Georgia Milestones Review- 8th Grade Social Studies

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War

• a time of economic prosperity in the US

• a movement for civil rights in the 1960s

• a series of military conflicts in the US

This is the most populated region of GA.

• Piedmont

• Appalachian

• Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge

What woman served as an interpreter for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi? She was also a well known business woman.

• Mary Musgrove

• Eliza Lucas

• Deborah Sampson

• Phillis Wheatley

Which piece of legislation created by FDR aimed to artificially increase the price of cotton and was eventually declared unconstitutional?

• CCC

• AAA

• SS

• REA

Georgia is part of what nation or country?

• USA

• Canada

• Mexico

• Australia

This is the first African American mayor of Atlanta. He is known for promoting investment in black businesses, appointed many more blacks to government positions, and supported the expansion of the Hartsfield Airport.

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Kasim Reed

• Shirley Franklin

Recognized for founding the Tuskegee Institute and his "Atlanta Compromise" speech, which man believed in focusing on economic advancement rather than immediate political and social equality?

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Frederick Douglass

• Marcus Garvey

Who was the leader of the Populist Party, known for supporting farmers and responsible for the Rural Free Delivery Act, but became a staunch racist by the end of his career?

• Tom Watson

• William Jennings Bryan

• Eugene V. Debs

• Henry George

Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements of a GA voter? Must be a GA resident. Voter must be 18 by election day. Voter must live in the district in which they are voting.

• Must have lived in GA at least 4 years.

• Must be a U.S. citizen.

• Must register to vote 30 days before the election.

• Must not be currently incarcerated for a felony.

He was a Harvard graduate and prominent leader of the NAACP. He believed that blacks should have immediate integration into white society.

• W. E. B DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Marcus Garvey

• Frederick Douglass