WorksheetsGA Studies Review for FINAL 2018
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
The most recent and most advanced Native American culture.
Woodland
Archaic
Paleo
Mississippian
Which advanced culture used Wattle and Daub for making their shelters?
Mississippian
Woodland
Archaic
Paleo
First European explorer to explore Georgia?
Christopher Columbus
James Oglethorpe
John Ross
Hernando De Soto
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?
Siege of Savannah
Siege of Lexington
Battle of Kettle Creek
Battle of Concord
What was the name of a tax on paper goods?
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
What was decided in Worcester v. Georgia?
That Cherokee land was not subject to state laws of Georgia.
That the Cherokee had to lose their land due to the Indian Removal Act.
That the Cherokee needed to decide where to live in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
That the Cherokee needed to sell their land to the Georgians.
Which amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?
15th
13th
14th
12th
Which amendment gave all men the right to vote?
12th
13th
14th
15th
This amendment gave all African-American men equal rights:
12th
13th
14th
15th
Why was the International Cotton Exposition important?
It created tension between the North and South
It reformed the prisons in the New South
It created businesses for the Bourbon Triumvirate.
It brought in industries to Atlanta
Which Georgian was a journalist, economic speaker, and the spokesperson of the New South?
Tom Watson
Booker T. Washington
Henry Grady
W.E.B. Dubois
Where was the Bell Aircraft plant located during WWII?
Canton
Savannah
Atlanta
Marietta
The Bell Bomber Plant produced __________ for WWII.
Tanks
Liberty Ships
B-29 Bombers
Cannons
What impact did the Boll Weevil have on the South's economy?
There was not much of an impact.
It destroyed the South's cotton.
More farmers started growing cotton.
Overproduction, falling stock prices, and consumerism all contributed to this severe downturn of the US economy in the 1930's.
The New Deal
WWII
The Great Migration
The Great Depression
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
DuBois
Colquitt
Brown
Gordon
This New Deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all Americans and helps those who are injured and need of immediate monetary assistance
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Rural Electrification Act
This New Deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Rural Electrification Act
This New Deal program aided farmers and regulated crop production during the Great Depression.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Rural Electrification Act
This New Deal program provided electricity for rural areas in the United States.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Rural Electrification Act
Which event triggered the Great Depression?
World War I
World War II
The Stock Market Crash
The Reforms from President Roosevelt
The Populist Party (People's Party) in Georgia was the party of the
wealthy.
abolitionists.
African Americans.
small farmers.
This blockade strategy was used to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies. This was part of what Union plan?
Total War Plan
Anaconda Plan
Ninja Plan
Guerilla Warfare Plan
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
destroying all civilian and military resources and breaking the South's will to fight
killing and capturing prisoners of war
attacking from land and sea
killing all the slaves in the south
Which of the following does NOT describe Tom Watson?
Georgia Senator who argued for farmers' rights
helped pass the Rural Free Delivery Bill
the leader of the Populist Party
a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate
Why did Georgia host fairs, like the International Cotton Exposition, during the New South era?
to encourage tourism
to attract new industries
to increase political power
to oppose the New South concept
Alonzo Herndon
WEB Dubois
Ulysses Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Alfred Colquitt
John Gordon
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
_____________ Reconstruction was more demanding and believed in punishing the South for secession.
Presidential
Congressional
Which European explorer is most associated with the exploration of Georgia?
Ponce de León
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
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
Mary Musgrove
Pocohontas
Tomochichi
James Wright
The main reasons for the settlement of the Georgia colony were
to grow rice, silk, corn, and cotton
providing England with easier access to southern Native Americans
God, Gold, Glory
to provide charity (philanthropy), economic growth, and defense for England
Who were the three main powerful European countries that were interested in what is now the southeastern United States during the Age of Exploration?
Spain, Germany, and France
England, Spain, & France
Italy, Spain, and Portugal
Portugal, Ireland, & France
As a result of the cost of the French and Indian War, what did the British Parliament do to the colonists?
Killed them
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
Imposed a series of taxes in the colonies to pay for the war
nothing
In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to
get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products
Why were Georgia Loyalists reluctant to join the colonists in Revolution?
Georgia was not yet a colony
Georgia could not afford to fight.
Most Georgians were too scared to fight.
Georgia benefited from Great Britain for protection and trade.
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.
Siege of Savannah
French and Indian War
The Battle of Kettle Creek
Proclamation of 1763
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
Cotton could be processed faster, which caused the demand for slave labor to increase
It made cotton easier to plant
It was invented by James Monroe
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
It included a law (Fugitive Slave Act) requiring the return of escaped slaves
It added California as a slave state
What was the verdict of Worcester v. Georgia?
Georgia laws must be followed on Cherokee land
The Cherokee must be relocated to Indian Reservations
The Cherokee can keep their land forever
Georgia laws do not apply on Cherokee land
Place in Georgia where gold was discovered and led to the removal of the Cherokee Indians?
Savannah
Milledgeville
Dahlonega
Marthasville
What was Dred Scott's reasoning for being free?
His master moved to a free territory and took Dred Scott with him
He deserved it
He had worked enough to earn his freedom
His owner said he should be free
What was the primary impact of the modernization of agriculture after 1945?
Better farm machinery caused people from cities to move to rural areas so they could farm.
Fewer farm laborers were needed, so many people migrated to the cities.
Although farm machinery improved, the demand for farm labor remained the same.
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.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
Rural Electrification Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
The famous controversy surrounding the 1946 election for governor came about because
Ellis Arnall was impeached and removed from office
Herman Talmadge and Eugene Talmadge were on the same ballot
Eugene Talmadge died before taking office, and two men claimed the office
Thompson got more popular votes, and Talmadge got more county unit votes
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
allow children to work
to pay black people less than white people
to return a slave
to segregate schools
What was the ruling of the U.S Supreme Court in Brown vs. The Board of Education?
The separate-but-equal policy was unconstitutional.
Black schools would get more money for books and teachers.
Blacks could only attend white schools if there was space available.
When did Georgia change the flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?
Before Brown vs. Board of Education
After Brown vs. Board of Education
The GA flag never incorporated the Confederate battle flag
GA's flag has always had the Confederate battle flag on it
From 1961-1962, members of SNCC took part in this event to to protest segregation in the city.
Albany Movement
March on Albany
March on Washington
Atlanta Race Riot
Found that 60% of Georgians would rather close schools than integrate.
Brown v. Board of Education
Sibley Commission
3 Governor's Controversy
Albany Movement
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
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Marshall
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
