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40 Cards in this Set
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Jimmy Carter |
Who received Georgia's electoral votes in 1976?
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Carl Vinson Institute of Government
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What is the name of the University of Georgia's political science department?
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Georgia State
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What Georgia university started in downtown Atlanta in a garage building?
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John Milledge
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Who gave the original land for the University of Georgia?
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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What Georgia University was Confederate Nathaniel Harris associated with?
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Western and Atlantic; 1836
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What was the name of the first state owned railroad in Georgia an in what year was it created?
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Henry Flipper
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What Georgian was the first African American to attend West Point?
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Benjamin Hawkins
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What Georgian serve as Native American agent under President Washington?
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William McIntosh
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What creek chief was murdered for signing a treaty giving up his people's land?
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Calhoun
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What Georgia city is home to the New Echota buildings?
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Winfield Scott; Trail of Tears
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Who led the removal of the Cherokees and what was it called?
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Treaty of New York
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What 1790 treaty ceded Creek lands between the Ogeechee and Oconee rivers?
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
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What was the name of the civil rights organization created by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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Elizabeth Wright
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What was the maiden name of Mrs. James Oglethorpe?
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William Longstreet
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What Georgian was granted a charter for the steamboat?
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John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright
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Name the first three royal governors of Georgia.
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William J. Simmons; Stone Mountain
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Who create the first modern Ku Klux Klan in 1915 and where did the first meeting take place?
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Andrew Bryan
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Who was the first African American minister in Savannah?
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Lower Creeks
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What Native American tribe lived primarily in middle and southern Georgia?
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Savannah
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What city served as the first unofficial capital of Georgia?
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Augusta, Louisvile, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
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What four cities have served as the official capitals of GA?
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Milledgeville
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What city served as capital of GA during the Civil War?
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Alexander Stephens
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What Georgian served as Vice-President of the Conferacy?
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Jimmy Carter
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What Georgian served as the 39th president of the United States?
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Walter F. George
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What Georgian served as US Senator and Ambassador to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
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Thomas Watson
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What Georgian authored the legislation creating rural free mail delivery?
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Allen Candler
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What Georgia governor was called "The one-eyed plow boy from Pigeon Roost"?
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Griffin Bell
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Who served as US Attorney General under former President Jimmy Carter?
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George Troup
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Who was the first governor elected by the people (popular vote)?
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Andrew Young |
Who served as Ambassador to the United Nations under former President Jimmy Carter?
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bill cambell |
who was the third african amercan ayor of atlanta |
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william fue and james gunn |
who were the first us senitors from georgia |
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eugene talmage |
who was known as the wild man from sugar creek |
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jefferson davis |
what confedaret leader was captured near Irwinville |
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Mcdaniel |
who was the the governer that was creadited with building the state capitol in under a million dollars |
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crawford |
what georgia ran unsuccessfuy for presdent |
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Terrell |
what governer created collages in every district |
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jackson |
who led the convention if 1798 which protested the yazzo act |
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russle jr. |
what georgian served as a member of to investigate the murder of presedent john f kennedy |
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mattingly |
who defeded herman talmage for us senator in 1980
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