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Total questions: 105

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Class
Date
1.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. The document is an example of a __. 
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
c)
natural source
d)
capital source
2.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
3.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
4.

What continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

5.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
6.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
7.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
8.
What 2 countries were fighting in the French and Indian War?
a)
America and France
b)
France and Britain
c)
Britain and Germany
d)
France and Spain
9.

What was the era when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trade routes, wealth and knowledge?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

Socialization

c)

Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.

d)

Age of Exploration

10.
The amount of people living in a given area is described as population
a)
expectancy
b)
morality
c)
density
d)
rate
11.

Halfway between the North and the South poles, the _____________________ circles the globe horizontally at 0 degrees.

a)

equator

b)

ocean

c)

prime meridian

12.

A round model of the earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes:______________________.

a)

sphere

b)

projection

c)

globe

d)

map

13.

Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify

a)

absolute location

b)

the depths of oceans

c)

the Earth’s distance from the sun.

d)

the heights of mountains.

14.

One of the four compass points: north, south, east, and west: _________________________.

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Legend

c)

Intermediate directions

d)

Key

15.
What is half of a sphere called?
a)
Halfsphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Half circle
16.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
17.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
18.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
19.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
20.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
21.
What group was created as a response to the Stamp Act?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
The Patriots
c)
The Red Coats
d)
The Loyalists
22.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
24.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
25.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution 
26.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
27.
The ______________________  of 1929  triggered The Great Depression.
a)
International Cotton Expo
b)
Atlanta Race Riot
c)
stock market crash
d)
New Deal
28.
One contribution that GA made during WWI was
a)
Ga opened history museums
b)
Ga  provided more military camps than any other state
c)
Ga had more trucks on the interstate than any other state
d)
Ga opened apple factories
29.
 A telegraph sent from Germany to Mexico offering the country the opportunity for an alliance.   
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Zimmerman Orchard
c)
Zimmerman  Email
d)
Zimmerman Snapchat
30.
The _______________ is an insect whose larva feeds on the cotton plant.  By 1915, this insect migrated to GA and drastically reduced the state's cotton crop.
a)
boll weevil
b)
roach
c)
ant
d)
bee
31.
The destruction of the cotton crop forced Georgians to ________________ their economy.
a)
barter
b)
sell
c)
keep
d)
diversify
32.
In addition to the damage caused by the boll weevil, Georgia farmers suffered through another natural disaster in the 1920's and 1930's . It was a _________.
a)
hurricane
b)
drought
c)
storm
d)
earthquake
33.
 This man was elected president promising to provide a new deal for the American people and an end to the depression.
a)
Tom Brady
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Henry Grady
d)
Herbert Hoover
34.
The New Deal program that  raised the price of farm products by limiting supply.  Farmers were paid to produce less to drive the price up so each farmer made money for their crops.
a)
REA
b)
SSA
c)
AAA
d)
TVA
35.
New deal program that brought electricity to  the rural (country) areas of the U.S.
a)
REA
b)
AAA
c)
SSA
d)
CCC
36.
This new deal program created jobs for  young men . Men worked in exchange for housing , food, and money.  Built many of GA's parks, sewer systems, bridges, etc.
a)
CCC
b)
AAA
c)
SSA
37.
 What were Roosevelt's ties to Georgia?
a)
 He loved shopping in Savannah ,and honored the fact that James Oglethorpe founded it.
b)
He had polio and visited Warm Springs, GA  for polio therapy because he had paralysis in his legs.
c)
He used GA to run for presidency in 2015.
d)
 He used GA to fight Herman Talmadge in Atlanta on April 8, 1998.
38.
Eugene Talmadge was 
a)
opposed to civil rights, was Pro-farmer, opposed to  the New Deal
b)
fought in the civil war, won a nobel peace prize
c)
famous for his presidential speech " O Captain" 
d)
was opposed to farmers
39.
FDR visited his Warm Springs home so often , it became known as the 
a)
The Large White House
b)
The Large house on the hill
c)
The Little House on the hill
d)
The Little White House
40.
Eugene Talmadge strongly opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs.  He felt that the federal government overstepped its boundaries by telling GA how to improve its economy.  He also feared that Roosevelt's New Deal programs would improve the lives of _______ in GA.
a)
blacks
b)
Hispanics
c)
Indians
d)
Caucasians
41.
When the U.S. entered WWI , some Georgians volunteered to serve in the military , while others were drafted.    New military facilities were built in GA to help the war effort.  Georgians also housed prisoners of war for the U.S. government.  These were all  considered as 
a)
ALA's distractions during WWI
b)
GA's  shortfalls during WWI
c)
GA's contributions during WWI
d)
FLA's best times during WWI
42.

