GEORGIA HISTORY LEGISLATIVE EXAM
What strategy did Martin Luther King, Jr. use to encourage
social change? – ANSWER- Nonviolent protest, Nonviolence, or
Civil Disobediance
Jimmy Carter – ANSWER- The only President of the United
States from the State of Georgia Elected in 1976, served from
1977-1981 From Plains, Georgia Former Peanut Farmer
1996 Olympics – ANSWER- In Atlanta (but events all over state
and Southeast) Summer Olympic games Brought recognition
and prestige to Atlanta Terrorist bombing/Centennial Park
bombing took place during games, killing 2
Sonny Perdue – ANSWER- 2-term governor from 2002-2010
1st Republican governor of Georgia since Reconstruction
Profit – ANSWER- Income – Expenses = Profit
Headright System – ANSWER- * Land Distribution system first
used to give away land and help populate Georgia.
- In place from 1733-1790
- If you qualified (were considered the HEAD of a household),
you had the RIGHT to land
Land Lottery – ANSWER- Land Distribution system used to
give away land once there were more people who wanted land
than there was land to give away In place after 1790 If you met
certain conditions (widowed, mentally incompetent, war
veteran) you could get extra chances.
Yazoo Land Fraud – ANSWER- 1795 GA Governor Matthews
and members of the GA General Assembly were bribed by 4
land companies to sell them cheap land that they could then turn
around and sell for a profit The land in question was in modern
day AL & Ms Named after Yazoo River
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) – ANSWER- 4 term
President of the U.S. 1932-1945 Guided Nation during Great
Depression and WWII Responsible for the NEW DEAL
Had Polio (could not walk) Vacationed/took therapy for Polio at
Warm Springs, GA residence at Warm Springs was called “The
Little White House”
Boll Weevil – ANSWER- Invasive beetle that arrived in Georgia
in 1915 By 1921, this insect destroyed 45% of Georgia’s Cotton
Crop Along with an extended drought, it was responsible for
Georgia entering the Great depression PRIOR to the rest of the
country in 1929
New Deal – ANSWER- FDR’s (President Franklin Roosevelt)
program during the Great Depression to get Americans to work
because unemployment was very high
Programs included Social Security, CCC (Civilian Conservation
Corps), TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority), etc…
Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence –
ANSWER- Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Georgians who signed the United States Constitution –
ANSWER- Abraham Baldwin
William Few
University of Georgia – ANSWER- First Land Grant University
(Land donated by government) in the United States of America
Chartered in 1785 First President was Abraham Baldwin
(wanted UGA to be the “YALE of the South”
County Unit System – ANSWER- 1917-1962 affected primary
elections only (where we narrow down what candidate from
which party will run for a particular office) the 121 smallest
counties had the ability to control elections even though 67% of
voters lived in the 38 largest counties
Articles of Confederation – ANSWER- The first laws or
constitution of the United States of America Passed and went
into effect in 1777 In effect until the Constitution of the United
States was written in 1787 Weaknesses of the law led to a need
to revise the Articles of Confederation
Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation – ANSWER- Could
not regulate trade, Could not levy (impose or raise) taxes, Could
not raise army/draft troops; required individual states to
contribute troops to army
7 Deadly Sins – ANSWER- Refers to a law passed by the
Georgia General Assembly in the 1990s
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