Georgia Studies Milestone Review #1

The border between the Georgia Piedmont and the Coastal Plain marks the point at which rivers drop in elevation creating waterfalls.  This border is known as the

• Fall Line
• Tallulah Gorge
• Savannah River
• Okefenokee Swamp

Who was the first European explorer to enter present day Georgia?

• Ponce de Leon
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernando de Soto
• Francisco Pizarro

What was the most devastating effect of European exploration on Native Americans?

• the introduction of the horse
• the spread of disease
• the introduction of guns
• the spread of Christianity

James Oglethorpe founded a colony in America to

• mine gold and other valuable minerals
• provide a refuge for persecuted Native Americans
• help the poor of England get a new start
• increase slavery in the colonies

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the American Revolution?

• French and Indian War
• Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts
• Treaty of Savannah
• Declaration of Independence

Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

• collective bargaining and issuing bonds
• speculation and sharecropping
• the headright system and the land lottery
• the land-use plan and the embargo system

What was invented in Georgia during the 1790s that quickly changed the state's agricultural landscape and led Georgia to develop an economy based on farming?

• The combine
• The cotton gin
• The steam engine
• The spinning jenny

Which of the following would NOT be a major cause of the Civil War?

• slavery
• assassination of President Lincoln
• states' rights
• southern secession from the Union

Why was Sherman's "March to the Sea" so effective during the Civil War?

• because he showed that he could outsmart the South
• because the destruction helped cause the South to surrender sooner
• because his army was made up of freedmen looking for revenge
• because he won the support of disgruntled Confederate soldiers

Which organization did the federal government create in 1865 to supervise the transition of slaves to freedom by providing food, clothing, job contracts, and the building of schools?

• Howard University
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Freedmen's Bureau
• Ku Klux Klan