Rams in Action

1. Rams in Action 8th grade Social Studies

2. Segregation of public facilities was declared illegal. What act am I? Civil Rights Act of 1964

3. 2. In 1795, several Georgia legislators became involved with illegal land speculation. What am I? Yazoo Land Fraud

4. 3. The document by which Great Britain recognized the United States of America as an independent nation. What am I? The Declaration of Independence

5. 4. The border between the Georgia Piedmont and the Coastal Plain marks the point as which rivers drop in elevation creating waterfalls. What am I? Fall Line

6. 5. There is a river that has its headwaters in the mountains of north Georgia and form part of the boundary between Georgia and Alabama? What am I? Chattahoochee River

7. 6. They protect the beaches from erosion. What am I? Barrier Islands

8. 7. The oldest known prehistoric culture which were nomadic hunters and used an atlatl as a weapon. Who am I? Archaic culture

9. 8. The prehistoric culture that developed the bow and arrow for hunting and first to use burial mounds. Who am I? Woodland culture

10. 9. The first explorer to enter present day Georgia in search of gold and his expedition resulted in the death of thousands of Native Americans from violence and disease. Who am I? Hernando de Soto

11. 10. The main purpose of this in the barrier islands was to convert the Indians to Catholicism. Who am I? Spanish Missions

12. 11. Even though Georgia didn’t participate in this war; Georgia gained new lands, new water access for shipping, ample farmland, and rich forest with timber and naval stores. Who am I? French and Indian War

13. 12. There was a law that forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachians Mountains as a result of the French and Indian War. What am I? Proclamation of 1763

14. 13. The British closed the port of Boston until colonists paid for the tea they destroyed, the British prohibited the Massachusetts colonists from having town meetings, and required citizens to house and feed British soldiers. What act am I? Intolerable Act

15. 14. The battle of Kettle Creek was the first colonial victory during the American Revolutionary War and the leader of the militia led the forces at that battle. Who am I? Elijah Clarke

16. 15. There were three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence. Who are we? Lyman Hall George Walton Button Gwinnett

17. 16. The most significant result of the battle during the Revolutionary War was the city of Savannah which remained in British hands for the next 3 ½ years. Who am I? Siege of Savannah

18. 17. There was a court case that should have protected the Cherokee from removal. The US Supreme Court stated the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign nation. (It was subject to it’s own laws and not Georgia laws.) What am I? Worcester vs. Georgia

19. 18. After the destruction caused by General Sherman’s march through Georgia, he refrained from burning Savannah because he was protecting something stored in Savannah. What am I? cotton

20. 19. During Reconstruction, what helped the newly freed slaves adjust to their new life. Who am I? Freedmen’s Bureau

21. 20. There are differences between sharecropping and tenant farming. One owns nothing but their labor. Who am I? sharecropping

22. 21. Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John Gordon believed in stronger economic ties with the industrial north in order to expand Georgia’s economy and white supremacy. Who are we? Bourbon Triumvirate

23. 22. During the New South period, there was a person who supported educational reform, temperance movement, and suffrage movement. Who am I? Rebecca Latimer Felton

24. 23. In 1896, the court case that allowed states to have separate facilities for blacks and whites. Who am I? Plessy vs. Ferguson

25. 24. I developed the concept of the “Talented Tenth” which a group of educated African- Americans would use their talents and positions to help end segregation in American society. Who am I? W.E.B. DuBois

26. 25. Since the civil rights movement, I have impacted Georgia as a United Nations Ambassador, member of the Olympic committee, and brought much positive international attention to Georgia. Who am I? Andrew Young

27. 26. For an extended period of time from 1915 through the 1950’s, cotton farmers in Georgia were having unprofitable years because they were having to spend money on pesticides while at the same time reducing the number of acres on which they could farm. I was the primary cause of the negative consequence. Who am I? Boll weevil

28. 27. A large number of military ship and vessels were built in the shipyards in these cities in Georgia during WWII. Who are we? Savannah Brunswick

29. 28. These accomplishments were implemented by an Atlanta mayor: - Integrating city government and fire departments - Reducing restrictions on African-American police officers - Removing “Colored “ and “White” signs in Atlanta City Hall Who am I? Ivan Allen, Jr.

30. 29. These accomplishments occurred under a president: - Camp David Middle East Peace Accords - Ratification of the Panama Canal treaties - Establishment of diplomatic relations with China Who am I? Jimmy Carter

31. 30. Georgia farmers were helped by getting electricity for may farms due to the push for rural electrification. This was a part of what program. Who am I? New Deal programs