GA History Final Review (Spring Fall 2018)

What business/industry grew in Georgia after the Civil War?

• Cotton Farming
• Textile Mills
• Education
• Lumber

What is the main difference between civil law and criminal law?

• In civil law, you cannot go to jail
• In civil law, you must always serve a jail term
• In criminal law, you cannot go to jail
• In criminal law, one person or group is suing another person or group

Which would not be a good reason to change Georgia's flag of 1956 to the flag we have today?

• Too hard to draw
• Symbol of slavery
• It represented the past instead of looking to the future
• Might damage the state's tourism reputation

SNCC's roles in Georgia during the 1960s where?

• Led the Montgomery Bus Boycotts
• Organized the Albany Movement and registration of African American voters. 
• Helped MLK plan the March on Washington
• SNCC helped integrate UGA

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Act?

• To prevent discrimination and end disenfranchisement of black voters
• To help JFK get reelected
• To prevent school integration in the south
• To integrate UGA (Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes)

This Atlanta mayor extended the airport and was the first black mayor of a major southern city.

• Maynard Jackson
• Andrew Young
• Ivan Allen
• William Hartsfield

Georgia's main source of revenue is ____________ and a lot of it goes to fund education.

• personal income taxes
• sales taxes
• lottery taxes
• property taxes

Which was a reason Georgians could move from an agriculture economy to an industrialized economy after World War II?

• Landowners encouraged tenant farmers to leave the land.
• The land was needed for more houses and stores for returning veterans.
• Cotton was no longer needed since many Americans wore synthetic fabrics.
• Fewer farm workers were needed because of improvements in farm technology.

How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930’s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy? 

• Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money
• Georgia’s citizens were provided with federal income tax relief
• The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia
• the federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand

Who had a home called “The Little White House” at Warm Springs, Georgia, and also inspired millions of people, especially the disabled?

• Jimmy Carter 
• Button Gwinnett 
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt