WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is one way UGA is unique among American Universities?
First American university created by a state government
First American university founded as a coed institution.
First private university constructed in America
First university to desegregate
Which statement best describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?
Land speculators sold marshland to unsuspecting buyers
The federal government added land to the state
State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators
State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators
The governor of GA deeded land to Native Americans
Which was the main way that GA attempted to increase the population in the westrern part of the state in the early 1800's?
A cash bonus was paid to the new settlers
A lottery was established to give away land
The state increased the size of the land grants
The state allowed immigration with no restrictions
How did the development of the cotton gin influence the economy of GA?
The planting of cotton became quicker, leading to an increase in farm workers' wages
Southern plantations moved their cotton swiftly to the northern factories, aaising the price of cottonl.
Cotton could be processed much faster, leading to an increase in demand for slave labor
Cotton mills in the state became more efficient, helping the south industrialize
Which Georgian negotiated and signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 that signed away all Creek lands in GA?
William McIntosh
John Ross
John Marshall
Andrew Jackson
Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Worcester v. Georgia
Jackson v. Cherokee
Marshall v. Jackson
Which person and description in Georgia's history is matched CORRECTLY?
William McIntosh - Chief of the Cherokee Indians
John Ross - Chief of the Cherokee Indians
John Marshall - President of the United States
Andrew Jackson - US Supreme Court Justice
- Dispute over import trade tariffs in 1828 and 1832
- States' rights versus Federal authority
- South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union over unconstitutional trade tariffs
- President Andrew Jackson threatened military force against South Carolina
Which event are these characteristics describing?
The Causes of the Civil War
The Indian Removal Act
The Nullification Crisis
The effects of South Carolina's secession
Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?
Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery
Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes
Lincoln supported adding tariffs to Southern states
Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery
The Dred Scott decision made by the Supreme Court in 1857 declared that
a slave in a non - slave state was considered to be free
Dred Scott should be set free and given protection in the North
slave owners had to pay slaves a fair wage
slaves were property and had no constitutional rights
The Union blockade during the Civil War
led to an alliance between the Confederacy and Great Britain
really had no effect on the South, since they were already agriculturally self - sufficient
hurt the North most since they relied heavily on Southern cotton and agriculture for its own manufacturing base
hurt the South by causing inflation and shortages, especially for manufactured goods
How did Sherman's March to the Sea affect the state of GA?
diverted Union attention from GA, allowing the state's militia to recover
people in the state were proud that GA born Sherman distinguished himself during the march
The March to the Sea was the first time the Union army actually entered the state of GA
The March to the Sea destroyed Georgia's agriculture and roads, devastating the state's economy
Which Amendment gave the United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
15th
14th
13th
16th
A supporter of Resident Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction would MOST LIKELY have agreed with which of these statements?
All Confederate officers should be tried for war crimes
It is important that the North support policies that help the South recover as quickly as possible
It is important the South be punished economically and politically for starting the Civil War
All southern plantations should be divided among former slaves
The MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to
battle the terrorist groups like the KKK
serve as a voice for freed slaves in Congress
establish black codes to limit freed slaves' rights
help slaves adjust to their new found freedom
What was ONE reason African American/ Black Legislators were removed from the GA General Assembly during Reconstruction?
to reinforce military rule
to end Jim Crow laws
to secede form the Union
to promote white supremacy and segregation
Which of these statements about sharecropping in the South after the Civil War is TRUE?
most people who sharecropped remained in a cycle of poverty
most southern state governments offered low - interest loans to sharecroppers
most southern state governments eventually outlawed sharecropping
many people were able to purchase their own farms through sharecroppong
The Bourbon Triumvirate
- Powerful political leaders in the pst- Reconstruction era
- Developed railroad and mining industries
- ?
supported the desegregation of public schools
supported the New South movement
Reformed the state prison system to end convict labor
opposed to New South industrial growth
Which of the following would have been favored by such "New South" advocates as Henry Grady?
eliminating tariffs on imprted goods
increasing industrialization by using local resources
electing more black people to public office
enforcing increased agricultural development
During the New South Era, why did GA host three "exposition" between 1881 and 1895?
to encourage tourism in the coastal areas
to increase political power for the Populist Party
to oppose the New South concept
to promote GA businesses and attract new industries
In the South after the Civil War, which of the following enforced segregation in public accommodations?
grandfather clauses
property taxes
Jim Crow Laws
White Primaries
The ruling in the case of Plessy v Ferguson became the legal basis for the what?
poll taxes
slavery
literacy rates
segregation
All of these are forms of disenfranchisement that denied African American / Blacks the right to vote EXCEPT.
