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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies Milestone Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What group of three men supported the New South movement and dominated Georgia politics in the late 1800’s?
a)
Bourbon Triumvirate
b)
Atlanta Triumvirate
c)
Populist Party
d)
Farmers Alliance
2.
What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?
a)
International Cotton Exposititon
b)
Cotton Warehouse
c)
Cotton Pickin Fair
d)
Georgia State Fair
3.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
4.
President of the US when Pearl Harbor was bombed
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Cleveland
5.
Which two events are examples of heightened racial tension during the New South Era?
a)
Atlanta Riot of 1906 and the Leo Frank Case
b)
Passing of the 13th and 14th Amendments
c)
Jim Crow Laws and Atlanta Riot of 1906
6.
What set of laws were passed to segregate the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Separation Laws
c)
Black Codes
d)
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
7.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
8.
Members of SNCC used this method of protest to integrate lunch counters in the south:
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Marches
c)
Riots
d)
Freedom Rides
9.
Refusing to obey laws you believe are unjust (Method advocated by MLK Jr.)
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Segregation
d)
Idealism
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 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
12.
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.
13.
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
14.
Which Georgian was an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., was an ambassador to the United Nations under President Jimmy Carter, served as mayor of Atlanta, and was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to Atlanta?
a)
John Lewis
b)
Roy Barnes
c)
Richard Russell
d)
Andrew Young
15.
What earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision did the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturn?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford decision
d)
Cummings v. Richmond County BOE
16.
Which industry is most affected by Georgia's climate?
a)
agriculture
b)
chemical
c)
mining
d)
transportation
17.
What was the ruling of the US Supreme Court in Brown VS Board of Education
a)
Schools would be segregated and kept sperate
b)
The seperate but equal policy was unconstitutional
c)
Black schools would get more money for books and teachers
d)
Black students could only attend white schools if there was space available
18.
What happened to Leo Frank after his trial?
a)
He was sentenced and put to death
b)
He was taken from jail and lynched
c)
He spent the rest of his life in prison
d)
He was found guilty, but later released.
19.
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to.....
a)
return slaves captured in free states to their owners in slave states
b)
maintain a balance of free and slave states
c)
allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri
d)
Let Missouri have slavery until 1850
20.
William T Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure (homes, towns, farms, railroads, bridges) between Atlanta and Savannah in order to.....
a)
retaliate for lives lost in the battle for Atlant
b)
force Georgia troops to return home to defend Georgia
c)
end civilian support for the Confederate war effort and hopefully shorten the war.
d)
punish the South for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy
21.
The main goal of the KKK was to......
a)
prevent African Americans from voting.
b)
force the carpetbaggers to move back north.
c)
attract members from all social classes.
d)
return land to former confederates.
22.
The Yazoo Land fraud is considered to be the worst political scandal in GA history because land speculators.....
a)
sold land that was not theirs to sell.
b)
sold land for very high prices that they bought for very cheap.
c)
bribed members of the General Assembly to sell public land to them for low prices.
d)
sold land to the Indians.
23.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
13th
d)
19th
24.
The US entered WWII when Japan attacked
a)
China
b)
Manchuria
c)
Midway
d)
Pearl Harbor
25.
Taxes on imported goods are known as
a)
interest
b)
loans
c)
profits
d)
tariffs
26.
IN WHICH REGION OF THE UNITED STATES IS GEORGIA LOCATED?
a)
SOUTH
b)
EAST
c)
SOUTHEASTERN
d)
NORTHEASTERN
27.
WHICH PREHISTORIC CULTURE INVENTED THE ATLATL?
a)
PALEO
b)
ARCHAIC
c)
MISSISSIPPIAN
d)
WOODLAND
28.
wHAT PHYSICAL FEATURE OF GEORGIA SEPERATES THE PIEDMONT AND COASTAL PLAINS?
a)
FALL LINE
b)
SAVANNAH RIVER
c)
BRASSTOWN BALD
d)
FAULT LINE
29.
WHO WAS THE FIRST EXPLORER TO EXPLORE GEORGIA?
a)
HERNANDO DE SOTO
b)
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
c)
JOHN CABOT
d)
PONCE DE LEON
30.
The Native Americans who lived in Georgia during the Mississippian Period built many mounds such as the ones that can be found at Etowah. These mounds were primarily used for
a)
farming.
b)
hunting.
c)
religion.
d)
trade.
31.
A key part of Henry Grady's definition of the "New South" was
a)
a refusal to trade with the North.
b)
providing free college education to all.
c)
an increase in the amount of manufacturing.
d)
guaranteeing equal rights for African Americans.
32.
Which statement best explains why England established the Georgia colony?
a)
England wanted a port available for ships sailing to China and the East Indies.
b)
England wanted to create a trading partnership with the Native Americans.
c)
England wanted to provide a safe haven for Catholics who were being persecuted.
d)
England wanted a buffer state to prevent Spanish and Native American invasions of South Carolina.
33.
What term describes the area around the mouth of a river where salt and fresh water mix?
a)
satilla
b)
estuary
c)
riparian
d)
fall line
34.
During the antebellum period, why was Georgia's economy largely dependent on slave labor?
a)
Slaves were needed to work in Southern industries.
b)
They provided a cheap source of labor for large farms.
c)
River transportation required a large number of slaves.
d)
Slaves easily adapted to the hot climate of the South.
35.
The only court in the state that can determine the constitutionality of a law is:
a)
the Supreme Court
b)
a superior court
c)
a magistrate court
d)
a probate court
36.
The departments of education, human resources, public safety, transportation, economic development, and natural resources are all a part of the ________________ branch of the GA government.
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
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