GAS SKILLS ASSESSMENT B

Which Georgia city has the largest population?

• Decatur

• Columbus

• Statesboro

• Warner Robins

Which city is located in an area with few people?

• Augusta

• Valdosta

• Savannah

• East Point

Refer to the map of Georgia and the population legend. What is the distance between Augusta and Savannah?

• 50 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

Which lake is located along the Oconee River?

• Lanier

• Sinclair

• Hartwell

• Allatoona

Hernando de Soto’s travels in the southeast were from

• A. 1539-1542.

• B. 1540-1545.

• C. 1530-1540.

• D. 1539-1541.

Hernando de Soto crossed the Mississippi River for the first time near present-day

• Memphis, Tennessee.

• Natchez, Mississippi.

• Little Rock, Arkansas.

• Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Refer to the map of Hernando de Soto's travels. After Hernando de Soto’s death, his men went into east Texas, back to the Mississippi River, and eventually ended up in

• Louisiana.

• Alabama.

• Mexico.

• Mississippi.

Refer to the illustration titled 'Oglethorpe and Tomochichi.' Which statement BEST describes the subject of the illustration?

• The Indians welcomed the British with gifts.

• The British took control over the Indians' land.

• The Indians showed distrust for the invading Englishmen.

• The British and the Indians had a disappointing first meeting.

What obstacle separated Pickens and Boyd and had to be crossed for the battle to begin?

• Fort Carr

• Kettle Creek

• fence and fallen trees

• tents from the loyalist camp

In what year did the Creek first cede land to the Europeans?

• 1733

• 1793

• 1827

• 1835