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Worksheets8th Grade Georgia History GM Review 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who led the "March to the Sea" in Georgia?
a)
General Sherman
b)
General Lee
c)
General Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
2.
What keep the South from trading during the Civil War?
a)
Sulvent Wagons
b)
Stock market crash
c)
blockade
d)
Banks being closed
3.
What was the notorious Southern prison camp?
a)
Camp of Jeffersonville
b)
Camp of Madison
c)
Macon
d)
Andersonville
4.
Time period after the Civil War during which the Southern states were "rebuilt"
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Resurrection
c)
After war Party
5.
When a Person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop
a)
Black codes
b)
Sharecroppping
c)
segregation
6.
Which amendment provided African American men with the right to vote?
a)
1st
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
7.
Why were the Cherokee considered highly developed?
a)
They had their own written language, schools, and newspaper.
b)
They owned their own land.
c)
They took on the English language.
d)
They lived under Georgia state law.
8.
Which two men had completely opposite views of Indian Removal?
a)
Ross and Sequoyah
b)
Ross and Jackson
c)
Jackson and McIntosh
d)
Jackson and Marshall
9.
Which was the first capital of Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Savannah
c)
Augusta
d)
Louisville
10.
What was the name of the journey that Cherokee made when they were forced to leave their land?
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Wilderness Road
11.
Which land distribution system gave land to heads of households (white males over 21)?
a)
The Headright System
b)
Land Lotteries
c)
The Yazoo Land Act
d)
The Indian Removal Act
12.
Sale of land in western Georgia, known as the “Yazoo lands,” (Yazoo Land Fraud) was controversial MAINLY because
a)
Politicians were bribed to sell land for cheap
b)
Land was acquired by force
c)
Land was acquired with illegal treaties
d)
land was owned by the government
13.
What did the cotton gin do?
a)
Pick cotton
b)
Grow cotton
c)
Clean cotton
d)
Made thread
14.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
William McIntosh
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Sequoyah
15.
Jury duty is considered to be
a)
a basic duty of a citizen.
b)
a volunteer service of citizens.
c)
a responsibility of court officials.
d)
a requirement to be an elected official.
16.
Which was a reason Georgians could move from an agriculture economy to an industrialized economy after World War II?
a)
Landowners encouraged tenant farmers to leave the land.
b)
The land was needed for more houses and stores for returning veterans.
c)
Cotton was no longer needed since many Americans wore synthetic fabrics.
d)
Fewer farm workers were needed because of improvements in farm technology.
17.
Which terms best describes the Piedmont region of Georgia today?
a)
broad treeless plains, richest soil in Georgia
b)
heavily forested, highest elevation in Georgia
c)
gently sloping land, lowest elevation in Georgia
d)
rolling farmland, most heavily populated region of Georgia
18.
What was the main reason for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia?
a)
The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
b)
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
c)
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
d)
The government promised large tracks of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma.
19.
Under the trustees, who was allowed to settle in Georgia in colonial times?
a)
those with prison sentences
b)
those selected by the trustees
c)
those who could afford passage
d)
those who were married with families
20.
What is Georgia's largest source of state revenue?
a)
poll tax
b)
sales tax
c)
income tax
d)
inheritance tax
21.
hich statement best describes the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown
v. Board of Education in 1954?
v. Board of Education in 1954?
a)
It made segregation legal as long as black and white people had equal access to facilities.
b)
It eliminated the legal basis for racial segregation in public schools.
c)
It permitted local authorities to prosecute school officials who desegregated their schools.
d)
It ordered schools in all states to spend an equal amount of money to educate black students and white students.
22.
In the South after the Civil War, which of the following enforced segregation in public accommodations?
a)
property taxes
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
county unit rules
d)
grandfather clauses
23.
When the Georgia colony was established, which religious group was not allowed to settle in it?
a)
Jews
b)
Puritans
c)
Catholics
d)
Protestants
24.
Hart County, Georgia, was named for Nancy Hart. What role did Nancy Hart play in Georgia history?
a)
She started the first public school in Georgia.
b)
She was the first female senator from Georgia.
c)
She was a legendary heroine of the Revolutionary War.
d)
She was the wife of the first elected governor of Georgia.
25.
Both the United States Constitution and Georgia's Constitution provide for a system of checks and
balances. Why did the authors of both constitutions include this system?
balances. Why did the authors of both constitutions include this system?
a)
to encourage cooperation between political parties
b)
to ensure that no branch of government becomes too powerful
c)
to guarantee that all citizens have equal rights
d)
to ensure that large states do not have more power than small states
26.
Why did many Georgians boycott British goods, such as paint and tea, during the mid-1700s?
a)
England had placed a tax on the goods.
b)
Most colonial merchants could not afford them.
c)
The goods were inferior to other European goods.
d)
Colonists were able to produce these goods on their own.
27.
