Benchmark Review Pre-Assessment

SS8G1a: Which option below is an example of an absolute location?

• Northeast

• 33ºW 29ºN

• Atlanta, Georgia

• 14th Street

SS8G1b: Which geographic region of Georgia is characterized by its red clay soil and gently sloping hills? This region was historically the primary cotton-growing area.

• Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

SS8G1c: What is the natural boundary that separates the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions?

• Fall Line

• Savannah River

• Atlantic Coastline

• Appalachian Mountains

SS8H1a: Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?

• The Indians had abundant large game.

• The Indians started to cultivate plants.

• The Indians followed herds of large animals.

• The Indians wanted to band together for protection.

SS8G1d: Explain why Georgia’s coastal islands are called barrier islands.

• During the American Revolution, the islands acted as barriers delaying the British.

• The coral reefs around the islands form a protective barrier.

• European explorer Sir Edmund Barrier discovered the islands in 1642.

• The islands protect the mainland coast from ocean winds and waves.

SS8H1c: What long-term change for American Indian groups in Georgia was caused by the event shown on the map?

• increase in territory

• decline in population

• beginning of peaceful times

• preservation of traditional lifestyles

SS8H1b: Which definition best explains the British policy known as mercantilism?

• trade policy whereby a nation imports less than it exports

• military policy for defending colonial outposts

• trade policy for opening trade routes to the Far East

• military policy for establishing buffer colonies to protect settlements

SS8H2a: Which condition in England inspired James Oglethorpe to plan a colony in Georgia?

• The government was too strict in England.

• There were many debtors in England.

• There was very little available farmland in England.

• The black plague was claiming many lives in England.

SS8H2b: Which statement BEST describes Mary Musgrove?

• She was married to John Musgrove and owned a trading post

• She lived on the Savannah River.

• She was a fur trader

• She was part Creek and part English and could speak both languages. She was a translator for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi. Her and her husband owned a trading post.

SS8H2d: In the early years of the colony, what was one reason why the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial Georgia?

• The colonists could not own slaves.

• The colonists were not allowed to practice their religion.

• The colonists were not allowed to read books.

• The colonists were not able to pay the high taxes required.