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WorksheetsH1-H9 Review Quiz 2
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
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1.
Native American groups from the Ohio Valley spread certain rituals down to Georgia during the Woodland period. The rock piles and earth mounds in Georgia that date to the Woodland period are likely
a)
dams.
b)
missions.
c)
burial mounds.
d)
food storage areas.
2.
Hernando de Soto and his soldiers often treated Native Americans harshly during the Spanish quest for
a)
food and drink.
b)
fame and power.
c)
gold and silver.
d)
rivers and trials.
3.
Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?
a)
"God, glory, and gold"
b)
"Salt, silk, and spices"
c)
"Rum, slaves, and molasses"
d)
"Trade, silver, and jewels"
4.
According to some archaeologists, during which period was the bow and arrow invented?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleoindian
d)
Woodland
5.
Nomadic hunter-gatherers who wandered from place to place following large herds of animals.
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
6.
Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in Georgia in 1736?
a)
They were able to translate many different languages.
b)
They were able to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
c)
Their military skill helped to defend the colony of Georgia.
d)
Their ability to farm in swamps was needed to help feed the colony.
7.
The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees because the Salzburgers
a)
wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.
b)
saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.
c)
were expelled from their homes because of their religion.
d)
were known for the excellent military and fighting skills.
8.
In the early-and-mid-1700s Mary Musgrove served as a diplomat between the British in early Savannah and what Yamacraw Indian chief?
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Chief Tomochichi
c)
Chief Sitting Bull
d)
Chief Standing Bear
9.
One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a "buffer" colony. This meant that Georgia was
a)
an outpost from which English pirates could attack Spanish galleons.
b)
founded to export raw materials to England and serve as a market for English imports.
c)
a colony built to give England's debtors a new start and a chance to escape English prisons.
d)
a military protective zone between the English colonies and the Spanish settlement in Florida.
10.
Which policies would have received the MOST support from Georgia's "Malcontents"?
a)
policies that would allow trade with the Spanish in St. Augustine.
b)
policies that would prohibit settlers of the Catholic faith from settling in the colony.
c)
policies that would allow the use and manufacture of alcohol and ownership of slaves.
d)
policies that would prohibit Creek and Cherokee Indians from owning land in the backcountry.
11.
What role did Nancy Hart play in the American Revolutionary War?
a)
She served as a merchant for the British.
b)
She encouraged slaves to join the British.
c)
She led troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
d)
She was a patriot who spied on British loyalists.
12.
Why did Georgia NOT send delegates to the First Continental Congress?
a)
Colonial leaders were afraid that the issue of slavery would arise.
b)
Many Georgians felt they needed the protection of British troops.
c)
Colonial leaders supported the British trade regulations.
d)
Many Georgians were opposed to a colonial alliance.
13.
Who served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Georgia militia and played a key role in the Battle of Kettle Creek?
a)
Elijah Clarke
b)
Austin Dabney
c)
George Walton
d)
Button Gwinnett
14.
Button Gwinnett, George Walton, and ________________ were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.
a)
Lyman Hall
b)
James Wright
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Oglethorpe
15.
Which of these BEST describes the attitudes of the citizens of Georgia on the eve of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Georgians unanimously rejected the independence movement.
b)
Georgians unanimously supported the independence movement.
c)
Many Georgians were unsure because the colony was the newest of all the British colonies.
d)
Most Georgians rejected independence because they feared the French and Spanish in the region.
16.
A Loyalist in North America in the 1770s would have MOST LIKELY supported which of these?
a)
revolution against the King
b)
boycotting British-made goods
c)
remaining a part of Great Britain
d)
declaring independence from Great Britain
17.
After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because
a)
it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.
b)
it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.
c)
it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
d)
it took away their representation in Parliament.
18.
Which would make the BEST title for a research paper covering these topics?
a)
The Treaty of Paris, 1783
b)
The American Victory at Yorktown
c)
Causes of the American Revolution
d)
Effects of the French and Indian War
19.
Which document became the foundation of the first government of the United States?
a)
The U.S. Constitution
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Declaration of Independence
20.
This list of notes would be MOST useful to a student writing a research paper about
a)
the ineffectiveness and weakness of American government under the Articles of Confederation.
b)
the factors behind the unrest and violence that occurred in Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion.
c)
the reasons for the Anti-federalists' demand for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
d)
the emergence of political division and the eventual creation of the "two-party" system in American government.
21.
Which is the BEST description of the effect that the ratification of the United States Constitution had on America?
a)
It ended the dispute between northern and southern states over the issue of slavery.
b)
It forced foreign nations reduce tariffs and trade more freely with the new nation.
c)
It helped bring about the surrender of the British troops at Yorktown and ended the American Revolution.
d)
It unified the 13 states into a stronger nation than what had existed under the Articles of Confederation.
22.
Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?
a)
Fletcher v. Peck
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
23.
The railroad caused the development of what Georgia city?
a)
Augusta
b)
Marietta
c)
Atlanta
d)
Savannah
24.
Which Georgia institution is being described by these statements?
a)
Georgia State University
b)
The University of Georgia
c)
Georgia Southern University
d)
The Georgia Institute of Technology
25.
Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?
a)
Augusta had been destroyed from attacks by the Creek Indians.
b)
The capital needed to be more centrally located within the population of the state.
c)
Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center because it was a railroad hub.
d)
The General Assembly wanted to move tha capital as far away from Spanish-controlled Florida as possible.
26.
Which system offered Georgia settlers 200 acres of free land, with an additional 50 acres per family member or slave?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Headright system
c)
the Cherokee cession
d)
the County Unit system
27.
Which system distributed land by matching 202 or 490 acre plots with numbered tickets held by potential settlers?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Headright system
c)
the Cherokee cession
d)
the County Unit system
28.
Which term refers to the massive fraud perpetrated by several Georgia governors and the state legislature from 1795 to 1803 by selling large tracts of land to insiders at absurdly low prices?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Yazoo Land Act
c)
the Headright system
d)
the County Unit system
29.
Sequoyah (pictured here) had the BIGGEST influence on
a)
Native American literacy.
b)
Native American diplomacy.
c)
the actions of the Sioux at Wounded Knee.
d)
the resistance of the Cherokee to their forced relocation.
30.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. What change did this lead to for owners of cotton plantations in the South?
a)
They needed more slaves.
b)
They did not need as much land.
c)
They did not need as many slaves.
d)
They were able to grow other crops.
31.
Which is the BEST conclusion that can be drawn from the study of these topics?
a)
The conflict between the Georgia settlers and the Cherokee Indians was resolved without any conflict.
b)
The conflict between the Georgia settlers and the Cherokee Indians was based on resentment over the violence of the Creek Wars.
c)
The conflict between the Georgia settlers and the Cherokee Indians was based on conflicting views over land ownership and rights.
d)
The conflict between the Georgia settlers and the Cherokee Indians was based on aggression and violence from the Cherokee toward the settlers.
32.
The event MOST LIKELY occurring due to the 1860 presidential election of Lincoln was
a)
the beginning of Reconstruction.
b)
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
c)
the John Brown-led raid at Harper's Ferry.
d)
the secession of South Carolina from the Union.
33.
Nullification was a theory espoused by John C. Calhoun which stated that states had the right to do what?
a)
get rid of unwanted national bureaucracy
b)
decide which national laws states would accept
c)
determine if they wanted to remain in the Union
d)
refuse to use the paper money issued by the Federal government
34.
What role did Alexander Stephens fulfill following Georgia’s secession from the Union?
a)
Republican
b)
cooperationist
c)
vice president of the Confederacy
d)
leader of the Georgia state convention
35.
Which law is being described here?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
d)
Oregon-Washington Purchase of 1848
36.
Which Supreme Court case would have had the BIGGEST impact on slaves in the United States?
a)
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
d)
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
37.
Which term refers to the idea that Southern states had the authority to make their own laws regarding slavery?
a)
secession
b)
sectionalism
c)
states' rights
d)
equal protection
38.
These topics would be most useful to a student who is writing a research report titled
a)
"The Causes of the Civil War."
b)
"The Effects of the Civil War."
c)
"Milestones of Reconstruction."
d)
"Why the North Won the Civil War."
39.
Which of these political issues caused the MOST division in Washington, DC, as the United States moved westward in the 19th century?
a)
the role of men in the new frontier
b)
the role that geography played in created state lines
c)
the expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories
d)
whether or not to allow Native Americans to become US citizens
40.
Which event that resulted in white mobs killing and wounding dozens of blacks and inflicting substantial property damage was caused by Atlanta newspapers' untrue reports that black men were attacking white women?
a)
Albany Movement
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
d)
1881 International Cotton Exposition
41.
Rebecca Latimer Felton is MOST famous for
a)
arguing for the end of the convict lease system.
b)
writing a book about her husband’s political career.
c)
becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
d)
writing speeches for her husband, Senator William Felton.
42.
The U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) determined that segregation was acceptable under the condition that
a)
all children receive permission to attend the same school.
b)
whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks.
c)
the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states.
d)
the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality.
43.
All of the phrases describe which Georgia politician?
a)
Tom Watson
b)
M. Hoke Smith
c)
Eugene Talmadge
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
44.
