WorksheetsDQA 3rd Q Georgia Studies
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
What do Poll tax, Literacy Test, White Primary & Grandfather Clause have in common?
Citizenship
Jim Crow Laws
Disenfrancement
Equal rights before the law
The headlines above describe which event in Atlanta's history?
Leo Frank Case
1906 Atlanta Riot
International Cotton Exposition
The March to the Sea
Which answer choice BEST describes the practice of "forced segregation" shown in the illustration?
Racial violence
Jim Crow Laws
Disenfrancement
Intergration
Which term describes the trio of Democrats that controlled the state government in the 1800s?
the Republican Party
the Bourbon Triumvirate
the New South Patriots
the Triple Populists
Who was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate
John B. Gordon
Alfred Colquitt
Thomas Watson
Joseph Brown
Which is NOT true about the (I.C.E.) International Cotton Exposition?
Occurred in 1881, 1885, and 1895
Promoted the building of new industries in Georgia.
Protested the establishment of the railroad
Lured northern investors to Georgia Lured northern investors to Georgia
Which New Deal program helped raise the price of cotton by encouraging farmers to grow less?
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corp
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Rural Electrification Administration Rural Electrification Administration
Besides the boll weevil, what was another natural disaster suffered by Georgia farmers?
droughts
floods
hurricanes
ice storms
Who was the spokesman for the New South movement & editor of the Atlanta Constitution?
Tom Watson
Leo Frank
Henry Grady
Booker T. Washington
What is Not true about Tom Watson?
a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate
Leader of Georgia's Populists
Served in U.S. Congress
Sponsored Rural Free Delivery
The ______ of Archduke Ferdinand led to the beginning of World War ONE.
Election
Birth
Assassination
Kidnapping
Why did the populist party fail?
They wanted black and white farmers to work together.
Only focused on people on the coast.
Only supported New South policies.
They wanted to stop farming. They wanted to stop farming.
Which Supreme Court decision had the policy "Separate but Equal?"
Dred Scott Decision
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Watson v Populist Movement
Which New Deal program helped raise the price of cotton by encouraging farmers to grow less?
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corp
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Rural Electrification Administration
What New Deal program put young men to work building parks and planting trees?
Agricultural Adjustment Act (administration)
Rural Electrification Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corp
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act when it started in 1935?
a retirement fund for the elderly.
to provide free food for poor Americans.
to strengthen the value of the dollar
to reduce the stock market abuses
This long-standing ( mayor is known for making Atlanta the aviation hub (center) of the Southeastern United States.
Andrew Young
Shirley Franklin
Maynard Jackson
William Hartsfield
These accomplishments were implemented (started) by which mayor?
-Brought major sports to Atlanta (Falcons, Hawks, Braves)
·Removing “colored” and “white” signs from City Hall
-Built stadium
Ivan Allen, Jr
Sam Massell
Andrew Young
William Hartsfield
What crop dominated the state from the early 1800s to the 1920s?
Wheat
Peanuts
Cotton
Peaches
Which Georgia congressman is known as the "Father of the Two-ocean Navy"?
Richard Russell
Carl Vinson
Eugene Talmadge
Tom Watson
Which is not true about the Lend-Lease Act?
The U.S. lent support to European allies.
The U.S. sent billions of dollars to Great Britain, France, China and the Soviet Union.
Germany was required to pay money to the winners of WW I.
Allied countries gave the U.S. the privilege to use military bases in their countries.
What act allowed the U.S. government to provide supplies to support European allies in exchange for military bases?
Lend-Lease Act
Plessy V Ferguson
The Stamp Act
Land for Trade Act
Which statement BEST explains Georgia's military importance during WW II?
Its agricultural economy grew necessary food.
Its wartime industries constructed critical technologies (weapons, Liberty cargo ships, B-29 aircraft).
Its natural ports docked damaged ships.
Its patriotic citizens welcomed fleeing refugees.
Complete the following sentence.
After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called December 7, "a day that will live in _________".
history
forever
yesterday
infamy
Which of the following was governor of Georgia AND the last of the openly segregationists?
Note: Segregationist liked Separate but Equal.
John Lewis
Martin Luther King, Jr
Lester Maddox
Maynard Jackson
Which Flag is the 1956 Georgia state flag?
A
B
C
D
What was added to the 1956 Georgia state flag that made is so controversial?
Confederate Battle Emblem
The color green
Two red bars and one white bar.
The U.S. Flag
What was the investigation that tried to see if Georgians would integrate their public schools?
Brown Education Act
Sibley Commission
The Albany Commission
The Albany Movement
Who was a leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordination Commission and now servers as U.S. Representative from Georgia?
Martin Luther King Jr
Lester Maddox
Karen Handle
John Lewis
Who was the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Andrew Young
John Lewis
Rev. Billy Graham
Who was the first the first African-American mayor elected to a major Southern city?
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter
William Hartsfield
Which was NOT a purpose of the March on Washington?
election of a black president
the right to vote
full and fair employment
decent housing
What federal legislation outlawed discrimination based on race?
Plessy v Ferguson
1964 Civil Rights Act
Dred Scot Decision
Brown v Board of Education
Led by Martin Luther King where he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
March to Atlanta
Sherman's March to the Sea
Albany Movement
March on Washington
Supreme court case that struck-down the policy of separate but equal; mandated public school integrate.
1965 Civil Rights Act
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Reconstruction Amendments
Organized by SNCC; primary objective was to desegregate the city of Albany in a non violent manner.
The Albany Movement
The Atlanta - Albany Train line
The March to Albany
Brown v Board of Education
During World War I, Georgia's contributions to the war effort did NOT include:
producing B-29 bomber planes
military bases for training soldiers
military facilities for housing prisoners of war
agricultural products to feed and clothe soldiers
What is a boll weevil and what impact did it have on the economy of Georgia?
a farmer who refused to move to the city despite hard times economically
someone who buys goods using credit
an insect that destroyed cotton crops in the South causing farmers to lose money
a white Georgian who moved north during the 1920s in search of work
Which title BEST completes the outline notes?
The Great Depression
The New Deal
The New South
The Old South
Which was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
John B Gordon
Tom Watson
Alfred Colquitt
Joseph Brown
The notes describe ______________________.
The Bourbon Triumvirate
Influential African Americans
The Radical Republicans
Tom Watson and the Populists
What was the result of the New South movement?
There was a trend toward industrialization and crop diversification.
The number of small farms increased.
Taxes, war debts, and the reliance on cheap labor increased.
Cotton ceased (stopped) to be the chief crop in Georgia.
Who was the African American leader who supported a gradual approach to civil rights and racial equality, and who wanted blacks to work hard, get an education (learn job skills) and make money (economic success)?
W.E.B. Dubois
Martin Luther King Jr
Alonzo Herndon
Booker T. Washington
What early Civil Rights leader was famous for his "Atlanta Compromise" speech?
W.E.B. Dubois
Leo Frank
Booker T. Washington
Andrew Young
The headlines describe which event in Atlanta's history?
The New South Movement
the Leo Frank Case
The 1906 Atlanta Riot
Atlanta Compromise
The graphic organizer above describes ___________________.
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
John Hope
W.E.B. Dubois
Complete the following statement: After WW 2, agriculture focused on ________ but ________ farms.
larger / more
more / smaller
fewer / larger
fewer / smaller
Why did many rural Georgians not realize there was a Great Depression?
Most citizens had been struggling economically for years.
Many farmers were self-reliant and did not use cash.
Many farmers were self-reliant and did not use cash.
Agriculture continued to prosper throughout the depression.
Which of the following would FDR and Eugene Talmadge have most agreed on?
Farmers needed relief during the Great Depression.
Georgia needed New Deal programs to help it economically.
Social Security
The federal government's intervention during an economic crisis.
Who is the list describing?
U.N. Ambassador, Atlanta Mayor, 1st African American Congressman from GA since Reconstruction, Top aid to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Benjamin Mays
Martin Luther King, Jr
Hamilton Holmes
Andrew Young
Which event brought tourists, jobs, and financial gain to Georgia and built sports and entertainment venues that are still used by the state today?
The change in the state flag of 1956
The 1996 Olympics
1946 Governor's Race
The opening of Chick-Fil-A
Which was NOT a political position held by Jimmy Carter?
Judge
State Senator
Governor
President
Which would BEST describe the role of Jimmy Carter?
He received the Nobel Peace Prize, ended segregation in GA and created Habitat for Humanity.
He was a strict segregationist and first Republican governor of Georgia since Reconstruction.
He became governor of Georgia three consecutive terms after being a US president.
He was the first to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.
