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Social Studies Part
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the first humans in Georgia? | Paleo Indians |
| Georgia was important to England as a? | buffer colony |
| Mary Msgrove was James Oglethorpe's? | interpreter |
| Taxes from this act were to help pay for the French and Indian War | Stamp Act |
| People who supported Britian during the Revolutionary War were called | Loyalists |
| Which Georgia hero used guerrilla tactics during the Revolutionary War | Elijah Clark |
| The Articles of Confederation called for | weak federal government |
| What land distribution system gave settlers 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each family member? | headright system |
| Which form of transportation led to the growth of Atlanta? | railroads |
| Who was murdered by Creek Indians for ceding all of the remaining Creek land in Georgia? | William McIntosh |
| Abolishionist wanted to: | get rid of slavery |
| Dred Scott was: | a slave who sued for his freedom |
| How many states seceded from the Union in the Civil War? | 11 |
| The first conflict of the Civil War was | the Battle of Antietam |
| President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation: | during the Civil War |
| What battlefield was the site of a famous speech by President Lincoln? | Gettysburg |
| What gereral burned Atlanta and marched his men to the Georgia coast? | William Sherman |
| What is the name of the period after the Civil War when the South came back into the Union? | Reconstruction |
| After the Civil War, many freed slaves became: | sharecroppers |
| Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States? | 13th Amendment |