Earlier in statehood GA was made up of what two states? - ANSWER Alabama and
Mississippi
First people to settle in Georgia - ANSWER Paleoindian Period: Clovis culture
Woodland Period: Mound builders
Kolomoki Mounds
New Deal in Georgia? - ANSWER -Aimed at economic recovery and address Georgia's
social conditions as well
-Within a year, 20% of Georgia's urban residents were receiving some kind of federal relief
(increased wages)
-New deal brought $250mm to GA
-Agricultural Adjustment paid farmers to plant less cotton (decreased
supply of cotton to help with depressed cotton prices)
-Talmadge opposed New Deal policies
-Failed to improve economic conditions overall
Impact of WWII in GA? Increased or decreased wages? - ANSWER -Lifted GA out of the
Great Depression
-American farmers were strained by the war effort (left farms to work at defense factories
which paid better)
-Employment increased significantly
-Higher wages overall
-By 1950 more people in manufacturing than farming
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,Cahokia? - ANSWER The most sophisticated pre-historic Native civilization north of
Mexico. Mound state across the Mississippi River in St. Louis
1st woman to run for vice presidency? - ANSWER Geraldine Ferraro
Which president ended Vietnam War? - ANSWER Nixon
"New nationalism" - ANSWER Teddy Roosevelt
-Fed intervention, social justice, under privileged
Why was Andrew Jackson elected? - ANSWER -Known as the People's president
-Was a War hero
-Supported individual liberty and forced Native American migration
Who created the Federalist Party? - ANSWER Alexander Hamilton
-The party elected Adams to the presidency in 1796
Siege of Savannah - ANSWER -Second deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War
-Americans unsuccessfully tried to rid the city of British occupation
-Whig allies lost the battle
Favorite pastime of Antebellum GA? - ANSWER -Shakespeare?
-Major reformation movements
-Playrights
-POLITICS became a great national pastime
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, Why did Georgians want Indians removed from the state? - ANSWER Indian removal
was a product of demand for arable land during the rampant growth of cotton agriculture
-discovery of gold on Cherokee land
-And racial prejudice against Native Americans
Where was the most inequality in the colonies? - ANSWER Jamaica?
-greatest inequality in terms of land ownership was South Carolina
French Indian War resulted in? - ANSWER The French and Indian War began in 1754
and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous
territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying
the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
Which president launched the Atomic Bomb? - ANSWER Truman
"New Freedom" - ANSWER Woodrow Wilson limited government, reforms, and
greater economic opportunity
Worchester v GA - ANSWER Supreme Court Case which ruled that the laws of Georgia
had no force within the boundaries of the Cherokee territory and supported the Cherokees.
-Jackson ignored and refused to enforce this decision
"New Federalism" - ANSWER -Reagan policy on new local responsibility
What is Reaganomics? - ANSWER It is supply-side economics or trickle-down
economics. You give tax breaks to the rich and small businesses to help people get jobs.
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Mississippi
First people to settle in Georgia - ANSWER Paleoindian Period: Clovis culture
Woodland Period: Mound builders
Kolomoki Mounds
New Deal in Georgia? - ANSWER -Aimed at economic recovery and address Georgia's
social conditions as well
-Within a year, 20% of Georgia's urban residents were receiving some kind of federal relief
(increased wages)
-New deal brought $250mm to GA
-Agricultural Adjustment paid farmers to plant less cotton (decreased
supply of cotton to help with depressed cotton prices)
-Talmadge opposed New Deal policies
-Failed to improve economic conditions overall
Impact of WWII in GA? Increased or decreased wages? - ANSWER -Lifted GA out of the
Great Depression
-American farmers were strained by the war effort (left farms to work at defense factories
which paid better)
-Employment increased significantly
-Higher wages overall
-By 1950 more people in manufacturing than farming
1
,Cahokia? - ANSWER The most sophisticated pre-historic Native civilization north of
Mexico. Mound state across the Mississippi River in St. Louis
1st woman to run for vice presidency? - ANSWER Geraldine Ferraro
Which president ended Vietnam War? - ANSWER Nixon
"New nationalism" - ANSWER Teddy Roosevelt
-Fed intervention, social justice, under privileged
Why was Andrew Jackson elected? - ANSWER -Known as the People's president
-Was a War hero
-Supported individual liberty and forced Native American migration
Who created the Federalist Party? - ANSWER Alexander Hamilton
-The party elected Adams to the presidency in 1796
Siege of Savannah - ANSWER -Second deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War
-Americans unsuccessfully tried to rid the city of British occupation
-Whig allies lost the battle
Favorite pastime of Antebellum GA? - ANSWER -Shakespeare?
-Major reformation movements
-Playrights
-POLITICS became a great national pastime
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, Why did Georgians want Indians removed from the state? - ANSWER Indian removal
was a product of demand for arable land during the rampant growth of cotton agriculture
-discovery of gold on Cherokee land
-And racial prejudice against Native Americans
Where was the most inequality in the colonies? - ANSWER Jamaica?
-greatest inequality in terms of land ownership was South Carolina
French Indian War resulted in? - ANSWER The French and Indian War began in 1754
and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous
territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying
the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
Which president launched the Atomic Bomb? - ANSWER Truman
"New Freedom" - ANSWER Woodrow Wilson limited government, reforms, and
greater economic opportunity
Worchester v GA - ANSWER Supreme Court Case which ruled that the laws of Georgia
had no force within the boundaries of the Cherokee territory and supported the Cherokees.
-Jackson ignored and refused to enforce this decision
"New Federalism" - ANSWER -Reagan policy on new local responsibility
What is Reaganomics? - ANSWER It is supply-side economics or trickle-down
economics. You give tax breaks to the rich and small businesses to help people get jobs.
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