Georgia Studies 1st Semester (midyear) Final Review

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Which battle took place in northwest Georgia in September of 1863 and was the first major civil war battle in Georgia?

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The Battle of Chickamauga

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Which describes the relationship between the Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform?

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It was the Georgia Platform, many believe, that saved the union because it showed southern support for the Compromise of 1850.

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What was the event that led to Georgia and other southern states leaving the USA and joining the Confederacy?

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The 1860 election of President Lincoln

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This Civil War battle destroyed Georgia's railroads, roads, cotton gins, mills, and warehouses throughout the state from Atlanta all the way to Savannah.

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March to the Sea

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During the American Revolution, the American Patriots with the help of the French tried to take back the capital and port city of Georgia from the British but they failed. Name the Battle

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Siege of Savannah

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Why did King George feel it necessary to pass the Proclamation of 1763 that kept the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

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He wanted to stop the fighting between the Native Americans and the British colonists.

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Who did James Oglethorpe and the British settlers trade with?

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Native Americans

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The Spanish built missions on Georgia's barriers islands in the 1600's, what was their goal?

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to covert the Native Americans to Christianity

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Which of the following statements is true about the fall line? Hydroelectric power can be generated there because of the change in elevation. It was the dividing line between the Creek and Cherokee nations. This is where the boundary of Georgia was moved to after the Yazoo Land Fraud. The cities of Columbus and Augusta were located there but have since been abandoned.

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Hydroelectric power can be generated there because of the change in elevation.

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Which statement best describes why there is not much trade conducted on the Chattahoochee River?

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There are sections of the Chattahoochee that contain waterfalls and boats can't navigate the falls.