December 3

1. December 3 • Which event helped Atlanta become the capital of Georgia? a. Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill. b. Black legislators were denied motel rooms in Milledgeville. c. The Ku Klux Klan took control of the state government in Milledgeville. d. Georgia refused to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. • When was Georgia finally readmitted to the Union? a. April 1865 b. May 1868 c. June 1869 d. July 1870 • Tenant farmers usually owned all of the following except • land. • tools. • farm animals. • supplies.

2. December 4 • Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln? • Henry McNeal Turner • John Wilkes Booth • Lee Harvey Oswald • Jack Ruby • Which constitutional amendment was passed by Congress in reaction to Black Codes? • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • Who was murdered by the Creek Indians for ceding all of the remaining Creek land in Georgia? a. John Ross b. Sequoyah c. Tomochichi d. William McIntosh

3. December 5 • Who were early settlers who wanted to change laws of the trustees? a. dissenters b. loyalists c. legalists d. malcontents • Which early Indians were accomplished craftsmen and began farming on a large scale? a. Paleo b. Woodland c. Mississippian d. Archaic

4. December 6 • Why was Henry McNeal Turner and other black legislators expelled from office? • They were not of legal age to serve in office. • They were former slaves. • They supported the Republican Party. • They were black and not allowed to hold office. 2. What happened as a result of increased Klan activities and the expulsion of black legislators from Georgia’s legislature? • Georgia was placed under military rule for the third time. • Georgia’s representation in Congress was reduced by 10 members. • Georgia lost all federal funding for the next five years. • Georgia had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.