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WorksheetsMidTerm Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
Andrew Jackson is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Fighting against the Creek in Battle of Horseshoe Bend
b)
Signing the Indian Removal Act
c)
Defeating the English at Battle of New Orleans
d)
Making peace with the Cherokee Nation
2.
All of the following is true about the University of Georgia, EXCEPT
a)
Became a land grant institution
b)
Boasts the oldest institution of higher learning charter for a state school
c)
Initially held classes outdoors
d)
Included women in early enrollment
3.
The cotton gin impacted Georgia in all of the following ways, EXCEPT...?
a)
Increased production of lower quality cotton
b)
Inspired western settlement
c)
Stimulated growth of textile mills in the south
d)
Increased dependence on slavery
4.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
Button Gwinnett
d)
Elijah Clark
5.
What is Terminus?
a)
The capitol of colonial Georgia
b)
An end of the Western and Atlantic Railroad line.
c)
Zero ground of the zombie apocalypse
d)
A Creek Chief who fought against western settlement
6.
What was the Yazoo Act?
a)
A peace treaty between Cherokee and white settlers.
b)
A battle between the Creek and colonial Georgians
c)
A land transaction passed in the Georgia General Assembly selling off western lands to speculators
d)
Downing chocolate milk without taking a breath
7.
All of the cities have served as Georgia's capitol, EXCEPT...
a)
Marthasville
b)
Savannah
c)
Augusta
d)
Milledgeville
8.
What served as the model of the government of Georgia?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
English Parliament
9.
Why was a system of checks and balances added to the Constitution?
a)
To keep one branch of government from having too much power.
b)
Cause the founding fathers were cool like that.
c)
Balanced budgets are wise.
d)
To include the Bill of Rights
10.
What was the Great Compromise?
a)
Andrew Jackson said the indigenous people of America could live out west in "perpetual happiness."
b)
How the Federalists and Anti-federalists came to an agreement about the Bill of Rights.
c)
How states agreed to a bicameral legislature. Senate has equal representation; House based on population.
d)
Agreeing with your parents to study for the midterm by playing this game.
11.
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
a)
How representation in the House is determined.
b)
The agreement that slaves would partially count for representation in the House.
c)
How much compensation the Cherokee received for their Georgia property.
12.
Who represented Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a)
Lyman Hall, Button Gwinett & George Walton
b)
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
c)
Nancy Hart & Austin Dabney
d)
Mary Musgrove & Chief Tomochichi
13.
What was the first constitution of the United States?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
14.
What was the Battle of Kettle Creek?
a)
A patriot militia victory against a loyalist militia in the frontier of Georgia.
b)
A sweet rap by some talented students.
c)
A British navy victory over Savannah.
d)
A victory of frontiersmen over the Red Sticks.
15.
Who is the only woman Georgia has named a county after?
a)
Mary Musgrove
b)
Nancy Hart
c)
Rosalyn Carter
d)
Rebecca Cobb
16.
The following represented Georgia at the Second Continental Congress, EXCEPT...?
a)
Button Gwinnett
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
George Walton
d)
James Oglethorpe
17.
Why didn't Georgia send delegates to the First Continental Congress?
a)
It was financially dependent on England.
b)
It had a strong royal governor.
c)
As the youngest colony, it still had strong English connections.
d)
All of the above.
18.
Who were the Whigs?
a)
Colonists ready to cut ties with England.
b)
Colonists loyal to the king.
19.
Who were the Tories?
a)
Colonists loyal to the King of England.
b)
Colonists who encouraged rebellion against England.
20.
What was the Boston Massacre?
a)
An episode of mob violence that left five colonists dead.
b)
An attack by Mohawks on colonists.
c)
An episode of mob violence that left five British soldiers dead.
d)
When patriots threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
21.
How did the end of the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
a)
It didn't. There's no connection.
b)
England imposed taxes on their American colonies, which caused growing tensions and a rift.
c)
The French continued to plague the western frontier.
d)
Natives continued to fight even after the peace treaty was signed.
22.
How did the headright system distribute land?
a)
Each head of family received 50 acres
b)
Each head of family received 100 acres
c)
Each head of family had the right to receive up to 1,000 acres
d)
If you had a head, you had a right to receive land.
23.
Coolest climate?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
24.
Largest cities?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
25.
Best climate for agriculture?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
26.
Conflict between England & Spain in coastal Georgia during the colonization era?
a)
Battle of St. Simon's
b)
Battle of Okefenokee Swamp
c)
Battle of Kettle Creek
d)
Battle of Bloody Marsh
27.
Colonial group brought as highly trained soldiers to help defend the new colony of Georgia?
a)
Jewish refugees from Portugual
b)
Lutheran refugees from Germany
c)
Catholic refugees from England
d)
Scottish Highlanders
28.
Which people group provided a doctor to help ailing colonists in Savannah during their first year?
a)
Highland Scots
b)
Jewish refugees from Portugual
c)
Salzburgers
29.
