Modern Georgia

Modern Georgia

8th Grade

10 Qs

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first African American Congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction?

Jimmy Carter

Andrew Young

John Lewis

Maynard Jackson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first black mayor of Atlanta and of any major southern city?

Jimmy Carter

John Lewis

Andrew Young

Maynard Jackson

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event did Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young help bring to Georgia?

1982 World Cup

1991 World Series

1996 Olympic Games

1994 NBA Championship

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who worked to improve the airport in Atlanta (and the airport would later be re-named in his honor)?

John Lewis

Jimmy Carter

Andrew Young

Maynard Jackson

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This Atlanta mayor brought $70 billion in new private investment to the city, and 1,100 new businesses and one million jobs to the region

John Lewis

Andrew Young

Jimmy Carter

Maynard Jackson

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some of this mayor’s accomplishments include hiring and promoting African Americans to Atlanta’s police force, expanding the city’s international convention facilities and improving city housing and the mass transit system. Who is he?

John Lewis

Maynard Jackson

Jimmy Carter

Andrew Young

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. who helped organize voter registration campaigns with the SCLC.

john Lewis

Jimmy Carter

Maynard Jackson

Andrew Young

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