CRCT People Review Answers

1. Booker T. Washington Hernando de Soto Tomochichi Maynard Jackson Andrew Jackson Sequoyah Nancy Hart Eugene Talmadge Carl Vinson John Marshall 11. Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter 12. Jimmy Carter 13. William T. Sherman 14. Henry Grady 15. Leo Frank 16. Franklin D. Roosevelt 17. James Oglethorpe 18. Rebecca Latimer Felton 19. Richard Russell 20. Henry McNeal Turner CRCT People Review Answers

2. 21. Austin Dabney 22. Alexander Stephens 23. Mary Musgrove 24. Andrew Young 25. Elijah Clarke 26. Tom Watson 27. William B. Hartsfield 28. Benjamin Mays 29. Martin Luther King, Jr. 30. W.E.B. Dubois 31. John & Lugenia Burns Hope 32. Abraham Baldwin & William Few 33. Alexander McGillivray 34. Lester Maddox 35. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, & George Walton 36. Alonzo Herndon 37. Ellis Arnall 38. John Ross 39. Ivan Allen, Jr. 40. William McIntosh 41. Herman Talmadge CRCT People Review Answers

3. #1 • Headed Tuskegee Institute • Educator and Civil Rights advocate who stressed shared responsibility and education • Gave the famous Atlanta Compromise Speech • Booker T. Washington

4. #2 • Spanish explorer who came to the New World in search of gold • Met and exploited the Native Americans during his exploration • Landed on the coast of FL and was the first European to see GA • Hernando de Soto

5. #3 • Chief of Yamacraw Indians • Played an important role in creating peace between NA in GA and British • In 1734 he and his family traveled to England with James Oglethorpe • Tomochichi

6. #4 • Atlanta’s airport is named in his honor • The first African American mayor of Atlanta (major southern city) • Elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973 and served for 3 terms • Maynard Jackson

7. #5 • Pressured the Cherokees to move west • Elected president of the US in 1828 • Signed the Indian Removal Act to remove NA from GA • Andrew Jackson

8. #6 • Cherokee • Created the Cherokee syllabary (written Cherokee language) • His written system allowed Cherokee to read, write, and publish Cherokee newspaper • Sequoyah

9. #7 • The only woman who has a county named after her in GA • Spied on loyalists and told the patriot soldiers what she learned • According to some accounts, she shot at least two loyalists in the Battle of Kettle Creek • Nancy Hart

10. #8 • Elected governor of GA 4 times. Won 4th election mainly because of opposition to school segregation • During 3rd term, GA’s white public colleges lost their accreditation • One of GA’s most controversial politicians. Considered both a political hero and racist bully • Eugene Talmadge

11. #9 • US Congressman from GA who helped to build up the US Navy in years leading up to WWII • Hundreds of ships were built at shipyards in Savannah & Brunswick because of his contributions • Some called him “Admiral” because of these contributions • Carl Vinson

12. #10 • Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court • In the 1832 case, Worchester v. GA, he decided that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation • GA refused to recognize the Supreme Court’s ruling in this case, and President Jackson chose not to enforce ruling • John Marshall

13. #11 • The first two African American students to attend UGA • They had to be escorted to UGA by state police officers • With support of Gov. Vandiver, they started UGA in January of 1961 • Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton Holmes

14. #12 • Elected President of US in 1976 • Born in Plains, GA- only president born in GA • Elected Gov. of GA in 1970, he took a firm stand against racial discrimination • Won Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 • Jimmy Carter

15. #13 • Began his March to the Sea in GA in May, 1864 • Union General during the CW • During March to the Sea, his troops took everything they could see and destroyed much property • William T. Sherman

16. #14 • Spokesman of the New South • Journalist from GA • Promoted industry & crop diversification • Henry Grady

17. #15 • Jewish man who was lynched because of anti-Semitism • In 1913, he was charged with the murder of Mary Phagan • His court case was a huge setback for GA and resulted in the rebirth of the KKK • Leo Frank

18. #16 • Elected president of the US in 1932, and re-elected 3 more times • He died in Warm Springs, GA while he was still president • His close relationship to GA led to the Bell Aircraft plant being built here (later Lockheed Martin)

19. #17 • Wanted to give the worthy poor a chance for a better life • He & 21 trustees were granted the original charter for GA • Founder of colony of GA • James Oglethorpe