Who was the president that had a laissez-faire attitude toward the recovery of the Great Depression ?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Jefferson

c)

Hoover

d)

Roosevelt

43.

The average citizen helped the war effort by

a)

quarantining flu victims & forming militias

b)

growing victory gardens and buying war bonds

c)

housing soldiers in their homes & making ammunition

44.

The Populist Party was chiefly composed of

a)

individual farmers

b)

Eastern businessmen

c)

Northern abolitionists

d)

Northern factory owners

45.

In the first half of the 20th century (early 1900s), literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to

a)

deny the right to vote to women

b)

end the Reconstruction Era

c)

deny the right to vote to African Americans

d)

help pay for the growing New Deal programs

46.

The Southern laws which ensured that blacks and whites attended separate schools, drank from separate water fountains, attended separate churches, rode in separate railroad cars, and visited separate parks and recreational facilities were BEST known as

a)

Black Codes

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

Populist laws

d)

Regressive laws

47.

As members of the Bourbon Triumvirate, Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon all supported

a)

expanding the railroad system

b)

high taxes for state residents

c)

equal rights for newly freed slaves

d)

shutting down the coal-mining industry

48.

The US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, determined that segregation was acceptable under the condition that...

a)

all children receive permission to attend the same school

b)

whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks

c)

the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states

d)

the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality

49.

What was the impact of literacy tests and poll taxes in Georgia?

a)

They kept blacks and poor whites from voting.

b)

They started a migration of black to urban areas.

c)

They caused black and poor whites to work together.

d)

They made elections in the south more fair for everyone.

50.

What was the main purpose of Atlanta playing host to the International Cotton Expositions (1881, 1885, 1895)

a)

They hoped to show that Atlanta had many different economic capabilities.

b)

They showed that Georgia was the only choice for buying cotton in the Southeast.

c)

They proved that Atlanta was no longer discriminating against its Black citizens.

d)

They helped to boost Georgia's international image by hosting a series of athletic competitions.

51.

I was jailed for sitting in the "whites only" section of a rail car; I sued claiming my 14th & 15th Amendment rights had been violated.

a)

Homer Plessy

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Booker T. Washington

52.

I founded the NAACP.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Alonzo Herndon

d)

Homer Plessy

53.

I was editor of the Atlanta Constitution and coined the term "New South".

a)

Tom Watson

b)

Henry Grady

c)

Alonzo Herndon

d)

Leo Frank

54.

I accepted Social Separation.

a)

Alonzo Herndon

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

55.

What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?

a)

International Cotton Exposititon

b)

Cotton Warehouse

c)

Cotton Pickin Fair

d)

Georgia State Fair

56.

Which Georgia senator argued for farmers’ rights, helped pass the Rural Free Delivery Bill, and became the leader of the Populist Party?

a)

Rebecca Latimer Felton

b)

Tom Watson

c)

John Gordon

d)

Booker T. Washington

57.
What is the goal of the New South movement?  
a)
Encourage and grow southern industry
b)
Encourage Slavery
c)
Promote Atlanta Newspapers
d)
Support Farmers
58.

What crop dominated Georgia's agriculture from the early 1800s until the 1920s?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Cotton

d)

Silk

59.

The immediate cause of the riot that occurred in Atlanta in 1906 was

a)

the killing of a black family.

b)

blacks being denied the right to vote.

c)

the election of Hoke Smith as governor.

d)

news articles of black violence among whites.

60.
Which of the following was not a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
a)
Joseph E. Brown
b)
John B. Gordon
c)
Abraham Baldwin
d)
Alfred H. Colquitt
61.
What was the goal of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
a)
Decrease education budget
b)
Increase Power of Populist Party
c)
Build new south focused on industry
d)
Add more members
62.
What does Anti-Semitism mean?
a)
Discrimination against Jews
b)
Discrimination against Northerners
c)
Discrimination against Foreigners
d)
All Choices are correct
63.
What organization did DuBois found?
a)
NAACP
b)
Atlanta Life Financial Group
c)
Niagara Group
64.
Who was Atlanta's first black millionaire?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
Alonzo Herndon
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Homer Plessy
65.
In _____ v. _____ the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no rights under the Constitution.  Also, that slavery couldn't be banned anywhere in the U.S.
a)
Korematsu v. U.S.
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
66.
In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee legally owned the land.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
The U.S. v. Nixon
d)
SquarePants v. Krabs
67.

President ____ ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia and allowed the Cherokee to be moved from their land.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

68.

Worcester v. Georgia was about...

a)

a white missionary who tried to help the Cherokee keep their tribal lands

b)

a Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

c)

a Cherokee chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

d)

land companies that bribed members of GA's General Assembly

69.