15th Amendment
poll tax
white primaries
grandfather clause
Voting Rights Act
- Former slave and early civil rights activist
- Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881
- Famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895 urged moderation in the civil rights struggle
W.E.B. DuBois
Henry Grady
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
The results of the legal case involving which person struck fear in Jewish southerners until the civil rights movement brought significant changes?
Mary Phagan
Leo Frank
Homer Plessy
Samuel Worcester
All of the following are Georgia's contributions to WWI, EXCEPT?
GA citizens purchased Liberty Bonds and grew victory gardens
Carl Vinson created shipyards in Savannah and Brunswick
over 100,000 GA soldiers fought overseas
Bell Aircraft built B-29 bombers and developed the city of Marietta
Military camps trained U.S. soldiers
Which is NOT TRUE about Eugene Talmadge?
The three governor's controversy occurred when Talmadge died before taking the oath of office in 1946
Talmadge was a supporter of FDR's New Deal programs
As governor of GA, Talmadge was a segregationist
Eugene Talmadge opposed FDR's New Deal programs
How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
President Roosevelt only allowed the state of GA to receive federal New Deal funding
President Roosevelt used his Warm Springs home as his military headquarters during WWII
President Roosevelt traveled to Warm Springs frequently to recover from complications of Polio
President Roosevelt received support fromGA GovernorEugene Talmadge to implement New Deal programs
Which type of evidence would BEST help determine whether the CCC had been successful in the meeting their goals? Select TWO responses.
maps showing locations of CCC camps
estimates of the value of CCC improvements to public lands
records showing the number of CCC participants
legislation authorizing the creation of the CCC
Posters encouraging men to apply to join the CCC
In which two hemispheres is the state of GA located?
northern and western
southern and western
southern and eastern
northern and eastern
Which definition BEST describes a nation?
a political and administrative division of a state, providing local governmental services
an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village
a large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a country
any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
Jim loves white water rafting and had read the best region to go is where several of the rivers in GA begin. What region should Jim go rafting in?
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Which BEST describes the Piedmont region of GA today?
broad treeless plains, richest soil in GA
gently sloping land, lowest elevation
rolling farmland, most heavily populated region of GA
heavily forested, highest elevation in GA
Select three facts that describe the Savannah River
used for cargo ship transportation
serves as most of Georgia's western border
Early settlers to America saw this as a valuable resource to live near
Provides drinking water to the metro- Atlanta area
serves as most of Georgia's eastern border
Why was the Fall Line important in the development of modern GA?
it has an abundance of timber and minerals
the soil there is fertile for growing cotton and other crops
Tourists are attracted to its natural beauty
It has many fast- flowing streams provide hydroelectric power
Which of the following abut Georgia's water development is true?
The Chattahoochee River had a major impact on the Westward Expansion and created Georgia's western boarder
The Okefenokee Swamp was used for drinking water for the Confederate soldiers during the Civil War
The Fall Line was used during WWII to control trade of military supplies coming from the Atlantic Ocean
The Barrier Islands separated the Creeks and the Cherokee American Indians territories
Select THREE reasons the Mississsippians were the most advance of the Pre- Historic cultures.
Created walled cities, or chiefdoms
Lived in teepees made of animal hide
Lived in permanent homes and used the 3 sister crops as a farming strategy
hunted wild game like the woolly mammoth
Crafted a variety of pottery to use for tools
Which of the following BEST describes Hernando De Soto's impact on the Native Americans he encountered
He had a beneficial impact because he quickly built lasting alliances with the Native Americans he encountered
He had no impact because Native Americans had already left the region
He had a devastating impact because his forces often killed Native Americans in violent confrontations and brought deadly diseases like smallpox
He had very little impact because he feared the natives and stuck to routes away form Native American lands
Which of the following explains the MAIN reasons why Spain created missions on the barrier islands?
