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GA Studies Fall Review

Total questions: 132

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is The Fall Line?

a)

The area in Georgia that gets the most rain.

b)

The place where Georgia gets the most snow.

c)

The boundary separating the Plateau from Piedmont.

d)

The boundary separating the Coastal Plain and Piedmont.

2.

Why did the Spanish explorers come to the "new world"?

a)

fur, freedom, and fortune

b)

trade, jewels, spices

c)

salt, soy, shellfish

d)

God, gold, glory

3.

Which are true about DeSoto?

a)

Spanish explorer

b)

First European to explore Georgia

c)

his men spread disease to natives

d)

all of the above

4.

Which caused the French to have the most successful relationship with the American Indians?

a)

mercantilism

b)

missions

c)

Fur trading

d)

farming

5.

Which of the early Native Americans did the Europeans encounter?

a)

Archaic

b)

Mississippian

c)

Paleo

d)

Woodland

6.

What is mercantilism?

a)

trade policy where a country imports less than it exports

b)

trade policy where a country finds new routes for goods

c)

military policy that helps protect colonists

d)

military policy that establishes buffer colonies to protect settlements

7.

Which region is primarily agricultural?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Piedmont

d)

Coastal Plain

8.

Settled in Darien to help defend the southern border of Georgia at the request of Oglethorpe

a)

Salzburgers

b)

Highland Scots

c)

Malcontents

d)

Slaves

9.

German-speaking Lutherans from Austria who settled in Ebenezer

a)

Salzburgers

b)

Highland Scots

c)

Malcontents

d)

Slaves

10.

Group of unsatisfied colonists who wanted rum, slaves, and more land

a)

Salzburgers

b)

Highland Scots

c)

Malcontents

d)

Slaves

11.

Chief of the Yamacraw tribe; offered the land at Yamacraw Bluff for Oglethorpe to settle

a)

Musgrove

b)

Tomochichi

c)

Squanto

d)

Oglethorpe

12.

Trustee who was responsible for establishing the British colony of Georgia

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Robert Castell

c)

King George III

d)

Queen Mary

13.
First Royal Governor of Georgia; was a failure and eventually removed from office
a)
John Reynolds
b)
Henry Ellis
c)
James Wright
14.
2nd Royal Gov; communicated well with Natives & regulated trade in order to benefit the colony; older man
a)
John Reynolds
b)
Henry Ellis
c)
James Wright 
15.
Most successful Royal Governor
a)
John Reynolds
b)
Henry Ellis
c)
James Wright 
16.

Who was Tomochichi?

a)

English trustee

b)

Yamacraw Chief, ally of Oglethorpe

c)

signed the Treaty of Indian Springs

d)

a tradesman

17.

The Charter of 1732 granted land to the Trustees for:

a)

as long as they lived

b)

21 years

c)

10 years

d)

18 years

18.

how many trustees went to georgia?

a)

6

b)

21

c)

1

d)

7

19.
What was distinctive about the Mississippians who occupied Georgia from 800-1600?
a)
They were the first white settlers in North America.
b)
They were the last undisturbed Native American culture to live in Georgia before the arrival of the Europeans.
c)
They originally came from Spain.
d)
They discovered Native American populations throughout North America.
20.
Who was the first European to come through Georgia?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Francisco de Orellana
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Hernan Cortes
21.

What is mercantilism?

a)

trade policy where a country imports less than it exports

b)

trade policy where a country finds new routes for goods

c)

military policy that helps protect colonists

d)

military policy that establishes buffer colonies to protect settlements

22.
What was a misunderstanding that many times led to warfare between Europeans and Native Americans? 
a)
disagreement about a division of labor between men and women 
b)
differences about common ownership of land in North America  
c)
wanting a common language and culture throughout North America  
d)
Native American insistence that white Europeans adopt Native American customs and beliefs  
23.

When the Georgia colony was established, which religious groups was not allowed to settle in it?

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Protestants

d)

Lutherans

24.
James Oglethorpe's reason for founding a colony in America was to..
a)
mine gold and other valuable minerals.
b)
provide a refuge for persecuted religious groups.
c)
help the poor of England get a new start.
d)
increase slavery in the colonies.
25.

