WorksheetsGMAS - Statehood to Civil War
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
Who established the University of Ga?
a)
William Few
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
John Marshall
2.
The University of Georgia was
a)
the first state-supported university created in the US
b)
Founded prior to the American Revolution
c)
Based on other state-supported universities already created in the US
d)
renamed Franklin College during the Civil War
3.
Which denominations were most influential in Georgia after the American Revolution?
a)
Mormons and Catholics
b)
Highland Scots and Salzburgers
c)
Baptists and Methodists
d)
Jews and Muslims
4.
What do these cities have in common: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta?
a)
Cities founded by James Oglethorpe
b)
Cities that serve as major ports
c)
Cities that were burned during Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Cities that served as Georgia's capital cities
5.
After the Revolutionary War, Georgia's capital was moved from Savannah to
a)
Atlanta
b)
Louisville
c)
Milledgeville
d)
Macon
6.
Headrights and lotteries in the early 1800s were the result of
a)
falling cotton prices.
b)
disputes over ownership of vast stretches of land.
c)
debates over slavery.
d)
Reconstruction.
7.
Two factors that influenced who was eligible for Georgia's land lotteries were
a)
religion and nationality.
b)
last name and date of birth.
c)
gender and marital status.
d)
political influence and wealth.
8.
Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were
a)
land lotteries.
b)
headright systems.
c)
circuit riders.
d)
Yazoo deals.
9.
What was one way Georgia's politicians thought would secure western Georgia?
a)
The headright system gave plots of land to GA heads of families.
b)
Native Americans were forced from GA's borders.
c)
Land lotteries made it easier to buy land.
d)
The Yazoo land sale opened up millions of acres to settlement.
10.
Legislators were bribed to sell land at a very low price in the
a)
Yazoo Land Fraud
b)
Yazoo Land Lottery
c)
Georgia Land Scandal
d)
Land Purchase Plan
11.
Why was the Yazoo land sale reversed in 1796?
a)
The land was too expensive
b)
It was part of the Cherokee Nation
c)
The western frontier was unsafe
d)
Fraud and bribery were involved in the sales of land
12.
The Yazoo Act upset many Georgians because it resulted in
a)
the unfair treatment of Native Americans in northern GA
b)
restrictions on slavery in new territories in western GA
c)
interference from the federal govt during the Great Depression
d)
a scandalous land deal involving much of western GA
13.
What crop led to tremendous growth in GA during the 1800s?
a)
Wheat
b)
Peanuts
c)
Corn
d)
Cotton
14.
What was a direct result of the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
Cotton prices declined
b)
The need for slavery increased
c)
The cotton jenny became obsolete
d)
The use of slavery decreased
15.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Abraham Baldwin
d)
Sequoyah
16.
Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, which field contributed MOST to the growth of GA's economy?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Education
c)
Sports
d)
Medicine
17.
Which of the following resulted from Georgia's "Cotton Kingdom"?
a)
Textiles grew in importance
b)
Trade decreased
c)
Plantation owners decreased
d)
Slaveyr became less important
18.
Increased markets, more efficient trade, and the rise of Atlanta can all be attributed to
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
The Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
Conflicts between Georgians and Native Americans
d)
The creation of railroads in Georgia during the 1800s
19.
The city of Atlanta formed mainly as a
a)
center for textile mills.
b)
railroad hub.
c)
part of the Yazoo Land Fraud.
d)
part of the Gold Rush of 1829.
20.
Who were the Creeks and Cherokees?
a)
Two Native American tribes that supported Indian removal
b)
The only two Native American tribes that had written languages
c)
The last two Native American tribes in the US
d)
The two Native American tribes in Georgia
21.
What did Alexander McGillivray and William McIntosh have in common?
a)
They were both Cherokee chiefs that resisted white expansion
b)
They were both Creek chiefs that played major roles in Creek relations with GA settlers
c)
They both refused to give up Creek lands
d)
They were both GA legislators who wanted to take Creek land
22.
The syllabary created by Sequoyah was a system of
a)
fishing.
b)
worship.
c)
hunting.
d)
writing.
23.
In 1832, John Marshall was the
a)
chief of the Cherokees.
b)
president of the US.
c)
chief justice of the Supreme Court.
d)
governor of GA.
24.
What eventually led to the removal of all Cherokee Indians from GA?
a)
Murder of a Cherokee leader
b)
Discovery of gold in northern GA
c)
Burning of Atlanta
d)
Spread of slavery throughout GA
25.
The Trail of Tears forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homelands in GA and march to reservations in
a)
Ohio
b)
South Carolina
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Tennessee
26.
People who opposed slavery were known as
a)
Confederates
b)
Sharecroppers
c)
Secessionists
d)
Abolitionists
27.
Which of the following is the right of a state not to follow a feseral law?
a)
Segregation
b)
Secession
c)
Abolitionism
d)
Nullification
28.
Which northern state was admitted to the US as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Montana
b)
Michigan
c)
Maine
d)
Missouri
29.
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states.
a)
Georgia Platform
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
30.
What does "popular sovereignty" mean?
a)
The right of the states to vote on laws
b)
Abolitionism
c)
The right of the federal government to nullify laws
d)
The vote to end the Civil War
31.
Which law allowed popular sovereignty in many US territories?
a)
Georgia Platform
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
32.
