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WorksheetsFirst Semester Review #1
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of these correctly describes the Mississippian American Indians?
They grew their own food and had a religion (ex. religious mounds)
They were nomadic hunter gatherers.
They were more advanced than Europeans with a written language.
The were democratic, electing chiefs to lead the chiefdom.
What was Hernando de Soto's primary purpose in exploring the southeastern United States?
To spread catholicism.
To found permanent settlements for Spain.
To find gold.
To learn more about the natives.
Which correctly identifies the concept of Mercantilism?
Countries should export (sell) more goods than they import (buy).
Countries should import (buy) more goods than they export (sell).
Countries should pursue a policy of free trade.
Countries should not trade with others at all, and stay within their own borders.
Which correctly shows the impact of Spanish contact on the American Indians?
The two formed a long lasting alliance and helped each other.
Many natives died from the introduction of European diseases.
The natives introduced steel and agriculture to the Spanish.
Spanish explorers took on the religious beliefs of the natives.
What was the primary purpose of Spanish Missions, located along the barrier islands?
To provide a place for Spanish settlers to live.
To teach the natives Spanish so that they could better communicate with Europe.
To convert the natives to Catholicism.
To mine gold found in the state of Georgia.
Which correctly identifies the three reasons included in the Charter of 1732 for the founding of the Georgia?
Mercantilism, Catholicism, Food
Charity, Economics, Defense
God, Gold, Glory
Life, Liberty, Happiness
What group did James Oglethorpe seek to provide 'charity' for when founding Georgia?
The working poor
Debtor's
The aristocracy
The middle class
Which reason for the founding of Georgia is correctly paired with it's explanation?
Economics - Manufacturing textiles
Charity - Helping the working poor
Defense - Defending South Carolina from Spanish Florida
Defense - Defending Florida from Spanish South Carolina
How did Mary Musgrove help the colony of Georgia?
She translated for Tomochichi and Oglethorpe.
She translated for de Soto and the Mississippians
She was a Mississippian leader who allowed them to settle Yamacraw Bluff
She was a merchant with political connections.
Which describes the relationship between James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi?
They were enemies with deep differences of opinion.
Tomochichi was the leader of a large neighboring Indian Tribe that fought with Oglethorpe.
They were friends, and Tomochichi allowed Oglethorpe to settle at Yamacraw Bluff
They grew up together and Tomochichi's death to smallpox inspired Oglethorpe to help the poor.
Which group is identified by the following characteristics?
From Germany
Grew Silk
Settled Ebenezer
Protestant Christians
Malcontents
Highland Scots
Salzburgers
Yamacraw
How did the group of Jewish immigrants to colonial Georgia benefit the colony?
Their Dr. Samuel Nunes is credited with saving the colony from a malaria outbreak.
They were great fighters who defended the colony from Spain.
They helped change rules regarding slavery and alcohol.
They were successful silk growers and created the first orphanage.
What event could be credited for the increase of slavery in colonial Georgia?
The trustees were pro-slavery and encouraged the practice.
Once the royal governors took over the law banning slavery was changed.
The colonists enslaved many of the nearby Yamacraw.
The Highland Scots were pro-slavery and worked to bring in slaves.
Which is not a change that occurred in Georgia when it transitioned from a Trustee to Royal colony?
People could now vote to elect representatives
People could now produce and sell hard alcohol
People could now own slaves.
People now had limits on land ownership to create equality.
Which is an example of a way a typical Georgia colonist might have made a living during the trustee period?
Growing Tobacco on their farm.
Working in a gold mine.
Producing Textiles in a factory.
Working as a representative in the colonial legislature
The Stamp Act was a tax on what?
Stamps
Tea
Paper Goods
Sales
The Proclamation of 1763 greatly angered Georgia colonists.
True
False
Who from the list below signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia?
William Few
Abraham Baldwin
James Oglethorpe
Button Gwinnett
Which part of the Declaration of Ind. would include the following, 'we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal'?
Preamble
Grievances
Declaration
The Battle of Kettle Creek was a victory for the _______; and the Siege of Savannah was a victory for the ________.
Patriots; Patriots
Loyalists; Loyalists
Patriots; Loyalists
Loyalists; Patriots
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the current United States Constitution?
They created to strong a government.
The Articles had three branches of government, making it hard to govern.
They created to weak a government.
It was to easy to pass laws.
Which correctly identifies a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The Federal government could not form treaties with other countries.
The Federal government could not raise an army.
The Federal government could not create a postal system.
The Federal government could not collect taxes.
Which correctly identifies Georgia' 5 capitals in the correct order?
Savannah, Macon, Louisville, Decatur, Atlanta
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Augusta, Savannah, Milledgeville, Louisville, Atlanta
Savannah, Decatur, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta
Why was the University of Georgia established?
To provide an education to women and racial minorities.
So that Georgia's young men could receive a college education here in the state.
To provide a free college education to all people.
Because there were no colleges of any kind in the Southern United States.
Which best explains the direction and reason for the movement of Georgia's capitals?
Eastward - to stay in the center of the population
Westward - better access to trade networks
Eastward - better access to trade networks
Westward - to stay in the center of the population
Which event most directly led to Georgia having its current borders?
The Headright Systems land distribution.
The Proclamation of 1763 setting the border at the Mississippi river.
The Yazoo Land Fraud resulting in the selling of Georgia's western land to the United States government.