Samuel Worcester was a...

a)

white missionary to the Cherokee people

b)

Creek Indian chief

c)

Cherokee Indian chief

d)

chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

70.

Samuel Worcester lived among the Cherokee at New Echota and taught the Indians about Christianity?

a)

false

b)

true

71.

Who was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

a)

Samuel Worcester

b)

William McIntosh

c)

John Marshall

d)

Andrew Jackson

72.

Who was the U.S. President that refused to support the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

73.

Who said "Georgia laws have no force [do not apply] in the Cherokee Nation"?

a)

Samuel Worcester

b)

John Marshall

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William McIntosh

74.

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

Georgia laws do NOT apply in the Cherokee Nation

b)

Cherokee must cede their lands to the Georgians

c)

all white missionaries must leave the Cherokee Nation

d)

Georgia has the right to distribute Cherokee lands using a lottery system

75.

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of...

a)

the Georgia state government

b)

the U.S. government

c)

white Georgia settlers

d)

the Cherokee Nation

76.

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

a)

Sat in the white only part of the bus.

b)

Took a seat in the white only car of a train.

c)

Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.

77.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

78.

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

a)

"Separate but equal"

b)

"Give me liberty or give me death."

c)

"By any means necessary"

79.

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

a)

It legalized Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws throughout the U.S.

b)

It made Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

c)

It created more equality

80.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court said that African Americans ______________

a)

had no rights

b)

could vote

c)

were citizens

81.

Which court case overturned (changed) Plessy v. Ferguson and the idea of segregation?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

82.
Large group or chain of islands
a)
archipelago
b)
atoll
atoll
c)
fjord
d)
key
83.
Area at the base of a mountain
a)
floodplain
b)
Piedmont
c)
key
d)
canyon
84.
Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited silt. Fan or triangle shaped
a)
gap
b)
key
c)
continental divide
d)
delta
85.
The first public university in United States history was _______.
a)
UGA
b)
Georgia Tech
c)
UTC
86.
The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
William Few
87.
 In 1830, it became U.S. policy to seek the removal of all southeastern Indians across the Mississippi as a result of the __________________.
a)
Treaty of Indian Springs
b)
Ft. Wilkinson Treaty
c)
Indian Removal Act
88.
The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:
a)
headright system
b)
land lottery
c)
cession
89.
__________________ led the Cherokee faction that wanted to resist further concessions to the U.S. government, ultimately suing the U.S. government in court.
a)
George Guess
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Ross
90.
The U.S. Constitution was actually signed by these two Georgia delegates.
a)
Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
b)
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
c)
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Walton and Elijah Clarke
91.
What was the purpose of the Georgia’s land policies?
a)
It established a method of counting the population
b)
To give away newly gained lands and promote westward expansion
c)
It provided an organized system of collecting taxes
d)
It administered voting and election districts
92.
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.
93.
How were railroads beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 
a)
increased tourism through sightseeing 
b)
offered faster and easier transportation of goods
c)
offered a non-polluting transportation option
d)
made horses unnecessary for travel
94.
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
95.
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
96.
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.
97.
In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"? 
a)
Many battles took place along the journey.
b)
Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.
c)
It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”. 
d)
Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey.
98.
What impact did European contact have on Native American population between 1500 and 1620?
a)
population increased
b)
population decreased
c)
population remained stagnant
d)
population showed no changes
99.
Hernando de Soto and his soldiers often treated Native Americans harshly during the Spanish quest for
a)
food and drink.
b)
fame and power.
c)
gold and silver.
d)
rivers and trials.
100.
 What effect did Hernando de Soto’s expedition in Georgia have on Native Americans there? 
a)
it caused a mass migration of Native Americans from Georgia 
b)
it began a long-term trading relationship with Native Americans
c)
it inspired Native Americans to join the Spanish mission system 
d)
it brought illnesses that caused Native American population loss
101.
The Spanish established ____, hoping to convert Indians to their religion.
a)
missions
b)
authentic restaurants
c)
mosques
d)
private schools
102.

Where did the Spanish set up their missions in Georgia?

a)

In the North Georgia Mountains

b)

On the Chattahoochee River near the Alabama border

c)

On the Barrier Islands along the Atlantic coast

d)

In the middle of the Okefenokee Swamp

103.

What is the name of the trade policy designed to make a country wealthy by selling more than it buys?

a)

Fair Trade

b)

Import/Export

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Industrialism

104.
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. 
105.
Which Georgia battle was victory for the Patriot colonists?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Siege of Savannah
c)
Bloody Marsh
d)
Kettle Creek

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