Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?

Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes

Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery

Lincoln said he would emancipate all slaves if elected

Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery

One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?

to provide a retirement fund for the elderly

to give unemployment insurance to those who lost jobs

to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard

to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash

Which of the following statements most accurately describes Gerogia at the beginnin of the Revolutionary War?

Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England

The royal governor was very unpopular

A strong tradition of slef-government had developed

Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England

Which terms best describes the Piedmont region of Georgia today?

rolling farmland, most heavily populated region of Georgia

broad treeless plains, richest soil in Georgia

heavily forested, highest elevation in Georgia

gently sloping land, lowest elevation in Georgia

What was the main reason for removing the Cherokee from their homes in Northwestern Georgia?

Gold was discovered on Cherokee land

The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation

Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads

The government promised large tracts of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma

White Southerners blamed the Republican Party for many economic and political abuses during Reconstruction. As a result, Georgia politics were dominated by the Democratic Party. What effect did this one party system have on the development of Georgia?

Segregation of the races resumed

The economy remained dependent on cotton

What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan after it was reorganized in 1915?

to establish religious tolerance

What was Abraham Lincoln's oficial stand on slavery during the presidential campaign of 1860?

Slavery should not be allowed to spread into new territories

The African slave trade should be ended immediately

A constitutional convention should be held to resolve the issue

All slaves within the United State should be freed within 10 years.

Which organization did the federal government create in 1865 to supervise the transition of slaves to freedom?

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Which is a correct statement about the 1857 Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision in 1857?

Salves were classified as proberty without human rights

The decision pleased both the North and South

Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory

Exapnsion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal

Why was Eli Whitney's cotton gin an important invention for farmers in Georgia prior to the Civil War?

Farmers used the gin to process cotton more quickly

Cotton could be grown much more easily

Cotton could now be sent to markets using the railroad

The gin kept cotton from becoming soiled and unusable

Which event led to a special legislative session in Georgia to consider seceding from the Union?

Lincoln's presidential election

What was a misunderstanding that many times led to warfare between Europeans and Native Americans?

differences about common ownership of land in North America

disagreement about a division of labor between men and women

wanting a common language and culture throughout North America

Native American insistence that white Europeans adopt Native America customes and beliefs

Under the trustees, who was allowed to settle in Georgia in colonial times?

those who were married with families

Why did Georgia believe that the state had the legal right to secede from the Union?

An 1858 Supreme Court ruling declared secession legal

Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 was invalid

The Constitution was viewed as an agreement among states

The Declaration of Independence refers to a state's right to secede

Why were blockade runners important to Georgia during the Civil War?

They brought needed supplies into the state

They were able to move troops efficiently

They were able to battle the Union Navy successfully

They were vital to the protection of Savannah and other ports

Why did federal troops occupy Georgia for a third time in 1869?

Black legislators were expelled from the General Assemply and the KKK had grown stronger

The General Assembly refused to set up and provide funding for public schools.

The General Assembly refused to write a new state constitution

Georgia's legislature would not ratify the 14th Amendment to the United State Constitution

After the Civil War, the typical planter in Georgia had plenty of land but no labor to work it. How was slave labor replaced in Georgia?

Landowners allowed people with no land to grow crops on their acreage for a share of those crops

Landowners shared resources with each other to keep the plantations going until harvest time

Large number of black Georgians became landowners and hired other black people to work the land

Many landowners sold their land, moved north, and gave up farming because there was no labor available

Who was allowed to settle in Georgia during the 1730s and 1740s?

Only those selected by the trustees

Only those strong enough to fight Native Americans

Anyone who had the money to pay for passage

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of President Roosevelt's New Deal aid Georgia's farmers?

It gave price supports for farmers to grow less cotton

Farmer's crops were purchased by the federal government

It provided them with seeds to grow crops other than cotton

Banks were forced to accept fifty percent of loans as payoffs

Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning the 1777 Constitution of Georgia?

