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Final exam
100 index cards for review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Spanish call the coastal plain ? | Guale |
| What was someone who owned animals and tools but worked on someone elses land , called? | Tenant Farmer |
| What was unique about the 1860 election? | It was the first time the president was chosen with votes only from the North! |
| Why is the battle of Chickamauga so important to people in Georgia ? | It was the first battle Georgia was able to win |
| Who was Georgia's first royal governor | John Reynolds |
| What was the first planned in America? | Savannah,Georgia |
| What was the name of the document that didn't allow settling beyond the Appalachian mountains? | The proclamation of 1763 |
| Who were the patriots ? | The patriots were the people trying to break |
| Who was Henry Ellis? | The second royal governor of georgia |
| what were the original names of Atlanta ? | Terminus and marthasville |
| What was the siege of Savannah ? | An attempt at ending British control over Savannah |
| What was the st. Mary's river ? | The southern border of Georgia as the proclamation of 1763 stated |
| What is the only interstate highway that does not pass through Atlanta ? | I-95 |
| Why were the highland Scots recruited by James Oglethorpe? | They were fierce warriors who helped defend the colony |
| What were the 3 main reasons for the permanent settlements by Spain ? | Gold,Glory, and God |
| Who were the whigs ? | The colonists that wanted freedom from Great Britain , also known as patriots |
| Who was the captain of the andersonville prison? | Henry wirz |
| The charter of 1732 stated that James Oglethorpe and 21 trustees , could stay in Georgia for how many years? | 21 years , but they actually stayed for 20 years |
| Who was the yamacraw chief that made friends with James Oglethorpe ? | Tomochichi |
| What was James Oglethorpe's main reason to make the Georgia Colony? | He wanted to give the " wealthy poor" a brand new start as the reason they were in jail weren't as bad and pretty small things |
| What happened to the captain of Andersonville after the jail shut down | He was executed fro allowing extreme punishments to take place |
| Who was the main author of the declaration of independence ? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What is sequoyah best known for ? | He is best known for making a syllabary so his people could write and understand what is written |
| Was slavery allowed in the colonies ? | NO ! it was forbidden !! |
| What was the most devastating thing to occur to the south's economy during the civil war? | The anaconda plan and union blockade |
| How did the anaconda plan work ? | The anaconda plan was to put a blockade from virginia , around the east coast , then to Texas. This would make it extremely hard for the south to let supplies go in or out |
| What was the second bloodiest war in the civil war? | The battle of chickamauga |
| Which side regrouped in chattanooga , Tennessee? | The union |
| Who came to the aid of northern troops ? | Ulysses S.Grant |
| How did Georgia help stop secession in 1850? | The georgia platform |
| Who was the general that gave the order to fire fort sumter? | P.G.T Beauregard |
| When it came to resources , which side had the advantage? | Union |
| Which general won the battle of kennesaw mountain ? | William T. Sherman |
| The south's plan to get help from Great Britian and France was known as what ? | King cotton diplomacy |
| What was the name given to the northerners who opposed the civil war and were blamed for helping stir up the new york draft riots? | Copperheads |
| What is chickamauga also known as? | " river of death " |
| What is a blockade? | To obstruct or prevent access to something |
| What is the name of the busiest airport in Georgia ? | Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport |
| What are the two main deep water US ports located in Georgia ? | Brunswick and Savannah |
| What is intermodel ? | The use of different modes of transportation |
| What 3 interstate highways pass through Atlanta ? | I-75 , I-85 , and I-20 |
| What are the 3 vital systems of Georgia's economy ? | The interstate highway systems , Hartsfield airport , and the deep water ports |
| Who named the new world ? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Who actually discovered the new world in the 1001 | Leif Ericsson |
| Who was the first to live up to spanish dreams of tremendous wealth? | Hernando De soto |
| What is a colony ? | a group of people who settle in a new land but who keep ties to their homeland |
| What is mercantilism | When you export more than you import |
| What is a person who agrees to work for someone for a set period of time in return for a passage to the new world ? | An indentured servant |
