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GA Studies Bingo: Important Georgians

GA Studies Bingo: Important Georgians. BINGO. 1. 6. 11. 16. 21. 2. 7. 12. 17. 22. 3. 8. 13. 18. 23. 4. 9. 14. 19. 24. 5. 10. 15. 20. 1. He was a mentor of MLK Jr. and leading advocate for Civil Rights. He was president of Morehouse college.

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GA Studies Bingo: Important Georgians

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  1. GA Studies Bingo: Important Georgians

  2. BINGO 1 6 11 16 21 2 7 12 17 22 3 8 13 18 23 4 9 14 19 24 5 10 15 20

  3. 1 • He was a mentor of MLK Jr. and leading advocate for Civil Rights. • He was president of Morehouse college. • He agreed with the passive resistance strategies that Gandhi was using. • He was involved with the NAACP as mess as the YMCA Check Your Answer

  4. 1 Answer: benjamine mays Back to the Game Board

  5. 2 • He won the presidential election of 1860 on the Republican ticket • His election caused the southern states to secede • He issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all the slaves in rebelling states Check Your Answer

  6. 2 Answer: abraham lincoln Back to the Game Board

  7. 3 • He gave a speech against secession in the 1861 GA Assembly debate over secession. • During the Civil War he becomes the VP under Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy Check Your Answer

  8. 3 Answer: Alexander stephens Back to the Game Board

  9. 4 • He is the most hated figure in Georgia’s history • He was a General in the Union army • He destroyed Atlanta • He marched to the sea • He gave Savannah to President Lincoln for Christmas Check Your Answer

  10. 4 Answer: William T. Sherman Back to the Game Board

  11. 5 • He was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War Check Your Answer

  12. 5 Answer: jefferson Davis Back to the GameBoard

  13. 6 • He was the commander of Andersonville Prison • He was executed by the North for war crimes. • He was the only member of the Confederacy that met this fate. Check Your Answer

  14. 6 Answer: Captain Henry Wirz Back to the Game Board

  15. 7 • He was one of the first African Americans to serve in the Georgia General Assembly Check Your Answer

  16. 7 Answer:Henry McNeal turner Back to the Game Board

  17. 8 He was a Creek Chief who signed the second treaty of Indian Springs The Creeks came to his home and shot and killed him. Check Your Answer

  18. 8 Answer: William McIntosh Back to the Game Board

  19. 9 They used terroristic actions to intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans. Check Your Answer

  20. 9 Answer: Ku klux klan Back to the Game Board

  21. They were the 3 members of the Bourbon Triumvirate. • They were all key figures in the Civil War • Rotated positions of Governor and legislator for over 20 years 10 Check Your Answer

  22. 10 Answer: Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon Back to the Game Board

  23. 11 • He is best known for his continual promotion of the “New South” • He wanted to industrialize the South • He encouraged Northern investors to come South • He was instrumental in bringing the International Cotton Exposition to Atlanta and the creator of the Georgia institute of Technology (GA Tech) • He was the managing editor of the Atlanta Journal Check Your Answer

  24. 11 Answer: Henry grady Back to the Game Board

  25. 12 • He was born a slave in Virginia • He was head of the Tuskegee Institute • He believed the best way for African – Americans to gain civil rights was through hard work, education and economic accomplishments. Check Your Answer

  26. 12 Answer: booker t washington Back to the Game Board

  27. 13 • Wanted to fight the Jim Crow laws and segregation with his concept of “The Talented tenth” or an elite group of college educated African Americans. • He helped create the NAACP in 1906 • He wanted change now. Check Your Answer

  28. 13 Answer: Answer: WEB DuBois Back to the Game Board

  29. 14 He was an important civil rights leader, and social reformer in Atlanta. He was the first African American President of Morehouse and actively involved in the NAACP He was married to Lugenia Burns who was also an activist that helped develop the Neighborhood Union and also helped with the YWCA Check Your Answer

  30. 14 Answer: John and lugnia burns hope Back to the Game Board

  31. 15 He attended the second Continental Congress in Philadelphia and supported independence from England. He helped write and pass the Georgia Constitution of 1777. He died in a duel with McIntosh and has a Georgia county named for him. Check Your Answer

  32. 15 Answer: Button Gwinnett Back to the Game Board

  33. 16 He was born a slave who was emancipated after the Civil War. He opened a barber shop in Atlanta He also opened the Atlanta Mutual Life insurance Co. He was a very successful entrapenaur Check Your Answer

  34. 16 Answer: alonzo herndon Back to the Game Board

  35. 17 He was elected Governor of GA in 1932 and 1934 thanks to the rural support and the power of the County Unit System. He promised the voters he would balance the state’s budget, lower the utility rate, reduce the price of auto tags. He fought against Roosevelt’s New Deal especially those that favored equal rights. He lost accreditation for UGA His son becomes Governor after he dies in office. Check Your Answer

  36. 17 Answer: Eugene talmadge Back to the Game Board

  37. 18 He was governor of GA and a U.S. Senator He was an advocate for building GA’s military and was responsible for bringing many military bases to GA as well as the CDC. Check Your Answer

  38. 18 Answer: Richard b. russell Back to the Game Board

  39. 19 He known as “The Father of the Two Ocean Navy” Advocated a strong navy during the 1920’s and 1930’s. He has a nuclear powered arir craft named after him. Check Your Answer

  40. 19 Answer: carl vinson Back to the Game Board

  41. 20 He had a house in Warm Springs Georgia called The Little White House. He was the President of the U.S. responsible for the creation of the New Deal He suffered from childhood Polio. Check Your Answer

  42. 20 Answer: fdr Back to the Game Board

  43. 21 He is known for 2 major things: Bringing air transportation to the state and coining the phrase “the city too busy to hate” He was Atlanta’s longest serving Mayor His support of Civil Rights kept Atlanta from racial violence. Check Your Answer

  44. 21 Answer: William B. Hartsfield Back to the Game Board

  45. 22 He brought major league sports to Atlanta He served as Mayor of Atlanta He was a proponent of Civil Rights Check Your Answer

  46. 22 Answer: Ivan allen jr. Back to the Game Board

  47. 23 • He defeated Eugene Talmadge for governor in 1942. • He restored UGA’s accreditation. Check Your Answer

  48. 23 Answer: ellis arnall Back to the Game Board

  49. 24 He was the son of Eugene A segregationist He became governor in a special election after the death of his father. Check Your Answer

  50. 24 Answer: Herman talmadge Back to the Game Board

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