USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is the University of Georgia unique among American universities?
A
They are the 2017 SEC Champs!
B
It was the first private university constructed in America.
C
It was the first American university founded as a coed institution
D
it was the first American university created by a state government.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was the first American university created by a state government. The University of Georgia received its charter from the state in 1785, making it the first state-chartered public university in the United States. The university brands itself as the “birthplace of the American system of higher education."

Detailed explanation-2: -Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1785, UGA was the first university in America to be created by a state government, and the principles undergirding its charter helped lay the foundation for the American system of public higher education.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because the University of Georgia was the first college supported by a state government, getting the charter right was important.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why does the University of Georgia refer to itself as “the birthplace of the American system of public higher education"? It was the first institution of higher learning to be funded and overseen by a state government.

Detailed explanation-5: -The University of Georgia has renowned graduate programs in its College of Education and Law School. As both a land and sea grant university, UGA is active in research and promotion of agricultural and sea-based programs.

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