Check Understanding! GPB 15.2-15.4(partial)

When did Atlanta become Georgia's capital?

• 1868

• 1877

• 1885

• 1889

What was the Kimball Opera House used for after 1869?

• A theater for opera performances

• A temporary state capitol

• A city hall for Atlanta

• A courthouse for Fulton County

What did the General Assembly propose to the city of Atlanta in return for designating it as the permanent capital?

• To build a new city hall

• To give the state a new capitol "as good as the old Capitol building in Milledgeville"

• To renovate the Kimball Opera House

• To provide additional funds for city development

How did the citizens of Georgia decide on keeping Atlanta as the state capital?

• Through a decision by the state officials

• By a constitutional convention

• Through a public vote

• By an executive order

When was the cornerstone of the new capitol set?

• March 1889

• September 2, 1885

• July 4, on the day of the formal dedication

• December 1877

What was the amount accepted by the General Assembly from Atlanta for the new capitol?

(a)  

What was Henry Grady's role in the Atlanta Constitution?

• He was a political officer.

• He was the owner and editor.

• He was a respected journalist who broadened the paper's coverage.

• He was a public speaker who never wrote for the paper.

What message did Henry Grady spread across the country in the late 1800s?

• A message of ongoing conflict.

• A message of economic decline.

• A message of reconciliation.

• A message of political power.

What was the "New South" speech about, delivered by Henry Grady?

• It was about maintaining the old traditions of the South.

• It was about the South's resistance to change.

• It was about the South rebuilding and looking forward to a bright economic future.

• It was about the South's decline in agricultural production.

What caused Henry Grady's death?

• He died in a car accident.

• He died of pneumonia.

• He died in an earthquake.

• He died of old age.