2020 Semester 1 Georgia Studies Final Review 3

Who is the above list MOST LIKELY referring? (AKS 33b)

• James Wright

• Button Gwinnett

• James Oglethorpe

• Benjamin Franklin

Which of the following can be found in the Grievances portion of the Declaration of Independence? (AKS 33b)

• “This history of the King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations … to prove this let facts be submitted to a candid world.”

• “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly…He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of pressing importance…For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

• “…that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political Connection between them and the State of Great-Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved…”

• “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

A member of which group would MOST LIKELY have said the above statement? (AKS 33c, DOK2)

• A Trustee

• A Patriot

• A Loyalist

• A Malcontent

Which reason BEST explains a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? (AKS 33d, DOK2)

• Citizens refusal to pay taxes of any kind.

• Fears of a central government with too much power.

• Concerns over states operating as their own countries.

• Free-market economic policies of the federal government.

Which claim does the evidence in the box BEST support (AKS 33d, DOK3)

• Georgia colonists had no choice but to fight for the Patriots in the American Revolution.

• A new federal constitution was needed to replace the Articles of Confederation.

• Gwinnett, Walton and Hall were all Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.

• The Declaration of Independence was needed to rid the colonies of the tyranny of Great Britain.

What were some contributing factors that positively affected Georgia’s economy following the Revolutionary War? (AKS 34c, DOK1)

• The availability of slave labor; the production of rice and indigo

• The invention of the cotton gin; railroad expansion; and the production of rice

• The building of railroads; the availability of slave labor; and the cotton gin

• The production of rice and indigo; the picking of cotton; and distribution resources internationally

How does the invention of the cotton gin help explain the above map? (AKS 34c)

• After the invention of the cotton gin, people moved westward in Georgia seeking more arable land.

• After the invention of the cotton gin, Atlanta became an important agricultural center in the South.

• After the invention of the cotton gin, Georgia wanted to keep its capital away from the coast to give more land to grow crops.

• After the invention of the cotton gin, people no longer needed as much water for farming and moved away from the oceans.

The above statement BEST supports what action taken by Georgia’s early government? (AKS 34a, DOK2)

• Creation of the University of Georgia

• Movement of Georgia’s capital westward

• Support for removal of the Cherokee and Creek

• Land distribution policies like the Headright System and Land Lotteries

How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia? (AKS 34e)

• Filed another petition with the Supreme Court

• Ordered state officials to leave the Cherokee alone

• Ordered the state officials to negotiate with the Cherokee

• Ignored the court's ruling and evicted the Cherokee Nation

Which statement best explains how the leadership of Royal Georgia prepared the colonists of Georgia to support the demands in the Declaration of Independence? (AKS 33b, DOK2)

• The royal period legalized slavery.

• The royal period introduced some self-government.

• The royal period focused on establishing a strong militia.

• The royal period introduced new agricultural techniques to improve the economy.