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Georgia Milestone Review 2021

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Charter of 1732? (SS8H12)

a)

The purpose for Georgia’s settlement to England was described in this Charter.

b)

The purpose was to declare war on Europe

c)

The purpose was to declare the king a ruler over Spanish Florida.

d)

The purpose was to declare war on Spain

2.

The first twenty years of Georgia history are referred to as _________Georgia because during that time a Board of Trustees governed the colony. (SS8H2)

a)

Trustee

b)

Colonial

c)

Royal

d)

Presidential

3.

England’s King ________ created a system of governing power for a group of trustees who decided the laws of the new colony. (SS8H2)

a)

George

b)

Edward

c)

Ellenora

4.

Under the trustee period, religious liberty was guaranteed, except for Roman __________ and _____________. (SS8H2)

a)

Catholicism and Judaism

b)

Catholicism and Islam

c)

Catholicism and Buddism

d)

Buddism and Judaism

5.

The stamp act taxed what? (SS8H3 a.)

a)

Playing cards

b)

Newspapers

c)

Legal documents

d)

all of the above

6.

Who was the leader of the Continental Army? (SS8H3 c.)

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Ben Fraklin

7.

who where the Loyalist's (SS8H3 c.)

a)

Colonists that remained loyal to the British

b)

Colonists that wanted to leave the British

c)

Colonists that wanted an end to taxes

d)

Colonists that wanted

8.

Who where the Patriots? (SS8H3 c.)

a)

Colonists that wanted to stay loyal to Britain

b)

Colonists that wanted to leave Britain

c)

Colonists that wanted no Government

d)

Colonists that wanted no taxes

9.

What prevented Colonists from moving farther west (SS8H3 a.)

a)

The Proclamation of 1763

b)

The U.S. Constitiution

c)

The Charter of 1732

d)

The Declaration of Independence

10.

Select all that apply

Who were the three men that signed the Declaration of Independence? (SS8H3 b.)

a)

Button Gwinnett

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

George Walton

d)

Maynard Jackson

11.

Which of the following was a Weakness of the Articles of Confederation? (SS8H3 d.)

a)

The government could not raise taxes

b)

The government could not declare war

c)

The government could not appoint an ambassador

d)

The government could not hold elections

12.

What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia? (SS8H4 a.)

a)

Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy

b)

educate GA's slave population

c)

educate GA's militia

d)

establish a women's only school

13.

What was the purpose of the Georgia’s land policies? (SS8H4 a.)

a)

It established a method of counting the population

b)

It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

c)

To give away newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

d)

It administered voting and election districts

14.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies (SS8H4 b.)

a)

took land from the American Indians by force.

b)

llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

c)

made illegal treaties with the Americans Indians.

d)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

15.

How were railroads beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? (SS8H4 c.)

a)

made horses unnecessary for travel

b)

offered faster and easier transportation of goods

c)

increased tourism through sightseeing

d)

offered a non-polluting transportation option

16.

Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? (SS8H4 c.)

a)

steel plow

b)

railroads

c)

cotton gin

d)

the spinning jenny

17.

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he

a)

Signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.

b)

Failed to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

c)

signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

d)

was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

18.

Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he (SS8H4 e.)

a)

refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.

b)

ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.

c)

organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.

d)

accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.

19.

Forced removal of Cherokees to Oklahoma ( SS8H4 e.)

a)

Long way home

b)

Trail of Terror

c)

Suffering Road

d)

Trail of Tears

20.

All of the following are reasons southern states seceded from the Union EXCEPT (SS8H5 a.)

a)

Southerners felt they had to protect valuable trade ties with the North.

b)

Southerners believed secession was the only way to protect their political rights against the North.

c)

Southerners felt that Lincoln would abolish slavery and thus destroy the economy.

21.

The Compromise of 1850 included the following EXCEPT (SS8H5 a.)

a)

Forced southern states to limit slave ownership

b)

California enters the Union as a free state

c)

Stronger Fugitive Slave Act enforced

22.

Which of the statements are FALSE about the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford? (SS8H5 a.)

a)

Regardless if a man was free or a slave prior to the Civil War, he was not considered a U.S. citizen and therefore lacked any rights

b)

Slaves were not citizens but instead was the "property" of the slave owners.

c)

If an enslaved man was once living in a pro-slavery state then moved to a free territory, he would be able to gain his freedom and obtain rights based on the Fifth Amendment.

23.

