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WorksheetsSpring Break GMAS Review for GA Studies
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?
a)
Midwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
2.
(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
3.
(SS8G1b) Which region is Georgia�s only source of coal?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
4.
(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?
a)
Brasstown Bald
b)
Stone Mountain
c)
Lookout Mountain
d)
Signal Moutain
5.
Which of the following is NOT a part of Georgia’s four transportation systems? (SS8G2)
a)
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
b)
Interstate Highway System
c)
Railroad System
d)
M.A.R.T.A.
6.
The key to economic success of Georgia’s Deepwater seaports is...(SS8G2A)
a)
the number of imports
b)
the number of exports
c)
access
to the interstate highway system (I-95, I-16)
d)
the
number of nearby businesses
7.
Providing over 55,000 jobs (parking shuttles, airlines like Delta, security); this transportation system is considered the largest employment center in the state of Georgia... (SS8G2C)
a)
Deepwater seaports
b)
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
c)
Railroads
d)
Interstate Hwy System
8.
Which reason is BEST for expanding Georgia’s infrastructure (the 4 transportation systems) SSG2b
a)
to
help the State’s economy grow
b)
to build a new football stadium in Atlanta
c)
to
attract celebrities to Georgia
d)
to ease Atlanta traffic
9.
By exporting Georgia-made products like kaolin and timber, and while importing goods such as steel, and sugar, this Transportation system helps Georgia participate in free trade. (SS8E2b)
a)
Interstate Hwy System
b)
Deepwater seaports @ Savannah & Brunswick
c)
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
d)
Richard B. Russell Airport
10.
Which evidence provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Spanish exploration and settlement had a devastating effect on the Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast?
a)
During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.
b)
The food supply for Hernando de Soto's expedition was so scarce that his men reportedly ate the dogs in some Indian villages.
c)
The Spanish began importing African slaves to work in the fields and mines of the Caribbean Islands.
d)
The Spanish captured Fort Caroline and executed the French settlers there in 1565.
11.
Which statement provides the BEST description of how mercantilism functioned in the early English colonies?
a)
The geography of England made it difficult to produce agricultural goods like cotton, tobacco, fruit, and spices.
b)
The policy appealed to England's upper class citizens because it eased overpopulation and reduced poverty and crime.
c)
Mercantilism was a trade policy based on the idea that a country should sell more to other countries than it buys from them.
d)
The English colonies were used as a source of food crops, tobacco, and raw materials for England; the colonies also served as a valuable market for English goods.
12.
Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?
a)
"God, glory, and gold"
b)
"Salt, silk, and spices"
c)
"Rum, slaves, and molasses"
d)
"Trade, silver, and jewels"
13.
Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?
a)
A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
b)
He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
c)
He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
d)
He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.
14.
James Oglethorpe is BEST described as _________________.
a)
a businessman who wanted to establish plantations in Georgia
b)
a member of Parliament (opposed to slavery) who wanted to establish a colony for debtors
c)
a royal governor who finally convinced the king to make Georgia a royal colony
d)
a slaveowner who introduced Africans to Georgia
15.
Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.
a)
business partner
b)
interpreter
c)
housekeeper
d)
wife
16.
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
17.
The Georgia colony allowed Jews and Protestants but not Catholics.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
19.
Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe a charter to found Georgia?
a)
He believed it would help Britain economically while providing protection for the other southern colonies.
b)
He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a colony loyal to the Crown.
c)
He was against slavery and would not allow it in Georgia.
d)
The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.
20.
Those who were selected to settle the colony of Georgia were required to ________________.
a)
bring their own farm tools with them
b)
have served time in debtors' prison
c)
only sell their land to another Englishman
d)
use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees
21.
In the early years of the colony, what was one reason the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial Georgia? The colonists
a)
could not own slaves.
b)
were not allowed to read books.
c)
were not allowed to practice their religion.
d)
could not pay the high taxes required of them.
