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What was America’s first written constitution before the current U.S. Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Who helped facilitate the cordial relationship between Oglethorpe and the Yamacraw tribe, making the founding of Savannah possible?
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Tomochichi and Musgrove
Who were the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
Button Gwinnett, Abraham Baldwin, George Walton, Lyman Hall
What were the four agricultural products the Trustees hoped Georgia’s colonists would grow, which could not be produced successfully in England?
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Rice, Indigo, Wine, and Silk
What were the three primary reasons for Georgia’s settlement outlined in the Charter of 1732?
Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense
Which group was the only one to have any success at producing silk in Georgia?
Salzburgers
What happened at the Siege of Savannah, and how did it affect the Patriots?
The Patriots lost, and were demoralized
This civil rights leader advocated for immediate social and political equality for African Americans.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
These Georgia ports were responsible for constructing Liberty Ships during World War II.
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What are the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards?
What were some of the benefits for men under the Headright System in Georgia?
Heads of households could receive up to 200 acres of land, with more land for those with families or enslaved people.
What was a key feature of Mississippian Indian culture at the time of the first contact with Europeans?
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Large earthen mounds used for religious and political purposes.
This term refers to the period after Reconstruction when the South focused on economic diversification and attracting Northern investment.
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What is the New South
This Georgia governor helped lead the state through the "Three Governors Controversy" after Eugene Talmadge’s death.
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Who is Ellis Arnall?
What was the land policy that gave Georgia land to Revolutionary War veterans and other citizens, based on the ideas of land ownership in a democracy?
The Headright System
This site of a Japanese attack in 1941 brought the United States into World War II.
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What is Pearl Harbor?
President Andrew Jackson's attempt to balance trade between the North and the South ended up demonstrating how divided the nation was becoming. What event resulted from this?
The nullification Crisis
How does Interstate 95 most contribute to Georgia's domestic trade?
It is a commercial link that helps people and goods travel up and down the eastern seaboard.
This Supreme Court case in 1896 legalized segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Georgia politician was known for his support of rural free delivery and later shifted from progressive to segregationist views.
Tom Watson
This concept, created by W.E.B. Du Bois, referred to the idea that an elite group of educated African Americans would lead the fight against segregation.
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What is the Talented Tenth?
These late 19th-century industrial fairs were strategic efforts to demonstrate the South’s economic potential and attract Northern investors, highlighting Atlanta as a symbol of the “New South” movement. What were they called?
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What are the International Cotton Expositions?
Compared to the Presidential Plans for Reconstruction (Lincoln's and Johnson's), the Congressional plan for Reconstruction placed greater emphasis on which two goals?
Protecting the rights extended to African Americans and Punishing the South for its role in the Civil War
This step in the juvenile justice process is equivalent to a trial in adult court and determines whether a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent or unruly.
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What is adjudication?
The attack in this Georgia city in 1906, sparked by economic tensions and false reports of assaults, resulted in 48 hours of violence.
What is the Atlanta Race Massacre?
This is the minimum age required to serve in the Georgia State Senate.
What is 25?