GA Studies: Georgia Milestones Questions
and Answers
Alexander McGillivray Creek Chief, who signed the Treaty of New York in 1790, which
ended the Oconee War and gave all Creek land east of the Oconee River to the state of Georgia.
Lester Maddox Became GA's governor in 1967; had previously shut down his restaurant
to avoid integration; once governor, appointed more African Americans to
positions than all previous governors combined; established People's Days so that people could
visit and have discussions with the governor
Sibley Commission 14 member committee that studied the problem of
integration after Brown v. Board of Education; discovered most Georgians would rather close
schools than integrate
Lend-Lease Policy used by the United States at the beginning of WWII to allow Great
Britain (and other allies) to
borrow or rent US weapons and supplies
John & Lugenia Burns Hope Couple that supported African American equality and
worked to improve sanitation, roads, healthcare and education for African American
neighborhoods in Atlanta
Rebecca Latimer Felton Georgia reformer who fought for women's
and Answers
Alexander McGillivray Creek Chief, who signed the Treaty of New York in 1790, which
ended the Oconee War and gave all Creek land east of the Oconee River to the state of Georgia.
Lester Maddox Became GA's governor in 1967; had previously shut down his restaurant
to avoid integration; once governor, appointed more African Americans to
positions than all previous governors combined; established People's Days so that people could
visit and have discussions with the governor
Sibley Commission 14 member committee that studied the problem of
integration after Brown v. Board of Education; discovered most Georgians would rather close
schools than integrate
Lend-Lease Policy used by the United States at the beginning of WWII to allow Great
Britain (and other allies) to
borrow or rent US weapons and supplies
John & Lugenia Burns Hope Couple that supported African American equality and
worked to improve sanitation, roads, healthcare and education for African American
neighborhoods in Atlanta
Rebecca Latimer Felton Georgia reformer who fought for women's