22.
The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees because the Salzburgers
a)
wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.
b)
saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.
c)
were expelled from their homes because of their religion.
d)
were known for the excellent military and fighting skills.
23.
Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
a)
England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently.
b)
The homeless would readily come to the New World.
c)
The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.
d)
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtors' prison.
24.
1. Which of the following choices caused the Revolutionary War?
a)
French and Indian War & the Intolerable Acts
b)
The Battle of Kettle Creek & the Siege of Savannah
c)
Proclamation of 1763 & Stamp Act
d)
Quartering Act and the Tea Act
25.
Which document stated the reasons why the colonies wanted their freedom from Britain?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Articles of Confederation
26.
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
27.
This act was passed in 1765....it was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies such as newspapers, documents, and ship papers.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Currency Act
28.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?
a)
It required them to pay extra taxes and fees to France
b)
It prevented them from trading with Indian tribes.
c)
It required them to house British Soldiers in their homes.
d)
It prevented them from expanding westward.
29.
How did the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) contribute to the American Revolution?
a)
France wanted revenge after losing the war and negotiated with the colonies to fight England.
b)
Indians that fought in the war supported the colonies and encouraged them to fight the British.
c)
England went into debt because of the war and decided to tax the colonies to get their money back.
d)
England was unhappy with the colonies performance in the war and punished them with taxes.
30.
What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Emancipation of Proclamation
31.
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton signed the U.S. Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?
a)
Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy
b)
educate GA's slave population
c)
educate GA's militia
d)
establish a women's only school
33.
Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to
a)
avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
b)
meet federal government requirements
c)
follow the growing population
d)
open eastern lands to the American Indians
34.
Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?
a)
The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population
b)
The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.
c)
The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.
d)
They did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.
35.
The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies
a)
bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply
b)
took land from the American Indians by force.
c)
made illegal treaties with the Americans Indians.
d)
llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.
36.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s?
a)
steel plow
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroads
d)
the spinning jenny
37.
William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he
a)
fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.
b)
was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.
c)
signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.
d)
signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.
38.
What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?
a)
Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.
b)
Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.
c)
Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.
d)
Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should to be relocated to Oklahoma.
39.
Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he
a)
ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
b)
refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
c)
accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
d)
organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.
40.
Name the 3 causes of the Civil War
a)
Slavery, States Rights, Nullification
b)
Nullification, States rights, and People
c)
Slavery, Federal Rights, Nullification
41.
The "Great Compromiser"; author of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Henry McNeal Turner
42.
Supreme Court decision ruling that since slaves were not citizens, they could not sue in court
a)
Homer Plessy
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Worchester vs. GA
43.
Which compromise abolished slave trade in Washington D.C.?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
44.
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.
a)
abolished slavery
b)
gave women the right to vote.
c)
gave blacks the right to vote.
45.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.
a)
Voting Rights
b)
Bear Arms
c)
Gave equal protection
46.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.
a)
Free Speech
b)
Abolished Slavery
c)
Voting rights
47.
Who wanted the north and the south to recoline?
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John Breckenridge
48.
What are Black Codes?
a)
Secret messages sent by former slaves
b)
wouldn't allow blacks to vote, testify against whites in court or be a juror.
c)
Live where they want
49.
Who favored harsher punishment on the Reconstruction plans?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Congress
50.
Freedmen's Bureau was established to do what?
a)
To help freed slaves get jobs.
b)
Help freed slaves get food, medicine and needed supplies
c)
Help freedmen get food, medicine, and needed supplies
51.
Who owned their tools and supplies?
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Tenant Farming
c)
Legislators
52.
Who used scare tactics to influence African Americans?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Legislators
53.
Who sponsored the Rural Free Delivery (RFD)?
a)
Hoke Smith
b)
Tom Watson
c)
Henry Grady
54.