In 1891, the Populist Party was formed. At that time in Georgia, people worked long hours in factories,
workers competed with large numbers of immigrants for jobs, and farmers suffered from low prices and
lack of capital. The Populist Party ran on a platform that promised an eight-hour workday with better
working conditions, restriction on immigrants, and guaranteed loans for farmers. Although the party's
presidential candidate, James B. Weaver, received more than a million votes nationwide and over 22
electoral votes, very few people in Georgia voted for Weaver and the Populist party. Why was this new
party unsuccessful in Georgia?
workers competed with large numbers of immigrants for jobs, and farmers suffered from low prices and
lack of capital. The Populist Party ran on a platform that promised an eight-hour workday with better
working conditions, restriction on immigrants, and guaranteed loans for farmers. Although the party's
presidential candidate, James B. Weaver, received more than a million votes nationwide and over 22
electoral votes, very few people in Georgia voted for Weaver and the Populist party. Why was this new
party unsuccessful in Georgia?
a)
The Populist Party was identified with black voters.
b)
The Populist Party supported the North in the Civil War.
c)
The Populist Party was against the rights of young farmers and workers.
d)
The Populist Party was outlawed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature.
28.
The leader of the rebel militia group that defeated 800 British troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek was
a)
Lyman Hall.
b)
Elijah Clark.
c)
Austin Dabney.
d)
John Treutlen.
29.
Which region once served as the primary area for growing cotton in Georgia and is now home to most of Georgia's population and cities?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
30.
The KKK is BEST described as a group that:
a)
was stopped immediately after the Civil War
b)
wanted to meet socially to discuss the politics in the South but were discouraged by the North
c)
intimidated and terrorized newly freed slaves so that they would not exercise their right to vote
d)
was around for several decades but has since been abolished
31.
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
the federal government could not tax the states
b)
each state had it's own form of currency
c)
the federal government could not control trade
d)
this document kept the country together during the American Revolution
32.
Giving each branch of government specific roles and duties is the purpose of:
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
A democratic republic
33.
What was General Sherman's goal during his March to the Sea?
a)
End civilian support by showing no mercy
b)
Burn Atlanta and Savannah to punish Georgia for seceding
c)
To capture Atlanta to end the war
d)
To get to the Mississippi River to cut the confederacy in half
34.
You need all of the following to vote in Georgia EXCEPT:
a)
a valid ID
b)
to be 18 years old
c)
have a high school diploma
d)
be a citizen of the United States
35.
Why were Spanish missions created?
a)
They were camps set up so that the Spanish could continue to look for gold
b)
They were created to convert the Native Americans to Christianity which gave them influence over the Natives
c)
They were used as look outs for oncoming British ships
d)
They
36.
How did Hernando de Soto impact the Native Americans?
a)
He taught them how to fight
b)
He traded with them and introduced them to gold and treasures
c)
He and his men caused half of the Native American population to die due to disease and fighting
d)
They joined together to fight the British
37.
Which region contains over half of our state's population?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Ridge and Valley
38.
Why are there 5 regions of Georgia?
a)
They were divided that way when we were colonized
b)
Each region has unique features that sets it apart from another area
c)
We have 20 counties in each of the 5 regions.
d)
They are divided this way for political reasons
39.
Georgia's county unit system gave each county
a)
a certain number of votes based on population rather than type (rural, urban, town)
b)
votes based on importance or prestige (size of cites, etc.)
c)
a certain number of votes based on type (rural, urban, town) rather than population
d)
votes based on original date of county creation or founding
40.
The county unit system strengthened the influence of urban counties while minimizing that of rural counties.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which position did Jimmy Carter not hold?
a)
Governor
b)
State senator
c)
U.S. senator
d)
President
42.
Name two Nobel Peace Prize winners from Georgia.
a)
Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Jimmy Carter and Maynard Jackson
c)
Maynard Jackson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Andrew Young
43.
Which was not a main focus for Jimmy Carter as governor of Georgia?
a)
Education
b)
Prison reform
c)
Immigration reform
d)
Mental health improvements
44.
Jimmy Carter was able to help these two countries reach a peace agreement in 1978.
a)
Israel and Iran
b)
Iran and Iraq
c)
Egypt and Israel
d)
Israel and the Soviet Union
45.
What was the name of the 1978 peace agreement that Jimmy Carter helped negotiate?
a)
Camp David Peace Accords
b)
SALT II
c)
Iranian Hostage Crisis Resolution
d)
Nobel Peace Prize
46.
How does the Carter Presidential Center help make the world better?
a)
Monitors and supports democratic elections worldwide
b)
Helps treat diseases and epidemics
c)
All of these
d)
None of these
47.
Who was the first Republican governor elected in Georgia since Reconstruction?
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Lester Maddox
c)
Sonny Perdue
d)
Roy Barnes
48.
When was the first state Constitution approved?
a)
1900
b)
2002
c)
1777
d)
1775
49.
When was the last Georgia constitution approved?
a)
1990
b)
1983
c)
2005
d)
1985
50.
Which region is in the northeast corner of Georgia?
a)
Appalachian Plateau regionBlue Ridge Mountains
b)
Valley and Ridge region
c)
Appalachian Plateau region
d)
Coastal Plains
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