GA Studies HISTORY Practice Part 1

Who were the first humans in Georgia?

• European explorers

• Paleo Indians

• Seminole Indians

• Nez Perce Indians

Georgia was important to England as a:

• source of gold

• buffer colony

• place of adventure

• tourist colony

Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's:

• wife

• business partner

• interpreter

• housekeeper

Taxes from this act were to help pay for the French and Indian War:

• Stamp Act

• War Powers Act

• Molasses Act

• Tea Act

People who supported Britain during the Revolutionary War were called:

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Men of the Crown

• Malcontents

Which Georgia hero used guerilla tactics during the Revolutionary War?

• Austin Dabney

• Button Gwinnett

• Elijah Clarke

• William McIntosh

The Articles of Confederation called for:

• strong federal government

• all children to go to school

• a strong leader

• weak federal government

What land distribution system gave settlers 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each family member?

• land lottery

• Yazoo land system

• headright system

• fairness policy

Which form of transportation led to the growth of Atlanta?

• railroads

• wagons

• flatboats

• stagecoaches

Who was murdered by Creek Indians for ceding all of the remaining Creek lnd in Georgia?

• John Ross

• William McIntosh

• Sequoyah

• Tomochichi