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WorksheetsBenchmark Review #2
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was UGA founded?
a)
1785
b)
1765
c)
1995
d)
1799
2.
Who was the founder of UGA?
a)
William Few, Jr.
b)
Tomochichi
c)
Abraham Baldwin
d)
Nathaniel Harris
3.
Which of the following was Georgia's first capital?
a)
Macon
b)
Milledgeville
c)
Louisville
d)
Savannah
4.
Why did Georgia's capital move so much?
a)
It kept getting burned down
b)
It Followed the population
c)
The governor wanted a new house
d)
They had to avoid war
5.
What is the acronym the represents the order of Georgia's Capitals?
a)
S.M.L.A.A.
b)
S.A.L.A.M.
c)
S.L.A.M.A.
d)
S.A.L.M.A.
6.
The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:
a)
Headright system
b)
Land lottery
c)
Cession
d)
Yazoo Land Fraud
7.
The original name for what would become the city of Atlanta was ________.
a)
Gwinnett
b)
Terminus
c)
Marthasville
d)
Atlanta
8.
In 1838, federal soldiers took the Cherokee nation of an 800-mile journey to modern day Oklahoma. The journey was known as
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Tears of the trail
c)
March of Winter
d)
Cherokee March
9.
Which U.S. President strongly supported Indian removal from the southeast U.S.?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
John Marshall
10.
The Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding all Creek lands to the U.S., and who was subsequently assassinated by angry Creeks, was
a)
Governor Troup
b)
Tomochichi
c)
William McIntosh
d)
John Ross
11.
__________________ led the Cherokee faction that wanted to resist further concessions to the U.S. government, ultimately suing the U.S. government in court.
a)
George Guess
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Ross
d)
William McIntosh
12.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Ross
d)
Cyrus McCormic
13.
The site of America’s first gold rush?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Dahlonega
c)
Rossville
d)
California
14.
Who was the Chief Justice that ruled in favor of the Cherokees?
a)
John Ross
b)
John Marshall
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Andrew Jackson
15.
Thanks to this system my family and I may be able to get back on our feet. Ever since my husband passed away from smallpox I have been struggling to make a way for my family and having difficulties finding a place for us to call home. With this distribution system I will have 2 chances to win land.
a)
Land Lottery
b)
Headright system
c)
Yazoo Land Sale
d)
Free Land System
16.
Which of the following involved Bribed Legislators that sold land really cheap to land companies?
a)
Land Lotteries
b)
Treaty of Indian Springs
c)
Treaty of New Echota
d)
Yazoo Land Fraud
17.
What war was fought for control of Creek Land?
a)
Red Stick War
b)
White Stick War
c)
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
d)
American Revolution
18.
What was not a factor affecting affecting how many tickets one could buy for the Land Lottery System?
a)
Age
b)
Marital Status
Marital Status
Marital Status
c)
War Service
d)
Number of Children
19.
What impact did cotton and the cotton gin have on Georgia's economy?
a)
Cotton was not important
b)
The new Machinery made it so we didn't need slaves
c)
We became more dependent on slavery
d)
We relied more on international trade
20.
How did Railroads affect Georgia in the early 1800s?
a)
Increased Trade Markets
b)
Increased trade between states
c)
Rise of Atlanta
d)
All of the Above
21.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega?
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
22.
Which of the following involved a small group of Cherokee who were bribed to sell land to the U.S. Government?
a)
Treaty of Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of Indian Springs
c)
Treaty of New Echota
d)
Yazoo Land Fraud
23.
What is a land grant university?
a)
The land for the college was donated by the federal government
b)
a university that specializes in land management.
c)
the first university of each state is designated a land grant university
24.
Where in Georgia is gold discovered?
a)
Savannah
b)
Milledgeville
c)
Dahlonega
25.
What was the most important mechanical invention to Georgia's economy in the early 1800's?
a)
telegraph
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroad
26.
What was the first state supported university ever chartered in the United States.?
a)
The University of Georgia
b)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
c)
Georgia State University
27.
What was George Gist's Indian name?
a)
Tomochichi
b)
Sequoyah
c)
Sacajawea
28.
How did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin influence the growth of slavery in the South?
a)
It made it easier for slaves to pick cotton.
b)
It replenished the soil as the cotton was harvested.
c)
It increased the profits from growing cotton.
29.
What were the original names of Atlanta?
a)
Terminus and Marthasville
b)
Lumpkinville and Fayetteville
c)
Atlanta and Marthasville
30.
The Methodist and Baptist churches split over what issue?
a)
Slavery
b)
The relevance of the Bible
c)
Female preachers
31.
What system replaced the headright system as a way to distribute land?
a)
Settlers Land Give Away
b)
Land Lottery
c)
Homesteading
32.
Who was the Creek leader who was murdered because he signed the treaty of Indian Springs?
a)
Tomochichi
b)
William McIntosh
c)
Chief John Ross
33.
What scandal took place when Georgia's governor and several legislators were bribed to sell valuable Georgia land at below market prices?
a)
The Cotton Pickin' Fair
b)
The Georgia Land Express
c)
The Yazoo Land Fraud
34.
What was the purpose of the headright system?
a)
It distributed Indian Lands to new farmers and settlers
b)
It was a method of counting the population
c)
It was a way to monitor voting districts
35.
Who could participate in the Land Lottery?
a)
War Veterans and widows
b)
heads of households with kids and white males
c)
All of answers given
36.
How many acres of land could the head of the household receive under the headright system?
a)
10 acres
b)
100 acres
c)
1000 acres
37.
What was the most damaging result of the Yazoo Land Fraud?
a)
The records were burned
b)
The nation lost confidence in Georgia
c)
Georgia lost valuable land and money in the scandal
38.
How did the invention of the cotton gin cause an increase in the need for slaves?
a)
Growing cotton became profitable and so more farmers planted the labor intensive crop
b)
Slaves were the only people who could run the cotton gin
c)
It made producing cloth from the cotton easier
39.
What is a syllabary?
a)
An alphabet for the Cherokee
b)
A group of symbols that stand for whole syllables
c)
a written language for the Creek
40.
What is discovered in the hill of Dahlonega?
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
Natives
41.
Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?
a)
Segregation
b)
Abolitionism
c)
Secession
d)
Nullification
42.
Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
A. Montana
b)
B. Michigan
c)
C. Maine
d)
D. Missouri
43.
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:
a)
A. Georgia Platform
b)
B. Missouri Compromise
c)
C. Compromise of 1850
d)
D. Kansas-Nebraska Act
44.
What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?
a)
A. The right of the states to vote on laws
b)
B. Abolitionism
c)
C. The right of the federal government to nullify laws
d)
D. The vote to end the Civil War
45.
Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?
a)
A. Georgia Platform
b)
B. Missouri Compromise
c)
C. Fugitive Slave Act
d)
D. Kansas-Nebraska Act
46.
What is being described: Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery, territories wanted to become new states, abolitionists wanted to change laws?
a)
A. Tariff of 1865
b)
B. Missouri Compromise
c)
C. Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
D. Georgia Platform
47.
Which of the following accurately describes Alexander Stephens? . .
a)
A. He was a southerner who remained loyal to the Union and served as vice president under President Lincoln
b)
B. He was a Georgian who served as vice president of the Confederacy.
c)
C. He was an intimidating politician who despised most southerners
d)
D. He was a passionate secessionist who wanted Georgia to leave the Union immediately.
48.
Georgia’s position on slavery in new territories during the mid-1800s was clearly stated in the
a)
A. Georgia Platform
b)
B. Atlanta Compromise
c)
C. Fugitive Slave Act
d)
D. Missouri Compromise
49.
A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of
a)
A. Abolition.
b)
B. Crop diversification
c)
C. A strong federal government.
d)
D. States’ rights.
50.
In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850? .
a)
A. Each was concerned with religion.
b)
B. Each was written to end the Civil War
c)
C. Each was written by Alexander Stephens.
d)
D. Each decided the legality of slavery in new states.
51.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a
a)
A. Democrat.
b)
B. Confederate.
c)
C. Independent.
d)
D. Republican.
52.
Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Georgia
a)
A. Seceded from the Union.
b)
B. Seceded from the Confederacy.
c)
C. Remained loyal to the Union.
d)
D. Abolished slavery to avoid war.
53.
The economy of the South depended largely on
a)
A. New technology.
b)
B. Manufacturing.
c)
C. Politics.
d)
D. Slave labor.
54.
African Americans were most inspired to fight in the Civil War after
a)
A. Confederate leaders adopted the Georgia platform
b)
B. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
C. The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
d)
D. The South fired on Fort Sumter.
55.
. Which of the following Civil War battles occurred in the state of Georgia?
a)
A. Antietam
b)
B. Chickamauga
c)
C. Gettysburg
d)
D. Kettle Creek
56.
What was at stake in the battle of Chickamauga?
a)
A. Control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga
b)
B. Access to the port city of Savannah
c)
C. Access to ammunition
d)
D. The fate of Washington, D.C.
57.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
A. It freed all slaves in states fighting against the Union.
b)
B. It freed all slaves in the United States
c)
C. It put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all Union forces.
d)
D. It allowed slaves to fight in the Confederate army.
58.
What battlefield was the site of a famous speech by President Lincoln?
a)
A. Chickamauga
b)
B. Kettle Creek
c)
C. Gettysburg
d)
D. Antietam
59.
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
a)
A. The Union troops were defeated with heavy losses.
b)
B. Sherman’s March to the Sea was a surprising victory.
c)
C. A naval blockade was in effect along Georgia’s coast.
d)
D. The Confederate advance on Washington, D.C. was stopped.
60.
Who was William T. Sherman?
a)
A. He was the Confederate general who tried to invade the North twice but failed.
b)
B. He was the appointed governor of Georgia during Reconstruction.
c)
C. He was the Union general who conquered Atlanta and marched all the way to Savannah.
d)
D. He was the Union general who finally defeated Robert E. Lee and forced him to surrender.
61.
What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”?
a)
A. It convinced the South that they could win the war.
b)
B. It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
C. It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia.
d)
D. It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.
62.
What was the purpose of the Union’s blockade of Georgia’s coast?
a)
A. To destroy rail lines
b)
B. To take Atlanta
c)
C. To keep the South from trading goods by ship
d)
D. To force Lee’s surrender at Gettysburg
63.
Captured Union soldiers were sent to a notorious Confederate military prison camp located in which city in Georgia?
a)
A. Milledgeville
b)
B. Atlanta
c)
C. Andersonville
d)
D. Savannah
64.
Which Georgia port city did Fort Pulaski protect?
a)
A. Brunswick
b)
B. Savannah
c)
C. Darien
d)
D. Milledgeville
65.
Which of the following best describes the effects of the Civil War on Georgia?
a)
A. Small farmers suffered a great deal at the hands of the Union army, but people in Atlanta were spared any hardship.
b)
B. The war led to whites finally accepting blacks as their equals.
c)
C. Other than soldiers dying in faraway battles, people in Georgia never really felt the effects of the war.
d)
D. Thousands of Georgians died fighting in the war while many others suffered at home.
66.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as
a)
A. New South
b)
B. Reconstruction
c)
C. Atlanta Compromise
d)
D. Georgia Platform
67.
Which of the following ended slavery throughout the United States?
a)
A. The Thirteenth Amendment
b)
B. The Fourteenth Amendment
c)
C. The Fifteenth Amendment
d)
D. The Emancipation Proclamation
68.
Which amendment gave citizenship rights to freed slaves?
a)
A. 12th Amendment
b)
B. 13th Amendment
c)
C. 14th Amendment
d)
D. 15th Amendment
69.
Who was the African American minister who was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1868?
a)
A. Alexander Stephens
b)
B. Henry McNeal Turner
c)
C. William Sherman
d)
D. Austin Dabney
70.
Which of the following helped African Americans in the South after the Civil War?
a)
A. Most white landowners
b)
B. The Ku Klux Klan
c)
C. The Freedmen’s Bureau
d)
D. Conservative Democrats
71.
After the Civil War, many freed slaves became
a)
A. Farm owners
b)
B. Household servants
c)
C. Teachers
d)
D. Sharecroppers
72.
Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?
a)
Segregation
b)
Abolitionism
c)
Secession
d)
Nullification
73.
How were landowners compensated by sharecroppers?
a)
A. Sharecroppers collected rent from landowners.
b)
B. Sharecroppers let landowners use their equipment.
c)
C. Sharecroppers paid a portion of their profits.
d)
D. Sharecroppers and landowners worked for no profit.
74.
Which of the following helped African Americans in the South after the Civil War?
a)
A. Most white landowners
b)
B. The Ku Klux Klan
c)
C. The Freedmen’s Bureau
d)
D. Conservative Democrats
75.
Why did the Supreme Court allow Southern states to practice segregation?
a)
A. They believed it would decrease violence.
b)
B. The justices said Jim Crow laws were illegal.
c)
C. They decided it was a states’ rights issue.
d)
D. They allowed it if accommodations were “separate but equal”.
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