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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies Pre-Assessment Q2
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 3hrs 54mins
Your family has decided to sponsor an international exchange student from Sweden. Your student, Heidi, has never traveled outside of her country. She has contacted you on facebook and wants to know where Georgia is located. Which of these is the BEST response to her request?
Georgia is located in the Eastern Hemisphere on the North American continent in the United States of America.
Georgia is located in the Northern Hemisphere on the North American continent in the United States of America.
Georgia is located in the Southern Hemisphere on the North American continent in the United States of America.
Georgia is located in the Northern Hemisphere on the South American continent in the United States of America.
What Nation is Georgia in?
Cuba
Canada
United States
Great Britain
This Geographic region touches the Atlantic Ocean.
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge
Valley and Ridge
What Region do I live in?
1996 Olympics were held here
Stone Mountain is located here
Delta Headquarters
Most Major Cities
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
What is the term we use for the rebuilding of the south?
Reconstruction
Construction
Amendment
Freedom
Which amendment made slavery illegal?
13
14
15
Which amendment declared slaves citizens of the United States?
13
14
15
Which amendment gave male citizens the right to vote, regardless of color?
13
14
15
Who originally came up with the plan to readmit states that followed this protocol:
"10% of male citizens in each Southern state must take an oath of allegiance."
Johnson
Lincoln
Freedman
Turner
What were the parts to Johnson's reconstruction plan?
Select ALL that apply.
13th Amendment
Repeal secession ordinance
Take an oath
Void war debt
What political group was in favor of harsh punishments after the war for the south?
radical republicans
radical democrats
republicans
democrats
Which President did the political group who was in favor of harsh punishments feel was too lenient?
Lincoln
Johnson
Campbell
Turner
Why did the capital of Georgia move from Milledgeville to Atlanta during Reconstruction?
black legislators were not welcome there
The World of Coke is in Atlanta
KKK violence in Milledgeville
free public education
Which politicians were expelled from the Georgia state legislature because they could vote or hold office?
Select ALL that apply.
Tunis G. Campbell, Jr.
Henry McNeal Turner
Aaron A. Bradley
Abraham Lincoln
What accomplishment will the first African American members of the General Assembly be remembered for?
free public education
black codes
sharecropping
tenant farmers
How was the Congressional Plan different from the Presidential Plan (for the South's readmittance)?
Congress' plan had harsher requirements because they wanted to treat them like a conquered nation.
Congress' plan had harsher requirements because the South didn't follow the rules.
Congress' plan had easier requirements, because they felt bad for Southerners.
Congress' plan had easier requirements because they felt bad for newly freed slaves.
Why was Georgia (and other Southern states) placed until military rule?
Select ALL that apply.
black codes
KKK violance
sharecropping
war debt
What kind of services did the Freedmen's Bureau offer?
Select ALL that apply.
education
clothing and food
register to vote
land and jobs
What are the differences in tenant farmers and sharecroppers?
Tenant farmers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit, while sharecroppers stayed in debt.
Sharecroppers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit, while tenant farmers stayed in debt.
Both had the same amount of available resources and both made a good amount of money.
Both did not have many resources and stayed in debt.
What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan in the South?
to prevent people from voting for republicans
to prevent people from voting for democrats
to prevent people from voting at all
to incite violence
What is a "freedman"?
a former slave
a former owner of slaves
a tenant farmer
a person who got free public education
What did most freedmen do after the Civil War for work?
Select ALL that apply.
sharecropping
tenant farming
went to school
nothing
Which explanation correctly makes the connection between Worcestor vs Georgia and the Trail of Tears?
President Jackson's unwillingness to follow the courts ruling in Worcestor vs Georgia, allowed him to remove the Cherokee Indians from their lands.
The supreme court ruled in favor of Georgia in support of President Jackson.
The jury could not make a decision based on the information presented, which caused an uproar in Washington, and for President Jackson to take action against the Indians.
The creek Indians were removed because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Worcestor.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Chief of the Seminole Indians
Chief of the Choctaw Indians
Vice President of the United States
President of the United States
Who was Samuel Worcestor?
a member of Georgia's legislative branch
A friend of the Cherokee Indians who lived among them until he was imprisoned for doing so.
Governor of Georgia
Chief of the Creek Indians who lived among them until he was imprisoned for doing so.
Why did the capitals of Georgia change over time?
Indian threat of violence caused people to want to move.
Everyone was on the search for gold and wanted to keep moving locations until they found it.
They could not find a location with good soil for growing cotton.
Georgia's increase in population caused the population center to move westward.
How did Georgia attempt to increase the population in the western part of the state in the 1800's?
A lottery was established to give away land
The government started a rumor of gold, hoping everyone would leave and go west.
People were promised free education for their children if they moved westward.
People who chose to move westward were given cash settlement to help establish a town.
The state allowed the British to rejoin the American Government.
Why is the University of Georgia so unique?
It was the first public school to offer a degree in microbiology.
It was where Abraham Lincoln went to college
It was the first American Land Grant University created by the government.
It allowed Native American Indians to stay in the buildings when President Jackson took their land.