Established the colony of Georgia and stated that the colony was to be governed by Trustees.

a)

Charter of 1732

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Great Compromise

26.
Which statement best explains why England established the Georgia colony?
a)
England wanted a port available for ships sailing to China and the East Indies.
b)
England wanted to create a trading partnership with the Native Americans.
c)
England wanted to provide a safe haven for Catholics who were being persecuted.
d)
England wanted a buffer state to prevent Spanish and Native American invasions of South Carolina.
27.

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme court who ruled land in NW Georgia belonged to the Cherokee and their laws applied to their land

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Marshall

c)

Samuel Worcester

d)

Andrew Johnson

28.

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Stephens

d)

Abraham Lincoln

29.

Led to intrusion of Georgia settlers onto Cherokee land, made settlers eager to remove the Cherokee from GA

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Treaty of New Echota

c)

Dahlonega Gold Rush

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

30.

According to this map, the state of Georgia is in what region?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

West

31.

Button Gwinnett, George Walton, and ________________ were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.

a)

Lyman Hall

b)

James Wright

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Oglethorpe

32.

Slavery, States' Rights, and Sectionalism were the major causes of

a)

the Civil War.

b)

the American Revolution.

c)

the Mexican-American War.

d)

the French and Indian War.

33.

Mary Musgrove had a positive impact on English and American Indian relations because

a)

she assembled a group of Creek Indians who defended her

b)

the American Indians did not communicate with any other Europeans

c)

she helped negotiations by interpreting for the Indians and Oglethorpe

d)

she married a British settler

34.

In1868, 32 African Americans who had been elected to the Georgia General Assembly were removed from office. What was a result of this illegal action?

a)

Georgia was placed under military control the following year.

b)

The Supreme Court ordered them to get their positions reinstated.

c)

All new elections were held for all positions in the General Assembly.

d)

Governor Rufus Bullock was impeached for violating the U.S. Constitution.

35.

What decision angered colonists who wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Charter of 1732

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

36.

Which of the following goods were not taxed by the Stamp Act?

a)

newspapers

b)

legal documents

c)

greeting cards

d)

sugar

37.

Why was Georgia slow in joining the other colonies in revolution?

a)

Georgia was too poor to fight.

b)

Georgia was not yet a colony.

c)

Georgia was the youngest colony and relied on the British for help

d)

Most Georgians were too scared to fight.

38.

Why did the Patriots think that British taxes were unfair?

a)

Colonists had to pay more than those in Britain

b)

They had no representation in Parliament

c)

They didn't think the British provided them with enough

d)

They wanted to have their own monarchy in America.

39.

Why was Georgia no longer considered a royal colony in 1776?

a)

It became a Trustee colony in that year.

b)

It declared independence from Great Britain.

c)

France began to rule it that year.

d)

Spain took control of the colony.

40.

Which of these is NOT one of the three parts to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Preamble

b)

Amendments

c)

List of Greivences

d)

Declaration

41.

The Intolerable Acts were placed on the colony of Massachusetts to

a)

punish it for the French and Indian War

b)

punish it for the Boston Tea Party

c)

Create a new Harbor in Boston

d)

Recruit American colonists into the British Army

42.

The British continued to tax the American colonies to pay off the war debt from

a)

the Battle of Bloody Marsh

b)

the American Revolution

c)

the French & Indian War

d)

the War of Jenkin's Ear

43.

Who was Georgia royal governor at the beginning of the American Revolution?

a)

John Reynolds

b)

James Wright

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Henry Ellis

44.

Which group of people were banned from settling in the Georgia colony.

a)

Malcontents

b)

Protestants

c)

Catholics

d)

Jews

45.

Why was the Supreme Court case Worcester vs. Georgia important?

a)

It ruled that settlers had the right to farm on Cherokee land.

b)

It ruled Andrew Jackson had the right to remove the Cherokee.

c)

It ruled Georgia had to protect the Cherokee from federal troops.

d)

It ruled that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation allowed to rule itself.

46.

Which action decided that California would become a free state while the south got a stronger fugitive slave law?

a)

Dred Scott case

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Georgia Platform

d)

Tariff of 1828

47.

What best describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

a)

The New York court system changed the laws of Missouri

b)

Missouri granted Scott the right to be free

c)

U.S. Supreme Court ruled he was still a slave and not a citizen

d)

U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court

48.

What was the main goal of the Atlanta Campaign?

a)

access to ammunition

b)

to stop imports and exports

c)

to control the railroads and seize supplies

d)

access to the port city of Savannah

49.

