GEORGIA HISTORY EXEMPTION
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Fall Line - ANSWER - the point on a river where there is an abrupt drop in elevation of
the land and where numerous waterfalls occur.
- it is the ancient coastline of the southern tier of North America when sea-levels wer
higher
- Navigation up-stream beyond this feature stops
- ultimately towns located just beyond this natural boundary were important river ports
(like Macon)
- The line in the eastern US is located where streams pass from harder to softer rocks.
[E - M.Y.]
Georgia capitals - ANSWER Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Atlanta - ANSWER - Largest city in Georgia and the Deep South
- Capital of modern Georgia
- originally named Terminus, as it became the South's most important rail hub and
manufacturing center;
- set ablaze by General Sherman
James Wright - ANSWER Georgia's 3rd (and last) Royal Governor. He was extremely
popular and successful
Indigo, Silk - ANSWER - Brought to GA by Europeans
- became a new major cash crop
Hernando de Soto - ANSWER Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first
European expedition deep into the modern-day Southeastern United States (Florida,
Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas) in 1540, and the first documented
European to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Salzburgers - ANSWER Some of the first immigrants to the new Georgia colony in the
1730's From Austria came to Georgia to escape religious persecution (they were
protestants, not Catholics) settled Ebenezer/New Ebenezer opposed slavery
James Oglethorpe - ANSWER Founder of Savannah (1733), and governor of the
Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol, and
Catholicism were forbidden in his colony. Many colonists felt that he was a dictator, and
that (along with the colonist's dissatisfaction over not being allowed to own slaves)
caused the colony to break down and he to lose his position as governor.
Georgia Trustees - ANSWER They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha
Rivers. They also prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.
, Scottish Highlanders - ANSWER - Added protection to GAs southern border
- fought with Oglethorpe to fight off the Spanish
Sequoyah - ANSWER Cherokee leader who developed the alphabet for the Cherokee
language.
Eugene Talmadge - ANSWER GA Governor during the Great Depression; served 2
terms. Was popular among rural farmers, county unit system helped get him elected.
Was a white supremacist, tried to fire those who supported integration of schools. Was
against the New Deal; his opposition to it hurt rural farmers.
Three Governors Controversy - ANSWER - Eugene Talmadge had served two terms as
governor and could not run again.
- Ellis Arnall was elected and served only one term
- Eugene ran, again, against him and won, but died before he was inaugurated.
- Newly elected Lt. governor Melvin Thompson believed he was to be governor since
the new state constitution stated the Lt. governor was to take over if the governor could
not
- Herman Talmadge (Eugene's son) was placed in office by the General Assembly.
- Ellis Arnall refused to leave office until the matter was settled.
- State supreme court stated General Assembly's action was unconstitutional, and
Thompson was placed in office until a special election was held.
- Herman Talmadge won the special election
Robert Toombs - ANSWER -A senator and extremist from Georgia who said that the
South would never let the federal government be controlled by the Republican party;
lead the fight for secession against Stephens; Whig party; a founding father of the
Confederacy. Writer of confederate constitution.
Georgia Gold Rush - ANSWER The discovery of gold near the Georgia city Dahlonega
led to the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians (known as the Trail of Tears)
Trail of Tears - ANSWER In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian
removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the
Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. Devastating
effects, More than 4,000 perished
Winfield Scott - ANSWER United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812
and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866); in 1838, removed the
Cherokee from their homes and lead them west during the Trail of Tears; became the
Whigs' last presidential candidate in 1852.
Western and Atlantic Railroad - ANSWER The only real railroads left operational after
the Civil War
COMPLETELY SOLVED!!!
Fall Line - ANSWER - the point on a river where there is an abrupt drop in elevation of
the land and where numerous waterfalls occur.
- it is the ancient coastline of the southern tier of North America when sea-levels wer
higher
- Navigation up-stream beyond this feature stops
- ultimately towns located just beyond this natural boundary were important river ports
(like Macon)
- The line in the eastern US is located where streams pass from harder to softer rocks.
[E - M.Y.]
Georgia capitals - ANSWER Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Atlanta - ANSWER - Largest city in Georgia and the Deep South
- Capital of modern Georgia
- originally named Terminus, as it became the South's most important rail hub and
manufacturing center;
- set ablaze by General Sherman
James Wright - ANSWER Georgia's 3rd (and last) Royal Governor. He was extremely
popular and successful
Indigo, Silk - ANSWER - Brought to GA by Europeans
- became a new major cash crop
Hernando de Soto - ANSWER Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first
European expedition deep into the modern-day Southeastern United States (Florida,
Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas) in 1540, and the first documented
European to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Salzburgers - ANSWER Some of the first immigrants to the new Georgia colony in the
1730's From Austria came to Georgia to escape religious persecution (they were
protestants, not Catholics) settled Ebenezer/New Ebenezer opposed slavery
James Oglethorpe - ANSWER Founder of Savannah (1733), and governor of the
Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol, and
Catholicism were forbidden in his colony. Many colonists felt that he was a dictator, and
that (along with the colonist's dissatisfaction over not being allowed to own slaves)
caused the colony to break down and he to lose his position as governor.
Georgia Trustees - ANSWER They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha
Rivers. They also prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.
, Scottish Highlanders - ANSWER - Added protection to GAs southern border
- fought with Oglethorpe to fight off the Spanish
Sequoyah - ANSWER Cherokee leader who developed the alphabet for the Cherokee
language.
Eugene Talmadge - ANSWER GA Governor during the Great Depression; served 2
terms. Was popular among rural farmers, county unit system helped get him elected.
Was a white supremacist, tried to fire those who supported integration of schools. Was
against the New Deal; his opposition to it hurt rural farmers.
Three Governors Controversy - ANSWER - Eugene Talmadge had served two terms as
governor and could not run again.
- Ellis Arnall was elected and served only one term
- Eugene ran, again, against him and won, but died before he was inaugurated.
- Newly elected Lt. governor Melvin Thompson believed he was to be governor since
the new state constitution stated the Lt. governor was to take over if the governor could
not
- Herman Talmadge (Eugene's son) was placed in office by the General Assembly.
- Ellis Arnall refused to leave office until the matter was settled.
- State supreme court stated General Assembly's action was unconstitutional, and
Thompson was placed in office until a special election was held.
- Herman Talmadge won the special election
Robert Toombs - ANSWER -A senator and extremist from Georgia who said that the
South would never let the federal government be controlled by the Republican party;
lead the fight for secession against Stephens; Whig party; a founding father of the
Confederacy. Writer of confederate constitution.
Georgia Gold Rush - ANSWER The discovery of gold near the Georgia city Dahlonega
led to the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians (known as the Trail of Tears)
Trail of Tears - ANSWER In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian
removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the
Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. Devastating
effects, More than 4,000 perished
Winfield Scott - ANSWER United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812
and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866); in 1838, removed the
Cherokee from their homes and lead them west during the Trail of Tears; became the
Whigs' last presidential candidate in 1852.
Western and Atlantic Railroad - ANSWER The only real railroads left operational after
the Civil War
