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| What is the fundamental principle where powers and responsibilities are divided among the three branches of government so that no one branch will get too powerful? | Separation of Powers |
| What is the system that provides each branch of government with powers that prevent some actions of two other branches? | Checks and Balances |
| What are freedoms and protections that cannot be denied by the government except under limited circumstances. | Rights |
| What are obligations of citizenship? | Responsibilities |
| What is a right that is also a responsibility? | Voting |
| What system is an example of overriding a veto? | Checks and Balances |
| What is an example of a responsibility? | Respecting the rights of others. |
| What are qualifications for voting in GA? | 18yrs., citizen, legal resident, not serving sentence for a jailed felony, not declared mentally incompetent, must have valid picture I.D. |
| Give an example of local governments (cities, counties, districts) that help carry out state policies? | Local school districts (Gwinnett County) works with the State Board of Educ. to develop curriculum and standards. |
| What are naval stores and which region produced them? | from Pine trees such as:Turpentine, pitch, tar; grown mostly in the Coastal Plain |
| When was cotton 'King' of agriculture? | Antebellum Period - 19th c. |
| What did Georgia's climate allow the production of in the 18th century? | Rice and Indigo (water crops) |
| Which region in GA has the most rainfall and the highest point of Brasstown Bald? | Blue Ridge |
| Which region has the most population, the state's capital, and where we live in the middle? | Piedmont |
| Who was the first Spanish explorer in GA? | DeSoto |
| Explain the effect of DeSoto's expedition. | He did not find gold and many Native Americans lost their life. |
| Which GA county was named for a female American Revolution hero? | (Nancy) Hart |
| What caused many Native Americans to lose their lives in the 16th c.? | Disease from Europeans |
| Explain the GA Constitution of 1777? | Unicameral (one house), most power in legislature, but did give people rights to participate in a democratic republic (popular sovereignty) |
| Explain the Articles of Confederation? | No power to enforce states to pay taxes; each state only had one vote. |
| What were Oglethorpe's reasons for establishing Georgia? | Charity, Defense, Economics |
| What did King Georgia issue after the French & Indian War that angered the colonists? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Explain the Proclamation of 1763. | It forbade the colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mtns. |
| How did the Spanish missions effect the Native Americans? | They gained influence over the Indians |
| In order to win the Civil War, what was Sherman's plan? | He felt total destruction might push them toward surrender. |
| Explain Alexander Stephens and the Georgia Platform. | Alexander Stephens was the main speaker for the Georgia Platform against secession. |
| If England/Britain could have done something to avoid the war, what might have helped? | Giving colonies representation in Parliament. |
| How did John and Mary Musgrove help in the establishment of Georgia? | They interpreted for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi. |
| What was the Stamp Act Congress's point that they were trying to make to Parliament about all the tariffs? | The Stamp Act Congress said that since they had no representation in Parliament, that only the representatives elected by the colonists could levy taxes on them. |
| What was the horrible POW camp in Georgia during the Civil War? | Andersonville Prison |
| What was the purpose of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation after Antietam? | He freed slaves in the Confederate states that would not rejoin the Union. |
| After the Civil War with industry coming to Georgia and cotton still in demand, where might people find jobs? | Textile industry. |
| How could a Colonial Georgian have made a living? | Probably growing rice. (Cotton was not productive yet.) |
| Explain the sad Trail of Tears. | Native American Indians were forced from their homes and made to walk 800 miles to Oklahoma, and many died on the way. |
| What is the system of farming when the land owner provided the land, a house, farming tools, animals, seed, and fertilizer in exchange for the farmer's labor and a share of the crops? | Sharecropping |
| What is the system of farming when a farmer has his own tools, equipment, and animals and also provides labor in exchange for money and/or an agreed upon portion of the crops? | Tenant farming |
| What was the purpose of the KKK? | to intimidate freedmen (former slaves) from having their civil rights (i.e. voting) |
| What was the difference between the Congressional Reconstruction Plan and Lincoln's (Presidential) Reconstruction Plan? | Lincoln (Presidential) wanted the South brought back into the Union asap. Congress wanted the South punished for the war and radically changed. |
| What was the immediate effect of the Emancipation Proclamation? | The slaves in GA and other seceded states were not freed. |
| What was an important result of the founding of Savannah? | Europeans and Indians showed they could establish trading and diplomatic connections. |
| What is significant about the Siege of Savannah? | The Patriots with the help of the French were unsuccessful in retaking the city. |
| What is a royal colony? | a colony that was governed by the King who appointed a royal governor. |
| What did both tenant farmers and sharecroppers provide? | Labor |
| What is true about GA under the Trustees? | The Trustees tried to ban slavery |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state have? | Each had one vote no matter the population. |
| During 18th c. colonization, how did the climate of the coastal plain affect its development? | It was suitable for the rice and indigo water crops. |
| After the Revolutionary War, why didn't the Articles of Confederation serve as a good plan for the new country? | It was almost impossible for all of the states to agree on anything. |