Georgia’s first Jim Crow laws _________________.
a)
took away citizenship from black
b)
took away a black’s right to vote
c)
segregated facilities for blacks and white
55.
The New South movement was more concerned with changing Georgia
a)
economically.
b)
politically.
c)
socially.
56.
All of the following were members of the Bourbon Triumvirate except
a)
Alfred Colquitt
b)
Joseph Brown
c)
Alexander Stephens
57.
The purpose of the Georgia’s great cotton expositions was to
a)
showcase Georgia’s cotton textile industry for potential businesses.
b)
discourage industry and encourage agriculture in Georgia
c)
encourage farmers to send their cotton to Georgia to be processed.
58.
_______________ ran for governor on a platform of disenfranchising blacks, causing tensions that eventually erupted into race riots in Atlanta.
a)
Hoke Smith
b)
Tom Watson
c)
Henry Grady
59.
The ____________ was a group formed to fight for farmer’s issues.
a)
Farmer’s Alliance
b)
State Farm Ins
c)
Freedmen’s Bureau
60.
The event generally considered the START of the Great Depression in the United States was
a)
the end of World War I.
b)
the crash of the stock market.
c)
failure of the commodity market.
d)
the outbreak of the influenza epidemic.
61.
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?
a)
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
b)
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
c)
It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
d)
It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.
62.
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
a)
the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
b)
the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
c)
States’ rights have priority over rights of the federal government
d)
the federal government has a major responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity
63.
Why was the bombing of Pearl Harbor a significant event during World War II?
a)
It was the first use of nuclear weapons in war.
b)
It put an end to the lend lease program.
c)
It prevented Japan from invading the United States.
d)
It caused the United States to get involved in the war.
64.
policy allowing allied troops to borrow or lease supplies from US
a)
purchase agreement
b)
cash and carry
c)
supply and demand
d)
lend-lease act
65.
Savannah and Brunswick were important to Georgia’s efforts in World War II in which way?
a)
Those are the two places where most of Georgia’s infantry were trained.
b)
Franklin Roosevelt used those locations as his primary headquarters in Georgia.
c)
A large number of military ships and sea vessels were built in the shipyards in these cities.
d)
These were the two cities selected to build Bell Aircrafts.
66.
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt frequently visit Georgia before and during his time in office?
a)
To visit his house at Warm Springs and receive medical treatment.
b)
He felt the key to winning World War II was getting Georgia’s support.
c)
Because he did not enjoy being in the Northeast.
d)
His family was instrumental in Georgia politics at the time.
67.
Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?
a)
He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
b)
He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.
c)
He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
d)
He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
68.
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?
a)
To put pressure on the courts to reverse the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision
b)
To find out how Georgians felt about desegregation
c)
To pass laws supporting integration of schools
69.
Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader of the modern Civil Rights movement?
a)
Benjamin Mays
b)
Herman Talmadge
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Lester Maddox
70.
What is significant about Maynard Jackson to the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
First African Congressman since the 1860's
b)
First African American mayor of a major Southern city
c)
First African American Student at UGA
71.
Who were the first black students to attend the University of Georgia?
a)
Charlayne Hunter and Horace Holmes
b)
Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Harris
c)
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
72.
What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
a)
SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism
b)
SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration
c)
SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington
73.
What did the South do in opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
a)
Added the Constatine battle flag to the Georgia state flag
b)
Added the Confederate Battle flag to the Georgia state flag
c)
Added thirteen bars to the Georgia State flag
74.
What legislation was passed in 1964 to guarantee voting rights, prohibit segregation in public places, ban segregation by trade unions, schools and employers, call for the desegregation of public schools, and assure nondiscrimination in the distribution of federal funds?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1960
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1963
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1946
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
75.
What is the significance of Andrew Young to the Civil Rights movement in GA?
a)
GA's first African American Congressman since the 1860's
b)
GA's first mayor of a Southern city
c)
The first black restaurant owner in GA
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