Which of these accurately describes Alexander Stephens?
a)
A southerner that remained loyal to the Union and was vice president under President Lincoln
b)
A Georgians that opposed secession but also served as vice president of the Confederacy
c)
An intimidating politician who hated most southerners
d)
A passionate secessionist who wanted GA to leave the Union immediately
33.
Georgia's position on slavery in new territories during the 1800s was clearly stated in the
a)
Georgia Platform
b)
Atlanta Compromise
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Missouri Compromise
34.
A southern politician who believed in nullification would have been most supportive of
a)
Abolition
b)
Crop diversification
c)
A strong federal government
d)
States' rights
35.
In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Each was concerned with religion
b)
Each was written to end the Civil War
c)
Each was written by Alexander Stephens
d)
Each tried to decided the legal nature of slavery in newly created states
36.
Which statement best describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
a)
The US Supreme Court sent the case back to Missouri
b)
The GA court changed the laws of Missouri
c)
The US Supreme Court decided against Scott and said slaves were property, not citizens
d)
Missouri must give Scott his freedom
37.
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. He was a
a)
Democrat
b)
Confederate
c)
Independent
d)
Republican
38.
Shortly after Lincoln's election, Georgia
a)
seceded from the Union.
b)
seceded from the Confederacy.
c)
remained loyal to the Union.
d)
abolished slavery to avoid war.
39.
The economy of the South depended largely on
a)
new technology.
b)
manufacturing.
c)
politics.
d)
slave labor.
40.
Blacks were most inspired to fight in the Civil War after
a)
Confederate leaders adopted the Georgia Platform
b)
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
The South fired on Fort Sumter
41.
Which of the following Civil War battles occurred in Georgia?
a)
Antietam
b)
Chickamauga
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Kettle Creek
42.
What was at stake during the Battle of Chickamauga?
a)
Control of a railroad center in nearby Chattanooga
b)
Access to the port city of Savannah
c)
Access to ammunition
d)
The fate of Washington, DC
43.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed all slaves in states fighting against the Union
b)
Freed all slaves in the US
c)
Put Ulysses Grant in charge of all Union forces
d)
Allowed slaves to fight in the Confederate Army
44.
What battlefield was a site of a famous Abraham Lincoln speech?
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Kettle Creek
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
45.
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
a)
Union troops were defeated with heavy losses
b)
Sherman's March to the Sea was a suprising victory
c)
A naval blockade was in effect on GA's coast
d)
The single bloodiest day in the war stopped the Confederate advance toward Washington DC
46.
Who was William T. Sherman?
a)
Confederate general who tried to invade the North twice but failed
b)
Appointed governor of Georgia during Reconstruction
c)
Union general that conquered Atlanta and marched all the way to Savannah
d)
Union general who defeated Robert E. Lee and forced him to surrender
47.
What was the impact of Sherman's March to the Sea?
a)
It convinced the South they could win the war.
b)
It convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
It forced General Lee to evacuate Georgia
d)
It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy
48.
What was the purpose of the Union blockade of GA's coast?
a)
To destroy railroad lines
b)
To take Atlanta
c)
To keep the South from trading goods by ship
d)
To force Lee's surrender at Gettysburg
49.
Which GA port did Fort Pulaski protect?
a)
Brunswick
b)
Savannah
c)
Darien
d)
Milledgeville
50.
Captured Union soldiers were sent to a notorious Confederate military prison camp in which city in GA?
a)
Milledgeville
b)
Atlanta
c)
Andersonville
d)
Savannah
51.
Which of the following best describes the effects of the Civil War on GA?
a)
Small farmers suffered a great deal at the hands of the Union army but people in Atlanta were spared any hardship
b)
The war led whites to finally accept blacks as their equals
c)
Other than soldiers dying in a distant war, GA never really felt any effects of the war
d)
Thousands of Georgians died in the war and many more suffered at home
52.
The process of rebuilding the south after the Civil War was called
a)
New South
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Atlanta Compromise
d)
Georgia Platform
53.
Which of the following ended slavery throughout the US?
a)
13th Amendmant
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
54.
Which amendment gave citizenship to freed slaves?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
55.
Which amendment gave voting rights to all males, including freed blacks?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
56.
Who was the black minister who was elected to the GA House of Representatives in 1868?
a)
Alexander Stephens
b)
Henry McNeal Turner
c)
William Sherman
d)
Austin Dabney
57.
Why did the US Supreme Court allow southern states to practice segregation?
a)
They believed it would decrease violence
b)
The justices said Jim Crow laws were illegal
c)
They decided it was a states' rights issue
d)
They allowed it if accommodations were "separate but equal"
58.
Which of the following helped blacks in the South after the Civil War?
a)
Most white landowners
b)
The Ku Klux Klan
c)
The Freedmen's Bureau
d)
Conservative Democrats
59.
After the Civil War, many fred slaves became
a)
farm owners.
b)
household servants.
c)
teachers.
d)
sharecroppers.
60.
How were landowners paid by sharecroppers?
a)
Sharecroppers collected rent from the landowners
b)
Sharecroppers let landowners use their equipment
c)
Sharecroppers paid a portion of the crops/profits
d)
Sharecroppers and landowners worked for no profit
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