Modern GA Vocabulary

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  1. 4. Moves goods throughout the country/state using trains; operates on a smaller scale than the other systems; more jobs for Georgians
  2. 5. Senator, governor from Plains, Georgia, worked to improve education and made the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel as well as the SALT II treaty, however, some of his failures are in the protest of the 1980 Olympics and the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He now works for Humanitarian Issues such as Habitat for Humanity.
  3. 6. Change to Georgia's flag where the Confederate emblem was put to protest integration of schools
  4. 7. __________-________ Atlanta International Airport; moves tons of cargo and earns money for Georgia; creates jobs
  5. 9. Gathered opinions of Georgians on integration of schools; most Georgians were against integration
  6. 10. Supported bringing air travel to the state, tripled Atlanta's size, fought for the integration of schools, Atlanta's longest-serving mayor
  7. 15. Helps export and import goods using boats, generates money for Georgia, and provides jobs to Georgians. Located in Savannah and Brunswick
  8. 16. Former Atlanta mayor who supported MARTA and civil rights. He brought major league teams to Georgia
Down
  1. 1. In Georgia; airports, deepwater ports, interstate highway system, railroads; create jobs for Georgians and important to Georgia's economy
  2. 2. Ships goods by trucks on this transportation system; it creates many jobs for Georgians and is good for Georgia's economy.
  3. 3. First black Atlanta Mayor; he expanded the now Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and encouraged Atlanta to become a financial center
  4. 8. Former Georgia Governor who ended poll tax, changed voting age to 18, eliminated state debt without raising taxes, changed state constitution
  5. 11. A person who risks money and time to create new goods or provide services by creating a new business
  6. 12. leader in SCLC who worked with MLK for voter registration drives; he brought many businesses to Georgia and provided women and minorities with many jobs; he worked in the 1996 Olympic committee and helped to bring the Olympics to Atlanta
  7. 13. _________ vs Board of Education; Court case that outlawed separate but equal in school facilities
  8. 14. Strongly against Civil Rights, however, he appointed many African-Americans to a government position