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WorksheetsUnit 4 Georgia Studies
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 39mins
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1.
Which statement best describes the University of Georgia’s founding?
a)
The university was the
first publicly supported institution of higher learning in the United States.
b)
The university’s first department was the Agricultural
Department.
c)
The university had few
financial difficulties in its early years.
2.
Which statement describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?
a)
The governor of Georgia
deeded land to Native Americans.
b)
State legislators were
bribed to sell land to land speculators.
c)
Land speculators sold
marshland to unsuspecting buyers.
3.
What system replaced the headright system as a way of allocating / distributing land?
a)
Land rush
b)
Surveying
c)
Land lottery
4.
As more settlers moved into Georgia, the state capital moved several times. The first capital was Savannah, followed by
a)
Columbus, Macon, Augusta, and Atlanta
b)
Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and
Atlanta
c)
Augusta, Louisville,
Athens, and Atlanta.
5.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in Georgia in 1793. How did the cotton gin affect the economy in Georgia?
a)
Because of the development
of the cotton gin, slaves were sent back to Africa because they were no longer
needed.
b)
The cotton gin was expensive to build, therefore there
was little impact on Georgia’s economy.
c)
The cotton gin
revolutionized the farming of cotton and caused much more cotton to be
produced.
6.
Which mode of transportation was developing in Georgia just before the Civil War and was very important to Georgia’s war effort and post-war economic development?
a)
Canals
b)
Railroads
c)
Highways
7.
Atlanta was at one time called Terminus because...
a)
A railroad line ended there
at one time.
b)
No major railroads went through the
city.
c)
A majority of the railroads
in the U.S. went through the city.
8.
What was the main purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
To give Indians a chance at a better
life further south in the swamps of Florida.
b)
To settle British claims on
the property of the Creeks and Cherokees
c)
To take the Indians off of their land and to place
them on reservations further west
9.
Why is the “Trail of Tears” recognized as one of the saddest events in the history of the United States?
a)
Because the Cherokees were
taken by force from their homes and many died on the way to Oklahoma.
b)
Because only the Cherokee
Chiefs were paid for the land that was taken from the Cherokee Indians.
c)
Because the Cherokees were taken off of their
plantations in Georgia and moved to the mountains in North Carolina.
10.
Sequoyah’s (George Guess) most important contribution to Cherokee culture was…
a)
signing the Treaty of New
York.
b)
murdering Chief William
McIntosh.
c)
creating the syllabary for
a written Cherokee language.
11.
How did the Dahlonega Gold Rush impact the Cherokee?
a)
The General Assembly bought
their land for $5 million.
b)
Cherokee laws were declared
null and void.
c)
The Cherokee were given a
percentage of all the gold that was mined.
12.
Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?
a)
He signed a treaty giving
up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.
b)
He was the cousin of
Georgia’s Governor George Troup.
c)
He fell to defeat in a
fight with the Georgia militia.
13.
What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia?
a)
silver on the Creek lands
b)
Gold in Dahlonega
c)
oil in Columbus
14.
Which was not a problem on the Trail of Tears?
a)
starvation
b)
illness
c)
plenty of food
15.
What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia?
a)
silver on the Creek lands
b)
Gold in Dahlonega
c)
oil in Columbus
16.
What did the United States Supreme Court decision, written by John Marshall, in Worcester v. Georgia say?
a)
The Cherokee land belonged to the State of Georgia.
b)
The gold found in Dahlonega belonged to the Cherokees.
c)
The Cherokee land belonged to the Cherokees and their government was sovereign (Independent).
d)
Worcester sauce was much better than A-1 sauce and had to be served in
all Georgia restaurants.
17.
Which Cherokee Chief took a petition to the U. S. Congress with 15,000 signatures, 90% of all the Cherokee people, to protest the Indian Removal in Georgia?
a)
William McIntosh
b)
Chief Menawa
c)
Alexander McGillivray
d)
John Ross
18.
Which Native-American Chief believed that, by signing the Treaty of Indian Springs, the Creek Nation should sell their land to the U. S. Government and take the money and land promised in the West?
a)
Alexander McGillivray
b)
Chief Menawa
c)
John Ross
d)
William McIntosh
19.
Which invention ultimately hurt the owners of stage coaches and turnpikes?
a)
The steamboat
b)
The mechanical reaper
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The railroad
20.
Whose invention, although unintentional, ultimately led to the increase in slavery?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Cyrus Whitney
21.
What 1795 crisis led to a loss of territory and money for the state of Georgia?
a)
The X, Y, Z Affair
b)
The Trail of Tears
c)
The Treaty of New Echota
d)
The Yazoo land Fraud
22.
Which form of land distribution was first used to distribute public lands in Georgia?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Headright system
c)
the birthright system
d)
the Quick-draw system
23.
Which capital city (the 3rd capital) was named for King of France as a way of thanking them for their help during the American Revolution?
a)
Louisville
b)
Milledgeville
c)
Augusta
d)
Kingsville
24.
Why did many Georgians boycott British goods, such as paint and tea, during the mid-1700s?
a)
England had placed a tax on the goods.
b)
Most colonial merchants could not afford them.
c)
The goods were inferior to other European goods.
d)
Colonists were able to produce these goods on their own.
25.
