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Georgia Studies Mid Year Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement correctly describes the Mississippian Indian's shelter?

a)

Temporary huts that were easy to move

b)

Large permanent settlements set up around farms

c)

Usually caves located along a trade route

d)

No shelters were used as they were nomads

2.
Which of Georgia's physical features can be classified as a wetland and, as such, has been designated a National Wildlife Refuge and a National Wilderness Area?
a)
Fall Line
b)
Okefenokee Swamp
c)
Cumberland Island
d)
Chattahoochee River
3.
Which of these BEST describes the location of Georgia?
a)
Middle West United States
b)
Northwestern United States
c)
Southwestern United States
d)
Southeastern United States
4.
What protects Georgia from damage by storms and hurricanes?
a)
the Atlantic Ocean
b)
the Savannah River
c)
the Barrier Islands
d)
the state of Florida
5.
Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found Georgia to be a good place for
a)
the king to reside.
b)
the first American colony.
c)
growing crops to send to England.
d)
hiring people to work in England.
6.
The state of Georgia is found in BOTH the
a)
Northern and Western hemispheres.
b)
Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
c)
Southern and Western hemispheres.
d)
Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
7.
The Blue Ridge region of Georgia is found in what area of the state?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
8.
The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge and Piedmont
b)
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian and Valley & Ridge
9.
The blue line represents what Georgia river?
a)
Flint
b)
Savannah
c)
Ocmulgee
d)
Chattahoochee
10.
What is the name of the mountain range that is labeled with the red arrows?
a)
Black Hills
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Nevadas
d)
Appalachian Mountains
11.
Georgia's climate attracts businesses and industries because the state
a)
has a low tax rate.
b)
rarely experiences tornadoes.
c)
has an efficient highway system.
d)
has mild winters and adequate rainfall.
12.
Which area on the map would be MOST likely to have many active ports?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
The average of weather conditions over a longer period of time is known as
a)
atmosphere.
b)
biosphere.
c)
climate.
d)
weather.
14.

What Nation is Georgia in?

a)

Cuba

b)

Canada

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

15.
Which prehistoric culture had villages and small homes ?
a)
Archaic
b)
Paleo
c)
Mississippian
d)
Woodland
16.
WHO WAS THE FIRST EXPLORER TO EXPLORE GEORGIA?
a)
HERNANDO DE SOTO
b)
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
c)
JOHN CABOT
d)
PONCE DE LEON
17.
What did the Spanish set up on the barrier islands of Georgia?
a)
Mercantiles
b)
Missions
c)
Marinias
d)
Malls
18.
Who was the founder of Georgia?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Tomochichi
c)
James ogelthorpe
d)
Mary Musgrove
19.
The chief of the Yamacraws was
a)
Toonahowi
b)
Savannah
c)
Mary Musgrove
d)
Tomochichi
20.
The only religious group NOT allowed in Georgia was
a)
Catholic
b)
Jewish
c)
Puritan
d)
Anglican
21.

The king of Great Britain has control over

a)

trustee colonies

b)

royal colonies

c)

charter colonies

d)

historical colonies

22.

Because Georgia relied heavily on trade with England, the Georgia colonists ____________.

a)

opposed the Revolutionary War

b)

supported the Revolutionary War

c)

were indifferent about the Revolutionary War

d)

wanted to continue the tradition of self-government

23.
Britain planned to pay off its debt from the French and Indian War by
a)
requiring colonists to buy only American goods
b)
passing new tax laws
c)
reducing services to the colonists
d)
withdrawing support from the colonies
24.
The Stamp Act required
a)
All printed paper used in the colonies to have a tax stamp
b)
The use British postal stamps on all mail
c)
the establishment of a postal system
d)
Colonists to print their own stamps
25.

What was the name of the "break up" letter that the colonists wrote to dissolve the connection between the colonies and Great Britain?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Treaty of Paris

26.
What Georgian signed the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Button Gwinnett
d)
William Few
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
Why did Patriots want independence from Great Britain?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by France
b)
The British wanted to capture Harry Potter
c)
They felt the taxes were unfair
d)
The British lost the French and Indian War
31.
The term "loyalist"' describes
a)
Colonist who supported the British
b)
Colonist who supported the tories
c)
Colonist who supported the patriots
d)
Colonist who supported the falcons
32.
The Siege of Savannah was a failure for the...
a)
British
b)
Patriots and French
c)
Spanish
d)
Spanish and French
33.

The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to not have a powerful government, like Great Britain. So the Articles made the

a)

federal government very strong.

b)

federal government very weak.

c)

there would be no federal government.

d)

all state governments would be abolished.

34.

Due to changing ____________ from colonial times through the Reconstruction period, the capital of Georgia was frequently moved.

a)

transportation

b)

geography

c)

political

d)

population

35.

The headright system and the land lottery were

a)

methods of land distribution in Georgia.

b)

methods of holding political elections.

c)

methods of establishing towns in Georgia.

d)

methods of providing more land to the Native Americans.

36.
The United States is in which hemispheres?
a)
Northern/Eastern
b)
Northern/Western
c)
Southern/Eastern
d)
Southern/Western
37.
How many regions are there in Georgia?
a)
12
b)
52
c)
5
d)
4

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