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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies #2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Which of these BEST describes the difference between unruly behavior and delinquent behavior for juveniles under Georgia law?
a)
Delinquent behaviors are unlawful if committed by either adults or juveniles, while unruly behaviors are unlawful only when committed by juveniles
b)
Delinquent behaviors are unlawful if committed by adults, while unruly behaviors are unlawful behaviors committed by juveniles.
c)
Unruly behaviors are unlawful behaviors that require more severe punishments than delinquent behaviors.
d)
Delinquent behaviors are unlawful only if committed by juveniles, while unruly behaviors are unlawful if committed by adults and juveniles
2.
Bill is 14 and is caught spray painting graffiti on the side of a bridge on Friday night. He is taken into custody by the local police.
What should happen next in the juvenile justice system?
What should happen next in the juvenile justice system?
a)
Bill is sentenced to the youth detention center for 90 days by a judge.
b)
Bill is sent to boot camp in order to rehabilitate him and teach him a lesson.
c)
The police notify Bill's parents or guardians.
d)
There will be a formal hearing to see if Bill should be charged with a crime.
3.
Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?
a)
Augusta had been destroyed from attacks by the Creek Indians.
b)
The General Assembly wanted to move the capital as far away from Spanish-controlled Florida as possible.
c)
The capital needed to be more centrally located within the population of the state
d)
Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center because it was a railroad hub.
4.
Which system offered Georgia settlers 200 acres of free land, with an additional 50 acres per family member or slave?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the County Unit System
c)
the Cherokee cession
d)
the Headright System
5.
The statements below are referring to___.
-Georgia sold 40,000,000 acreas of land for $500,000 to 4 land companies.
-Many Georgia politicians were stockholders in the companies buying the land.
-The land was resold to full profit with massive payoffs to Georgia politicians involved in the original sale.
-Georgia sold 40,000,000 acreas of land for $500,000 to 4 land companies.
-Many Georgia politicians were stockholders in the companies buying the land.
-The land was resold to full profit with massive payoffs to Georgia politicians involved in the original sale.
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
the Teapot Dome Scandal
d)
the Headright System
6.
The headright system and land lottery of 1805 were similar in that each
a)
was a major cause of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the War of 1812.
b)
contained provisions to preserve Creek and Cherokee ownership of land
c)
was a method used by the state government to distribute public land to settlers.
d)
required males between the ages of 16 and 60 to work on local roads at least 12 days a year.
7.
-invented by Eli Whitney in 1703
-cleaned the cotton by removing the seeds
-increased daily production rates from one pound per day, per worker, to as much as 50 pounds per day, per worker
The above statements are describing the...
-cleaned the cotton by removing the seeds
-increased daily production rates from one pound per day, per worker, to as much as 50 pounds per day, per worker
The above statements are describing the...
a)
cotton gin
b)
grist mill
c)
John Deer plow
d)
McCormick reaper
8.
One of the major effects of the introduction and widespread usage of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was that
a)
slavery was abolished in four Southern states.
b)
it led directly to passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
c)
the demand for slaves grew to keep up with the increased production
d)
the demand for slaves dropped since the work could be done more efficiently.
9.
What is true about the construction of the first railroads in Georgia?
a)
They decreased trade.
b)
They helped end slavery.
c)
They improved agriculture.
d)
They helped develop cities.
10.
Which Georgia institution is being described by these statements?
-chartered in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly
-founded by Abraham Baldwin who also served as the university's first president
-the oldest public university in the nation
-the largest of the state's institutions of higher learning
-chartered in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly
-founded by Abraham Baldwin who also served as the university's first president
-the oldest public university in the nation
-the largest of the state's institutions of higher learning
a)
Georgia State University
b)
The University of Georgia
c)
Georgia Southern University
d)
The Georgia Institute of Technology
11.
How would you describe the movement of Georgia's capital between 1785-1868?
a)
The location of capitals have shifted westward over time.
b)
The capitals were moved away from armies approaching the coast
c)
The location was moved to be closer to large bodies of water.
d)
The capitals have been moved to cities with large populations.
12.
Which is the correct order of Georgia's capitals?
a)
Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Louisville
b)
Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
c)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
d)
Louisville, Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Atlanta
13.
Read the following statements. What are they describing?
-By the mid-1830s routes connected Athens, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah.
-It led to the construction of Terminus in 1837 which would provide a link between Savannah and the midwest.
-Georgia claimed more miles than any other state in the Deep South in 1850.
-By the mid-1830s routes connected Athens, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah.
-It led to the construction of Terminus in 1837 which would provide a link between Savannah and the midwest.
-Georgia claimed more miles than any other state in the Deep South in 1850.
a)
Georgia's canal system
b)
Georgia's railroad system
c)
Georgia's freeway system
d)
the Georgia department of transportation
14.
The railroad caused the development of what Georgia city?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
15.
What event in history is illustrated by the image?
a)
The Erie Canal
b)
The Transcontinental Railroad
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
Sherman's March during the Civil War
16.
Group of people native to the Southeastern United States. Most were forced to relocate west on the Trail of Tears
a)
Creeks
b)
Cherokee
c)
Yamacraw
d)
Seminole
17.
Group of Native Americans who originally lived in parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Had land seized by Georgia gov't after the Treaty of Indian Springs
a)
Creeks
b)
Seminole
c)
Choctaw
d)
Cherokee
18.
Law that gave the President the power to make treaties with Native Americans exchanging their land for unsettled western land
a)
Native American Treatise
b)
Indian Land Grant
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Georgia Native Doctrine
19.
1832 Supreme Court case which ruled that Cherokee had federal protection from the actions of state governments. President Jackson did not enforce the ruling.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Brown vs Board
c)
Hostile Natives Amendment
d)
Worcester vs Georgia
20.
1832 Supreme Court case which ruled that Cherokee had federal protection from the actions of state governments. President Jackson did not enforce the ruling.
a)
Worcester v Georgia
b)
Troup v U.S.
c)
Brown v Board of Education
d)
Plessey v Ferguson
21.
7th President of the United States who is known for Indian removal
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Marshall
c)
John Ridge
d)
William Mcintosh
22.
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court during the period of Indian Removal. He ruled in favor of the Cherokee
a)
John Ross
b)
John Marshall
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Mcintosh
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