20. #18 • Early supporter of Women’s suffrage • In 1922, became the first woman to serve in the US Senate • Pushed for prohibition • Rebecca Latimer Felton

21. #19 • US Senator from GA who served on the Senate Naval Affairs Committee • Responsible for helping GA to have military bases in every major city during WWII • Brought war time opportunities to GA by bringing military bases to GA • Richard Russell

22. #20 • Bishop in the AME church • One of the first 29 African American legislators elected to GA General Assembly • Expelled from General Assembly when it was determined that blacks could vote but did not have permission to hold office • Henry McNeal Turner

23. #21 • A slave who served under Elijah Clarke • The only African American to fight in the Battle of Kettle Creek (RW) • In recognition of his bravery, the state of GA gave him some land • Austin Dabney

24. #22 • 1 of 3 representatives from GA who supported the Union and wanted to uphold the Compromise of 1850 • Tried to prevent war and secession • Elected Vice-President of the Confederacy • Alexander Stephens

25. #23 • Deerskin trader • Used her interpreter skills to maintain peace between NA & British colonists in GA • Daughter of English Trader & Creek Indian • Mary Musgrove

26. #24 • An aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. • Executive director of the SCLC • In 1972, he bacame the first African American from GA elected to Congress since the 1860’s • Helped bring Olympics to GA in 1996 • Andrew Young

27. #25 • Defeated a force of more than 800 British at Battle of Kettle Creek • In June 1781, this Colonel and his militia took Augusta from the British • Led a Patriot militia group • Elijah Clarke

28. #26 • Introduced RFD bill while representing GA in the US House of Rep. This required the US Postmaster to deliver mail to rural areas for free. • Worked to help poor, struggling farmers in GA • Leader of the Populist Party in GA • Tom Watson

29. #27 • Longest serving mayor of Atlanta (served 6 terms) • Worked to build Atlanta’s aviation industry and the ATL airport was named in his honor • Promoted ATL as “A City Too Busy to Hate” • William B. Hartsfield

30. #28 • President of Morehouse College • Distinguished African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist • Emphasized 2 main ideas which became the basis for MLK’s Civil Rights movement • Benjamin Mays

31. #29 • Founded SCLC • Gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech • Leader of the Modern Civil Rights Movement • Shot and killed April 4, 1968 in Memphis, TN • MLK, Jr.

32. #30 • Civil Rights Leader who believed in total racial equality for African Americans • Founder of Niagara Movement which led to NAACP • Prominent professor at ATL University • WEB Du Bois

33. #31 • This couple devoted their time to educating African Americans • He was the first African American president of Morehouse College and ATL University • She organized the Neighborhood Union • John & Lugenia Burns Hope

34. #32 • Signers of the US Constitution • The represented GA at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 • Both were elected to Us Congress • Abraham Baldwin & William Few

35. #33 • Signed the Treaty of New York in 1790 • Son of a European settler & Creek Indian • Represented the Creek Nation throughout the RW • Alexander McGillivray

36. #34 • Popular with Georgians who supported segregation • Elected governor GA in 1967 • Moderated his views after his election but his career remained controversial • Lester Maddox

37. #35 • Signer of the Declaration of Independence • They represented GA at the Second Continental Congress • They attended the Second Continental Congress • Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, & Georgia Walton

38. #36 • Established the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association • Helped WEB Du Bois found the Niagara Movement • Worked as a barber & his barbershops were known as the best in America • Alonzo Herndon

39. #37 • Reformed the state’s prison system and lowered the voting age in GA • Defeated Eugene Talmadge and served as GA gov. from 1943-1947 • Worked to bring Progressive Reform to GA • His reforms let blacks vote in GA’s primaries • Ellis Arnall

40. #38 • Established written constitution for the Cherokee Nation • In 1827, he became the principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation • He was aided by white missionaries in his appeal if the Indian Removal Act • John Ross

41. #39 • By 1964, he was able to bring desegregation to all public facilities in ATL • Responsible for bringing the Braves & major league football and basketball to ATL in 1960s • Served as mayor of AtL from 1962-1970 • Ivan Allen, Jr.

42. #40 • Led the Creek Nation from 1810-1820 • Executed by the Creek Nation • In 1825, he was bribed by GA agents into signing away all Creek land in GA • William McIntosh

43. #41 • While governor he started the first state sales tax in GA to improve public schools • He provided leadership for a new state constitution that expanded public education to grades 1-12 • He reconstructed the state highway dept. • Herman Talmadge