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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 2 sides that fought in the Civil War | Confederate and Union |
| How did Andersonville play a role in the Civil War? | It held the Unionâs largest prison |
| What cause the deaths of so many people in Andersonville (prison)? | Overcrowding, starvation, disease, and poor sanitation |
| Who was in charge of the Andersonville prison? | Henry Wirz |
| What happened to Henry Wirz when the prison was liberated? | He was hung for cruelty |
| Name the 2 campaigns | Atlanta and Savannah |
| Whoâs plan for reconstruction was lenient? | Johnsonâs |
| Whoâs plan for reconstruction was strict? | Lincolnâs |
| What did William T. Sherman lead? | The March to Sea |
| Which side won the Battle of Chickamauga? | Confederate |
| What abolished slavery in the Confederate states? | Emancipation Proclamation |
| What abolished slavery in the Union and Confederate states (the U.S.) | 13th Amendment |
| What battle was the second bloodiest? | Battle of Chickamauga |
| Who won the Election of 1860 | Abraham Lincoln |
| Name the 3 underlying causes of the Civil War | Statesâ rights, sectionalism, & slavery |
| Who was the president & leader of the Union? | Abraham Lincoln |
| How did the Anaconda Plan affect the Confederate | Negatively because they couldnât trade with other countries and other countries couldnât involve themselves (to help the south) |
| What did the 13th Amendment do? | Abolished slavery in the North and South |
| What did the 14th Amendment do? | Gave all adult males (including blacks) full citizenship rights |
| What did the 15th Amendment do? | Gave all men the right to vote |
| Why were black legislators expelled from the Georgia house & senate after their elections in 1868? | They were allowed to vote but not hold office |
| Why did the south HAVE to keep their ports open during the Civil War? | To get supplies and arms needed for war, they would trade with Great Britain & France |
| Why did the Election of 1860 upset the people of Georgia? | Nobody from the south voted for Lincoln, but he won the election |
| What makes the Battle of Chickamauga significant? | It was fought in Georgia & it was the 2nd bloodiest battle in Civil War history |
| Explain the Anaconda Plan | The Union blocked the Confederateâs ships and ports to prevent trading |
| In the war, the Confederate had a larger population, was this an advantage? | NO |
| What allowed all men the right to vote? | 15th Amendment |
| What allowed black men to become citizens? | 14th Amendment |
| Who was Alexander Stephens? | He was a U.S. senator from Georgia that later on became the vice president of the Confederate States of America |
| Who was the president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| What weâre some long term causes of the American Revolution? | The French & Indian War |
| What country was Great Britain going against for world power? | France |
| Name 2 important ways the Treaty of Paris impacted Georgia | It removed the Spanish threat to Georgia from Florida & changed Georgiaâs western border from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River |
| Where did King George III want to build colonial settlements? | East of the Appalachians |
| What did King George III prohibit the colonist from doing | moving beyond the Appalachians (west) |
| What did the Sugar Act do? | It placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies |
| What did the Stamp Act do? | It placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents, & licenses |
| Why did the Parliament pass the Stamp Act? | The Stamp Act was passed in an attempt to raise money for the French & Indian War |
| What was the angry colonistsâ motto about taxes? | âNO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONâ |
| In 1660, a mob of angry colonists in Boston threatened to attack a small group of British soldiers. The soldiers fired into the mod and killed 5 colonists. What is the name of this event? | Boston Massacre |
| On December 1773, several colonists protested a British tex on tea by dumping thousands of dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor. What was the name of this event? | Boston Tea Party |
| Out of all 13 colonies, which one was the most loyal to Great Britain? | Georgia |
| What are Tories? | Those who were loyal to the King of England |
| What are patriots? | Those who were ready to cut ties with Great Britain |
| What are fence sitters? | Those who did not choose a side because they were afraid of choosing the wrong side |
| Why were the Intolerable Acts created? | To punish the colonists of Massachusetts for the actions of patriots |
| In what year did the colonies gain independence from Great Britain? | 1776 |
| In what year did the French & Indian War start? | 1754 |
| Name the 3 signers of the constitution that represented Georgia | Lyman Hall, George Walton, & Button Gwinnett |
| When and where did the first shot that started the Revolutionary War take place? | Lexington, Massachusetts on April 18, 1775 |
| What are the 4 interstate highways in Georgia? | I-20, I-75, I-85 & I-285 |