How did the Union blockade impact the Confederacy?

a)

It protected some cities from being controlled by the Union.

b)

It meant that the Confederacy had trouble getting supplies in or out.

c)

It led to construction of forts that would not fall to enemy fire.

d)

It made it easier for merchants and farmers to sell their goods.

50.

How did the cotton gin make processing cotton faster?

a)

It removed the seeds from the cotton boll.

b)

It spun cotton into thread.

c)

It pulled many cotton plants out of the ground very quickly.

d)

It made the cotton plant grow twice as fast.

51.

Three reasons Sherman's total warfare so successful in the March to the Sea

a)

The blockaded the ports

b)

They imposed a curfew

c)

They destroyed civilian's crops and houses

d)

They burned buildings

e)

They made civilian's want to end the war

52.

How did southern states restrict rights of black Americans after the Civil War and during Reconstruction?

a)

white backlash

b)

segregation

c)

black codes

d)

civil equality

53.

Who was the first Republican Party Candidate elected President?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

James Buchanan

54.

Which policy granted land to the heads of families of white settlers and was later replaced by the land lottery?

a)

Rescinding Act

b)

lottery system

c)

Yazoo land sale

d)

headright system

55.

What is known as the bloodiest battle fought in Georgia and a Confederate victory?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Chattanooga

d)

Battle of Chickamauga

56.

Which decision gave the House proportional representation and the Senate equal representation?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

3/5ths Compromise

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Great Compromise

57.
(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?
a)
Brasstown Bald
b)
Stone Mountain
c)
Lookout Mountain
d)
Signal Moutain
58.
(SS8G1b) The Ridge and Valley region in Georgia is best known for
a)
Peaches
b)
Carpet and textiles
c)
Peanuts
d)
Veggies
59.

Name given to the 21 men that were given the task of establishing Georgia.

a)

Board of Directors

b)

Mississippians

c)

Malcontents

d)

Trustees

60.

Established the first government of the US and replaced the British government

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

The Georgia Constitution of 1777

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Declaration of Independence

61.
Which document officially separated the original 13 colonies from England in 1776?
a)
The United States Constitution 
b)
The Declaration of Independence 
c)
 The Articles of Confederation
d)
 The Georgia Constitution
62.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

a)

bribed members of the General Assembly to sell western land

b)

took land from the American Indians by force.

c)

made illegal treaties with the Americans Indians.

d)

Illegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

63.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
64.

The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

a)

gave African Americans the right to own businesses

b)

freed the Slaves

c)

gave African Americans males the right to vote

d)

gave citizenship to anyone born in the US

65.

The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

a)

gave citizenship to anyone born in the US

b)

gave African American males the right to vote

c)

Freed the slaves

d)

Gave landowners the right to sharecrop

66.

The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

a)

guarantees African Americans free speech

b)

Outlawed slavery in the United States

c)

gave African Americans the right to vote

d)

rejoined the South and the North

67.
Segregation  means .......
a)
separation based on race
b)
separation based on gender
c)
coming together 
d)
get rid of
68.

This group became a political organization to defeat Republicans and limit black voting

a)

carpetbaggers

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

scalawags

69.

Which river is an important trading route and forms the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina?

a)

Savannah

b)

Chattahoochee

c)

Flint

d)

Ocmulgee

70.

What river supplies water to the Atlanta area and forms part of the boundary between Georgia and Alabama?

a)

Savannah

b)

Chattahoochee

c)

Flint

d)

Ocmulgee

71.

Smallest region in GA, source of coal deposits, location of Lookout Mountain and many caves.

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Ridge and Valley

72.

Which cities are on the fall line?

a)

Augusta, Columbus, Macon

b)

Atlanta and Valdosta

c)

Milledgeville and Athens

d)

Macon and Savannah

73.

Mary Musgrove was the translator between James Oglethorpe and _________.

a)

Tomochichi

b)

the Spanish

c)

Sequoyah

d)

King George II

74.

What was the first city created in the colony of Georgia?

a)

Macon

b)

Savannah

c)

Augusta

75.

Abraham Baldwin was responsible for helping create this land-grant university in 1785,to provide public education for the citizens of Georgia.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Morehouse University

c)

Georgia State University

d)

Georgia Tech

76.

