American Rev

(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?

• Midwest
• Northeast
• Southeast
• Southwest

SS8G1a) All of the states border Georgia EXCEPT for _______________.

• Mississippi
• Alabama
• Florida
• Tennessee

(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?

• Brasstown Bald
• Stone Mountain
• Lookout Mountain
• Signal Moutain

(SS8G1c) What physical feature in Georgia built forts to protect Georgia from pirates and the Spanish, but now protects the interior of Georgia from bad weather and is popular for tourism?

• Barrier Islands
• Savannah River
• Chattahoochee
• Appalachian Mountains

What region is number 3?

• Ridge and Valley
• Piedmont
• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Plateau

The blue line represents what Georgia river?

• Flint
• Savannah
• Ocmulgee
• Chattahoochee

Georgia's "Barrier Islands" are circled on the map. Which of these offers the BEST explanation for this name?

• It attracts many tourists each year.
• It protects Georgia's fresh water supply.
• It helps protect mainland Georgia from storms & erosion.
• It prevents people from Florida from entering Georgia.

Which letter on the map represents the state of Georgia?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which evidence provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Spanish exploration and settlement had a devastating effect on the Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast?

• During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.
• The food supply for Hernando de Soto's expedition was so scarce that his men reportedly ate the dogs in some Indian villages.
• The Spanish began importing African slaves to work in the fields and mines of the Caribbean Islands.
• The Spanish captured Fort Caroline and executed the French settlers there in 1565.

Were the Indians that Hernando de Soto's expedition encountered in 1540s.

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian