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WorksheetsGMAS - Prehistory to American Revolution
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 37mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian people were
a)
southern groups that fought during the Civil War
b)
Native Americans who lived in Ga prior to European arrival
c)
Settlers who lived in the Yazoo territory
d)
Native American groups relocated during the Trail of Tears
2.
Who were the earliest known people to live in what is now Georgia?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
3.
Which group was the first to build permanent settlements?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
4.
Which group was the first to plant crops and make pottery?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
5.
Which statement best decribes Paleo Indians?
a)
They built religious mounds
b)
They created long-lasting pottery
c)
They were migratory people that hunted and gathered food
d)
They participated in large-scale farming
6.
Who were the last Native Americans to live in Georgia before the arrival of the Europeans?
a)
Archaic
b)
Paleo
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
7.
Which group lived in towns governed by chiefs?
a)
Archaic
b)
Paleo
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
8.
The first Europeans to explore GA were from
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Germany
9.
Why did European countries explore the Americas?
a)
To experience new cultures
b)
To find new spices
c)
For new farmland
d)
For gold, fame, riches, and religion
10.
Which Spanish explorer crossed GA hoping to find cities of gold?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
John Cabot
d)
Hernando de Soto
11.
Who was Hernando de Soto?
a)
Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs
b)
Spanish missionary who wanted to spread Christianity in the New World
c)
The first Spanish explorer to enter GA
d)
Spanish soldier that built military forts on GA's barrier islands
12.
What was the purpose of the Spanish missions on GA's barrier islands?
a)
Discover gold
b)
Fight Native Americans
c)
Launch military raids on English colonies
d)
Convert Native Americans to Christianity
13.
What effect did Hernando de Soto's expedition have on GA's Native Americans?
a)
Built long lasting alliances with them
b)
His men killed many Native Americans with weapons and diseases
c)
He stayed away from them and didn't interact with them
d)
He did not meet any Native Americans along his way becasue they had already left the region
14.
Spain's first settlements in GA were
a)
large cities along the Chattahoochee River.
b)
small twons near present-day Milledgeville.
c)
Forts along the GA-Alabama line
d)
Catholic missions on the barrier islands
15.
As a direct result of European contact, Native American populations
a)
tripled.
b)
declined.
c)
moved away.
d)
prospered.
16.
What was the most devastating effect of European exploration on Native Americans?
a)
The spread of disease
b)
Introduction of weapons like guns and cannons
c)
The introduction of new crops and animals
d)
The spread of Christianity
17.
Why did Spain concentrate its initial colonization of GA along the barrier islands?
a)
Fear of Native Americans
b)
Rumors of malaria outbreaks
c)
The land was not fertile
d)
It was easier for ships to access the shore
18.
How did Spain feel about British and French colonies in Ga and the Southeast?
a)
Angry and defensive because those countries were considered a threat
b)
Grateful to have other Europeans to help fight the Indians
c)
Didn't care because Spain was too busy building missions
d)
Cooperated with them to try and convert all the Indians to Christianity
19.
Which statement BEST describes Spanish presence in GA after 1686?
a)
There wasn't much presence because Spain had abandoned its missions and moved south
b)
It was stable for another 100 years
c)
Spain remained in the area but fell under the authority of British rulers
d)
It grew in order to resist French and British colonies
20.
Who wanted to build a colony for debtors and became the first leader of GA?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
King George II
c)
Tomochichi
d)
John Wesley
21.
Which of these describes Oglethorpe?
a)
He supported slavery
b)
He ws a strong leader and a member of Parliament
c)
He bought a lot of land in northern colonies
d)
He didn't believe in establishing a relationship with Native Americans
22.
Which of these was a reason for the British to establish a colony in GA?
a)
To sell slaves to Spain
b)
To have a military base to attack South carolina
c)
To produce silk and other products for Egland's economy
d)
To have a safe place for Catholics to practice their religion
23.
How did the founding of GA affect debtors in England?
a)
Only Catholic debtors were allowed to come to GA
b)
It improved their lived greatly
c)
Most debtors were slaves when they reached GA
d)
It didn't really affect them because hardly any ever came to GA
24.
King George II agreed to grant Oglethorpe a chart to found Ga because
a)
the trustees promised the king it would be a royal colony.
b)
he believed it would help England economically and provide military protection for other English colonies.
c)
he knew a revolution was coming and needed another colony to be loyal to England.
d)
he was against slavery and liked that Oglethorpe would not allow it in GA.
25.
Which event happened first?
a)
Arrival of the Salzburgers
b)
Charter of 1732 granted
c)
Arrival of Malcontents
d)
Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff
26.
Under the Charter of 1732, which of these were NOT allowed to settle in GA?
a)
Catholics
b)
Protestants
c)
Debtors
d)
Scots
27.
Who was Tomochichi?
a)
Native American leader captured and enslaved by Oglethorpe
b)
Husband of Mary Musgrove
c)
Yamacraw chief that befriended Oglethorpe and helped him establish Savannah
d)
Native American who fought the British over rights to the land
28.
Who served as an interpreter for Native AMericans and the British?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Tomochichi
d)
Hernando de Soto
29.
What wa the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in GA?
a)
Milledgeville
b)
Savannah
c)
Augusta
d)
Atlanta
30.
Which group of GA settlers had been expelled from their homes in the Austrian Alps?
a)
Malcontents
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Salzburgers
d)
Missionaries
31.
Who opposed restrictions on slavery, land sales, and liquor in GA?
a)
Highland Scots
b)
Royal governors
c)
Malcontents
d)
Salzburgers
32.
Who were the Salzburgers?
a)
Scottish Catholics
b)
English Protestants
c)
Austrian Protestants
d)
French Catholics
33.
Which of these most likely would have been a Malcontent?
a)
A Salzburger
b)
A Spanish missionary trying to convert Indians to Christianity
c)
A Georgian during the trustee period who wanted more land and slaoves
d)
A supporter of James Oglethorpe
34.
Which was NOT a rule set up GA's trustees?
a)
No slavery
b)
No selling of land
c)
No liquor or lawyers
d)
No religious ceremonies
35.
Which of these was a group of fierce soldiers that came to help defend GA against the Spanish?
a)
Highland Scots
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Malcontents
d)
Red Coats
36.
How did life in GA change in 1752?
a)
It became a state in the US
b)
It seceded from the Union
c)
It divided to form South Carolina
d)
It became a royal colony
37.
Why were the laws of the trustees overturned?
a)
Moral reasons
b)
Racial reasons
c)
Religious reasons
d)
Economic reasons
38.
What was the main crop produced in the royal colony of GA?
a)
Peaches
b)
Oranges
c)
Rice
d)
Sugar
39.
What effect did slavery have on GA during the colonial period before the American Revolution?
a)
It hurt the state's economy
b)
It led to the plantation system
c)
It caused a drop in the colony's population
d)
It allowed blacks to have more freedoms
40.
Georgia's first royal governor had many problems with the colonial legislature and was removed. Who was he?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Henry Ellis
c)
James Wright
d)
John Reynolds
41.
Who was the second royal governor and worked well with the legslature and Native Americans?
a)
Henry Ellis
b)
James Wright
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
John Reynolds
42.
The Georgia colony prospered under which royal governor's leadership?
a)
James Wright
b)
Henry Ellis
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
John Reynolds
43.
What two colonial powers fought each other for control of North America during the French and Indian War?
a)
England and Indians
b)
England and France
c)
France and Indians
d)
France and Spain
44.
How did the French and Indian War impact GA?
a)
Devastated the colony because of the fierce fighting
b)
It had no effect at all
c)
It added territory to GA and removed the Spanish threat in Florida
d)
It angered Georgians because the colony lost land
45.
This angered colonists that wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Charter of 1732
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Proclamation of 1763
46.
A loyalist
a)
supported independence for the colonies.
b)
supported the king.
c)
didn't care at all about the war between England and the colonies.
d)
was a Patriot that used violence to keep people from buying English stamps.
47.
What punished the colonies for rebellious activities like the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Tea Act
48.
How did Patriots in GA respond to the Stamp Act and intolerable Acts?
a)
Refused to ratify the Constitution until the acts were removed
b)
They were upset and immediately chose delegates to the Continental Congress
c)
They were angry and began to riot
d)
They supported them initially because they still had strong ties to England
49.
Georgia was
a)
the first colony to call for independence.
b)
one of the first to send delegates to the Continental Congress.
c)
slower than most to break with England.
d)
the only colony to never sign the Declaration of Independence.
50.
Why were the other colonies upset with GA before July 1775?
a)
They thought GA was responsible for the Intolerable Acts.
b)
No Georgian would sign the Declaration of Independence
c)
Up until then, GA didn't seem very supportive of the revolutionary cause
d)
GA was the only colony to support slavery
51.
GA was more hesitant to break away from England because
a)
it had been attacked by England colonies and didn't trust them.
b)
it was very dependent on England for protection and trade.
c)
it was one of the few colonies to support the Intolerable Acts.
d)
Georgians liked King George and thought English laws were very fair.
52.
Why was GA no longer considered a British royal colony in 1776?
a)
France took control of GA
b)
It became a Trust in that year
c)
Spain took control of GA
d)
It declared its independence fro England
53.
What is significant about Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton?
a)
Each went to Philadelphia as unofficial representatives to the 2nd Continental Congress
b)
They represented GA at the 1st Continental Congress
c)
They signed the Stamp Act
d)
They signed the declaration of Independence for GA
54.
How did GA's representatives to the Constitutional Convention feel about the slave trade?
a)
They supported it because GA's plantation system needed slaves
b)
They hated it because it violate people's freedoms
c)
They had no feelings either way
d)
They were upset that there was no slave trade and tried to create one
55.
What Georgian helped write the Articles of Confederation and was eventually killed in a duel with a political rival?
a)
Elijah Clarke
b)
Austin Dabney
c)
Lyman Hall
d)
Button Gwinnett
56.
In what year was GA's first constitution adopted?
a)
1763
b)
1776
c)
1777
d)
1800
57.
Which is true about Georgia's Constitution of 1777?
a)
Made many nervous because it gave too much power to the governor
b)
The people didn't trust a strong governor so most of the power was given to the General Assembly
c)
It did away with counties and made Georgia into just one state
d)
It was repealed once the Declaration of Independence was signed
58.
What Revolutionary War battle broke the British stronghold on GA?
a)
Siege of Savannah
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Chickamauga
d)
Battle of Kettle Creek
59.
Who led the Patriots to victory at Kettle Creek, eventually retook Savannah in 1781, and fought battles against Native Americans?
a)
Elijah Clarke
b)
Austin Dabney
c)
George Washington
d)
Nancy Hart
60.
What was special about Austin Dabney?
a)
He was a slave who won his freedom for bravery during the war
b)
He led a heroic attack during the Siege of Savannah
c)
He captured several British soldiers despite being wounded
d)
He commanded the Patriot troops that won the Battle of Kettle Creek
61.
Who was Nancy Hart?
a)
A Loyalist who had to leave GA after the war
b)
She used her beauty to spy on th British
c)
She was the shy wife of a famous Patriot officer
d)
She was a brave Patriot spy who captured several British soldiers
62.
Elijah Clarke's victory at Kettle Creek
a)
boosted morale of the Patriots and stopped British attempts to organize more Tories in GA
b)
stopped the Union's first attempt to invade GA during the Civil War
c)
led to the end of Native American resistance during Indian removal
d)
allowed Cornwallis to invade North Carolina during the revolution
63.
Which best describes how the American Revolution was fought in GA?
a)
It caused little violence because most of the war was fought in Virginia
b)
Slaves and women played no part in the war at all
c)
Most of the fighting was between Patriots and British soldiers that arrived only after the war began
d)
Fighting was very bloody and bitter because many Georgians fought on BOTH sides of the conflict
64.
There was much debate at the Constitutional Convention over whih of these?
a)
How many representatives each state should have in the new Congress
b)
The best way to end slavery
c)
Whether or not to declare independence
d)
How to change state governments
65.
Why did the federal government suffer financial problems under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The US didn't have enough natural resources to generate money
b)
Congress lacked the power to levy taxes on the citizens and states
c)
The president and Congress stole money from the US Treasury
d)
It did not give states enough money
66.
What document was created in an attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Georgia Constitution of 1777
b)
US Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
67.
Which Georgian was appointed to the Constitutional Congress, helped write the Constitution, and was a GA delegate?
a)
Lyman Hall
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Elijah Clarke
d)
Button Gwinnett
68.
Georgia was one of the first states to ratify the US Constitution because
a)
it needed a central government for military protection and help with trade
b)
It was one of the last colonies to support the revolution so it needed to be one of the first to ratify the new constitution
c)
most Georgians didn't want a strong central government
d)
GA merchants in Savannah wanted to restrict international trade
69.
How did most people in GA feel about the new constitution?
a)
Most were against it because it gave too much power to the president
b)
Most didn't care because they were busy fighting the Creek Indians
c)
Most supported it because it meant the federal government would help fight the Creek Indians in GA
d)
Most were against it because they didn't want a strong legislature
70.
In addition to Abraham Baldwin, what other Georgian represented the state at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
William Few
b)
Nancy Hart
c)
George Walton
d)
Austin Dabney
71.
The US Bill of Rights
a)
consists of 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect citizens' rights.
b)
had to be added to the Constitution before GA would ratify it.
c)
was opposed by people who believed in personal freedoms.
d)
was the first part of the US Constitution to be written.
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