Which is the best statement below that describes the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?
The governor of Georgia sold land to the State of Alabama for way below market pricing.
State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators
The federal government took over land that belonged to the state.
The federal government passed a law stating that all land owners must sign the Yazoo Land Act Agreement agreeing to grow cotton.
How did William McIntosh aid in the removal of Native American tribes from Georgia in the 19th century?
He signed a treaty giving Creek lands to the United States
He attacked white settlers and killed a lot of people.
He informed white settlers about gold on the Creek Lands
His outbursts toward the government turned them against the Creek Indians.
William McIntosh is associated with what Native American Indian tribe?
Choctaw Indians
Seminole Indians
Creek Indians
Cherokee Indians
How did technological developments like the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia's growth?
Railroads lead to many people leaving Georgia, which had a negative impact on the growth of the state.
The cotton gin was not a reliable piece of equipment and slowed production down because it was always breaking.
The technological inventions of the cotton gin and railroads did not impact Georgia's growth at all.
New technologies meant that more cotton could be produced and shipped faster, which increased Georgia's growth rate.
Cherokee Indians, Andrew Jackson, and Supreme Court are related to which Supreme Court Case?
Worcestor vs Georgia
United States vs Georgia
Oklahoma vs Andrew Jackson
Winifred Scott vs Andrew Jackson
The Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 was negotiated and signed by who?
Andrew Jackson
William McIntosh
Samuel Worcestor
John Ross
The Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 upset the Creek Indians because of what reason?
The Treaty allowed for the Seminole Indians to have half of the land because they needed it.
The treaty allowed for the new railroad company to place tracks through the Creek land.
The treaty gave up the section of land the Creek owned and allowed it to be sold to the Cherokee Indians.
The treaty was signed by Creek leader, William McIntosh and gave up all of the Creek land.
What was the headright system?
a system to see who received public education
a system set up for draft incase of war
a system set up to claim land
a system set up for taxes
What was a problem that developed with the headright system/
There were more claims for land than there was land to grant people.
Georgia legislators were only granting land to political allies.
Georgia legislators were using the system to hide natural resources.
Georgia was using the land to house prisoners who committed treason against the country.
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Worcestor vs Georgia Supreme Court decision?
He sent John Ross, leader of Cherokee to jail.
He fired John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
He called a veto and insisted that the jury meet for a review of the case.
He defied the supreme court by removing the Native American Indians from their land.
How did the technological development in this picture impact Georgia's economic growth?
It caused people to purchase their own machines and grow cotton everywhere.
It led to tobacco becoming easier to harvest and started cash cropping.
It caused cotton production to become more profitable, which increased the demand for slave labor.
It made the production of rice more efficient, which created rice plantations.
Why did Andrew Jackson's Administration support the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states?
Whites wanted to settle and live on the Native American lands.
The Supreme Court took the side of Andrew Jackson.
The federal government wanted to protect the Native Americans from the Europeans.
The federal government knew there was coal and oil on the eastern coast.
What was the forced removal of the Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma called?
The Long Walk
Trail of Tears
Trial of Andrew Jackson
Murder of 4,000
The travel routes on the map indicate the travel paths of which group?
Seminole Indians on their quest for gold
British Armies in the Revolutionary War
Cherokee Indians on the Trail of Tears
The political campaign trail of Andrew Jackson
Based upon the comments of President Jackson, what was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
to secure land in the southern states for white settlement
to eliminate the possibility of the Native Americans reuniting with the British.
to place the tribes under the control of government officials.
to place the tribes in stockades
Although the Supreme Court ruled against the state of Georgia in Worcestor vs Georgia, why were the Cherokee relocated to the Indian Territory?
Georgia land owners seized the land.
The federal government forced them out under the Gold Rush Act of 1949
to relocate tribes to California
The federal government forced them out under the Indian Removal Act
In Cherokee Nation vs Georgia, the Supreme Court decided that because the Cherokee tribe was a domestic dependent nation,
The Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to hear its case.
The federal government was prohibited from making treaties with it.
the state of Georgia could determine which laws it needed to follow.
the national army was required by law to protect it.
What conclusion can be drawn in the federal government's role in Indian Removal?
The federal government sued the Cherokee Indians for $500,000
The federal governments issued 25 acres to be named and kept as Cherokee land.
The federal government allowed 5,000 Cherokee Indians to stay and 10,000 had to leave.
The federal government refused to protect the Cherokee lands from white settlers.
Which statement best describes the significance of President Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court's decision?
It allowed the president to veto any laws that he may disagree with.
It ignored the supreme courts authority to interpret the constitution.
It allowed President Jackson to rewrite the constitution.
It allowed Georgia's General Assembly to declare war if needed.
Identify the ways in which the Indian Removal Act affected Native Americans in the United States in the 1800's.
Choose all that may apply
Military force was used to remove the Indians from their land - issued by President Andrew Jackson
loss of aspects in Native American Culture
Inheritance of one million dollars from the United State Government
Caused sickness, death of 4,000, and miserable conditions as Indians were forced to walk on the Trail of Tears.
loss of respect among Native American Indians towards The United States Government.