The Civil War and the reconstruction of state borders after the Union victory.
Which is NOT TRUE concerning the land lotteries in Georgia?
They were used to give out a majority of the state's land.
The land given out by the land lottery originally belonged to American Indian tribes.
It was expensive to buy a lottery ticket.
They were held across several decades (the 1800's-1830's)
What effect did the Cotton Gin have on the slave population?
Slavery increased as individual slaves became more valuable.
Slavery decreased as less work was needed.
Slavery neither increased nor decreased, the jobs slaves did simply changed.
It had no effect on the slave population.
Which city's existence is an example of the effect of Railroads on Georgia?
Savannah
Augusta
Louisville
Atlanta
What was William McIntosh's role in the removal of the Creek from Georgia?
He was a red stick who fought against the removal before being killed by Andrew Jackson in a battle.
He used legal means to fight the removal of the Creek.
He signed the 2nd Treaty of Indian Springs, selling the last of the Creek land in Georgia.
He was a US army general who fought the Creek and worked to remove them.
Which is an example of the Cherokee's attempt to assimilate to American culture?
Voting in US elections.
The creation of a written language (Sequoyah's syllabary).
Mining gold in Dahlonega
Allowing their children to be adopted by whites like Andrew Jackson
How did Worcester v. Georgia impact the Cherokee?
The president obeyed the ruling and respected Cherokee sovereignty.
The president obeyed the ruling and continued with his policy of removal.
The president ignored the ruling and chose to respect Cherokee sovereignty.
The president ignored the ruling and continued with his policy of removal.
What was John Ross' role in the removal of the Cherokee?
He was a Cherokee chief who created a petition against removal.
He was a Cherokee chief who used hit and run tactics to attack the US.
He was a US Senator who voted against the Indian Removal Act.
He led the US armies efforts to remove the Cherokee from Georgia.
What was the primary issue that led to the US Civil War?
Nullification
States' Rights
Slavery
Federalism
What was Alexander Stephens stance on secession?
He thought that Abraham Lincoln's election was a good reason to secede.
He was against secession, and thought Georgia should remain in the Union.
He wrote the Georgia platform to explain why Georgia should secede.
He tried to secede from Georgia after Georgia seceded from the Union.
A major part of the Compromise of 1850 was that:
California entered as a slave state
Slavery was banned in Washington DC
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
Maine entered as a free state.
In Dred Scott v. Sanford the Supreme Court ruled that:
Dred Scott was a free man because he had gone to free territory.
Dred Scott was not free, and no black person was a citizen of the US.
The US government had the ability to ban slavery in the territories.
Taking a slave to a free territory made them free.
Andersonville is an example of...
How well the South treated slaves
How well the South manufactured supplies.
A Confederate shipyard.
How poorly the South treated prisoners of war.
The Emancipation Proclamation did what in regards to slavery?
Immediately freed all slaves.
Immediately freed all slaves in the rebelling territory.
Didn't really free any slaves immediately since the Confederate states did not listen to Lincoln.
Promised to return all freed slaves in the Confederacy surrendered immediately.
What was the effect of Sherman's March to the Sea on Georgia?
It freed Georgia from Union control.
It destroyed the will of Georgia's civilian population to continue fighting.
It liberated the prisoners at Andersonville.
It caused the immediate surrender of the Confederacy to Union forces at Savannah.
Which Constitutional Amendment ended slavery except as punishment for a crime?
The 13th
The 14th
The 15th
The 16th
Why was the passage of the 15th amendment necessary?
It ended slavery.
Southerners continued to deny the right of blacks to vote.
Southerners claimed that blacks were not citizens.
It allowed the southern states to reenter the Union.
How were the Congressional and Presidential plans for reconstruction different?
The presidential plans were far harsher than the Congressional plan.
The Congressional plan was far harsher than the Presidential plan.
Although they were equally harsh, the Presidential plan allowed the southern states to rejoin the Union more quickly.
The Congressional plan was ultimately more successful.
In the short term, which was more successful, the Feedman's Bureau or the KKK? Why do you say that?
The KKK: After reconstruction the civil rights of blacks were severely weakened.
The Freedman's Bureau: After reconstruction many blacks were able to participate in government.
Why were blacks removed from the General Assembly during Reconstruction?
They lost the next set of elections.
Although the constitution required that blacks be allowed to vote, it did not require that they be allowed to serve in office.
They chose not to run for reelection because they did not want to participate in government.
What was the effect of the removal of black legislators from Georgia's General Assembly?
No African American would be elected to the General Assembly until 1962
The rights of African Americans were severely limited.
African Americans had no say in Georgia's government until the 1960's.
Whites used unfair tactics to dominate Georgia politics.
What became Georgia's major industry during the Reconstruction Era?
Wine production
Silk production
Steel production
Textile production
Which is a key difference between Sharecroppers and Tenant Farmers?
Sharecroppers were Black and Tenant Farmers white.
Sharecroppers purchased goods from landowners, while Tenant Farmers used independent stores.
Tenant Farmers owned their own tools and animals, while Sharecroppers owned nothing.
Tenant Farmers tended to be poor and illiterate, while Sharecroppers were educated.
How does Georgia benefit from its four transportation systems?
Each works independently to bring goods into the state.
They work together to create jobs and move goods into and out of the state.
Railroads serve as a key method of transporting goods to foreign markets.
Regional airports connect small towns to one anther.