| What were 2 main reasons for new colonies ? | (1) a balanced trading policy to make Great Britian self sufficient (2) defensive buffers to protect british colonies from the French , Spanish , and native Americans |
| What were the 3 items that could grow in Georgia that Great Britian was importing from France , Russia and Spain. | Silk , Cotton dyes , and wine |
| What is a trustee ? | People who hold responsibility on behalf of others |
| What is a charter ? | A legal document that grants special rights and privilages |
| What did the charter of 1732 ban from GA? | Catholics , blacks , liquor dealers ,and lawyers |
| What 3 things did colonist have to agree to ? | (1) each man was to defend the new colony against all enemied (2) land given to colonists could not be sold and no money could be borrowed on it , it could be passed on to a male heir (3) each colonists was to receive seeds and had to use them in the land |
| What ship took the colonists to Georgia ? | The Ann |
| Where did the Ann land in the New World ? | Charleston , South Carolina |
| Who was the interpreter for James oglethorpe and tomochichi ? | Mary Musgrove |
| Georgia was the ** th colony | 13th |
| The mississipians were also called what ? | The temple mound people |
| What is a midden | A garbage pile |
| Who was lyman hall? | One of the signers of the declaration of independence who was from Georgia |
| The intolerable acts were passed because ... | To punish the colonists for things such as the boston tea party |
| What was the stamp act ? | A document that imposed tax on paper |
| What was the declaration of independence ? | A document issued by the 2nd continental congress by which delegates stated their intention to be free of British rule |
| What were the articles of confederation ? | First constitution of the US |
| Who were the liberty boys ? | An organization to oppose acts such as the stamp act |
| What was the meeting called were they decided to write the declaration of independence | 2nd continental congress |
| What were some acts that lead to the revolutionary war ? | Stamp ,sugar and intolerable acts |
| What happened to Britian because of the revolutionary war ? | It became greatly in debt |
| With the articles of confederation how many votes was each state given ? | One |
| What was the first capital of Georgia? | Savannah |
| What was a major tribe in GA other than the cherokee ? | The creek |
| What was the 2nd capital of Georgia ? | Augusta |
| What was the 3rd capital of Georgia ? | Louisville |
| What was the cherokee Phoenix | The first native american newspaper |
| How did Georgians receive land previously owned by indians | Land lotteries |
| What was the 4th capital of Georgia? | Midgeville |
| What is the current capital of Georgia? | Atlanta |
| Why did sequoyah make his syllabary | To show the white men the natives could be civilized |
| To which state were the natives taken to after the dahlonega gold rush | Oklahoma |
| As the natives made their way to oklahoma , what was their journey named? | Trail of tears |
| From which country did the US buy the Louisiana territory from? | France |
| What was the western boundary of the Louisiana territory ? | The rocky mountains |
| What was the eastern boundary of the Louisiana territory ? | The Mississippi river |
| Wherr was the permanenet cherokee capital ? | New echota , Georgia |
| What is a catholic mission | A permanent settlement with outpost and priests |
| Hernando de soto was an explorer from what country ? | Spain |
| What were malcontents leaning towards ? | Slavery |
| What was hernando de soto looking for in GA ? | Gold |
| True or false The colonists had to plant mulberry trees to help Britains silk industry | True |
| What were portions of food ate by military troops called | Daily rations |
| Where did general lee surrender to general grant | Appomattox court house , virginia |
| What georgia leader became vice president of the confederate States? | Alexander stephens |
| Which group would have least supported a radical republican | The kkk |
| What is the 14th amendment | Anyone born or raised in the US is a citizen |
| What is the 13th amendment | this amendment abolished slavery |
| What is the 15th amendment | Any male , white or black , has the right to vote |
| What was the emancipation proclamation | A document that stated that if the confederacy didnt surrender all slaves would be free in the south and if they did , they would be admitted to the union again |
| What was the fugitive slave act | The fugitive slave act was a document that stated if you say a runaway slave you had to return them or you could go to jail |
| How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery | It increased slavery as it made cotton production easier |
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