A unicameral legislature was established

Broad powers were given to the governor

There were only 2 branches of government

The Georgia state government today is the same as in 1777

Which of the following strategies were used to disenfranchise black Georgians in the early 1900s?

poll tax, literacy test, white primary

poll tax, white primary, voting rights act

general elections, 15th Amendment, poll tax

grandfather clause, white primary, 15th Amendment

Which of the following would be considered a resource found in Georgia's coastal plains?

bedrock such as granite and marble

Why did the Creek people settle near water sources?

because they needed to have water to farm and fish

because it was important to their religion

because they were famous for their ability to swim

because they were called "Creek" which is a small river

Why did the Cherokee tribes move from Georiga to Oklahoma?

They were forced to leave by the United States Government

They thought life in the West would be easier

They had used all of the natural resources in their area

They heard rivers and land were more plentiful farther west

Which statement best describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?

State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators

The governor of Georgia deeded land to Native Americans

The federal government took over land that belonged to the state

Land speculators sold marshland to unsuspecting buyers

A supporter of President Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction would most likely have agreed with which of these statements?

It is important that the North support policies that help the South recover as quickly as possible.

All southern plantations should be divided among former slaves

It is important that the South be punished economically and politically for starting the Civil War

All Confederate officers should be tried for war cirmes

Which of the following would have been favored by such "New South" advocates as Henry Grady?

increasing industrialization by using local resources

enforcing increased agricultural development

eliminating tariffs on imported goods

electing more black people to public office

Why did many Georgians boycott British goods, such as paint and tea, during the mid 1700s?

England had placed a tax on the goods

Most colonial merchants could not affort them

The goods were inferior to other European goods

Colonists were able to produce these goods on their own

What was the main reason that the authors of Georgia's Constitution of 1777 created a weak executive branch of government?

They were reacting to the tradition of pwerful royal governors

They believed that the judicial branch should be most powerful

They were following the British tradition of a strong legislature

They were trying to avoid conflict between the executive and judicial branches

The Lend-Lease Act was an attempt by the US to

let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s

divid land acquired from the Mexican War

The direct cause of US involvement in World War II was

the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor

Siinking of the Lusitania by Germany

Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals by the US

President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced many new programs during the New Deal. Which of the following is a New Deal program that still exists today?

National Recovery Administration

Why did so many Cherokees die during their journey on the Trail of Tears?

They were exposed to bitter cold and disease

They left in spring and the path was easy to follow

Travel was quick because they were given hores to ride

Most of them were very old and no children went with them

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Which statement accurately explains Georgia's location?

It is along the Atlantic Coast in the Eastern Hemisphere

It is along the Pacific Coast in the Western Hemisphere

It is in the northwestern region of South America

It is in the southeastern region of North America

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the Okefenokee Swamp?

it is a refuge for Georgia's diverse wildlife

It is a resource for Georgia's water power

It is the location of Georgia's highest waterfalls

It is the location of Georgia's highest mountains.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which development resulted in increased population and permanent settlements amonge Georgia's prehistoric Native Americans?

Improved weapons meant that more animals could be killed efficiently

The Native Americans began to trade throughout eastern North America

Improvements in agriculutre meant food could be grown and stored.

The tribes established more complicated social structures and ceremonies

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which is a reason many Georgia plantation owners favored secession?

a deire for increaseed markets in the North

the need to import large numbers of new slaves

fear that abolition would end their way of life

trouble getting agricultural loans from Northern banks

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why is the population of Georgia heavily concentrated in the Atlanta region?

Atlanta has a larger geographic area than other cities

Agricultural areas are more protective than urban areas

Other parts of the state have tried to maintain their historic populations

the airport and highway systems make Atlanta a major transportation hub

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which aspect of Georgia life was LEAST affected by Reconstruction policies?

politics

religion

economics

agriculture

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy?

Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money

Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief

The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia

The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand

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