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Georgia Studies Semester 1 Exam Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Georgian signed the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Button Gwinnett
d)
William Few
2.
Which scandal occurred when Georgia's governor and some legislators accepted bribes to sell public land?
a)
land lottery
b)
Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
headright system
3.
Which of the following is a duty of every citizen?
a)
pay taxes
b)
run for governor
c)
buy a house
d)
join a political party
4.
How does the executive branch keep the legislative branch in check?
a)
by making laws
b)
by educating them
c)
through impeachment
d)
with veto power
5.
Who is the presiding officer (person in charge) of the Georgia Senate?
a)
President
b)
Lieutenant Governor
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Secretary of State
6.
Which of the following is the first step for a bill to become a law?
a)
it is considered by a committee
b)
the legislators vote on it
c)
the Governor vetoes it
d)
the people vote
7.
What happens to a bill if the governor doesn't sign it or veto it?
a)
it goes back to the Senate
b)
it goes back to the House
c)
the bill is dead
d)
it becomes law anyways
8.
Who was the Georgian who helped bring about the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
William Sherman
d)
John Ross
9.
What items did Oglethorpe promise the colonists would produce in the Georgia Colony?
a)
rice, cotton, tobacco
b)
wine, indigo, silk
c)
cloth, ammunition, cotton
d)
peanuts, peaches cotton
10.
What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions?
a)
claim land for Spain
b)
establish trade with Spain
c)
convert the Natives to Catholicism (Christianity)
d)
provide protection to the colonists
11.
The following region was home to many cotton plantations because of the fertile red clay
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
12.
What conflict led to the American Revolution because it left Great Britain in debt and resulted in increased taxes?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
French and Indian War
13.
What Georgian had a county named for her and was known for capturing Tories/Loyalists?
a)
Nancy Hart
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Pochahantas
d)
Clara Barton
14.
During which prehistoric time period would you find the mound builders?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
15.

Which of the following best describes the shelter of many America Indians living in Georgia at the time of first European contact?

a)

pueblos made from adobe bricks

b)

longhouses made from thick cedar planks

c)

teepee made from wooden poles covered with buffalo hides

d)

circular houses made from interwoven sticks covered with mud.

16.

In what area of GA is the Okefenokee Swamp located?

a)

the Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Valley and Ridge

17.

Which of these best describes the early colonization of North America?

a)

The Spanish supported French land claims in the Southeast.

b)

The Spanish had the least impact on the American Idians in the Southeast.

c)

The Spanish, French, and British all had economic interests in the Southeast.

d)

The Spanish, French, and British all wanted to bring their religion to the Southeast.

18.

What was a reason for the Seige of Savannah?

a)

to force Savannah business to provide military support to the Patriots

b)

to end the British military occupation of the city

c)

to end the colonial boycott of British products

d)

to force Savannah Loyalists to support the independence movement

19.

What led to a faster way of processing cotton and an increase in the demand for slave labor?

a)

the end of the Civil War

b)

Smarter Farmers

c)

The Cotton Gin

d)

Good Weather

20.

What president visited GA, Warm Spring, as treatment for his polio?

a)

Nixon

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

21.

Who controls the state's military forces?

a)

The lieutenant governor

b)

The governor

c)

The President of the United States

d)

none of the above

22.

What does a plaintiff do in a civil trial?

a)

yells

b)

sues

c)

objects

d)

cries

23.

What type of taxes does the state collect to conduct business?

a)

property

b)

sales

c)

income

d)

all of the above

24.
The southernmost geographic region of Georgia is the:
a)
Inner Coastal Plain
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain
25.
The border between the Georgia Piedmont and the Coastal Plain marks the point at which rivers drop in elevation creating waterfalls.  This border is known as the
a)
Fall Line
b)
Tallulah Gorge
c)
Savannah River
d)
Okefenokee Swamp
26.
Who was the first European explorer to enter present day Georgia?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Francisco Pizarro
27.
The French made most of their profit from which activity?
a)
Jesuit priests converting Native Americans to Catholicism.
b)
Selling finished fur products to the other colonists
c)
Trading fur with the Native Americans
d)
Shipping fur products to Great Britain and Spain
28.
Group recruited to help defend the colony of Georgia 
a)
Salzburgers
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Malcontents
d)
Slaves
29.
Group of unsatisfied colonists who wanted rum and slaves
a)
Salzburgers
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Malcontents
d)
Slaves
30.
Chief of the Yamacraw tribe; to England with Oglethorpe; had a military funeral upon his death
a)
Musgrove
b)
Tomochichi
c)
Squanto
d)
Oglethorpe
31.
Petitioned King George II and was granted a charter to establish the colony of Georgia
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Robert Castell
c)
King George III
d)
Queen Mary
32.
Female translator; ½ Creek and ½ English; raised in SC; vitalto the success of the new colony
a)
Tomochichi
b)
Queen Anne
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Musgrove
33.
Which of the following was NOT the purpose for the colony of Georgia?
a)
Shorter trade route to Asia
b)
Trading partner
c)
Protection from the Spanish and French
d)
Charity for the Poor
34.

Which of these would not be considered a cause of the American Revolution?

a)

French & Indian War

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Proclamation of 1763

35.

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

a)

from force

b)

from wealth

c)

from citizens

d)

from the Constitution

36.
The Preamble is...
a)
in the beginning of the Declaration...
b)
the conclusion.
c)
in the middle.
d)
not in the Declaration.
37.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
38.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
39.

Which of these was not a delegate from Georgia who signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Abraham Baldwin

b)

Button Gwinnett

c)

Lyman Hall

d)

George Walton

40.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
41.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
42.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
43.
What was the result of the siege of Savannah?
a)
The British were pushed out of Georgia.
b)
The city of Savannah remained under British control.
c)
It was the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War.
d)
It was the last major conflict of the Revolutionary War.
44.
SS8G1a) All of the states border Georgia EXCEPT for _______________.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Alabama
c)
Florida
d)
Tennessee
45.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?
a)
Midwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
46.
(SS8G1b) Which of the following is the smallest physiographic region in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Ridge and Valley
47.
(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?
a)
Brasstown Bald
b)
Stone Mountain
c)
Lookout Mountain
d)
Signal Moutain
48.
(SS8G1b) Site of the very 1st Gold rush, has the highest amount of annual rainfall, has the highest point (Brasstown Bald)
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge
49.
Were the Indians that Hernando de Soto's expedition encountered in 1540s.
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
50.
Georgia's Charter of 1732 did NOT include a provision that _____________.
a)
banned liquor in the colony
b)
gave the king of England control of the colony
c)
guaranteed every settler his day in court with a lawyer to settle differences
d)
prohibited Catholics from becoming colonists
51.
One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was 
a)
A. a colony for settlement by the poor.
b)
 B. an outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons. 
c)
C. a military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements. 
d)
D. an agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plant.
52.
Georgia’s loyalty was divided amongst its colonists. Some were loyal to the King and others were outraged over the Intolerable Acts. These two different groups were called?
a)
British and Americans 
b)
Effigies and Patriots 
c)
Colonists and Tories
d)
Loyalists and Patriots
53.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Mississippi
54.
President of the United States; signed the Indian Removal Act; supported westward expansion
a)
John Ross
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Andrew Jackson 
d)
Abraham Lincoln
55.
What was the supreme court's ruling in Worcester vs Georgia?
a)
the indians were not citizens and therefore had no rights
b)
U.S. laws did not apply to Cherokee lands
c)
the state of Georgia must pay the Cherokee $5,000,000,000
d)
the Cherokee could buy their land from the state of Georgia

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