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Worksheets1st 9 Weeks Summative Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What hemispheres is Georgia located in?
a)
North and West
b)
Eastern and Southern
c)
Northern and Western
d)
Northern and Eastern
2.
What continent is Georgia on?
a)
North America
b)
United States
c)
America
d)
South America
3.
What country is Georgia in?
a)
North America
b)
United States
c)
South America
d)
Canada
4.
Georgia's largest geographic region is:
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
5.
What geographic feature separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plain?
a)
Atlantic Coast
b)
Chattahoochee River
c)
Fall Line
d)
Flint River
6.
Which region provides much of the state's water because it receives the most precipitation?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Ridge and Valley
7.
Where is most of the fertile farmland in the state?
a)
Upper Coastal Plain
b)
Lower Coastal Plain
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge
8.
Where is the Ridge and Valley Region located?
a)
In central Georgia
b)
Between the Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge
c)
between the Blue Ridge and Piedmont
d)
in the northeast corner of the state
9.
The southern end of the Appalachian mountains in Georgia is known as:
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
10.
What was the MAIN thing that made early Georgians settle at the Fall Line?
a)
water transportation stopped there
b)
fertile land there
c)
Native Americans there were friendly
d)
they could grow Mulberry trees
11.
How has the Fall Line helped modern Georgia develop?
a)
it is the transportation hub of the state
b)
it is a major source of hydroelectric power
c)
it made central Georgia the agricultural center of the state
d)
the capital city is there
12.
What is unique about the Okefenokee Swamp?
a)
it is a salt-water marsh
b)
it is Georgia's largest fresh-water wetland
c)
it is home to more alligator species than any other place in the world
d)
it is the #1 tourist attraction in the state
13.
In what region is the Okefenokee Swamp located?
a)
Lower Coastal Plain
b)
Upper Coastal Plain
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge
14.
What Native American group was in Georgia when European exploration began in the mid-1500s?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
15.
What were the Spanish interests in Georgia in the 1500s?
a)
Colonialism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
God, gold, glory
d)
Charity, economics, defense
16.
Who was the first European to explore Georgia?
a)
Hernando De Soto
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ponce De Leon
d)
James Oglethorpe
17.
What was the MAIN British interest in Georgia in the 1500s?
a)
God, gold, glory
b)
Missions
c)
Mercantilism & Colonialism
d)
defeat the Spanish
18.
Which is the MAIN reason why Spanish built missions on the coast of Georgia?
a)
to find gold
b)
to have slaves
c)
to convert natives to Christianity
d)
to build an empire
19.
What was De Soto seeking in Georgia?
a)
raw materials for Spain
b)
Native Americans to conquer
c)
Natives to convert
d)
riches and glory
20.
Why was De Soto's mission seen as a failure?
a)
no gold
b)
no god
c)
killed Indians
d)
no missions
21.
What was the MOST devastating effect of De Soto's contact with Georgia?
a)
wiped out Paleo culture
b)
introduced war dogs
c)
took Georgia's gold
d)
wiped out Mississippian culture
22.
Who was a trustee and founder of Georgia?
a)
James Wright
b)
John Reynolds
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
Elijah Clarke
23.
Georgia was founded as a colony for several reasons. One was philanthropy. That means:
a)
a place for persecuted religious groups
b)
a place for those in debt to get a new start
c)
a place where farmers could gain land
d)
a place for criminals to work off their punishment
24.
The colony of Georgia was founded for economic reasons. What was its purpose?
a)
raw materials for England
b)
gold for De Soto
c)
a market for goods from Spain
d)
a place to conduct the slave trade
25.
What raw materials was Georgia supposed to provide for England?
a)
cotton, wheat, tobacco
b)
cattle and fruit
c)
lumber, minerals, coal
d)
silk, grapes, Indigo
26.
Georgia was founded as a buffer colony. What did this mean?
a)
It would protect the British colonies from the Spanish in Florida
b)
It would provide a market for English goods
c)
it would help worthy poor get a new start
d)
it would provide a place from which to launch Indian attacks
27.
Which of these was NOT banned by the trustees in the colony of Georgia?
a)
liquor dealers
b)
slaves
c)
Protestants
d)
Catholics
28.
Which of these was the MAIN reason Oglethorpe wanted to have good relations with the Yamacraw Indians?
a)
he might need their help to fight the Spanish
b)
he wanted to remove them from Georgia
c)
he needed to buy their furs
d)
he needed them to help grow mulberry trees
29.
Which of the following groups did NOT come to Georgia seeking religious freedom?
a)
Jews
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Protestants
d)
Highland Scots
30.
Salzburgers created the second settlement in Georgia at:
a)
Ebenezer
b)
Darien
c)
Savannah
d)
St. Marys
31.
Salzburgers were the only group in Georgia who successfully produced:
a)
rum
b)
silk
c)
wine
d)
rice
32.
Which group was recruited to come to Georgia because they were fierce soldiers and needed to help defend the colony against the Spanish?
a)
Jews
b)
Malcontents
c)
Highland Scots
d)
Minute Men
33.
Which of the following was NOT a concern of the Malcontents in Georgia?
a)
no slaves
b)
no Catholics
c)
no rum
d)
no buying/selling land
34.
How was the Royal Colony different from the Trustee colony?
a)
slavery was allowed
b)
slavery was banned
c)
women couldn't own land
d)
men got 50 acres
35.
The land distribution system in the Royal Colony was called:
a)
the Headright system
b)
the Land Lottery
c)
50 acres and a mule
d)
Oglethorpe's Folly
36.
Under the Royal Governors, Georgia gained some self-rule in a legislature. How was it set up?
a)
unicameral
b)
appointed upper house and elected lower house
c)
elected upper house and appointed lower house
d)
only appointed by the king
37.
Why is the French and Indian War considered a cause of the American Revolution?
a)
Indians rebelled against British rule
b)
Colonists refused to fight for Britain
c)
governments were taken away and strict British rule began
d)
the British taxed the colonists to help pay for the war
38.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
It extended GA's southern border to the St. Marys River
c)
It gave land to Native Americans
d)
It taxed colonists for paper and tea
39.
Which border of Georgia did not change?
a)
Savannah River
b)
Chattahoochee River
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Altamaha River
40.
Which of these is NOT a reason Georgia was reluctant to join with the other colonies in rebelling against England?
a)
they were wealthy and didn't need Britain
b)
they were the youngest colony
c)
they were economically dependent on Great Britain
d)
they lived mostly near the coast
41.
How did the Boston Tea Party lead to the American Revolution?
a)
it led to the Intolerable Acts
b)
it caused Indians to attack Boston
c)
it was an opportunity for Britain to tax the colonies
d)
it caused the Boston Massacre
42.
How did Georgia react to the Stamp Act?
a)
Angry; boycotted
b)
not affected; sold some stamps
c)
tarred and feathered tax collectors
d)
created their own stamp
43.
What document was the result of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
a)
Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
44.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Preamble
b)
Amendments
c)
Grievances
d)
Declaration
45.
Which of the following did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
a)
Austin Dabney
b)
Button Gwinnett
c)
George Walton
d)
Lyman Hall
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