Ga History Final Review

What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?

• Gave people equal rights.

• granted citizenship to all persons "Born or naturalized in the United States".

• Gave slave owners leeway over slaves.

What did the thirteenth amendment actually do?

• abolished slavery

• gave blacks the right to own pets

• gave blacks the right to learn to read

What is the 15th amendment?

• Prohibited states from disenfranchising voters on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• Prohibited states from disenfranchising voters from buying goods and land.

• Prohibited states from disenfranchising voters to vote in another state.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

• cheap

• expensive

• long

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

• paper

• plastic

• pollution

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed. 

• 13
• 8
• 9
• 10

What did the cotton gin do (what task did it perform)?

• picked the cotton fiber from the plant
• separated the seed from the cotton fiber
• planted the cotton seed in the ground
• spun the cotton fiber into thread

Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Cherokee Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Act

How did Tomochichi assist Oglethorpe with the GA Colony?

• Mary Musgrove and Tomachichi decided to sell the land to Oglethorpe (and split the profit).

• Tomochichi lost his power and position within his own tribe, and Oglethorpe simply took the land from the Natives.

• Oglethorpe paid Tomochichi bags of gold and silver in exchange for the land around Savannah.

• Tomochichi gave the land around modern-day Savannah to Oglethorpe (he and Oglethorpe reached an agreement).