Georgia Milestones Review- 8th Grade Social Studies

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What woman served as an interpreter for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi? She was also a well known business woman.

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Mary Musgrove

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Who was the former slave who served in the Revolutionary War for Georgia, was wounded in battle, and eventually received a pension and land for his service?

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Austin Dabney

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Which of the following men did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence for GA? Options: William Few, Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton

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William Few

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This Creek Leader signed the Treaty of New York giving the state of GA all Creek land east of the Oconee River.

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Alexander McGillivray

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Which piece of legislation called for popular sovereignty in relation to slavery? Options: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Georgia Platform

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Which amendment gave citizenship to African Americans during Reconstruction? Options: 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th

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14th

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This man was one of the first African Americans elected to the GA General Assembly after the Civil War. He and the others were expelled from the Assembly under the justification that blacks had the right to vote, but not hold office.

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Henry McNeal Turner

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Which type of school would W.E.B. Dubois most support blacks attending during the New South Era? Options: An agricultural college, A local technical college, A large research university

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A large research university

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Eugene Talmadge was a tremendous supporter of which group of people? Options: rural voters, urban voters, African Americans, women

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rural voters

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Which legislation created by FDR aimed to artificially increase the price of cotton and was eventually declared unconstitutional? Options: CCC, AAA, SS, REA

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AAA