What event in Georgia drew attention to questions of antisemitism throughout the state and the nation?
a)
Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
b)
looting of the Jewish Temple
c)
the lynching of Leo Max Frank
d)
burning of a cross on top of Stone Mountain
45.
What do these topics all have in common?
a)
citizenship
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
disenfranchisement
d)
equal rights before the law
46.
Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?
a)
Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.
b)
DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed.
c)
Washington was an accommodationist and DuBois believed that blacks should have the same rights as whites.
d)
Washington believed that blacks should protest peacefully while DuBois believed that violence was necessary.
47.
All of the phrases are describing
a)
John Hope.
b)
Primus King.
c)
Lucius Holsey.
d)
Alonzo Herndon.
48.
Who is being described?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
George Washington Carver
49.
Often called the "Spokesman of the New South," he used his position as editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper to advocate northern investment in the south and continued industrialization throughout the region.
a)
Henry Grady
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Leo Frank
d)
Booker T. Washington
50.
The issues listed in this diagram all led to the American involvement in what conflict?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
the Korean War
d)
the Vietnam War
51.
In the early-20th Century, John Hope's BIGGEST influence was in
a)
business.
b)
education.
c)
law.
d)
music.
52.
The rapid change in the percentage of unemployed people in the United States from 1927 to 1932 reflects changes caused by
a)
World War I.
b)
the New Deal.
c)
World War II.
d)
the Great Depression.
53.
The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was
a)
the end of World War I.
b)
the crash of the stock market.
c)
failure of the commodity market.
d)
the outbreak of the influenza epidemic.
54.
Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
55.
In addition to the boll weevil, what other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
a)
a major drought
b)
a locust plague
c)
flooding of fields
d)
severe cold weather
56.
In what way did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, a fact that would lead to him losing the governor's seat in 1936?
a)
He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
b)
He opposed integration of public schools, which many Georgians actually supported.
c)
He opposed the passage of a minimum wage, which hurt many of Georgia's textile workers.
d)
He opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed the help from the government.
57.
Using the information in the graph, one might speculate that
a)
W.W.I created increased job opportunities in the U.S.
b)
the election of President Hoover in 1936 caused unemployment to decline.
c)
the return of soldiers following W.W.II caused unemployment to increase in the U.S.
d)
the New Deal programs of President Roosevelt created employment opportunities in the U.S.
58.
The items above are MOST associated with which of these eras?
a)
New Deal
b)
Cold War
c)
Civil War
d)
Reconstruction
59.
What do the babies in the crib represent?
a)
laws he plans to veto
b)
strategies to end World War II
c)
programs created to end the Great Depression
d)
people who are attempting to become President
60.
During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by
a)
persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops.
b)
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas.
c)
paying farmers to plant less cotton, which caused the price of cotton increase.
d)
helping farmers find new types of crops that could grow in all types of weather.
61.
All of these programs are associated with the presidency of
a)
John Kennedy
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
62.
All of these are describing which New Deal program?
a)
Medicare
b)
Social Security Act
c)
National Recovery Act
d)
Fair Labor Standards Act
63.
The direct cause of U.S. involvement in World War II was
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland.
b)
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania by Germany.
d)
Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals by the US.
64.
In the Spring of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a bill which allowed him to sell, loan, or give war material to countries for their defense against Axis forces. This bill was known as the
a)
Lend-Lease Act.
b)
Cash and Carry Act.
c)
European Recovery Program.
d)
Destroyers for Bases Agreement.
65.
As production increased to aid World War II efforts, how was the U.S. economy impacted?
a)
World trade increased as the U.S. helped allied countries.
b)
The economy suffered greatly because of high competition with other countries.
c)
The economy declined because the U.S. did not have access to enough raw materials.
d)
Production boosted the economy, which helped lift the U.S. out of the Great Depression.
66.
During World War II, the Georgia cities of Savannah and Brunswick were BEST known for
a)
building Liberty ships.
b)
manufacturing airplanes.
c)
having strong military bases.
d)
having military training camps.
67.
Which of these BEST describes how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ties to the state affected Georgia during the Great Depression?
a)
He ignored the state because he did not want to show Georgia any favoritism.
b)
He pushed for programs to help urban communities but overlooked poor farmers.
c)
He offered many programs to the state because he saw the plight of poor farmers.
d)
He limited programs to Georgia because he did not think they would help the state.
68.
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt make the city of Warm Springs, Georgia, the site of his "Little White House"?
a)
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
b)
It was safer from German attack.
c)
It was safer from Japanese attack.
d)
The waters helped to ease his polio.
69.
During World War II, Bell Aircraft had the GREATEST impact on which area on the map?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
70.
These quotes could BEST be used in a project about which of these?
a)
The Holocaust
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
The Great Depression
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