What US President refused to sign John Marshall's ruling and signed the Indian Removal Act, thus starting the Trail of Tears?

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Andrew Johnson

77.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the South seceding in 1860?

a)

Tariffs

b)

State's Rights

c)

Embargo of Northern goods

d)

Slavery

78.

Sherman's March to the Sea ended in what coastal city?

a)

Augusta

b)

Savannah

c)

Brunswick

79.

Who led Reconstruction immediately after the death of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Andrew Jackson

80.

What was the purpose of Reconstruction?

a)

Reconstruct the nation's government

b)

Rebuild the South after the Civil War

c)

Revamp the country's economy

d)

to let the South return to the way things were before the war

81.

Which is true about sharecropping?

a)

laborers worked on farms and at the end of the season landowners paid workers a share of the crop

b)

Workers were given a wage and could keep their crops

c)

Owners paid people to pick their crops

d)

Sharecroppers were much better off than tenant farmers

82.

Which is true of tenant farming?

a)

Farmers frequently owned plow animals, equipment, and supplies, but needed land to farm.

b)

Tenant farmers had nothing but their labor to offer the land owner.

c)

Farmers could only receive tools and supplies if they gave up all crops

d)

Tenant farmers were usually former slaves.

83.

Which military "victory" led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Chickamauga

c)

Antietam

d)

Vicksburg

84.

Which of the following changed the purpose of the war to a fight for freedom?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Proclamation of freedom

d)

Great Compromise

85.

What was the GA prison camp where many prisoners died due to lack of food and clean water?

a)

Camp of Jeffersonville

b)

Camp of Madison

c)

Macon

d)

Andersonville

86.

Which resulted in the addition of Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state and established the 36* 30' line?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1820

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

87.

Which physical feature is the largest freshwater wetland in North America and home to several hundred species of plants and animals?

a)

Okefenokee Swamp

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Savannah River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

88.
Which region is the most agricultural?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain
89.

Which region has rolling hills, rivers and lakes and the largest population?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

90.
Where are Georgia's two major deepwater ports located?
a)
Savannah and Tybee Island
b)
Savannah and Brunswick
c)
Savannah and St. Mary's Island
d)
Brunswick and Atlanta
91.

Which physical feature provides a natural defense for Georgia's mainland ?

a)

swamps

b)

barrier islands

c)

river deltas

d)

Valley and Ridge

92.
Why are our transportation systems important?
a)
They provide jobs.
b)
They transport people.
c)
They transport goods.
d)
all of these are correct.
93.

Which Indian Tribe had their own newspaper and could read and write in their own language?

a)

Creek

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Seminole

d)

Cherokee

94.
Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia's capital in 1786?
a)
It was the largest city.
b)
It was centrally located and easy for all people to get to.
c)
It played an important role in the Revolution.
95.

Which region receives the most rainfall?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Piedmont

d)

Coastal Plain

96.

What is horticulture?

a)

Science of studying earth

b)

Science of studying animals

c)

garden cultivation and management

d)

The knowledge of people

97.

Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent homes rather than migrating?

a)

The Indians had an abundance of large game

b)

The Indians wanted families

c)

They grew their own food, giving them better control of their food supply

d)

The Indians had to look for food

98.

In which region of the US is Georgia located?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southeast

99.
One of the reasons the colony of Georgia was created was to be a military defense or _______ colony.
a)
Fence
b)
Border
c)
Barrier
d)
Buffer
100.
For which of the following reasons were the malcontents unhappy?
a)
They wanted women to inherit land
b)
They wanted to have more than 500 acres.
c)
They wanted to be able to traade in alcohol.
d)
All of the above
101.

3 reasons the Trustees gave for creating the GA colony

a)

God, Gold, and Glory

b)

Charity, Economics, Defense

c)

Catholic missions, rum trade, slave trade

d)

fur trade, forts, prisoners

102.

What was a major disagreement between the American Indians and the settlers?

a)

views on food sources

b)

views on religion

c)

views on land ownership

d)

views on laws

103.

What were the Europeans looking for when they first "discovered" the Americas?

a)

more land

b)

shorter route to Asia

c)

gold

d)

fountain of youth

104.

Objects made by humans that help us understand prehistoric cultures

a)

fossils

b)

artifacts

c)

artwork

d)

books

105.

