Georgia History Exemption Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+

Sibley Commission {Ans: Investigation by lawyer John Sibley to determine what should be done about integration in the state; though 60% of Georgians claimed they would rather close the public schools than integrate, Sibley recommended that public schools desegregate on a limited basis.}Albany Movement {Ans: Desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, quickly became a broad-front nonviolent attack on every aspect of segregation within the city. Bus stations, libraries, and lunch counters reserved for White Americans were occupied by African Americans, boycotts were launched, and hundreds of protesters marched on City Hall.}Siege of Savannah {Ans: American Revolution battle in GA; loss for Georgia as the militia and continental army failed to retake GA's capital city from British control}Bourbon Triumvirate {Ans: - Joseph E. Brown (ex-Confederate governor), John B. Gordon and Alfred H. Colquitt (ex-Confederate generals) - maintained power from 1872-1890 - focused on industrializing the stated for their own profit, and white-supremacist racial doctrine}Georgia Trustees {Ans: They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers. They also prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.}Georgia Gold Rush {Ans: The discovery of gold near the Georgia city Dahlonega led to the forced removal of the Cherokee