Georgia History Questions and Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
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Georgia History
Georgia History Questions and Answers
| Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already
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Who was the prominent African American educator who influenced Georgia’s educational
landscape in the early 20th century?
W.E.B. Du Bois.
What was the main reason for the removal of the Cherokee from G...
Georgia History Questions and Answers
| Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already
Passed
Who was the prominent African American educator who influenced Georgia’s educational
landscape in the early 20th century?
✔✔ W.E.B. Du Bois.
What was the main reason for the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia in the 1830s?
✔✔ The discovery of gold on Cherokee land led to their forced removal.
What was the primary purpose of the Georgia Colony's original settlement?
✔✔ To serve as a buffer against Spanish Florida and a new start for debtors.
What significant event happened in Georgia in 1936?
✔✔ The state hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Who was the governor of Georgia during the 2008 economic downturn?
✔✔ Sonny Perdue.
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,What was the primary focus of the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service?
✔✔ To provide farmers with education and resources to improve agricultural practices.
Which Georgia city is known as the "Cradle of the Confederacy"?
✔✔ Savannah.
What major infrastructure project began in Georgia in the 1950s?
✔✔ The construction of the Interstate Highway System.
What significant land acquisition did Georgia make in 1802?
✔✔ Georgia ceded western land claims to the federal government in exchange for promises of
removal of Native American tribes.
Who was the first female governor of Georgia?
✔✔ Stacey Abrams.
Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
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, ✔✔ Maynard Jackson.
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia?
✔✔ The Court ruled that the state of Georgia could not impose its laws on Cherokee lands.
What was the name of the 19th-century Georgia political leader who advocated for states’ rights?
✔✔ John C. Calhoun.
Which Georgia city was pivotal in the cotton economy during the 19th century?
✔✔ Macon.
What significant event involving civil rights took place in Selma, Alabama, that had a strong
influence on Georgia?
✔✔ The Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965.
What was the impact of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project?
✔✔ It increased the capacity of the port and enhanced Georgia's trade and economic growth.
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