Important People in Georgia History

Flashcards for Georgia History Final Exam Review

__ was the first Spanish explorer to set foot in Georgia.

Hernando DeSoto

__ was the Chief of the Yamacraw Indians who allowed the Georgia colonists to build the city of Savannah.

Tomochichi

__ was the founder of the Georgia Colony.

James Oglethorpe

__ served as an interpreter between James Oglethorpe and Chief Tomochichi.

Mary Musgrove

__ was the King of Great Britain who granted the Charter of 1732, establishing the Georgia Colony.

King George II

__ was Georgia’s first colonial royal governor; he introduced self-government to the colonists.

John Reynolds

__ was Georgia’s second colonial royal governor, known for fostering economic and population growth.

Henry Ellis

__ was Georgia’s third colonial royal governor, who strengthened the colony's defense.

James Wright

__ commanded the Georgia militia at the Battle of Kettle Creek.

Elijah Clarke

__ , a Black soldier, was wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek and awarded land for his service.

Austin Dabney

__ is a Revolutionary War Heroine, and the namesake of Hart County, GA.

Nancy Hart

__ led the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

George Washington

__ , a Polish nobleman, aided the Patriots and died leading a charge at the Siege of Savannah.

Casimir Pulaski

__ was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

, , and __ were Georgia's signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

and were Georgia's signers of the U.S. Constitution.

Abraham Baldwin, William Few

__ was a Creek Chief who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, ceding remaining Creek lands in Georgia.

William McIntosh

__ created the written language for the Cherokee, known as the Syllabary.

Sequoyah

__ was the Cherokee Chief who appealed to Washington to honor past treaties and prevent the removal of his people.

John Ross

__ signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and refused to support the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia.

Andrew Jackson

__ was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia.

John Marshall

__ invented the cotton gin while in Georgia, leading to an increase in slavery.

Eli Whitney

__ supported the Georgia Platform, opposed secession initially, but became the Vice President of the Confederacy.

Alexander Stephens

__ was the President of the Confederate States of America.

Jefferson Davis

__ is famous for his March to the Sea, employing a total war strategy.

William T. Sherman

__ was a Confederate General during the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee

__ was a Union General during the Civil War and later became president.

Ulysses S. Grant

__'s election in 1860 led to the secession of Southern states; he issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Abraham Lincoln

__ commanded the Andersonville Prison Camp and was executed for his treatment of prisoners.

Henry Wirz

__ was the U.S. President during Reconstruction and was impeached by Congress.

Andrew Johnson

__ was one of the first African Americans elected to the Georgia General Assembly but was later expelled.

Henry McNeal Turner

__ was a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate and had a college named after him.

John Gordon

__ was a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate and attended GA’s secession convention.

Alfred Colquitt

__ was the oldest member of the Bourbon Triumvirate, serving in various governmental roles.

Joseph Brown

__ , a journalist from Georgia, coined the phrase “New South”.

Henry Grady

__ was Georgia’s Populist concerned about African American Farmers and introduced the Rural Free Delivery Bill.

Tom Watson

__ was a leader in the suffrage and temperance movements and helped abolish the Convict Lease System; first woman U.S. Senator.

Rebecca Latimer Felton

__ , a Jewish man, was lynched after being accused of murder, leading to the rebirth of the KKK in GA.

Leo Frank

sat in the white train car to test the constitutionality of segregation laws, leading to legalized segregation until 1954.

Homer Plessy

__ , president of the Tuskegee Institute, advocated for economic independence for African Americans in the Atlanta Compromise Speech.

Booker T. Washington

__ opposed Booker T. Washington and wanted social and political integration and higher education for African Americans.

W.E.B. DuBois

__ became the wealthiest African American in Atlanta and founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association.

Alonzo Herndon

__ who did not support the New Deal, was elected governor 4 times, and whose scandal caused UGA to lose accreditation.

Eugene Talmadge

__ was GA Governor and U.S. Senator, who helped bring military bases to GA and was the 'father of the school lunch program'.

Richard Russell

__ served in the US House of Representatives for 50 years.

Carl Vinson

__ started the New Deal programs and often visited Warm Springs to help his polio.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

__ , the 'Father of Atlanta Aviation', purchased a racetrack that became Atlanta’s first airport.

William B. Hartsfield

__ desegregated all public facilities in ATL and brought the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks to Atlanta.

Ivan Allen Jr.

__ was the first governor to serve 4 years after revision of law.

Ellis Arnall

__ became Governor during the Three Governors Episode after Eugene Talmadge died.

Melvin Thompson

__ was involved in the Three Governors’ Episode, served as governor for 2 terms, and then became a U.S. Senator.

Herman Talmadge

__ , a Civil Rights Leader, developed a non-violent approach to social change and gave the 'I have a Dream Speech'.

Martin Luther King Jr.

__ , a Civil Rights leader and chairman of SNCC, was elected to the Atlanta City Council and the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Lewis

__ was the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and expanded Hartsfield Airport and helped bring Olympics to ATL.

Maynard Jackson

__ , known as the 'axe handle governor', appointed more African Americans to state offices than any other governor before him.

Lester Maddox

__ , an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., became GA’s first black representative to the House since Reconstruction and later mayor of Atlanta.

Andrew Young

__ from Plains, GA, did not support segregation laws and was U.S. President during the Camp David Accords and the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

Jimmy Carter