Welcome to Georgia Studies 2011-2012!

10/31-11/4

How was the relationship between the settlers and the Cherokee?          

What was the difference between the Red Sticks and the White Sticks?           

Who was the president when the Indian Removal Act was signed?         

What was the concept of manifest destiny?                                 

What were some of the differences between the North and South during the antebellum period?           

10/10-10/14                       

During the 1770s, how did Georgians feel about the taxes imposed by King George?   

Who were Georgia’s two representatives at the Constitutional Convention?         

How was the Georgia government of 1789 different from that of 1777?   

How did technological developments including the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia’s growth?    

10/3-10/7

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?            

Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?

Who was the Colonel who led Georgia to victory in the Battle of Kettle Creek?

9/26-9/30

How were the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies alike?  How were they different?

Who was the first royal governor of Georgia?

What were some reasons the colonists became unhappy with Great Britain and vice versa?

 Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?

12/5-12/9

What are the 4 steps in the Juvenile Justice Process?

What are the two major political parties in the U.S. today?          

What does SPLOST stand for?     

What is the most common form of county government in Georgia?                                                                                     

11/28-12/2

What event began the Civil war on April 12, 1861? 

How many countries were established in Georgia by the state’s first constitution?                   

What are the three forms of city government?                                 

How has Georgia’s population changed over the last ten years?                                                                                

11/14-11-18

Who was the famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?                  

Which political party was established in 1854?        

What was the main reason Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election?                                 

Besides slavery, what were the major issues dividing the North and South?                                                                          

11/7-11/11

What were some of the differences during the antebellum period?   

What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?                  

How did the Dred Scott Decision impact the hostilities between the North and the South?                                                                               

What was the purpose of the Progressive Movement?                                 

Who was the founder of the Girl Scouts of America?