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JEOPARDY!
Georgia
Constitution
of 1777
Articles of
Confederation
Constitutional
Convention of
1787
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One of the strengths of
the constitution.
Legislative branch made
the laws, the executive
branch enforced them,
and judicial branch
settled disputes.
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3 things Georgian’s were
guaranteed under the
Constitution of 1777
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How long was the term of the
governor under this
constitution?
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This branch had
too much power,
therefore this is
considered a
weakness of this
constitution.
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What type of
legislature was the
House of Assembly
considered to be?
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This term is used to explain a
type of government where a
centralized government and
state governments have
power over the same people.
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A weakness:
Even though the central
government could make laws,
there was nothing in place to
__________ them in each
individual state.
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This weakness is the
reason why the national
government did not have
any money to create an
army.
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One of the major problems of
the Articles of Confederation
was that each of the 13 states
had ________ power than the
central government.
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Under the articles of
confederation, each state
received _______ vote(s)
regardless of their
population size.
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Where did the
Constitutional
Convention of 1787 take
place?
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True or False?
The convention met to
revise (improve) the
Articles of Confederation,
but decided to start over
completely.
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The constitution was
written to include _______
and _______ branches
along with the lone
legislative branch under
the Articles of
Confederation.
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Name the 2 delegates from
Georgia.
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What was the significance
of Abraham Baldwin’s key
vote?
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This was the
capital of Georgia.
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Which 2 religious
denominations have an
important role during this
time period in Georgia’s
history?
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What were the
ministers of the
Methodist church
called?
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What is the most
significant
information about
the University of
Georgia from this
standard?
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Why did GA’s legislature want to
find a new capital instead of
keeping Augusta as the capital?
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Explain the
Headright System.
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True or False
In the Headright System, slaves
counted as family members and
the heads of household received
additional land for each slave he
owned.
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Explain the land
lottery?
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What is the
Yazoo Land
Fraud?
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In which city were
the Yazoo Land
Fraud records
burned?
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What is the
3/5ths
compromise?
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On January
1788,
Georgia was the
______ state to ratify
the US Constitution.
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Who was the first president
of the University of
Georgia?
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What city became the
capital of Georgia AFTER
Louisville?
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Why was Louisville
named such?
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