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Transcript of SEMESTER 1 EXAM STUDY POWERPOINT. UNIT 1 GEORGIA’S GEOGRAPHY.
SEMESTER 1
EXAM
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UNIT 1
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NAME THE PHYSIOGRAPHIC
REGIONS OF GEORGIA.
1. COASTAL PLAIN2. PIEDMONT3. BLUE RIDGE4. APPALACHIAN PLATEAU5. RIDGE AND VALLEY
WHICH REGION IS THE ARROW POINTING TO?
WHAT IS THE MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION AND PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURE IN THE BLUE RIDGE REGION?
BRASSTOWN BALD IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
WHICH REGION IS THE LARGEST?
COASTAL PLAIN
WHICH REGION IS THE SMALLEST?
APPALACHIAN PLATEAU
WHICH REGION IS THE MAIN
AGRICULTURAL REGION?
COASTAL PLAIN
WHAT REGION HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION?
PIEDMONT
WHAT IS THE FALL LINE?
WHERE THE HILLS OF THE PIEDMONT MEET THE FLAT COASTAL PLAIN
NAME THE MAIN CITIES LOCATED ON
THE FALL LINE.
COLUMBUS, MACON,
AUGUSTA
WHY ARE MANY TOWNS AND CITIES
LOCATED ALONG THE FALL LINE?
RAPIDLY FLOWING RIVERS ARE A
SOURCE OF ENERGY
NAME THE STATES THAT BORDER
GEORGIA.
1. SOUTH CAROLINA2. NORTH CAROLINA3. TENNESSEE4. FLORIDA5. ALABAMA
NAME THE RIVERS THAT FORM THE
BORDERS OF GEORGIA.
1. SAVANNAH RIVER2. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
WHAT IS THIS?
OKEFENOKEE SWAMP
WHICH REGION IS KNOWN FOR ITS
TEXTILES?
RIDGE AND VALLEY
WHERE ARE GEORGIA’S DEEP
WATER PORTS LOCATED?
1. SAVANNAH2. BRUNSWICK
HOW DO THE BARRIER ISLANDS
PROTECT THE MAINLAND?
THEY BLOCK WIND, SANDS AND WATER THAT COULD CAUSE
EROSION ON THE MAINLAND.
WHAT ARE THE FOUR TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS?
RAILROADDEEPWATER PORTS
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON
UNIT 2
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NAME THE 4 PREHISTORIC INDIAN
PERIODS.
1. PALEO2. ARCHAIC3. WOODLAND4. MISSISSIPPIAN
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP WAS THE
FIRST TO USE BOW AND ARROWS?
WOODLAND
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP STARTED HORTICULTURE?
ARCHAIC
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP FIRST
BANDED TOGETHER IN TRIBES?
WOODLAND
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP HAD
VILLAGES WITH PROTECTIVE TOWERS AND
MOATS?
MISSISSIPPIANS
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP FIRST BUILT MOUNDS TO BURY
THEIR DEAD?
WOODLAND
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP LIVED BUILT TEMPLE MOUNDS?
MISSISSIPPIAN
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP WERE NOMADIC AND
HUNTED WITH THE ATLATL?
PALEO
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP MOVED EACH SEASON IN SEARCH
OF FOOD?
ARCHAIC
WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP FIRST USED CLAY CONTAINERS
(POTTERY) FOR STORAGE?
ARCHAIC
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NAME THE EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES THAT COLONIZED THE NEW
WORLD.
ENGLAND,SPAIN,
FRANCE
WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR
EUROPEAN EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD?
GOD,GLORY,GOLD
WHAT WAS THE FIRST CITY
ESTABLISHED BY EUROPEANS IN THE
NEW WORLD?
ST. AUGUSTINE
WHICH SPANISH EXPLORER TRAVELED THROUGH GEORGIA
SEARCHING FOR GOLD?
HERNANDO DE SOTO
WHAT DOCUMENT SET UP THE BOUNDARIES AND RULES FOR THE COLONIZATION OF GEORGIA?
CHARTER OF 1732
WHAT WERE THE MAJOR REASONS
FOR COLONIZATION OF GEORGIA?
1. CHARITY (DEBTORS)
2. ECONOMICS3. DEFENSE
4. UNOFFICIAL = RELIGION
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF
OGLETHORPE’S SHIP?
