisoner of war camp for Union soldiers was located in Georgia.
What is Andersonville?
200
He was accused of killing Mary Phagan and later pulled out of prison and lynched after they reduced his sentence to life.
Who is Leo Frank?
200
These people take a risk to start a business in order to earn a profit.
What are entrepreneurs?
200
These are districts that were created to enforce state law.
What are counties?
300
This is the busiest airport in the world.
What is Hartsfield-Jackson International airport?
300
This is the first written constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederaton?
300
This insect invaded Georgia in the early 1900s and destroyed much of the cotton crop.
What is the boll weevil?
300
When Ned gets a loan to buy his car, he is using this because the bank believes that he will pay them back.
What is credit?
300
This person is president of the Senate and can take over for the governor if the governor can no longer serve.
What is the lieutenant governor?
400
He was the first European explorer in Georgia and was in search for gold.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
400
This war led to the American Revolution because the British felt the need to tax the colonists after it.
What is the French and Indian War?
400
This law allowed the United States to send military supplies to Europe without officially entering World War II.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
400
These men were the entrepreneurs for Coca-Cola. (You have to name all three for full credit.)
Who are John Pemberton, Asa Candler, and Robert Woodruff?
400
This system in the United States Constitution and the Georgia Constitution makes sure that no one branch is too powerful.
What is a system of checks and balances?
500
The geographic region of Georgia that has rolling hills.
What is the Piedmont?
500
This is the phrase Henry Grady used to describe Georgia and the surrounding states as they moved from agriculture to more business and industry.
What is "New South?"
500
This governor abolished the poll tax and lowered the voting age to 18.
Who is Ellis Arnall?
500
Joann and Phyllis are arguing over who has to pay for a tree that fell on Joann's roof that seems to be in Phyllis's yard. This would be this type of case.
What is a civil case?
500
To qualify to be this, you have to be 21, live in Georgia for 2 years, live in your district for one year, and be a US citizen.