Duplicate of Georgia Studies: Georgia Milestone Review

What is a juvenile delinquent?

What was Reconstruction?

72 million visitors came to GA to witness this event; created revenue of more than $5 Billion

The Civilian Conservation Corps created

Region that receives the most rainfall (80 inches per year)

First African American from GA to be elected to Congress since the 1860’. Assisted MLK

Name of the first settlement (city) in Georgia

A sharecropper is someone who...

Law that placed taxes on all paper goods and products

Geogia is in what region of the United States?

New civil rights laws created by John F. Kennedy;approved in 1964 VP Lyndon B. Johnson;

Disease, from Europe, that killed many Native Americans.

System created so that each branch of government can limit the powers of the other branches.

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

Elected U.S. President in 1976. Also served as a Senator and Governor of GA.

Which is NOT a requirement to register to vote in the state of Georgia

Who was NOT on of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence?

Who has the power of veto?

Who was the founder of SNCC?

Largest freshwater wetland (swamp) in Georgia; contains morethan 400 species of animals

Period of time with little or no precipitation (rain); agriculture is a major economic activity.

British Monarch who issued the Charter of 1732

Three major European countries competing for the New World were Britain, France, and

Behavior considered offense when committed by children. Refusing to go to school / running away / violating curfew

The Atlanta Braves, Hawks, and Falcons provide additional tax money (revenue) for Atlanta, GA.

American general/US president/assisted in the forced removal of the Creek and Cherokee Indians

First city built by the Salzburgers in Georgia.

Deepwater ports are

What branch has the power to override a veto?

Georgia's film industry provides _____.

The charter listed 3 reasons for the settlement of Georgia. These reasons are

Mayor of Atlanta from 1937-1961-6 terms; longer than any othermayor-Airport renamed after him

Which is NOT a primary reason Spain explored the New World?

The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it

Term that refers to cities and towns; there are approximately 535 of these in Georgia.

War that ended the Royal Period of Georgia’s history

Spanish explorer; in 1540, first person to explore Georgia

A veto is an example of what?

Two Hemispheres that Georgia is located in...

Region with the largest population (contains metro Atlanta)

Built mounds between 1000 BC and AD 1000 to usefor burials and in religious ceremonies

First land grant university; meant to educate all white men whether they were poor or wealthy

Term for a person between the ages of 13 and 17 in Georgia.

Set of four laws created to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party

Textile and carpet industries in GA are based in this region.

Largest Geographic region (land area)

What did Franklin Roosevelt do to help the Great Depression?

Smallest Geographic region (land area)

“Father of Georgia”; Founder and Head Trustee of Georgia.