WHAT? THE ANN
WHEN? 1733
WHERE? YAMACRAW BLUFF
WHICH GROUP OF INDIANS LIVED IN THE AREA WHERE
OGLETHORPE FOUNDED HIS
COLONY?
YAMACRAW
WHO WAS THE CHIEF OF THE YAMACRAW?
CHIEF TOMICHICHI
WHO WAS THE INTERPRETER WHO HELPED OGLETHORPE NEGOTIATE WITH THE YAMACRAW?
MARY MUSGROVE
WHO SETTLED EBENEZER AND NEW
EBENEZER?
GERMAN SALZBURGERS WHO HAD BEEN BANISHED BECAUSE THEY WERE
PROTESTANT
WHAT COULD THE GEORGIA COLONIAL TRUSTEES DO AND
NOT DO?
COULD DO COULD NOT DO
√ Defend the new colony against all enemies√ Pass land received to a male heir√ Received seeds and agricultural tools to cultivate the land.√ Grow mulberry trees√ Obey the regulations
√ Own land in Georgia√ Hold political office√ Make a profit
WHO WERE THE MALCONTENTS?
SETTLERS WHO WERE UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY:
1. WANTED TO BUY MORE LAND2. WANTED TO OWN SLAVES3. WANTED THEIR OWN RULES AND REGULATIONS
NAME GEORGIA’S 3 ROYAL GOVERNORS.
1. REYNOLDS2. ELLIS3. WRIGHT
DEFINE A ROYAL COLONY.
DIRECTLY GOVERNED BY THE KING
WHAT WERE GEORGIA’S EXPORTS DURING THE ROYAL
COLONY?
RICE, INDIGO, SPICES ETC.
DEFINE MERCANTILISM.
TRADE POLICY WHERE A NATION EXPORTS MORE
THAN ITS IMPORTS; COLONIES ARE EXPECTED
TO SUPPLY RAW MATERIALS TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY.
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WHAT COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE FRENCH AND
INDIAN WAR?
FRANCE & ENGLAND
WHY DID THIS WAR LEAD TO THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
RAISED DEBT & CAUSED THE KING
TO TAX THE COLONISTS.
WHAT WERE THE MAJOR TAXES PLACED ON COLONISTS?
Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Acts
Tea Act Intolerable Acts
Placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies.
1765, placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses.
1767, placed an import tax on tea, paper, glass, and coloring paint.
1773, Allowed the East India Company to ship tea directly to the colonies.
Port of Boston was closed until they paid for the tea.
GA did a great deal of trading with sugar-producing countries
Placed to raise money for the French and Indian War
The tea could be sold less than the colonial merchants could.
Massachusetts colonists could not have town meetings w/o approval
(i.e. Jamaica and Barbados). Passed in 1764.
The Liberty Boys came together to oppose the tax
Led to the Boston Tea Party.
Led to the Quartering Act (colonists had to house British soldiers)
WHAT WAS THE PROCLAMATION OF
1763?
issued by King George III; it forbade colonists to settle west of the
Appalachian Mountains
WHAT WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
DOCUMENT THAT CLAIMED
INDEPENDENCE FOR AMERICA AND
LISTED THE GRIEVENCES
(REASONS WHY)APPROVED ON July 4,
1776
WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM GEORGIA?
HALL, GWINNETT,
WALTON
WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
WHY WAS THERE LESS ANTI-BRITISH
FEELING IN GEORGIA THAN IN THE OTHER COLONIES DURING
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
YOUNGEST COLONY AND NEEDED THEIR
SUPPORT
Who was the Colonel of the British militia who led his men to victory over the Battle of Kettle Creek?
ELIJAH CLARKE
WHO WAS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WHO WAS CREDITED WITH SAVING ELIJAH
CLARKE’S LIFE?
AUSTIN DABNEY
WHAT IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN GEORGIA TO BE NAMED FOR A
WOMAN? WHO? WHY?
HART COUNTY FOR NANCY HART WHO WAS A HEROINE OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN GA
WHICH BATTLE WAS A MINOR BATTLE BUT A MAJOR VICTORY FOR GEORGIA AND WAS LED BY ELIJAH WHO DEFEEATED A BRITISH FORCE OF 800 MEN?
BATTLE OF KETTLE CREEK
WHO HELPED GEORGIA IN THE SIEGE OF SAVANNAH AND WHAT WAS THE
OUTCOME?
