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History Exemption: Georgia History, KSU GA History Exemption test, GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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History Exemption: Georgia History, KSU GA History Exemption test, GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 Herman Talmadge GA governor; in reaction to Brown vs. BOE he declared that GA will 'not tolerate the mixing of races in public schools or any other tax supported institutions." Forcibly took over the Governor's mansion until it was officially announced he had lost the election Baker v Carr 1962 set a precedent for federal court intervention in state legislative apportionment dispu tes and thus paved the way for the courts to invalidate the county -unit system. New Deal efforts -wanted to make the federal government more economically and socially responsible for its citizens -Challenged racism and discrimination Iraqi Attack against K uwait -Iraqis believed that kuwait was stealing their petroleum -Kuwait fell and became the 19th province of Iraq -1990 Why did the US boycott the 1980 Olympics? to protest 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan George H.W. Bush President who broke their "no new taxes" promise and arrested Panamanian president Fourth Party System (1896 -1932) Progressives - Booker T Washington, WEB Dubois Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court case which established the principle of judicial review 1803 Louisiana Purchase -1803 -US b ought land from france -Thomas Jefferson president -Federalists party opposed, argued that it was unconstitutional to acquire territory -Lewis and Clarke set out to explore after purchase Milledgeville (1804 -1868) Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War (1861 - 1865) War of 1812 The US fought this war against the British and their allies. The British were in a war with the French at the time, and in an effort to prohibit the French from getting resources from the US, the British formed blockades so the the US could not export to France. The Americans suffered many defeats at the hands of the British but still came out victorious. This was partially seen as the second revolutionary war and fostered a sense of national p ride. -President madison -Burned DC Andrew Jackson Defeated the British and Native Americans in a battle in New Orleans that marked a turning point in the War of 1812. Hartford Convention -1814 -1815 -federalists expressed grievances with the war of 1812 -Federalists were upset w 3/5 compromise and required a 2/3 majority in congress for the admission of new states -The convention discussed removing the three -fifths compromise which gave slave states more power in Congress and requiring a two -thirds super majority in Congress for the admission of new states, declarations of war, and laws restricting trade. The Federalist party dissolved soon after this convention with Jackson's victory in New Orleans. It kinda marked the end of the federalists Dartmouth Col lege Case v. Woodward -1819 -Dealt with the contract clause -Court ruled in favor of the school to remain private when the state of New Hampshire wanted them to be public - The case arose when the president of Dartmouth College was deposed by its trustees, leading to the New Hampshire legislature attempting to force the college to become a public institution Railroads West In 1837 engineers for the Western and Atlantic Railroad (a state -sponsored project) staked out a point on a ridge about seven miles east of the Chattahoochee River as the southern end of a rail line they planned to build south from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Trail of Tears Trail of Tears -Forced relocation of American Cherokee Indians after indian removal act of 1830. The tribes that were east of the Mississippi were forced to relocate to the west of the Mississippi -exposure, disease, and starvation -president Andrew Jackson -many moved to oklahoma Georgia gold rush - found during the cherokee indian removal in 1838 - Occurred around 1830 Morrill Act of 1862 -Act of the U.S. Congress (1862) that provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in "agriculture and the mechanic arts." -signed by lincoln -promoted higher education in America Dred Scott v San ford Landmark Supreme Court Case in 1857 which confirmed the status of slaves as property rather than citizens. Dred Scott decision 1. African Americans had no claim to freedom or citizenship. 2. Slaves could not sue for freedom 3. As slaves were private p roperty, Congress did not have the power to regulate slavery in the territories and could not revoke a slave owner's rights based on where he lived. 14th Amendment overruled Dred Scott(1857) granting blacks citizenship; reinforced due process and equal rig hts; 1868 Crop -lien System 1860 -1930 A way for farmers to get supplies and credit before the planting season by borrowing against the value for anticipated harvests and then repaying the merchants and land -owners with their crops. Joseph Brown Governor of GA (1857) during the civil war who heavily criticized the confederacies policies and tried to protect Georgians from getting pulled into the war for succession. resistant to confederacy's policies. ONLY GOVERNOR SERVED 4 TERMS (Other than Talma dge) Sharecroppers 1870's Tenant farmers, serfs, who worked the land they did not own for a meager share of the crops Ku Klux Klan -terrorism -"purification" of american societyThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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