GA Studies Milestone Review

How did the Yazoo Land Fraud lead to the removal of the Creek Indians from Georgia?

• The Creeks did not want to live in the same areas as the settlers.
• The Creeks decided to move farther west because the land was better.
• The government agreed to remove Creeks from Georgia to places farther west.
• The government agreed to pay the Creeks a large sum of money if they moved.

Which region once served as the primary area for growing cotton in Georgia and is now home to most of Georgia's population and cities?

• Piedmont
• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Plateau
• Blue Ridge Mountains

The leader of the rebel militia group that defeated 800 British troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek was

• Lyman Hall.
• Elijah Clark.
• Austin Dabney.
• John Treutlen.

People form political parties in order to

• be qualified to run for political office.
• be allowed to vote in popular elections.
• elect candidates to serve in government.
• associate with voters with shared interests.

In 1891, the Populist Party was formed. At that time in Georgia, people worked long hours in factories,
workers competed with large numbers of immigrants for jobs, and farmers suffered from low prices and
lack of capital. The Populist Party ran on a platform that promised an eight-hour workday with better
working conditions, restriction on immigrants, and guaranteed loans for farmers. Although the party's
presidential candidate, James B. Weaver, received more than a million votes nationwide and over 22
electoral votes, very few people in Georgia voted for Weaver and the Populist party. Why was this new
party unsuccessful in Georgia?

• The Populist Party was identified with black voters.
• The Populist Party supported the North in the Civil War.
• The Populist Party was against the rights of young farmers and workers.
• The Populist Party was outlawed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature.

Who traveled on the Trail of Tears into Oklahoma?

• Creeks
• Hopis
• Seminoles
• Cherokees

If you want a new local recreational park for camping and hiking, to whom should you go?

• a judge
• the county commissioner
• the local sheriff
• a United States senator

Why did many Georgians boycott British goods, such as paint and tea, during the mid-1700s?

• England had placed a tax on the goods.
• Most colonial merchants could not afford them.
• The goods were inferior to other European goods.
• Colonists were able to produce these goods on their own.

Hart County, Georgia, was named for Nancy Hart. What role did Nancy Hart play in Georgia history?

• She started the first public school in Georgia.
• She was the first female senator from Georgia.
• She was a legendary heroine of the Revolutionary War.
• She was the wife of the first elected governor of Georgia.

Both the United States Constitution and Georgia's Constitution provide for a system of checks and
balances. Why did the authors of both constitutions include this system?

• to encourage cooperation between political parties
• to ensure that no branch of government becomes too powerful
• to guarantee that all citizens have equal rights
• to ensure that large states do not have more power than small states