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Griffin SS8H4 Test

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In SS8H4, we covered...

a)

the American Revolution

b)

Bull Run

c)

Westward Expansion

2.

This university was the first public university in America. It was established January 27, 1785.

a)

University of West Georgia

b)

University of South Georgia

c)

University of Georgia

3.

UGA was possible because a land grant was given for the school.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What was the purpose of the University of Georgia?

a)

To educate the rich and wealthy.

b)

To educate everyone, not just the wealthy.

c)

To educate only blacks.

5.

This person was the first president of the University of Georgia. He also signed the Constitution of the United States.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Abraham Baldwin

c)

Abraham Jones

6.

This man was the first person to use ether as an anaesthetic during surgery. There was a hospital named in his honor, Emory Crawford Long Hospital.

a)

Emory Long

b)

Crawford Emory

c)

Crawford W. Long

7.

This person was the first editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper and has Grady Hospital named after him.

a)

James A Grady

b)

Michael Grady

c)

Henry W Grady

d)

John Grady

8.

Who was John Ross and what business did he own?

a)

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Muscogee nation and he owned a ferry business.

b)

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee nation and he owned a ferry business.

c)

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Chicken nation and he owned a ferry business.

9.

Why was Atlanta formed?

a)

Because they felt like it.

b)

It was easy to form.

c)

They did not like horses playing in the water when they tried to go uphill.

d)

It made transporting goods from Augusta easier and faster.

10.

He was the founder of Georgia Tech. Who was he?

a)

Harry James

b)

Nathaniel Jones

c)

Nathaniel Harris

d)

Harry Norris

11.

Georgia has had 5 capitals. What were they? (hint: SALMA)

a)

Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

b)

Selma, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

c)

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

d)

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

12.

How long was Milledgeville the capital of Georgia?

a)

10 years

b)

40 years

c)

100 years

d)

60 years

13.

Which city is currently the capital of Georgia?

a)

Augusta

b)

Athens

c)

Savannah

d)

Covington

e)

Atlanta

14.

What was the sole purpose for relocating the capitals of the state?

a)

People did it because they wanted to.

b)

The people moved west, so the capitals moved with the people.

c)

The people moved east, so they moved the capital to the west.

15.

What land system is described below?

•Heads of households = 200 acres of FREE land, with the possibility of 1,000 acres total

•Men who had families or slaves received even more.

•50 Acres per servant or family member

•Soldiers could receive more land.

a)

Land Lottery

b)

Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

Headright System

d)

Red Sticks

16.

What land system is described below?

•From 1805-1833, Georgia had 8 land lotteries.

•Almost anyone could buy chances to “get” land.

●Prices for tickets varied depending on the particular lottery

a)

Yazoo Land Fraud

b)

Land Lottery

c)

Headright System

17.

This land system:

•Land companies = BRIBED the GA General Assembly and the governor

•Bribing the General Assembly is ILLEGAL

a)

Yazoo Land Fraud

b)

Headright System

c)

Land Lottery

d)

Covington Crime Land System

18.

Who was William McIntosh? What did he do?

a)

He was the Cherokee leader that bought all of the land from everyone.

b)

He was the Creek chief that sided with the US and gave away all the land owned by the Creeks to the US government.

c)

He was the Muscogee leader that stole cotton.

19.

What happened to William McIntosh?

a)

He died from polio.

b)

He was killed by his own people for giving away their land.

c)

He fell off a cliff.

d)

He is still alive today.

20.

Did William McIntosh own slaves?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

Who led troops in their defeat of the Creek Indians?

a)

General Custer

b)

General Michael Jackson

c)

General Tomichichi

d)

General Andrew Jackson

22.

When did the Dahlonega Gold Rush begin? How long did it last?

a)

1828. 60 years

b)

1928. 20 years

c)

1828. 20 years

23.

When the Dahlonega Gold Rush of 1828 was over, where did settlers migrate to find more gold?

a)

Covington

b)

Oxford

c)

California

d)

New York

24.

Who was Samuel Worcester? What was he known for?

a)

A white man that tried to steal land from the Cherokee Indians.

b)

A judge that arrested the Native Americans.

c)

He was a northern missionary who challenged the Pledge of Allegiance to the Governor and he lived with the Cherokee Indians on their land.

25.

This governor took bribes during the Yazoo Land Fraud.

a)

George Mathews

b)

George Clooney

c)

George of the Jungle

26.

This senator stopped the Yazoo Land Fraud. Who was he?

a)

James Brown

b)

James Jackson

c)

James Johnson

27.

What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

a)

Administered voting and election districts.

b)

To create a buffer zone of new settlers in GA’s backcountry .

c)

Established a method of counting population.

d)

Provided an organized system of collecting taxes.

28.

What impact did cotton have on Georgia’s economy

during the 1800s?

a)

It decreased in importance as more textile mills opened.

b)

It led to the state’s increased dependence on trade as Georgia imported most of their supply of cotton from other states and overseas.

c)

It decreased the need for slaves because the state had less rice plantations.

d)

It became the most important crop to the state’s economy and ensured that the state remained dependent on slavery.

29.

This was the largest nation of the Native American population.

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Creek

c)

Cherokee

d)

Covingtons

30.

Who was the Georgia Governor who refused to enforce John Marshall’s decision in Worcester vs. GA?

a)

Willa McLain

b)

Wilson Lumpkin

c)

Bert Jones

31.

What year was the Indian Removal Act signed? Who signed it? What did it do?

a)

Abraham Lincoln. Abolished slavery

b)

1830. Andrew Long. Removed the Native Americans from their land.

c)

1830. Andrew Jackson. Removed the Native Americans from their land.

32.

What was the Trail of Tears?

a)

Propaganda by the American Indians to fight removal from Georgia.

b)

A trail in which many clothes were torn.

c)

A trail in which one could track the movements of the American Indians.

d)

The forced removal of American Indians where many people died.