Georgia History Quiz 2

Look at the chart. According to the chart, which industry sector was Georgia's largest in 2016?

• government

• wholesale trade

• professional and business services

• finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

What was the stated purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• to speed up school segregation

• to set up state scholarship programs

• to re-certify the University of Georgia

• to collect opinions about desegregation

What role did William McIntosh play in the removal of the Creek from Georgia?

• He was a Creek chief who signed a treaty to sell land to the United States.

• He was a general in the U.S. army who defeated the Creek on the battlefield.

• He was U.S. senator who supported legislation that led to the Trail of Tears.

• He was the governor of Georgia who signed a law that force the Creek to move.

Which of the following is an example of a special-purpose government?

• City Council

• Ways and Means Committee

• Office of the Attorney General

• Downtown Development Authority

Which sentence BEST describes Eugene Talmadge’s opposition to the New Deal’s public works programs?

• He thought public works programs should pay higher wages.

• He thought public works programs reflected Communist values.

• He thought public works programs discriminated against African Americans.

• He thought public works programs did not do enough to help Georgia farmers.

Which statement BEST explains the structure of Georgia’s current constitution?

• It has a preamble, a bill of rights, articles, and amendments.

• It has a preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments.

• It has a preamble, 11 articles, and a bill of rights.

• It has a preamble and 11 articles.

How do most local governments receive the bulk of their funding?

• from sales taxes

• from various fees

• from federal grants

• from property taxes

When did Georgia officially become a British Crown colony?

• after the Royal period

• after the Trustee period

• at the start of the French and Indian War

• after the Battle of Bloody Marsh against the Spanish

Which phrase BEST describes the purpose of the committee system in the Georgia General Assembly?

• to allow legislators to specialize

• to study proposed laws carefully

• to build consensus among legislators

• to promote the efficient use of time and resources

Read the information in the box. "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes. . . . But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce [mankind] under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." —Excerpt from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Which statement provides the BEST interpretation of the passage?

• American colonists declared they no longer owed allegiance to Great Britain.

• American colonists believed that all people are created equal and have rights.

• American colonists had a duty and just reasons to declare their independence.

• American colonists believed they had earned the right to be free of Great Britain’s rule.