The leader of the rebel militia group that defeated 800 British troops at the Battle of Kettle Creek was
a)
Lyman Hall.
b)
Elijah Clark.
c)
Austin Dabney.
d)
John Treutlen.
26.
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to serve as a preamble to the Constitution
b)
to demand that the colonists be given the same rights as British citizens
c)
to dissolve the political connection between the colonies and Great Britain
d)
to inform King George III that the colonies had ratified the Articles of Confederation
27.
Use the list of people below to answer this question.
Nancy Hart Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall George Walton
With which era in American history are the people listed associated?
Nancy Hart Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall George Walton
With which era in American history are the people listed associated?
a)
Revolutionary War era
b)
Antebellum era
c)
Civil War era
d)
Reconstruction era
28.
What was the result of the French and Indian War?
a)
England lost it's colonial rule.
b)
The natives acquired more territory.
c)
The French became the world's leadign power.
d)
England's debt lead to taxation.
29.
Which was not an act that taxed the colonists?
a)
The Intolerable Acts
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Townshend Act
d)
The Sugar Act
30.
Which one of the following was not a result of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
Colonists could not hold town meetings.
b)
The Boston Harbor was closed.
c)
Colonists were forced to house British soldiers.
d)
Taxes were placed upon tea.
31.
What prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
The Charter of 1732
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Proclamation of 1763
d)
The Treaty of Paris
32.
Who was not a signer from Georgia of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Lyman Hall
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
George Walton
d)
Button Gwinnett
33.
What former slave fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek and eventually acquired land and his freedom?
a)
Elijah Clarke
b)
Austin Dabney
c)
George Walton
d)
Nancy Hart
34.
What American Revolution battle in GA was avictory for Georgia as the militia were able to defeat and gain supplies from the British?
a)
Siege of Savannah
b)
Battle of Kettle Creek
c)
Battle of Atlanta
d)
Battle of Yorktown
35.
What American Revolution battle in GA was a loss for Georgia as the militia and continental army failed to retake GA’s capital city from British control?
a)
Siege of Savannah
b)
Battle of Kettle Creek
c)
Battle of Atlanta
d)
Battle of Yorktown
36.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes Georgia at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
a)
The royal governor was very unpopular.
b)
Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England.
c)
A strong tradition of self-government had developed.
d)
Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England.
37.
French and Indian War was against the French and Indians
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Who were the 3 Georgia signers of the Deceleration of Independence?
a)
Lyman Walton, George Hall, and Button Gwinnett
b)
Lyman Gwinnett, Button Hall, George Walton
c)
George Walton, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall
d)
George Gwinnett, Button Walton, Lyman Hall
39.
Which document officially separated the original 13 colonies from England in 1776?
a)
The United States Constitution
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Georgia Constitution
40.
What is the first of the three parts of the Declaration of Independence called? *
a)
Preamble
b)
Introduction
c)
Articles
d)
Preface
41.
Which was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?
a)
British Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Stamp Act
42.
What is included in the 3rd part of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
a declaration of war on Great Britain
b)
The actual declaration of independence
c)
a call for a meeting to establish a new government
d)
a warning to King George to change his ways
43.
This act was passed in 1765....it was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies such as newspapers, documents, and ship papers, playing cards and dice too
a)
Stamp Act
b)
King's Seal Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Currency Act
44.
Georgia’s loyalty was divided amongst its colonists. Some were loyal to the King and others were outraged over the Intolerable Acts. These two different groups were called
a)
British and Americans
b)
Colonists and Tories
c)
Effigies and Patriots
d)
Loyalists and Patriots
45.
What event is being shown in this image?
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Intolerable Acts
46.
Why was Georgia no longer considered a royal colony in 1776?
a)
It became a Trust in that year.
b)
It declared independence from Great Britain.
c)
France began to rule it that year.
d)
Spain took control of the colony.
47.
As Georgia's population moved west what happened to the state capital?
a)
It stayed in the same location
b)
It continued to move west
c)
It moved further south
d)
It was relocated to the Chattahoochee River
48.
What did the Supreme Court rule during Worcester vs. Georgia?
a)
That the Cherokee were NOT a sovereign nation and were subject to both GA and federal laws
b)
That the Cherokee were a sovereign nation and not subject to GA laws
c)
That the Cherokee could remain on their land if they shared their land with the Creeks as well
d)
That the Cherokee would need to cede their land immediately as GA government did not recognize them as a sovereign nation
49.
Who was the missionary to the Cherokee who refused take an oath of allegiance to the state & governor of Georgia and instead wanted to stay with the Cherokee?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Samuel Worcester
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
John Ross
50.
Which Georgia battle was a crushing loss for the Georgia Patriots?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Siege at Savannah
c)
Bloody Marsh
d)
Kettle Creek
51.
Which of the following signers of the Declaration of Independence was from Georgia?
a)
Arthur Middleton
b)
William Williams
c)
Lyman Hall
d)
Thomas Jefferson
52.
Which African American Reolutionary Hero saved the leader of the Battle of Kettle Creek by giving him a horse on which to ride?
a)
Elijah Clarke
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Austin Dabney
d)
Nancy Hart
53.
Which of the following signers of the Declaration of Independence was from Georgia?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Button Gwinnett
c)
John Adams
d)
John Penn
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