History Quiz Bowl
Why were the Cherokee forcefully removed from their lands during the Trail of Tears?
American settlers wanted Cherokee land and resources and took them. (The expansion of cotton cultivation in Georgia increased demand for Cherokee land, and the discovery of gold further increased calls for government action to forcefully remove the Cherokee people from their homes. This led to the Trail of Tears.)
Which US president signed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
How did the views of W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington about the best way to achieve equality differ?
Du Bois believed that gaining political representation was the most important part of the struggle.
What was one effect of the Sibley Commission on desegregation in Georgia?
Georgia avoided much of the violence associated with desegregation efforts in other southern states.
Which of the following BEST supports the claim that the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was an important success for Georgia?
It attracted significant industrial resources from the north.
What was one outcome of the Georgia legislature's refusal to seat Henry McNeal Turner?
It sent a message that while African Americans could vote, they could not serve in political office.
Who helped James Oglethorpe and the colonists in the Georgia Colony develop good relationships with American Indians?
Mary Musgrove
Read the text and answer the question. The first African American mayor of a major southern city, he increased city contracts with minority businesses by 35 percent during his time in office. He also reformed the police department and added a new terminal to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Some of the community resented his emphasis on public involvement in neighborhood planning. Which notable Georgian is described above?
Maynard Jackson
How did Georgia's economy change after the Civil War?
The economy became more diversified and industrial.
Why did the Georgia legislature decide to make Louisville the state capital in 1796?
The state's population was centered around the area due to a shift westward away from the coast.
Which statement correctly describes sharecropping as practiced in Georgia during Reconstruction?
The system kept laborers in constant debt to landowners.
How did Georgia's leaders encourage settlers to stay in Georgia as the colony transitioned from the Trustee Period to being a royal colony?
They relaxed restrictions on land ownership and legalized slavery. (In an effort to reduce unrest and address economic concerns, the ban on slavery was lifted and restrictions on land ownership were relaxed during the transition from the Trustee Period to Georgia's time as a royal colony.)
What purpose did mounds serve in Mississippian society?
as gathering sites for religious and social activities
Why did the founders created a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?
because of the colonists' experiences living under a monarchy
Despite the outcome, Union leaders believed the Battle of Chickamauga was an important step towards
capturing Atlanta and controlling the Confederate railroads.
The controversial conviction of Leo Frank for the death of Mary Phagan, and his later murder, were representative of which prejudices held by many in the South at that time?
distrust of Northerners and Jewish people
Georgia spends the GREATEST percentage of its revenue on
education.
Why did Tom Watson and other notable members of the Populist Party criticize Henry Grady for his work with the Atlanta Constitution?
for supporting industry over the interests of farmers
Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because
he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions.
When was the Confederate battle flag incorporated into the Georgia state flag?
in 1956, to protest the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?
reestablishing white supremacy throughout the South
As managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880s, what did Henry Grady use the paper to promote?
southern industrial growth
The justices of Georgia's Supreme Court are elected in
statewide, nonpartisan elections.
What is the largest non-tax source of revenue for the government of Georgia?
the state lottery