Who of the following would have been allowed to settle in Georgia based on the charter?
a)
Liquor Dealers
b)
Slaves
c)
Catholics
d)
Protestants
30.
The Malcontents complained about all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Oglethorpe lied about Georgia's climate.
b)
Oglethorpe was biased when distributing land.
c)
50 acres wasn't enough for a family to thrive
d)
The Spanish were really annoying.
31.
Who did James Oglethorpe negotiate with in order to procure an area to establish a settlement?
a)
Alexander McGillivray
b)
William McIntosh
c)
John Ross
d)
Chief Tomochichi
32.
Who translated for Oglethorpe and the Yamacraw Chief?
a)
Major Ridge
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Nancy Hart
d)
Rebecca Johnson
33.
Which European nation first established a strong presence in Georgia.
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugual
d)
Spain
34.
What did the first European nation call the region of Georgia?
a)
Georgia
b)
Terminus
c)
Guale
d)
La Florida
35.
What was Spain's main mission in Georgia during the 1600s?
a)
Convert natives through missions.
b)
Searched for gold.
c)
Established their colonial capitol here.
d)
Attempt to create a hockey team.
36.
Who successfully proposed a new colony south of Carolina?
a)
King George II
b)
Robert Castell
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
James Oglethorpe
37.
All of the following nations were major colonizers of the New Word, EXCEPT...
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
France
38.
European exploration's BIGGEST impact on the indigenous people of America was
a)
Disease
b)
Trade of goods
c)
Exchange of world views
d)
Conquering of culture by force
39.
European explorers were motivated by all of the following, except...
a)
Altruism
b)
Fame
c)
Fortune
d)
Adventure
40.
Columbus believed he had arrived in
a)
India
b)
China
c)
a new continent
d)
paradise
41.
Why do archaeologists believe prehistoric people believed in life after death?
a)
The Bible tells us so.
b)
Cave drawings indicate an afterlife.
c)
Burial mounds contained artifacts.
d)
Surviving oral tradition.
42.
What innovation allowed prehistoric people to stay in one region rather than living a nomadic lifestyle?
a)
Pottery
b)
Atlatl
c)
Clovis Point spears
d)
Agriculture
43.
What made hunting easier for the Archaic people?
a)
Bow and arrow
b)
Semi-automatic machine guns
c)
Atlatl
d)
Horses
44.
What made hunting easier for the Woodland culture?
a)
Bow and arrow
b)
Slingshot
c)
Clovis Point
d)
Horses
45.
Archaeologists believe the first humans arrived in North America during the
a)
Ice Age
b)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
c)
Ice Age 3:Dawn of the Dinosaurs
d)
Ice Age: Collision Course
46.
How is it believed that first humans arrived in North America?
a)
Spaceship
b)
Boat
c)
Via a land bridge
d)
On the backs of mammoths
47.
What is the highest point in Georgia?
a)
Brasstown Bald
b)
Okefenokee Swamp
c)
Kennesaw Mountain
d)
Stone Mountain
48.
What is the fall line?
a)
drop in elevation
b)
separation between Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions
c)
Georgia's prehistoric coastline
d)
All
49.
All of the following cities are located along the fall line, EXCEPT
a)
Columbus
b)
Macon
c)
Augusta
d)
Atlanta
50.
River that creates part of the border between Alabama and Georgia
a)
St. Mary's
b)
Altamaha
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Savannah
51.
River that makes up part of the border between South Carolina and Georgia
a)
Chattahoochee
b)
Flint
c)
Altamaha
d)
Savannah
52.
River that serves as Georgia's southeast border with Florida
a)
Okefenokee Swamp
b)
St. John's
c)
St. Mary's
d)
Atlantic
53.
All of the following border Georgia, EXCEPT...
a)
Alabama
b)
Florida
c)
Tennessee
d)
Mississippi
54.
Biggest agricultural producer?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Ridge and Valley
55.
Highest elevations?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Ridge and Valley
56.
Most of Georgia's population lives in...
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Ridge and Valley
57.
Smallest region of Georgia
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Okefenokee Swamp
58.
Largest area of Georgia's regions
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
59.
Who developed a written language for the Cherokee?
a)
Pocohontas
b)
Tomochichi
c)
John Ross
d)
Sequoyah
60.
Who was murdered by Creeks after signing the Treaty of Indian Springs, that ceded the rest of the Creek lands to Georgia?
a)
John Ross
b)
Major Ridge
c)
Alexander McGillivray
d)
William McIntosh
61.
What accelerated the removal of Cherokee from the Southeast?
a)
Discovery of gold
b)
Expansion of cotton
c)
Expansion of railroads
d)
Invention of cotton gin
62.
Who ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation's sovereignty?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Marshall
c)
John Ross
d)
Abraham Lincoln
63.
What Congressional act legalized the expulsion of natives to Indian Territory?
a)
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
b)
Worcester v. Cherokee Nation
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Election of Andrew Jackson
64.
Forced removal of natives is called the __ by the Cherokee
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Great Betrayal
c)
Civil War
d)
Revolutionary War
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