1. FRANCE 2. BRITISH RETAINED
CONTROL OF SAVANNAH
WHAT WAS THE FINAL DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION?
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
WHO SIGNED THE TREATY OF PARIS OF
1783?
GREAT BRITAIN,UNITED STATES,
FRANCE
WHEN WAS GEORGIA’S FIRST
STATE CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED? WHAT WERE ITS
WEAKNESSES?
WHEN? 1777
What were its weaknesses?
Unicameral legislature with strong powers including the power to appoint governor & control his actions
WHAT WAS THE FIRST CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES?
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
WHAT WERE THE MAJOR WEAKNESSES WITH THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION?
MADE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TOO WEAK WITH NO POWER TO TAX, REGULATE TRADE, FORM/PAY SOLDIERS, TO HAVE AUTHORITY WITH FOREIGN NATIONS, TO CREATE MONEY SYSTEM ETC.
WHY DID THE AUTHORS OF THE
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WANT A FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WITH LITTLE POWER?
THEY HAD JUST LEFT THAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT.
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION?
TO REVISE THE ARTICLES OF
CONFEDERATION
WHAT ISSUES CREATED CONFLICT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL
STRUCTURE DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION?
REPRESENTATION,SLAVE COUNT,
DIVIDING GOVERNMENT INTO 3 BRANCHES,
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
WHAT ISSUE WAS SETTLED BY THE
GREAT COMPROMISE?
REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
WHAT IS FEDERALISM?
3 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
WHAT IS SEPARATION OF
POWERS?
GOVERNMENT IS DIVIDED INTO 3
SEPARATE BRANCHES
WHAT ARE CHECKS & BALANCES?
GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
KEEPS ONE BRANCH FROM BECOMING TOO POWERFUL…LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAN IMPEACH EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCH, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAN OVERRIDE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DECISIONSEXAMPLE – GOVERNOR CAN VETO BILLS AND CALL SPECIAL SESSIONS
HOW MANY UNITED STATES SENATORS ARE THERE? HOW MANY ARE FROM
GEORGIA?
US SENATORS? 100FROM GEORGIA? 2
(EVERY STATE HAS 2)
HOW MANY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE THERE? HOW MANY ARE FROM
GEORGIA?
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
435FROM GEORGIA? 13
HOW IS THE NUMBER OF STATE
REPRESENTATIVES DETERMINED IN THE
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
BASED ON POPULATION
WHO SIGNED THE US CONSTITUTION
FROM GEORGIA?
ABRAHAM BALDWIN &
WILLIAM FEW
WHAT BENEFIT DID THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDE THAT THE
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION DID
NOT?
STRONG FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH COULD
HANDLE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADS,
ETC.
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HOW MAY YEARS IS A GEORGIA
GOVERNOR’S TERM?HOW MANY TERMS
CAN HE/SHE SERVE?
4 YEARS2 CONSECUTIVE
TERMS
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO
BE A GEORGIA GOVERNOR?
30 YEARS OLD,
6 YEARS -- RESIDENT OF GEORGIA,
15 YEARS -- A US CITIZEN
WHO BECOMES GEORGIA’S CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER IF BOTH THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR ARE UNABLE TO SERVE?
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
HOW OLD MUST A GEORGIA VOTER BE?
AT LEAST 18
WHAT IS A LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR’S MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN
THE SENATE?
ASSIGNING BILLS TO COMMITTEES
WHAT IS THE LARGEST BRANCH OF
GEORGIA’S GOVERNMENT?
EXECUTIVE
ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA
CONSTITUTION, WHERE DOES ALL
GOVERNMENT ORIGINATE?
WITH THE PEOPLE
WHO IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER
OF THE GEORGIA STATE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES? OF THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE?
HOUSE? SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
SENATE? LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR/PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN BY A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE?
HOLD HEARING,
VOTE BILLS OUT,
KILL BILLS WITH A NEGATIVE VOTE
HOW DOES A BILL BECOME A LAW?
1) PROPOSAL2) ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE3) COMMITTEE STUDIES BILL4) COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION (HOLD, PASS/NOT PASS, IN HOUSE – NO RECOMMENDATION)5) FULL HOUSE FOR VOTE6) IF PASSES, GOES TO SENATE7) STEPS 2 – 4 TAKEN8) IF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE PASS, SENT TO GOVERNOR9) GOVERNOR (PASS/VETO/NO ACTION)10) IF GOVERNOR VETOES, CAN STILL BECOME A LAW IF 2/3 OF BOTH HOUSES VOTE TO OVERRIDE.
WHAT HAPPENS TO A BILL PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT VETO IT,
BUT DOES NOT SIGN IT?
IT BECOMES A LAW ANYWAY.
SECRETARY OF STATE,COMMISSIONER OF
LABOR,INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER,COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE
WHAT VOTE IS REQUIRED IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN
ORDER FOR A BILL TO PASS?
MAJORITY
WHAT IS REVENUE? WHERE DOES
GEORGIA GET THE MAJORITY OF ITS
REVENUE?
1. INCOME2. INCOME TAXES AND THEN SALES
TAXES
WHERE DOES GEORGIA SPEND MOST OF ITS MONEY?
EDUCATION
WHAT GUIDELINE IS CONSIDERED MOST
IMPORTANT FOR DETERMINING THE
BOUNDARIES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE ELECTION DISTRICTS EVERY TEN
YEARS?
EQUAL POPULATION SPLIT AMONG
DISTRICTS
WHAT TYPE OF LEGISLATION MUST
BEGIN IN THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
APPROPRIATIONS
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ELECTED TO THE
GEORGIA STATE SENATE AND THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
ES√ 25 years old√ US citizen√ Georgia citizen for 2 years√ Resident of district for one year
√ 21 years old√ US citizen√ Georgia citizen for 2 years√ Resident of the district for one year
WHERE DOES THE REAL WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TAKE PLACE?
COMMITTEES
HOW MANY PEOPLE SERVE IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY?TERM LENGTH?
HOW MANY? HOUSE – 180; SENATE – 56
TERM? 2 YEARS
WHEN IS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HELD AND HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?
HOW LONG? 40 DAYS
WHEN? SECOND MONDAY OF JANUARY
WHERE DOES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MEET?
STATE CAPITOLATLANTA
WHAT ARE THE 3 DIFFERENT FORMS
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT?
1. CITY2. COUNTY3. SPECIAL PURPOSE
HOW DO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GET
THEIR REVENUE?
PROPERTY TAXES
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF
SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT?
SCHOOL SYSTEM,MARTA,
PORT AUTHORITY
WHAT IS A CITY WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT?
MUNICIPALITY
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CITY GOVERNMENT?
MAYOR-COUNCIL
COUNCIL-MAYOR
COMMISSIONS
HOW ARE A STRONG MAYOR
GOVERNMENT AND A WEAK MAYOR GOVERNMENT DIFFERENT?
STRONG MAYOR – STRONG AND ACTIVE GOVERNMENT LEADER
WEAK MAYOR – COUNCIL HAS BOTH EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS AND THE MAYOR IS JUST A FIGUREHEAD
WHAT IS A CIVIL CASE?
DISPUTES BETWEEN 2 OR MORE PERSONS
OR GROUPS
WHAT IS A CRIMINAL CASE?
CASES INVOLVING VIOLATIONS OF
LAWS
WHAT IS A FELONY?
SERIOUS CRIME PUNISHABLE BY A YEAR OR MORE IN PRISON, A FINE OF
AT LEAST $1,000 OR BOTH
WHAT IS A MISDEMEANOR?
LESS SERIOUS; PUNISHABLE BY LESS
THAN A YEAR IN PRISON, A FINE OF LESS THAN $1,000
OR BOTH
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF COURTS?
1. TRIAL 2. APELLETE
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE 2?
TRIAL COURTS TRY CASES
APPELLATE COURTS REVIEW CASES
DEFINE JUVENILE.
CITIZEN UNDER THE AGE OF 17
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A STATUS OFFENSE & A
DELINQUENT ACT?
STATUS OFFENSE? AN ACT THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A CRIME IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULTDELINQUENT ACT? CONSIDERED A CRIME IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT
UNIT 6
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GEORGIA
S.A.L.M.ASAVANNAHAUGUSTA
LOUISVILLEMILLEDGEVILLE
ATLANTA (TERMINUS)
WHICH RELIGIONS SWEPT THROUGH
GEORGIA BETWEEN 1790-1830?
METHODIST AND BAPTIST
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE
HEADRIGHT SYSTEM?