| What are the 4 vital transportations in Georgia? | Interstate highways, airports, railroads & deep water ports |
| What transportation system is capable of transporting large amounts of cargo at once? | Railroads |
| Where are the 2 deep water ports in Georgia located? | Savannah & Brunswick |
| What is the name of the major airport in Atlanta? | Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport |
| Who was the first European to explore Georgia? | Hernando De Soto |
| What did the Spanish call the coastal region of Georgia? | Guale |
| What animal did De Soto bring with him to Georgia to attacks dan harass the Native Americans? | Dogs |
| Who was the New World named after? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| How many trips did Columbus make to the New World? | 4 |
| Why did England want to create settlements in the New World? | They wanted to strengthen their economy through mercantilism |
| Who was Georgiaâs first royal governor? | John Reynolds |
| Under control of what governor did the colony prosper the most and have a dramatic increase in land ownership and population? | James Wright |
| What city was the first to be established by Great Britain in Georgia? | Savannah |
| Why did the trustees forbid blacks people to live in Georgia according to its 1732 charter? | They wanted to prevent slavery in the colony |
| Why did Spain want to establish permanent settlements in the New World? | God, Glory & Gold (3 Gâs) |
| How did the trustees of Georgia work around the rules set for them by the king? | They passed regulations instead of laws |
| Which Native American group lived in the area where Oglethorpe led his Georgia colonists? | Yamacraw |
| One year short of the goal, how long was Georgia a charter colony? | 20 years |
| What are malcontents? | English colonist that paid their way into the New World |
| Who was the translator important in negotiations in finding the Georgia colony? | Mary Musgrove |
| Who was the chief of the Yamacraw? | Tomochichi |
| When the Georgia colony was established, which religious group was not allowed to settle on it? | Catholics |
| Front he 1500âs to the 1600âs, where did Spain establish their Catholic Missions? | Along the Coast and on the barrier islands of Georgia |
| What was James Oglethorpeâs intention for the Georgia colony? | To help the poor and âcriminalsâ of England get a new start |
| Which famous ship transported Oglethorpe and Georgiaâs first was colonists from England to the New World? | The Ann |
| Ebenezer and New Ebenezer were established by who? | German Salzburgers |
| The 1732 charter gave the authority to manage the new Georgia colony to who? | 21 Trustees |
| What was De Soto searching for in Georgia? | Gold |
| What is mercantilism? | A trade policy whereby a nation imports less than it exports |
| Explain the Headright System | Every white male is counted as a head of the family and will receive up to 1,000 acres of land |
| What was the Yazoo Land Fraud? | When Georgia legislators were bribed by land companies to sell them land for a cheap price so that they could resell it for more money. |
| What was the Louisiana Purchase? | President Thomas Hefferson purchased a $15 million piece of land that doubled the size of the country |
| What is a land lottery? | A method of land distribution by buying tickets and drawing by luck |
| What was Atlantaâs original name? | Terminus |
| Why did Georgiaâs capitals move west? | The population kept moving west |
| What is S.A.L.M.A? | An acronym that can be used to remember Georgiaâs 5 capitals: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, & Atlanta |
| The documents from the Yazoo Land Fraud were burnt in what Georgia capital? | Louisville |
| What was the War of 1812? | The war between the U.S. and Great Britain that occurred because of Great Britainâs restrictions on trading (lasted for 2 1/2 years) |
| Who invented the cotton gin and for what reason? | Eli Whitney created the cotton gin to make the process of separating the seed from the fibers faster |
| What was the Indian Removal Act? | An act that was passed to remove all Cherokees from Georgia |
| What happened to Chief William McIntosh after he signed the Treaty of Indian Springs? | He was stabbed and scalped by his own people |
| What was Sequoyahâs main contribution to the Cherokee? | Syllabary |
| What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Worcester v. Georgia case? | The Supreme Court ruled that state laws did not apply to the Cherokee Nation in Georgia and the missionaries should be freed |
| Who was the Chief Justice in the Worcester v. Georgia case? | John Marshall |
| What is UGA? | The first land grant university that allowed student with a low income to attend |
| Who was the first president of UGA? | Abraham Baldwin |
| Name 2 if the largest Christian denominations in Georgia | Baptist and Methodist |
| What was the Trail of Tears? | Cherokee removal: Thousands of Cherokees weâre forced to leave their homes (more than 4,000 died) |
| What was the Treaty of Indian Springs? | A treaty that was signed by Chief William McIntosh to cede the remaining Creek land to the government |
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