Unit 7, 8, 9

How did the New Deal and new farming technology impact the development of Georgia economically?

• Agriculture became focused on fewer larger farms
• Many Tennant farmers and Sharecroppers bought land to farm

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., King gave his

• "Promised land"speech  
• "I have a Dream" speech

The purpose of the March on Washington, D.C., was to

• Demonstrate the tremendous support of the Civil Rights Movement
• Protest segregation in public schools
• Protest segregation in the military

The Albany Movement was an effort to desegregate Albany that

• Resulted in Bloody riots
• Failed in its objective but taught valuable lessons

What earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision did the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education Overturn?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Worchester  v. Georgia

What did Lester  Maddox accomplish as governor?

• Started the lottery and HOPE scholarships
• Appointed more African Americans to state boards

Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta

• Andrew Young
• Maynard Jackson

The act that prohibited racial discrimination in employment and labor unions and in public facilities was the

• Fair Housing Act of 1954
• Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ivan Allen was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1962. On the day he became mayor, he did something unusual for a southern mayor. What did he do?

• he ordered the immediate removal of the Colored and White signs on all entrances and exits to City Hall.
• he marched with Dr. MLK Jr. through downtown Atlanta

Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. both share the achievement of

• winning the Nobel Peace prize
• Being honored for work done for Habitat for Humanity