TO DISTRIBUTE INDIAN LANDS
WHAT SCANDAL TOOK PLACE WHEN GEORGIA’S GOVERNOR AND SOME LEGISLATORS WERE BRIBED TO SELL 50 MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AT LESS THAN TWO CENTS AN ACRE?
YAZOO LAND FRAUD
WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT
MECHANICAL INVENTION TO
GEORGIA’S ECONOMY IN THE
EARLY 1800S?
COTTON GIN
WHAT WAS GEORGE GIST’S (SEQUOYAH)
MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO
THE CHEROKEE CULTURE?
WHAT WAS THE FIRST NATIVE
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER?
THE CHEROKEE PHOENIX
WHAT WAS THE CHEROKEE CAPITAL?
NEW ECHOTA
WHO WERE THE TWO CREEK LEADERS
THAT CEDED CREEK LAND?
1. ALEXANDER MCGILLVRAY2. WILLIAM MCINTOSH
WHICH OF THE CREEK LEADERS WAS
MURDERED FOR SIGNING THE TREATY OF INDIAN SPRINGS WHICH GAVE AWAY THE LAST OF THE
CREEK LANDS?
MCINTOSH
WHERE DID THEY FIND GOLD IN
GEORGIA?
DAHLONEGA
WHO SIGNED THE INDIAN REMOVAL
ACT WHICH ORDERED ALL
NATIVE AMERICANS TO MOVE WEST?
ANDREW JACKSON
WHICH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
RULED THAT GEORGIA LAWS
WERE NOT VALID IN INDIAN LAND?
WHAT CASE WAS IT?
JOHN MARSHALL AND WORCESTER V.
GA
WHICH CHEROKEE LEADER WENT TO WASHINGTON TO
PROTEST THE REMOVAL OF CHEROKEE?
JOHN ROSS
WHAT WAS THE FORCED REMOVAL OF CHEROKEE TO
THE INDIAN TERRITORY IN
OKLAHOMA CALLED?
TRAIL OF TEARS
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
NORTH AND THE SOUTH BEFORE THE
CIVIL WAR?
RESOURCES
North (23 States)
South(11 States)
Overall Population 22 Million 9 Million
Men of Combat Age
4 Million .8 Million
Military Forces Trained Army & Navy
None
Factories 100,000 with 1.1 Million Workers
20,000 with 100,000 Workers
Miles of Railroad Track
22,000 9,000
Railroad Equipment
96% of Nation’s Supply
4% of Nation’s Supply
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CAUSES OF
THE CIVIL WAR?
WHAT ARE THE KEY ISSUES AND EVENTS THAT LED TO THE CIVIL WAR?
S L A V E R Y
S TAT E S ’ R I G H T S
N U L L I F I C AT I O N
M I S S O U R I C O M P R O M I S E
C O M P R O M I S E O F 1 8 5 0
G E O R G I A P L AT F O R M
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott Case
Election of 1860
Debate over the Secession in Georgia
Role of Alexander Stephens
WHAT ARE STATES’ RIGHTS?
BELIEF THAT EACH STATE HAD THE
RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES (SOUTH BELIEVED
THIS)
WHAT WAS THE MISSOURI
COMPROMISE?
KEPT BALANCE OF FREE & SLAVE STATESMISSOURI = SLAVE STATEMAINE=FREE STATEBANNED SLAVERY ABOVE THE 36030’ LINE (SOUTHERN BORDER OF MISSOURI
WHAT WAS THE COMPROMISE OF
1850
1. ADMITTED CALIFORNIA AS FREE STATE AND TEXAS AS SLAVE STATE2. CREATED FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT3. POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY WOULD BE USED TO DECIDE FUTURE ISSUES4. ESTABLISHED TERRITORIES OF NEW MEXICO AND UTAH5. BANNED SLAVE TRADE IN D.C.
WHAT WAS THE GEORGIA
PLATFORM?
CONVENTION HELD IN MILLEDGEVILLE TO DISCUSS COMPROMISE OF 1850. GA SUPPORTED COMPROMISE IF NORTH SUPPORTED FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT LED BY ALEXANDER STEPHENS
WHAT WAS KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT?
ISSUE OVER SLAVERY POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
WAS SUPPOSED TO DECIDE
RIOTS OCCURREDVOTED TO BECOME SLAVE STATE BUT
CONGRESS REJECTED VOTE AND KANSAS
BECAME A SLAVE STATE
WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DRED SCOTT
CASE?
SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST HIM AFTER HE SUED TO
BECOME FREE AFTER LIVING IN A FREE
STATE
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ELECTION OF
1860?
LINCOLN WON THE ELECTION WITHOUT
THE SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHERN
STATES (0 VOTES IN GA)
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER LINCOLN WAS
ELECTED?
SOUTHERN STATES STARTED TO SECEDE.
WHAT WAS THE BLOODIEST BATTLE IN THE CIVIL WAR?
ANTIETAM
WHAT DID THE EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION DO?
FREED SLAVES IN CONFEDERATE
STATES
WHAT WAS THE BLOODIEST BATTLE
FOUGHT IN GEORGIA?
WHICH MAJOR BATTLE WAS
FOUGHT IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA?
GETTYSBURG
WHAT WAS THE UNION BLOCKADE
AND WHAT WAS THE EFFECT?
UNION TROOPS BLOCKED SHIPS
FROM SOUTHERN PORTS; MADE IT
DIFFICULT FOR GA TO SELL ITS PRODUCTS.
WHAT WAS THE CIVIL WAR PRISON IN GA
NAMED?
ANDERSONVILLE
WHO WERE THE UNION GENERALS?
GRANT AND SHERMAN
WHO WAS THE CONFEDERATE
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT?
ROBERT E. LEE AND ALEXANDER STEPHENS
RECONSTRUCTI
ON TO
CIVIL
RIGHTS
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE
FREEDMEN’S BUREAU?
TO HELP FORMER SLAVES AND POOR
WHITES
WHAT WAS THE FREEDMEN’S
BUREAU PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION?
EDUCATION-SET UP THOUSANDS OF
SCHOOLS, AND TEACHER-TRAINING CENTERS IN THE
SOUTH
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, WHAT SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE LABOR TO WORK THE FORMER
PLANTATIONS?
SHARECROPPING
HOW WERE TENANT FARMERS DIFFERENT
FROM SHARECROPPERS?
TENANT FARMERS USUALLY MADE A SMALL PROFIT.
WHAT WAS PRESIDENT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S PLAN FOR
RECONSTRUCTION CALLED?
10 PERCENT PLAN
WHY WAS PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S
RECONSTRUCTION PLAN NOT ENACTED?
THE PLAN DID NOT BECOME
EFFECTIVE BEFORE LINCOLN
WAS ASSASSINATED.
WHAT DID THE 13TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION DO THAT BROUGHT ABOUT MANY CHANGES IN GEORGIA’S SOCIETY AND ECONOMIC
STRUCTURE AFTER THE CIVIL WAR?
IT FREED THE SLAVES.
WHAT DID THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE
US CONSTITUTION DO?
IT GAVE BLACKS CITIZENSHIP.
WHAT DID THE 15TH AMENDMENT TO THE
US CONSTITUTION DO?
IT GAVE BLACKS THE RIGHT TO
VOTE.
WHO WAS HENRY MCNEAL TURNER
ONE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS TO HOLD POLITICAL
OFFICE. HE WAS EXPELLED BECAUSE GA LEGISLATURE SAID
THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR HOLD
POLITICAL OFFICE
BEGINNING SOON AFTER THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR, WHAT SECRET
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION USED FORCE AND
VIOLENCE TO INFLUENCE GEORGIA’S SOCIETY?
KU KLUX KLAN
WHAT WAS THE GEORGIA ACT OF
1869?
RETURNED GEORGIA TO
MILITARY CONTROL B/C OF KKK TERRORISM
WHAT WAS THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE RIOT THAT
OCCURRED IN ATLANTA IN 1906?
STORIES OF BLACK VIOLENCE
AGAINST WHITES IN THE ATLANTA
NEWSPAPERS
THE RACIAL UNREST BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE
LEO FRANK CASE RESULTED IN THE
CREATION OF A CHAPTER OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, WHICH CALLED ITSELF
THE KNIGHTS OF
MARY PHAGAN
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE “JIM CROW” OR
SEGREGATION LAWS PASSED BY GEORGIA’S GOVERNMENT AT THE
TURN OF THE CENTURY?
TO CONTINUE WHITE CONTROL
BY CREATING “SEPARATE BUT
EQUAL”
WHAT BECAME LEGAL UNDER
PLESSY V. FERGUSON?
