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GA Studies Review for FINAL 2018

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most recent and most advanced Native American culture.

a)

Woodland

b)

Archaic

c)

Paleo

d)

Mississippian

2.

Which advanced culture used Wattle and Daub for making their shelters?

a)

Mississippian

b)

Woodland

c)

Archaic

d)

Paleo

3.

First European explorer to explore Georgia?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

John Ross

d)

Hernando De Soto

4.

Name of the Revolutionary battle that had the Patriots and the French fighting to reclaim control of a key port city (Savannah) from the British?

a)

Siege of Savannah

b)

Siege of Lexington

c)

Battle of Kettle Creek

d)

Battle of Concord

5.

What was the name of a tax on paper goods?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

6.

What was decided in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

That Cherokee land was not subject to state laws of Georgia.

b)

That the Cherokee had to lose their land due to the Indian Removal Act.

c)

That the Cherokee needed to decide where to live in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

d)

That the Cherokee needed to sell their land to the Georgians.

7.

Which amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?

a)

15th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

12th

8.

Which amendment gave all men the right to vote?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

9.

This amendment gave all African-American men equal rights:

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

10.

Why was the International Cotton Exposition important?

a)

It created tension between the North and South

b)

It reformed the prisons in the New South

c)

It created businesses for the Bourbon Triumvirate.

d)

It brought in industries to Atlanta

11.

Which Georgian was a journalist, economic speaker, and the spokesperson of the New South?

a)

Tom Watson

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Henry Grady

d)

W.E.B. Dubois

12.

Where was the Bell Aircraft plant located during WWII?

a)

Canton

b)

Savannah

c)

Atlanta

d)

Marietta

13.

The Bell Bomber Plant produced __________ for WWII.

a)

Tanks

b)

Liberty Ships

c)

B-29 Bombers

d)

Cannons

14.

What impact did the Boll Weevil have on the South's economy?

a)

There was not much of an impact.

b)

It destroyed the South's cotton.

c)

More farmers started growing cotton.

15.

Overproduction, falling stock prices, and consumerism all contributed to this severe downturn of the US economy in the 1930's.

a)

The New Deal

b)

WWII

c)

The Great Migration

d)

The Great Depression

16.

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

a)

DuBois

b)

Colquitt

c)

Brown

d)

Gordon

17.

This New Deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all Americans and helps those who are injured and need of immediate monetary assistance

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

Rural Electrification Act

18.

This New Deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Agriculture Adjustment Act

d)

Rural Electrification Act

19.

This New Deal program aided farmers and regulated crop production during the Great Depression.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Agriculture Adjustment Act

d)

Rural Electrification Act

20.

This New Deal program provided electricity for rural areas in the United States.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Agriculture Adjustment Act

d)

Rural Electrification Act

21.

Which event triggered the Great Depression?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Stock Market Crash

d)

The Reforms from President Roosevelt

22.
The boll weevil wreaked havoc on Georgia farmers in the early 1900s mainly because
a)
Governor Talmadge rejected the New Deal.
b)
Agriculturalists failed to produce enough cotton.
c)
Farmers failed to diversify their crops.
d)
Farmers tried to raise too many different kinds of crops.
23.

The Populist Party (People's Party) in Georgia was the party of the

a)

wealthy.

b)

abolitionists.

c)

African Americans.

d)

small farmers.

24.

This blockade strategy was used to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies. This was part of what Union plan?

a)

Total War Plan

b)

Anaconda Plan

c)

Ninja Plan

d)

Guerilla Warfare Plan

25.

What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?

a)

destroying all civilian and military resources and breaking the South's will to fight

b)

killing and capturing prisoners of war

c)

attacking from land and sea

d)

killing all the slaves in the south

26.

Which of the following does NOT describe Tom Watson?

a)

Georgia Senator who argued for farmers' rights

b)

helped pass the Rural Free Delivery Bill

c)

the leader of the Populist Party

d)

a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate

27.
What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?  
a)
International Cotton Exposititon
b)
Cotton Warehouse
c)
Cotton Pickin Fair
d)
Georgia State Fair
28.

Why did Georgia host fairs, like the International Cotton Exposition, during the New South era?

a)

to encourage tourism

b)

to attract new industries

c)

to increase political power

d)

to oppose the New South concept

29.
Who were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate? 
a)
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
WEB Dubois
b)
William Sherman
Ulysses Grant
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Joseph Brown
Alfred Colquitt
John Gordon
d)
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
30.

_____________ Reconstruction was more demanding and believed in punishing the South for secession.

a)

Presidential

b)

Congressional

31.

Which European explorer is most associated with the exploration of Georgia?

a)

Ponce de León

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Christopher Columbus

32.

Who is being described below?


*mother was a Creek Indian

*father was English

*understood the culture & language of both the English and Native Americans

*a successful translator for Oglethorpe & the Native Americans

a)

Mary Musgrove

b)

Pocohontas

c)

Tomochichi

d)

James Wright

33.

