Ga Studies Review

How did Atlanta change under Mayors Hartsfield and Allen?

• Civil Rights decreased for African Americans

• Civil Rights increased for African Americans and Atlanta decreased in size

• Civil Rights decreased for African Americans and Atlanta increased in size

• Civil Rights increased for African Americans and Atlanta increased in size

What people group moved from the Mississippi River Valley and died from diseases brought by Hernando de Soto?

• The Cherokee

• The Archaic People

• The Mississippians

• The British

Which Mayor of Atlanta was the first African American Mayor of a major Southern City?

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ivan Allen Jr.

What document was created after the Articles of Confederation set up a weak National Government?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Charter of 1732

• The Constitution of the United States

Which section of the country is Georgia located in?

• Northwest

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Southeast

How did the Savannah River contribute to WWII?

• Liberty Ships were built in Savannah's ports

• The water helped important crops grow

• The water led to hydroelectricity, which powered important war factories

• Soldiers used the River to travel to other states

What crops were grown during the Georgia's colonial period?

• Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco

• Wine, Rice, Cotton, Indigo, Tobacco

• Silk, Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Indigo

• Wheat, Silk, Oranges, Peaches, Cotton

What was Spain's main interest in exploring the New World?

• To grow their economy

• To practice mercantilism

• To spread Catholicism

• To trade furs with the native people

What was Britain's main reason for exploring and settling the New World?

• To spread Catholicism

• To practice mercantilism

• To trade furs with the native people

• To start wars with the native people

Why did Britain create the colony of Georgia?

• Religion

• To spread Catholicism

• God, Glory, Gold

• Philanthropy, Defense, Economy