BLACKS AND WHITES COULD HAVE SEPARATE
SCHOOLS – SEPARATE BUT
EQUAL
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE OF 1908?
TAKE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AWAY FROM BLACKS
Grandfather clause, poll tax etc. were all forms of _________________
DISENFRANCHISEMENT
WHAT RACIAL ISSUE DID BOOKER
T. WASHINGTON SUPPORT?
ECONOMIC EQUALITY
WHICH AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADER BELIEVED THAT A
“TALENTED TENTH” OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
POPULATION COULD SERVE AS LEADERS FOR ALL OTHER
AFRICAN AMERICANS? HE ALSO BELIEVED IN ACTION.
W.E.B. DUBOIS
WHO WAS THE FIRST BLACK
PRESIDENT OF ATLANTA BAPTIST
COLLEGE? HE HELPED FORM
NAACP
JOHN HOPE
WHAT BUSINESS MADE ALONZO
HERNDON A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSMAN?
ATLANTA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BENJAMIN MAYS SERVED AS A MENTOR TO
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE WHITE PRIMARY?
KEEP BLACKS FROM HAVING
INPUT INTO THE PARTY NOMINEES
WHAT WAS THE RULING OF THE US SUPREME COURT
IN BROWN V. BOARD OF
EDUCATION?
THE SEPARATE-BUT-EQUAL POLICY
WAS UNCONSTITUTION
AL.
WHAT EARLIER US SUPREME COURT
DECISION DID THE RULING IN BROWN V.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OVERTURN?
PLESSY V. FERGUSON
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FAVORED BRINGING ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE
THROUGH
NONVIOLENCE
WHICH GROUP WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE 1956
GEORGIA STATE FLAG CHANGED?
ATLANTA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
WHAT ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE 1960 SIT-IN AT THE
WOOLWORTH’S LUNCH COUNTER IN
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA?
SNCC
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE
SIBLEY COMMISSION?
TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF
SCHOOL INTEGRATION
WHO WERE THE FIRST BLACKS TO BE ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF GEORGIA?
CHARLAYNE HUNTER AND
HAMILTON HOLMES
WHAT WAS THE FOCUS OF THE
ALBANY MOVEMENT IN
GEORGIA?
TO INTEGRATE THE INTERSTATE BUS STATION WAITING ROOMS IN ALBANY
WHICH AFRICAN AMERICAN GROUP
WAS INVOLVED WITH THE ALBANY
MOVEMENT?
SNCC
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S “I HAVE A DREAM”
SPEECH IS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE
MARCH ON WASHINGTON,
D.C.
WHAT DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
OF 1964 DO?
IT WITHHELD FEDERAL FUNDS FROM SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT
END SEGREGATION.
WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN
AMERICAN MAYOR OF ATLANTA?
MAYNARD JACKSON
WHAT DID LESTER MADDOX ACCOMPLISH AS
GOVERNOR?
APPOINTED MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS
TO STATE BOARDS THAN ALL PRIOR
GOVERNORS COMBINED
WHAT EVENT WAS THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT IN ANDREW YOUNG’S
POLITICAL CAREER?
HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN
SINCE RECONSTRUCTION TO BE ELECTED TO THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM
GEORGIA
WHO WERE THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOURBON TRIUMVERATE?
ALFRED COLQUITTJOSEPH BROWN JOHN GORDON
WHAT IDEALS DID THE BOURBON TRIUMVERATE
SHARE?
1. WANTED TO IMPROVE INDUSTRY
WITH STRONGER TIES WITH NORTH
2. SOUTHERN TRADITIONS LIKE
WHITE SUPREMACY
WHO COINED THE TERM NEW SOUTH
HENRY GRADY
WHAT DID HENRY GRADY ORGANIZE TO
PROMOTE THE SOUTH AND SHOW
ECONOMIC RECOVERY?
INTERNATIONAL COTTON EXPOSITION
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE
POPULIST PARTY?
TOM WATSON
WHO DID THE POPULIST PARTY TRY
AND HELP?
POOR STRUGGLING FARMERS
WHO HELPED END THE INFLUENCE OF
THE BOURBON TRIUMVERATE,
REFORM PRISONS AND PROMOTE
WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE?
REBECCA LATIMER FELTON (SHE WAS ALSO THE FIRST
WOMEN TO SERVE IN THE US SENATE)
