GCSU GA history Exam Study Guide+Questions
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Abraham Baldwin - ANSWER moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political offices, and
was very instrumental in obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia; played a
pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was one of the two Georgians
to sign the final document
William Few - ANSWER fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail, served in the state
legislative sessions, and took part in the 1777 constitutional convention; in 1780 he was
elected to the Continental Congress
Eli Whitney - ANSWER American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin (one
of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the
Antebellum South)
John Milledge - ANSWER held positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the
U.S. House of Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate; principal
figure in the organization of the University of Georgia (on the committee that decided
the location of the institution, and he later purchased and donated the land on which
the university and the town of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford - ANSWER prepared one of the early digests of Georgia law;
elected to the Georgia State Senate, then the U.S. Senate - where he rose to the
position of President pro tempore; also served as minister to France and Secretary of
War under President James Madison, then was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
Howell Cobb - ANSWER served as congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives, governor of Georgia, and secretary of the treasury; following Georgia's
secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate
Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army
,Herschel Johnson - ANSWER twice served as a judge in Georgia; served one term each as
a U.S. Senator and as governor of Georgia; unsuccessful candidate for Vice President in
1860; served as a Georgia Senator in the Confederate Congress
Alexander Stephens - ANSWER play a pivotal role in many of the political crises of his
time, including the Civil War; while personally opposed to slavery (calling it "that
abominable human tragedy"), he was also an ardent supporter of states' rights -- which
led him to defend slavery when other politicians attacked the institution
Robert Toombs - ANSWER one of the most ardent secessionists in the U.S. Senate,
helped to lead Georgia out of the Union on the eve of the Civil War
Joseph Brown - ANSWER Civil War governor of Georgia; one of the most successful
politicians in the state's history
John Ross - ANSWER principal chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1827; presided over the
nation during the apex of its development in the Southeast, the tragic Trail of Tears, and
the subsequent rebuilding of the nation in Indian Territory
Major and John Ridge - ANSWER led the Cherokee "Treaty Party," which signed a
removal agreement at New Echota in 1835; all four leaders were marked for execution
by members of the John Ross party in 1839
Sequoyah - ANSWER creator of the Cherokee syllabary
Elias Boudinot - ANSWER formally educated Cherokee who became the editor of the
Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native American newspaper in the United States
, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet - ANSWER published Georgia's first important literary
work, Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the First Half Century of the Republic
Crawford W. Long - ANSWER first to perform surgeries using sulfuric ether anesthesia
Joseph E. Johnston - ANSWER a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the
Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior
general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman - ANSWER served as a General in the Union Army during the
American Civil War (1861-65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding
command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched
earth" policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate
States
Charles J. Jenkins - ANSWER one of the authors of the "Georgia Platform" endorsing the
Compromise of 1850; unsuccessful vice presidential candidate; served on the Georgia
Supreme Court and later as governor of Georgia
Rufus Bullock - ANSWER first Republican governor; became the most hated man in the
state during Reconstruction and was forced from office by the Ku Klux Klan; later he
became president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and master of ceremonies at
the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895
John B. Gordon - ANSWER one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals
during the American Civil War; after the war, he was a strong opponent of
Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux
Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s
Sidney Lanier - ANSWER contributed significantly to the arts in nineteenth-century
America; his accomplishments as a poet, novelist, composer, and critic reflect his
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Abraham Baldwin - ANSWER moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political offices, and
was very instrumental in obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia; played a
pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was one of the two Georgians
to sign the final document
William Few - ANSWER fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail, served in the state
legislative sessions, and took part in the 1777 constitutional convention; in 1780 he was
elected to the Continental Congress
Eli Whitney - ANSWER American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin (one
of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the
Antebellum South)
John Milledge - ANSWER held positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the
U.S. House of Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate; principal
figure in the organization of the University of Georgia (on the committee that decided
the location of the institution, and he later purchased and donated the land on which
the university and the town of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford - ANSWER prepared one of the early digests of Georgia law;
elected to the Georgia State Senate, then the U.S. Senate - where he rose to the
position of President pro tempore; also served as minister to France and Secretary of
War under President James Madison, then was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
Howell Cobb - ANSWER served as congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives, governor of Georgia, and secretary of the treasury; following Georgia's
secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate
Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army
,Herschel Johnson - ANSWER twice served as a judge in Georgia; served one term each as
a U.S. Senator and as governor of Georgia; unsuccessful candidate for Vice President in
1860; served as a Georgia Senator in the Confederate Congress
Alexander Stephens - ANSWER play a pivotal role in many of the political crises of his
time, including the Civil War; while personally opposed to slavery (calling it "that
abominable human tragedy"), he was also an ardent supporter of states' rights -- which
led him to defend slavery when other politicians attacked the institution
Robert Toombs - ANSWER one of the most ardent secessionists in the U.S. Senate,
helped to lead Georgia out of the Union on the eve of the Civil War
Joseph Brown - ANSWER Civil War governor of Georgia; one of the most successful
politicians in the state's history
John Ross - ANSWER principal chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1827; presided over the
nation during the apex of its development in the Southeast, the tragic Trail of Tears, and
the subsequent rebuilding of the nation in Indian Territory
Major and John Ridge - ANSWER led the Cherokee "Treaty Party," which signed a
removal agreement at New Echota in 1835; all four leaders were marked for execution
by members of the John Ross party in 1839
Sequoyah - ANSWER creator of the Cherokee syllabary
Elias Boudinot - ANSWER formally educated Cherokee who became the editor of the
Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native American newspaper in the United States
, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet - ANSWER published Georgia's first important literary
work, Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the First Half Century of the Republic
Crawford W. Long - ANSWER first to perform surgeries using sulfuric ether anesthesia
Joseph E. Johnston - ANSWER a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the
Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior
general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman - ANSWER served as a General in the Union Army during the
American Civil War (1861-65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding
command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched
earth" policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate
States
Charles J. Jenkins - ANSWER one of the authors of the "Georgia Platform" endorsing the
Compromise of 1850; unsuccessful vice presidential candidate; served on the Georgia
Supreme Court and later as governor of Georgia
Rufus Bullock - ANSWER first Republican governor; became the most hated man in the
state during Reconstruction and was forced from office by the Ku Klux Klan; later he
became president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and master of ceremonies at
the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895
John B. Gordon - ANSWER one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals
during the American Civil War; after the war, he was a strong opponent of
Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux
Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s
Sidney Lanier - ANSWER contributed significantly to the arts in nineteenth-century
America; his accomplishments as a poet, novelist, composer, and critic reflect his
