SS8H1- SS8H4 Benchmark # 1

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Along which physical feature did James Oglethorpe establish Georgia's first city?

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Savannah River

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Why did the Mississippian culture decline after contact with Europeans?

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European diseases killed many Mississippians.

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Why did the English help the Salzburgers establish a settlement outside of Savannah?

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The Salzburgers were Protestants seeking religious freedom and opportunity in Georgia.

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According to the Charter of 1732, what was the MOST important product for the Georgia Colony to produce? Options: silk, rice, indigo, cotton

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silk

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What does the passage describe?

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the mercantilist policies of the British in the Georgia Colony

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How did the French and Indian war change the borders of the Georgia Colony?

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Georgia's western border was moved to the to the Mississippi River after the war.

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Why was it important to Georgia for the US Constitution to create a strong central government? Options: It would raise important funds for border expansion. It would enforce laws that would otherwise be ignored. It would collect taxes from other colonies for the general good. It would provide protection against a growing American Indian threat.

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It would collect taxes from other colonies for the general good.

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Which factor does NOT account for the strong Loyalist sentiment prevalent throughout Georgia during the Revolutionary War? Options: reliance upon access to British markets in order to sell goods, strong support among colonists for British policies regarding slavery, reliance upon British soldiers to provide defense against attacks by American Indians, strong leadership of the royal governors and economic prosperity under their administrations

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strong leadership of the royal governors and economic prosperity under their administrations

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Which of these responses by the federal government would NOT have been possible under the Articles of Confederation? Hoping to hasten economic development and allow citizens to achieve prosperity, the federal government coins money at an accelerated rate., Seeking to halt Mexican encroachment into American territory in the southwestern United States, the federal government declares war on Mexico., Seeking to end hostilities between settlers in the West and American Indians, the federal government negotiates a treaty with leaders of prominent tribes., Hoping to encourage interstate commerce and promote the growth of the national economy, the federal government lifts all tariffs enacted by state governments.

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Hoping to hasten economic development and allow citizens to achieve prosperity, the federal government coins money at an accelerated rate.

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Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, killed by members of the Creek Nation in 1825? Options: for refusing to sell Creek land to the Georgia state government, for agreeing to give Creek land to the United States government, for trading with the French despite their attempts to take Creek land, for attacking federal troops ordered to remove the Creek from their land

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for agreeing to give Creek land to the United States government