They wanted to spread the Catholic religion and be the first europeans to use the Gulf Stream
They wanted to spread the Catholic religion and protect the coastline and their shipping route
They wanted to spread the Catholic religion and make the Native Americans their allies
They wanted to spread the Catholic religion and protect the fur trade
Select THREE important reasons for the founding of GA stated in the Charter of 1732
Philanthropy
search for gold
mercantilism
spread religion
Create a buffer colony
Tomochichi played a significant role in the early settlement of GA because....
he was the language translator between the Yamacraw and the English settlers
he served to protect the colony of GA from the Spanish at St. Augustine
he was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians and worked with James Oglethorpe in the beginnings of the colony
he created his own tribe of Creek and Yamasee Indians
Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in GA in 1736?
they built many houses in Savannah for thesttlers
their military skills helped defend the colony of GA
their strength and ability to farm was needed in the colony
They could translate many different languages
Your GA Studies class is planning a field trip to visit historical sites that reflect the cultural diversity of colonial GA. Which suggestion would make the BEST choice for suitable destinations?
Ebenezer and Darien, because each town was built by immigrants to the GA colony
New Ebenezer and Savannah, because they were important for exporting goods
Savannah and Augusta, because they were two of Georgia's earliest settlements
Darien and Augusta,because they both were settlements for the Jews that arrived in GA
In the early years of the colony, what was one reason the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial GA?
The colonists were not allowed to practice their reigion
The colonists could not pay the high taxes required of t hem
The colonists could not own slaves
The colonists were not allowed to read books
Under the Royal Period, why was the rapid growth of tobacco successful in the colony of GA?
colonists could own more land and slaves under the Royal Period
South Carolina colonists helped GA colonists grow tobacco
colonists could export the tobacco to England at a faster rate
colonists were using tobacco more under the Royal Period
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared control over them
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and begin taxing them to help pay for the war
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement
Many colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it
limited their freedom to move west
encouraged raids by Native American Indians
gave Florida to the French
took too much land from Canada
Parliament imposed the Stamp Act on the colonists in 1765. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
it reduced the tax on sugar and molasses
it taxed tea imprted to the colonies
it required that all colonists have their hand stamped withen traveling from city to city
it required all legal and commercial documents to carry a stamp showing the tax has been paid
What are the three parts to the Declaration of Independence
Preamble, Grievances, Articals
Preamble, Articles, Aendments
Preamble, Grievances, Declaration
Preamble, Articles, Declaration
What was significant about Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton?
They were Royal governors of GA and were loyal to the king's rule
They each represented GA at the Stamp Act Congress
They each represented GA at the First Continental Congress
They each signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of GA
Which of the following statements most accurately describes GA at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
a strong tradition of self- government had developed
the Royal governor was very unpopular by the colonists
most Georgians stronly favored independence from England
GA relied heavily on trade with England and was loyal to the King
The Battle of Kettle Creek was significant in the Revolutionary War because
the Patriot victory encouraged more people in GA to become Patriots
it proved that the loyalists were victorious and helped them with the American Revolution
it forced the British to withdraw from Norht America
it ended the American Revolutionary War and granted independence from England
What was one reason for the Siege of Savannah during the American Revolution?
to force Savannah Loyalists to support the independence movement
to end the colonial boycott of British products
to force Savannah businesses to provide military support to the Patriots
to end the British military occupation of the city
Select TWO statements that are true about the Articles of Confederation
Congress could not sign treaties without the King's permission
No new laws could be added
Weak form of government
Congress could declare war
The Constitution of the United States was considered an improvement over the Articles of Confederation because the Constitution
gave all American citizens the right to vote
created a stronger federal government while still giving power to state governments
abolished slavery in all the states
gave stat governments more power than the federal government