The main reasons for the settlement of the Georgia colony were

a)

to grow rice, silk, corn, and cotton

b)

providing England with easier access to southern Native Americans

c)

God, Gold, Glory

d)

to provide charity (philanthropy), economic growth, and defense for England

34.
The name of the document that established the Georgia colony was called the...
a)
Constitution
b)
Charter of 1732
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Georgia Gazette
35.

Who were the three main powerful European countries that were interested in what is now the southeastern United States during the Age of Exploration?

a)

Spain, Germany, and France

b)

England, Spain, & France

c)

Italy, Spain, and Portugal

d)

Portugal, Ireland, & France

36.

As a result of the cost of the French and Indian War, what did the British Parliament do to the colonists?

a)

Killed them

b)

Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.

c)

Imposed a series of taxes in the colonies to pay for the war

d)

nothing

37.

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to

a)

get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king

b)

raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses

c)

get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies

d)

raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products

38.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
39.

Why were Georgia Loyalists reluctant to join the colonists in Revolution?

a)

Georgia was not yet a colony

b)

Georgia could not afford to fight.

c)

Most Georgians were too scared to fight.

d)

Georgia benefited from Great Britain for protection and trade.

40.

Battle that allowed the patriots to take badly needed weapons, horses, ammunition from the British soldiers, and broke the British stronghold in GA by their victory.

a)

Siege of Savannah

b)

French and Indian War

c)

The Battle of Kettle Creek

d)

Proclamation of 1763

41.

Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?

a)

It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery

b)

Cotton could be processed faster, which caused the demand for slave labor to increase

c)

It made cotton easier to plant

d)

It was invented by James Monroe

42.

In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?

a)

It created new taxes for railroad construction.

b)

It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

c)

It included a law (Fugitive Slave Act) requiring the return of escaped slaves

d)

It added California as a slave state

43.

What was the verdict of Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

Georgia laws must be followed on Cherokee land

b)

The Cherokee must be relocated to Indian Reservations

c)

The Cherokee can keep their land forever

d)

Georgia laws do not apply on Cherokee land

44.

Place in Georgia where gold was discovered and led to the removal of the Cherokee Indians?

a)

Savannah

b)

Milledgeville

c)

Dahlonega

d)

Marthasville

45.
Someone who believes in states' rights would say which of the following?
a)
National laws take precedence over state laws
b)
The national government has no right to tell the states how to operate
c)
States could only pass laws in the Constitution
d)
The national government settles disputes between states
46.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
47.

What was Dred Scott's reasoning for being free?

a)

His master moved to a free territory and took Dred Scott with him

b)

He deserved it

c)

He had worked enough to earn his freedom

d)

His owner said he should be free

48.

What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?

a)

Better farm machinery caused people from cities to move to rural areas so they could farm.

b)

Fewer farm laborers were needed, so many people migrated to the cities.

c)

Although farm machinery improved, the demand for farm labor remained the same.

49.

This New Deal program sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers to not plant more than a certain number of acres or to destroy excess produce.

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Rural Electrification Act

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

50.

The famous controversy surrounding the 1946 election for governor came about because

a)

Ellis Arnall was impeached and removed from office

b)

Herman Talmadge and Eugene Talmadge were on the same ballot

c)

Eugene Talmadge died before taking office, and two men claimed the office

d)

Thompson got more popular votes, and Talmadge got more county unit votes

51.

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal

a)

allow children to work

b)

to pay black people less than white people

c)

to return a slave

d)

to segregate schools

52.

What was the ruling of the U.S Supreme Court in Brown vs. The Board of Education?

a)

The separate-but-equal policy was unconstitutional.

b)

Black schools would get more money for books and teachers.

c)

Blacks could only attend white schools if there was space available.

53.
What was the LEADING factor after WWII that led many people to leave farming and move to cities?
a)
Less people were needed to work on farms because of changes in farm technology. 
b)
Major league sports teams come to Atlanta, and people wanted to be close to the stadiums.  
c)
Air conditioning made life more comfortable, but was only available in the cities.
54.

When did Georgia change the flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

a)

Before Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

After Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

The GA flag never incorporated the Confederate battle flag

d)

GA's flag has always had the Confederate battle flag on it

55.
Georgia legislators did this to resist integration 
a)
1956 Flag change
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Integration Tax
56.
Won Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent protests; Leader of Modern Civil Rights Movement;  Attended Morehouse College at age 15; Pastor
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Barack Obama 
c)
Herman Talmadge
d)
Andrew Young
57.
led peaceful, non-violent protests; mostly high school and college students; led sit-ins, freedom rides
a)
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee – SNCC
b)
NAACP
c)
Freedom Riders
d)
MLK
58.

From 1961-1962, members of SNCC took part in this event to to protest segregation in the city.

a)

Albany Movement

b)

March on Albany

c)

March on Washington

d)

Atlanta Race Riot

59.

Found that 60% of Georgians would rather close schools than integrate.

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Sibley Commission

c)

3 Governor's Controversy

d)

Albany Movement

60.

Raised on a peanut farm in Plains, GA; won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002; served as Governor of GA; became the 39th President of the United States

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

John Marshall

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan