Georgia History Final Exam Review

What was the cause of the Atlanta Race Riot?

Which 2 events led to the US entering WWI?

While Governor he started the GA Housing Authority?

Who was elected Gov. in 1876, helped reduce the state's debt, and wrote a new constitution?

Identify a way that state's collect money:

Who was the first GA Governor to serve a 4-year term?

Which Indian chief fought for the Cherokees using the white man's court system?

Identify the 3 men who signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia

What are the 4 Native American Cultural Periods?

Which US President signed the Indian Removal Act?

Name Georgia's most famous soft drink company:

What was the March to the Sea?

Who was the first black mayor of Atlanta?

What US Legislator served as MLK's right hand man?

What was a key Confederate victory in GA during the Civil War?

Who wasthe only man from Georgia to be elected President?

Who served as a mayor of Atlanta and as a US Ambassador?

What are Jim Crow laws?

Who started out as a slave and ended as a milionaire by starting Atlanta Mutual Life Ins?

Where was the final Cherokee capital located?

Who served as an interpreter between Tomochichi and Oglethorpe?

Who is known as the founder of Georgia?

Who was the first explorer into Georgia?

What was Roosevelt's plan to get the US out of the depression called?

Who was a founder of the Populist Party and helped write the Rural Free Delivery Act?

Who won a Nobel Peace Prize for leading the Civil Rights movement?

Which Georgia Governor chose to close his restaurant rather than integrate it?

Which Creek Indian Chief befriended Oglethorpe?

Name 4 types of transportation found in Georgia?

What was the first city in Georgia?

Who was elected Gov. in 1886, helped to reduce the state's debt, and brought in new industry?

What event caused the US to enter WWII?

What animal destroyed the cotton crops in GA in the 1920's?

Who was President of the Tuskegee Institute?

Identify the 5 geographic divisions in Georgia

Which Atlanta mayor was instrumental in getting professional sports to Atlanta?

Which GA Senator got 15 military bases and the CDC to Georgia?

Which Indian Chief was murdered for selling Creek lands illegally?

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Identify 2 responsibilities that we have as citizens:

Which GA Governor refused money from the New Deal plan?

The removal of the Cherokees from Georgia is better known as what?

What document separated the colonies from England?

What are the islands along Georgia's coast better known as?

Identify a right that juveniles have that adults do not have?

What were the two major Indian tribes found in Georgia?

What were DeSoto and other explorers searching for when they came to the new world?

Who is known as the "Father of the two ocean navy"?

What newspaper editor coined the term "New South"?

What was the Confederate Prisoner of War Camp found in Georgia?

What is the name of and where is Roosevelt's home in Georgia?

Which Atlanta mayor brought aviation to the city?

Who was elected Governor in 1950 after the 3- Governor episode?

Who is the only GA Governor to serve 4 terms?

Identify a Special-Purpose Districts:

What important event did Georgia host in 1996?

What major mountain range extends 79 miles into Georgia?

What country was a threat to the British colonies?

Who believed in a group of people known as the "Talented Tenth"?

What is the largest swamp in America?

Identify the 3 Branches of Government

What is the longest river in Georgia?

What was a Georgian victory during the American Revolution?

Which Supreme Court Justice supported the non-removal of the Indians?