2017-2018 Georgia Studies Final Exam Study Guide

Government:

  1. How is the size of the executive branch comparable to the other branches?
  1. What are the qualifications to be Governor and Lt. Governor?
  1. How many members does the General Assembly have?
  1. What are the steps for how a bill becomes a law?
  1. Who is the presiding officer over the House of Representatives? The Senate?
  1. What actions can a legislative committee take on a bill?
  1. What can the Governor do with a bill?
  1. What is the largest expense for the Georgia government?
  1. What court(s) can hear cases on appeal?
  1. How does the state define a juvenile?
  1. What is the difference between a delinquent act and an unruly act?
  1. What is the difference between a civil and a criminal case?
  1. What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?
  1. What is true about counties and their government role?
  1. What is a special purpose district?

a.Name 3-4 special purpose districts in Georgia

Antebellum:

  1. What is the relationship between the growth of the cotton industry and the growth of slavery?
  1. Describe what states’ rights means.
  1. Define nullification and how that was a factor in the Civil War.
  1. Describe the Dred Scott case.
  1. Who were George Fitzhugh, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and William Lloyd Garrison?
  1. Describe the Compromise of 1850.
  1. Describe the Missouri Compromise.
  1. Describe the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
  1. Describe the Election of 1860:

a.Candidates and their parties?

b.Outcome?

  1. What was the outcome of the Georgia secession convention and what class of people attended?
  1. Who was Alexander Stephens?

Civil War:

  1. Where did the Civil War start?
  1. What battle occurred in both Georgia and Tennessee?
  1. What successful strategy did the Union implement, which greatly affected the South’s ability to get supplies?
  1. Describe the King Cotton Diplomacy.
  1. Describe the differences in advantages between the North and the South during the Civil War.
  1. Describe the Emancipation Proclamation.
  1. Describe Andersonville Prison.
  1. Who was William T. Sherman?
  1. What made Atlanta target for the Union?

Reconstruction:

  1. Describe the Freedman’s Bureau purpose.
  1. What is the difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?
  1. Briefly describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction.
  1. What was the only difference between Lincoln and Johnson’s reconstruction plan?
  1. What beliefs did Congress have under their Reconstruction plan?
  1. Why was Georgia placed under military rule?
  1. Describe the following types of disenfranchisement methods.

a.white primaries

b.poll taxes

c.literacy tests

d.grandfather clause

  1. During Reconstruction, what occurred with the blacks who were elected to the General Assembly?
  1. Describe the following terms:

a.Ku Klux Klan

b.Carpetbagger

c.Scalawag

d.13th amendment

e.14thamendment

f.15th amendment

g.Bourbon Triumvirate

New South:

  1. What is the best explanation for the phrase “New South”?
  1. Who was Henry Grady and how did he promote the “New South”?
  1. How did the International Cotton Expositions help the South?
  1. Who was Tom Watson? What is he known for?
  1. What was the outcome of the Plessy VS Ferguson case?
  1. Describe the following men, including their beliefs, roles in society and the community.

a.W.E.B. DuBois

b.Alonzo Herndon

c.Booker T. Washington

  1. How did anti-Semitism play a factor in Leo Frank case?
  1. For what reasons did President Wilson declare war against the Central Powers during WWI?

Great Depression:

  1. What is the boll weevil and its effects on the cotton industry?
  1. What genre of music did the African American community introduce in the 1920’s?
  1. What were the 1920’s referred to as and why?
  1. What were some new inventions or technology in the 1920’s?
  1. What is the Great Migration?
  1. What were some of the contributing factors to the Great Depression?
  1. What is Black Tuesday?
  1. Who was Herbert Hoover?
  1. Why was the President criticized at the beginning of the Great Depression?
  1. What did people call the shanty towns created during the Great Depression?
  1. What was the overall purpose of the New Deal programs?
  1. Explain the connection between FDR and Georgia.

a.Which deal was a direct result of FDR’s time in Georgia?

  1. Describe the following programs, including the complete name.

a.CCC

b.AAA

c.SSS

d.REA

  1. How did the New Deal programs discriminate against African Americans?
  1. For what reasons was Eugene Talmadge considered a controversial figure?
  1. In what way did the white primary affect the Three Governor Controversy?

WWII

  1. How was the United States involved in WWII before Pearl Harbor?
  1. What was Carl Vinson known as? What accomplishments is he accredited with? How did he affect Georgia’s economy?
  1. What political positions did Richard Russell hold? How did he affect Georgia’s economy?
  1. Where were Liberty Ships built during WWII?
  1. How did the Lend-Lease Act allow America to contribute to the war effort but not enter the war?
  1. What event prompted the US to enter WWII?
  1. What were the numerous impacts on Georgia from WWII?
  1. How did Georgia contribute to the WWII efforts?
  1. In what ways did WWII help Georgia to recover from the Great Depression?
  1. Describe the change in agriculture that led to a decreased need for labor after WWII.
  1. List the main agricultural products during the following time periods.
  2. Colonial
  1. Modern

Civil Rights

  1. Describe Martin Luther King Jr’s approach to civil rights.
  1. Describe the SCLC, including the complete name.
  1. Describe the purpose and outcome of the Sibley Commission.
  1. How was John Lewis important to the civil rights movement?
  1. What was the Albany Movement?
  1. Who are Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter?
  1. Describe the SNCC, including the complete name.
  1. Who was Lester Maddox? What was his reaction to the Civil Rights Act of 1964? How did it affect his political career?
  1. Who were the Freedom Riders?
  1. What governor assigned more African Americans to public office than all others combined?
  1. Describe the Brown vs Board of Education decision.
  1. What were the most beneficial contributions of the following Atlanta Mayors?
  1. Maynard Jackson
  1. William B. Hartsfield
  1. Ivan Allen Jr.
  2. Andrew Young
  1. What were the Jim Crow laws?

Modern Georgia

  1. Who founded Home Depot?
  1. Who is Jimmy Carter?
  1. What were some of the contributions made by Jimmy Carter post-presidency?
  1. What are the four main transportation systems in Georgia?
  1. How do they contribute to the development of the state’s economy?
  1. Which is the state’s largest employer?