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ButtonGwinnett : One of the 3 individuals to sign the Declaration of Independence
LeoFrank : Individual who was wrongly accused of murder and later lynched in Marietta
WarmSprings : Because of this location, Roosevelt formed close ties to Georgia and its citizens
AbrahamBaldwin : One of 2 men who signed the United States Constitution; Founder and father of UGA
Piedmont : Georgia region where most of Georgia's population resides
Charterof1732 : Document which allowed the Georgia colony to be founded
EmancipationProclamation : Document that freed all slaves in states of rebellion
MissouriCompromise : Agreement that sought to ease tensions between northern abolitionists and southern plantation owners
PlesseyvFerguson : Supreme Court case that legalized Jim Crow Laws
FourteenthAmendment : guarantees all US citizens the right to be treated equally under the law
NathanDeal : Current Governor of Georgia
Legislative : Branch of government responsible for passing bills and new laws in Georgia
DeliquentBehaviors : examples of this include robbing a bank, stealing from a gas station, driving under the influence of alcohol
Disease : This resulted in thousands of Native American deaths
BarrierIslands : These offer a source of protection against erosion to the mainland of the state
ElijahClarke : Fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek and reclaimed Augusta from Loyalists' hands
Taxes : The root cause of the Revolutionary War
SonsofLiberty : Patriot group that encouraged boycotts and freedom from Britain's tyranny
ThomasJefferson : Father of the Declaration of Independence
Electionof1860 : Event that ultimately sparked the Civil War
LtGovenor : Presides over the Georgia Senate
Voting : The most important responsibility a Georgia citizen has
BrownvBoardofEducation : Supreme Court case that paved the way for desegregation across the South
Andersonville : Famous Georgia prison which is said to have executed over 14000 union troops
HenryGrady : Individual and editor who spoke out against the goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate
Georgia Studies Year in Review
Agreement that sought to ease tensions between northern abolitionists and southern plantation owners
Because of this location, Roosevelt formed close ties to Georgia and its citizens
Branch of government responsible for passing bills and new laws in Georgia
Current Governor of Georgia
Document which allowed the Georgia colony to be founded
Event that ultimately sparked the Civil War
examples of this include robbing a bank, stealing from a gas station, driving under the influence of alcohol
Fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek and reclaimed Augusta from Loyalists' hands
Georgia region where most of Georgia's population resides
Individual and editor who spoke out against the goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate
Individual who was wrongly accused of murder and later lynched in Marietta
One of 2 men who signed the United States Constitution; Founder and father of UGA
One of the 3 individuals to sign the Declaration of Independence
Patriot group that encouraged boycotts and freedom from Britain's tyranny
Presides over the Georgia Senate
The most important responsibility a Georgia citizen has
The root cause of the Revolutionary War
These offer a source of protection against erosion to the mainland of the state
This resulted in thousands of Native American deaths