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Final Exam
Questions / Answers on the past 5 units in Cargills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 5 cities that has served as the capital of Georgia. | Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville , and Atlanta |
| What were the two largest churches in Georgia? | Methodist and Baptist |
| What scandal took place when settlers would bribe legislators to sell public land for cheap prices? | Yazoo Land Fraud |
| What invention made the start of the cotton king. | The cotton gin |
| Who made the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
| What development allowed the South's economy to grow the most? | Railroads |
| What was the gold rush in Georgia named after what city? | Dahlonega |
| Which Creek leader the Treaty of Indian Springs and was later killed by his own people later on? | Chief William McIntosh |
| What was the one of the effects of the Trail of Tears? | The Cherokee were removed from their land in Georgia. |
| What was the first " land grant university " in Georgia called? | It was named UGA. |
| What were the flaws of the cotton gin? | It made slave owners buy more slaves. |
| What was the Louisiana Purchase? | The Louisiana Purchase was the land deal between the United States |
| What is a land grant university? | The land was donated for the college by the federal government. |
| How did the land lotteries for Georgia effect its land properties? | It gave the Indian's land away without asking the Indians to give them the land. |
| Who was the Creek chief who signed the Treaty of New York? | Chief Alexander McGillivray |
| What was the removal of Indians from Georgia is remembered as? | The Trail of Tears |
| What was unique about the university of Georgia? | The university was unique because it was the oldest land grant university. |
| What were the two Indians tribes that got removed in the 1830s? | The Cherokee and the Creek. |
| What were the effects of the head right systems in Georgia? | It attracted settlers to buy land and slaves for the requirements needed to participate. |
| What was one the reasons why the capital was moving up west? | It was because the population was growing west ward in Georgia. |
| What was the term " popular sovereignty " described as? | It was described as which state could get the most votes. |
| What was nullification during the civil war? | Nullification was when a state could have a federal government or not. |
| What did the Georgia General Assembly approve to show their support for the Compromise of 1850? | The Georgia Platform which was also approved by our US Congressmen. |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | It only freed the slaves in the North instead of the South as well. |
| Where was the bloodiest war located at? | It was located in Gettysburg. |
| Where was the second bloodiest war and was only for one day? | The battle of Chickamauga |
| What were the two sides of the civil war? | The Union and the Confederacy. |
| What were the Unions strengths and weaknesses? | Con- had less experience Pros-had a strong economy, more soldiers, and had factory workers. |
| What were the Confederacy strengths and weaknesses? | Con- had less people Pros- had more skill with weapons and had more land |
| Who won the election of 1860? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What was the name of the Unions first battle? | Battle of Antietam |
| What was the name of the first battle the Confederacy won? | Battle of Chickamauga |
| Who was the Union general who made all the tactics in order to defeat the South? | General William T. Sherman |
| What ended the American Revolutionary War. | The Treaty of Paris |
| What was the Siege of Savannah? | When the French surrounded the city of Savannah and fortified it and let no one come in. |
| Who was the lady who had a county named after her? | Nancy Hart |
| What was a effigy? | It was when a dummy would be hanged in a liberty tree. |
| What started the Revolutionary Period? | The French and Indian War |
| What ended the French and Indian War? | The Proclamation of 1763 |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? | It made settlers unable to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the colonial settlers? | It angered the settlers because King George lll didn't along them to go west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| What was the Sugar Act putting tax on? | The Sugar Act passed a tax of sugar and molasses. |
| What was the Stamp Act putting tax on? | The Stamp Act passed a tax on printed material, newspapers, documents, and stamps. |
| What was the Townshend Act about? | It imposed a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. |
| What happened during the Boston Massacre? | It was when a group of people threw snowballs at soldiers and it was resulted to the soldiers shooting and killing 9 innocent people. |
| What was the Tea Act about? | It imposed a tax on tea so that it would reduce the massive amount of tea. |
| What was the effect of the Tea Act? | Many people protested and resolved to them dressing up as Native Americans to then going on a ship with tea boxes so they could dump all of them out. |
| What were the Intolerable Acts? | Made Georgia close all ports and made people not have gatherings with more than 2 people. Made the Quartering Act and no self government. |
| Describe the Quartering Act. | Residents had to have a soldier live with them, also making sure they were feed and taken care of. |
| What was the break up letter with the king called? | The Declaration of Independence |
| What were the three parts of the D.O.I? | They were the Preamble, Grievances, and Declaration. |
| What was the Battle of Kettle Creek? | A battle which was one of Georgia's wins and improved Georgia's militia. |
| Who were the three signers of D.O.I that were from Georgia. | George Walton, Button Gwinnett, and Lyman Hall |
| What was the first type of colony Georgia had? | A trustee colony |
| Who was the founder of Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
| Who was the name of the Yamacraw chief that welcomed the James Oglethorpe? | Chief Tomochichi |
| Who was the translator between Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe? | Mary Musgrove |
| What was the document called that made the boundaries of GA? | The Charter of 1732 |
| Define Mercantilism. | Theory that colonist to benefit the mother country by importing and exporting from England. |
| How long were the trustees required to be in charge of the colony? | 21 years |
| What was not allowed in the GA colony? | Catholics, Blacks, Liquor, Lawyers |
| Why weren't blacks allowed in GA colony? | The king was scared that the settlers would enslave them? |
| Who were the people who signed a contract agreeing to work to pay off a debt? | Indentured Servants |
| Who were the people who were unhappy with the trustees? | Malcontents |
| Who were the Salzburgers? | A group of German speaking Protestants colonists. |
| Why weren't liquor dealers allowed in GA colony? | The king didn't want the colonist to drink instead the king wanted them to work hard. |
| Why weren't lawyers allowed in GA colony? | The king didn't want lawyers telling the colonists they had rights and didn't want to follow the charter. |
| Why did James Oglethorpe want to colonize Georgia? | To give a new start to the prisoners who were in debt in England. |
| Who were the Highland Scots? | The people who helped defend GA since they were known for protecting their own country. |
| Who were the crackers? | They were the lowest class, who did not obey the law and were not welcomed by the other classes. |
| Who was the first royal governor of GA? | John Reynolds |
| Who was the second royal governor of GA? | Henry Ellis |
| Who was the third royal governor of GA? | James Wright |
| Who was the first person to ever explore GA? | Hernando De Soto |
| What was the name of the ship that landed in Yamacraw Bluff? | The Ann |
| What was the mission for the Spanish? | To have all of the 3 G's. |
| What was the name of the first planned city in GA? | Savannah |
| What was the way that the Spanish spread their religion to the Native Americans? | By having the Spanish missions. |
| What is the name of the busiest airplane in GA? | Hartsfield Jackson Airplane |
| What were the sets of steel rails along which train run? | Railroads |
| When you use two or more different modes of transportation to convey goods? | Intermodal |
| How did interstate highway benefit GA? | By making it easier to get from Point A to Point B with having a lot of traffic. |
| What are the two sea ports that we have in GA? | Savannah sea port and Bru |
| Where was the first shot fired that started the civil war? | Fort Sumter |
| What battle had Stonewall Jackson, who held his ground? | Battle of Bull Run |
| What was the devastating military campaign that involved 60,000 union troops through GA ruining everything? | Sherman's march to the sea |
| Who was the general who forced lee to fight in a series of battles which led to the confederates surrender? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Which amendment abolished slavery? | The 13th amendment |
| Which amendment did not allow blacks to run for state office? | The 14th amendment |
| Which amendment lets ever citizen to vote even blacks? | The 15th amendment |
| Who was the brave commander of the Confederate side that led troops to the Bull Run? | Stonewall Jackson |
| Who was forced to surrender to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. | Robert E. Lee |
| Who was the 16th president and saved the Union during the civil war? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Who was the president of the confederate states of america? | Jefferson Davis |
| Define states right. | The right to states to limit the power of the federal government. |
| What was the site of the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee To Ulysses S.? | Appomattox Court House |
| What was the attempt to rebuild and reform the systems of the South after the Civil War? | Reconstruction |
| What is tenant farming? | When a farmer had their own supplies and didn't rent their supplies. |
| What is share cropping? | A system of farming where the farmer has to rent their own supplies from their landowner such as seeds and equipment. |
| What were the causes for the start of the civil war? | Slavery, States Rights, Sectionalism |
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