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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution? | Great Britain was in debt after the war and placed taxes on the colonies |
| How did the French and Indian War affect Georgia's development? | Southern boundary was moved to the St. Marys River |
| Why was Georgia less "anti-British" than many of the other colonies? | Georgia was younger and still needed support from Great Britain |
| What was the major weakness of Georgia's constitution of 1777? | It had a unicameral legislature that had most of the power, including control of the other branches (appoint and control governor) |
| Who signed the Declaration of Independence from Georgia? | Walton, Gwinnett, and Hall |
| What is the only Georgia county named for a woman? | Hart County (Nancy Hart) |
| What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787? | revise the Articles of Confederation (but a new Constitution was written) |
| Who represented Georgia at the Constitutional Convention in 1787? | Baldwin and Few |
| What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia? | to distribute land to new settlers |
| What scandal took place when legislators in Georgia were bribed to sell public land to land developers at below-market prices? | Yazoo Land Fraud |
| How were Georgia's goods transported before the railroads? | riverboats and wagon trains |
| What was Georgia's main railroad in the 1800s? | Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| What was the most important mechanical invention for Georgia's economy in the early 1800s? | Cotton Gin |
| What is a land grant university, like UGA? | one whose land is donated by the government |
| Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation want a national government with little power? | They had just been freed from a strong government in Britain; didn't want another king |
| What were the two largest religious denominations in Georgia in the late 1700s and early 1800s? | Baptist and Methodist |
| What was Austin Dabney's significance during the American Revolution? | He fought in the place of his master for the Patriots and received land for his service |
| What is a requirement to vote in Georgia? | 18 years old, US Citizen, legal resident of state and county, not serving a sentence for a felony crime |
| What feature in our government gives branches the power to limit other branches' powers so that one branch will not become too powerful? | Checks and balances |
| What land was distributed through Georgia's land lottery? | land west of the Oconee River |
| What legislation formed two new territories and allowed them to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery? It was passed in 1854 and challenged the Missouri Compromise. | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| What Georgian was the Vice President of the Confederacy? | Alexander Stephens |
| Who was the future president who, with the help of Cherokees, fought the Red Sticks? He did not, however, reward the Cherokees when white voters wanted Cherokees removed from Georgia. | Andrew Jackson |
| What was George Gist's major contribution to the Cherokee culture? | the syllabary, a written language |
| What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia? | gold near Dahlonega |
| What was the name of the forced Indian removal from Georgia? | Trail of Tears |
| What legislation allowed Georgia to push the Creek and Cherokee out of the state and seize their land? | Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| Who signed the Treaty of New York giving up Creek land east of the Oconee, with the promise of protection of lands to the west? | Alexander McGillivray |
| Who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs giving up Creek lands to the US government for money? | William McIntosh |
| What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case? | slaves such as Scott could not sue because they were not citizens |
| What were the provisions of the Compromise of 1850? | California allowed as free state, remaining territory from Mexico could choose, Fugitive Slave Act, banned slave trade in DC (could keep slaves they had) |
| What is the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War? | Antietam |
| Whose "March to the Sea" devastated much of Georgia on a path from Atlanta to Savannah? | Union General William T. Sherman |
| Which document led to the freedom of over 4 million slaves in the US? | Emancipation Proclamation |
| After his devastating destruction of Georgia, why did Sherman not burn Savannah? | He was protecting millions of dollars worth of cotton, and symbolically gave the city to Pres. Lincoln for a Christmas gift |
| Why did Sherman and the Union troops attack civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah? (railroads, towns, plantations) | He wanted civilians to withdraw their support for the war and, hopefully, shorten the war |
| Why did the South have to keep its ports open during the Civil War? | It needed to ship cotton to Britain and France and get supplies and weapons |
| What is the name of the notorious Civil War prison camp in Georgia where many Union soldiers died? | Andersonville |
| What does secede mean? | to break away; to become independent |
| Why are the saltwater wetlands at Georgia's coast important? | they are a vital part of the food chain |
| Are the Appalachian mountains young or old? | they are old because they are worn down and not very high |
| Why did Oglethorpe welcome the Salzburgers to the colony? | they had faced persecution in Austria because they were Catholic |
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