What restrictions were put on the colonists in the Trustee colony to keep them from becoming lazy?

a)

only 50 acres

b)

women couldn't inherit land

c)

no slaves or alcohol

d)

they had to grow certain crops

106.

Which country colonized most of the Atlantic Coast?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

107.

What did they call a religious and governmental districts in GA?

a)

region

b)

county

c)

city

d)

parish

108.

How did colonists rebel against British rule?

a)

sit-ins

b)

boycotting British goods

c)

letters to the King

d)

government sanctions

109.

Who led the Patriot militia at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

Austin Dabney

b)

George Walton

c)

Lyman Hall

d)

Elijah Clarke

110.

Which is NOT true of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

weak federal government

b)

legislative branch had most power

c)

states operated independently of each other

d)

strong executive branch

111.

Which GA battle gave the militia needed weapons and control of the backcountry?

a)

Siege of Savannah

b)

Battle of Kettle Creek

c)

Battle of Augusta

d)

Battle of Bloody Marsh

112.

Which event involved snowballs and the death of five Patriot colonists?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Yorktown Massacre

d)

Battle of Boston

113.

Why were the British able to capture GA's major cities so quickly?

a)

GA had many Patriots

b)

GA had a large militia

c)

GA had many Loyalists

d)

GA didn't know what they were doing

114.

According the the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its power?

a)

politicians

b)

voting citizens

c)

boycotts

d)

men and women of the US

115.

Which rule placed a tax on all printed materials?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Printed materials Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Stamp Act

116.

Which method of allocating land made white males, families of orphans, families with children and widows eligible to receive land in GA?

a)

headright system

b)

birthright system

c)

land lottery

d)

GA lottery

117.

What was the major cause of the emergence and growth of the city called Terminus?

a)

canals

b)

railroads

c)

interstates

d)

airports

118.

What did GA get from the federal government in exchange for giving up the land involved in the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

removal of the governor

b)

removal of the remaining Indians from GA

c)

removal of General Assembly

d)

nothing

119.

Which allowed people within a territory to decide an issue (such as slavery) for themselves?

a)

popularity contest

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

Mason-Dixon line

d)

the Constitution

120.

The slave states that did not secede during the Civil War (border states) were Missouri, Kentucky, and

a)

Delaware and Mississippi

b)

Maryland and Mississippi

c)

Maryland and Delaware

d)

Kansas and Delaware

121.

Why did settlers begin to move further into the western part of Georgia?

a)

land provided by the government

b)

Savannah was too rainy

c)

They were concerned about Indians

d)

Free houses from the government

122.

Which was an advantage for the Confederacy?

a)

more weapons and factories

b)

more slaves

c)

more railroads

d)

more experienced military leaders

123.

Why didn't the South free their slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Lincoln did not control the Confederate States

b)

Lincoln didn't ask nicely

c)

They needed the slaves to fight for the South

d)

Because the border states didn't have to free their slaves

124.

During the Civil War, the South began to grow more

a)

cotton

b)

food crops

c)

rice

d)

timber

125.

What was the name for General Scott's plan to blockade the coast and divide the Confederacy?

a)

divide and conquer

b)

total warfare

c)

search and destroy

d)

Anaconda Plan

126.

Which kept poor whites and most blacks from voting?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

poll tax

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Congressional Republicans

127.

What did Congressional Republicans have against Presidential Reconstruction?

a)

too difficult

b)

too lenient

c)

too oppressive

d)

not available to enough states

128.

What was the name they called southerners who supported Reconstruction?

a)

carpetbaggers

b)

scandals

c)

scalawags

d)

Congressional Republicans

129.

Which organization was created to help educate newly freed slaves?

a)

Goodwill

b)

Salvation Army

c)

Reconstruction Bureau

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

130.

What was considered progressive about Georgia's 1868 Constitution?

a)

it gave black citizens the right to vote

b)

it created black codes

c)

it freed all slaves

d)

it allowed Henry McNeal Turner to serve in the General Assembly

131.

Why were GA citizens opposed to the GA Constitution of 1868?

a)

it was written by Republicans

b)

It was written by Democrats

c)

It created a weak legislative branch

d)

It created a weak executive branch

132.

Why did the KKK become a political organization?

a)

to keep Democrats from voting

b)

to help Republicans get elected

c)

to defeat Republicans

d)

to burn buildings

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