Which is NOT an advantage that General Sherman had invading and capturing Atlanta? (SS8H5 b.)

a)

Union troops were receiving plenty of supplies and equipment to defeat Confederate forces.

b)

Sherman was a fearsome leader who was willing to do what he must to help win the war for the Union.

c)

The Confederates pushed Union troops back into Chattanooga, preventing them from entering Georgia.

24.

Which Constitutional amendment granted all male citizens the right to vote? (SS8H6 a.)

a)

14th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

16th amendment

25.

Which Constitutional amendment granted freedom to all Americans who suffered involuntary servitude? (SS8h6 a.)

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

26.

The purpose of Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was to (SS8H6 b.)

a)

help the South return to the Union as quickly as possible

b)

make it difficult for the South to rejoin the Union

c)

punish the former Confederate states

27.

Which reconstruction plan separated the South into five military districts and required states to ratify the 14th Amendment to reenter the United States? (SS8H6 b.)

a)

Congressional Plan

b)

Johnson's Plan

c)

Lincoln's Plan

28.

Which of the following was NOT part of Johnson's Reconstruction plan? (SS8H6 b.)

a)

Having the South pay for repairs to major industrial cities that were destroyed during the war

b)

Readmitting Southern states that had 10% of their voters swear allegiance to the Union

c)

Pardoning Confederate soldiers for committing treason

29.

The most important contribution of the Freedmen's Bureau was to (SS8H6 c.)

a)

facilitate the establishment of schools in the South

b)

prohibit terror groups such as the Ku Klux Klan

c)

grant lands to freedmen in the South

30.

Which describes an effect of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1870s? (SS8H6 c.)

a)

African Americans experienced violence and intimidation.

b)

The 15th Amendment was ratified throughout the South.

c)

American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship.

d)

Slavery returned.

31.

Exchanging labor and a portion of crops for land to grow crops is ____________ (SS8H6 e.)

a)

sharecropping

b)

monopolizing

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

tenant farming

32.

Henry Grady's goal was to industrialize the South and diversify southern agriculture. (SS8H7 a.)

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which three men made up the Bourbon Triumverate? (SS8H7 a.)

a)

Alfred H. Colquitt

b)

John B. Gordon

c)

Joseph E. Brown

d)

John B. Johns

34.

Which man promoted the New South by giving speeches? (SS8H7 a.)

a)

Henry Grady

b)

Alfred H. Colquitt

c)

Thomas Watson

d)

John B. Brown

35.

Which man started off supporting the Populist Party but later became a white supremacist? (SS8H7 a.)

a)

Henry Grady

b)

Thomas Watson

c)

Alfred Colquitt

d)

John B. Gordon

36.

What were Jim Crow Laws about? (SS8H7 b.)

a)

Desegregation

b)

Segregation

c)

Enfranchisement

37.

Who believed in immediate and full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans? (SS8H7 c.)

a)

W.E.B DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

38.

Which man believed that African Americans should gradually earn their civil rights? (SS8H7 c.)

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

39.

trial where a Northern Jewish pencil factory manager was accused of murdering 13 year old Mary Phagan; found guilty of the crime and sentenced to death, his sentence was later reduced to life due to additional evidence. However, a group of men calling themselves "the Knights of Mary Phagan" took Frank out of his prison cell and lynched him in Marietta (SS8H7 d.)

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Leo Frank Case

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

40.

In what ways was Georgia Devested before the great depression? Select all that apply. (SS8H8 b.)

a)

Boll Weevil

b)

Drought

c)

Pollution

41.

During WWI, Georgia supported 5 major federal _________ _________across Georgia which include Fort McPherson, Fort Oglethorpe , Fort Screven, the Arsenal at Augusta and Camp Hancock . (SS8H8 a.)

a)

factories

b)

Military Installations

c)

army camps

d)

jobs

42.

Georgia provided more______ _____ _____than any other state. (SS8H8 a.)

a)

Military training camps

b)

Military Supplies

c)

Medical Supplies

d)

Food

43.

Bank failures were one of the factors that led to the Great Depression; when a bank ran out of reserves to pay customers who wanted to withdraw their deposits. (SS8H8 b.)

a)

True

b)

False

44.

How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt? (SS8H8 c.)

a)

President Roosevelt traveled to Warm Springs frequently to recover from complications of polio.

b)

President Roosevelt tested his New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them across the country.

c)

President Roosevelt received support from Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge to implement New Deal programs.

d)

President Roosevelt used his Warm Springs home as his military headquarters during World War II.

45.

All of the following are true about Eugene Talmadge EXCEPT (SS8H8 c.)

a)

Talmadge promised voters he would lower utility rates, and balance the state’s budget.

b)

Talmadge was elected as governor of Georgia numerous times.

c)

Talmadge was an advocate of the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt.

d)

Talmadge appealed to rural Georgians more than urban.

46.

Why did Eugene Talmadge reject most of the New Deal programs? (SS8H8 c.)

a)

He believed Georgia did not benefit enough from the legislation created.

b)

He believed the programs did not help African Americans enough.

c)

He believed they were put in place to benefit African Americans.

d)

He believed that the programs would be a waste of money

47.

What city in Georgia did President Roosevelt visit on a regular basis? (SS8H8 d.)

a)

Brunswick

b)

Warm Springs

c)

Atlanta

d)

Athens

48.

A New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products. (SS8H8 e.)

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

SCLC

d)

Alabama Adjustment Act (AAA)

49.

The New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas. (SS8H8 e.)

a)

Rural Electrification Act (REA)

b)

Roosevelt Electrification Act (REA)

c)

Roosevelt Education Act (REA)

50.

This ACT allowed the U.S. provided the allies with 50 billion dollars in supplies to help fight the war indirectly. (SS8H9 a.)

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Land Act

c)

Support Act

d)

Great Depression Act

51.

American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941 resulted in the U.S. entering World War II. (SS8H9 a.)

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hawaii Harbor

c)

Gordan Harbor

d)

Honolulu Harbor

52.

Factory located in Marietta, Georgia, that produced B-29 bombers for the U.S. war effort. (SS8H9 b.)

a)

Marietta plane plant

b)

b-29 Plants

c)

Bell Bomber Plant

d)

Georgia Bomber Plants

53.

U.S. cargo ships made during World War II. In all 187 of these ships were made in Georgia. (SS8H9 b.)

a)

Liberty Ships

b)

Freedom Ships

c)

USS Ships

d)

Supply Ships

54.

Georgia's two deepwater ports; during World War II, 187 Liberty Ships were constructed there.

a)

Saint Marys and Athens Ship Yards

b)

Macon and Atlanta Ship Yards

c)

Savannah and Brunswick Ship Yards

d)

North Georgia Ship Yards

55.

Georgia Congressman who was an advocate for a strong U.S. military; served 25 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the longest-serving Congressman in U.S. history. (SS8H9 c.)

a)

Carl Vinson

b)

Richard Russell

c)

Sonny Predue

d)

Andrew Young

56.

Georgia governor and influential long-term U.S. Senator (SS8H9 c.)

a)

Richard Russell

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Sonny Predue

d)

Andrew Young

57.

The Mayor of Atlanta who was instrumental in the development of the city, bringing major league sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure in the civil rights movement (SS8H10 b.)

a)

Ivan Allen

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

William Hartsfield

d)

Herman Talmadge

58.

Atlanta’s longest-serving mayor who was instrumental in bring aviation to the city and worked with civil rights leaders during the civil rights movement. (SS8H10 b.)

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

William B. Hartsfield

c)

Ivan Allen

d)

Herman Talmadge

59.

Also called the Three Governors Controversy. Due to the death of the 1946 governor’s race winner Eugene Talmadge and recent changes to the Georgia state constitution, three men (Herman Talmadge, Melvin Thompson, and Ellis Arnall) had a legitimate claim to the office; the matter was settled by the Supreme Court and a special election in 1948 (SS8H10 c.)

a)

1946 Governor’s Race

b)

1986 Governor’s Race

c)

1996 Governor’s Race

d)

2000 Governor's Race

60.

The practice of keeping blacks from voting in the southern states' primaries through the arbitrary use of registration requirements and intimidation (SS8H10 c.)

a)

GI Bill

b)

White Primary

c)

Georgia General Assembly

d)

Jim Crow

61.

What is the development of industries for the machine production of goods? (SS8H10 a.)

a)

Materialization

b)

Modernization

c)

Industrialization

62.

What was the Great Migration? (SS8H10 a.)

a)

When african americans moved to northern cities.

b)

When african americans moved to southern cities.

c)

When african americans moved away from cities

d)

When african americans moved out of the country

63.

Which of the following made it easier to grow and process crops? (SS8H10 a.)

a)

Fertilizers for the crops

b)

Demand for labor increased

c)

Farmers had smaller farms

d)

Demand for crops decreased

64.

What was the name of the mayor of ATL that removed the colored signs from city hall? (SS8H10 b.)

a)

Ivan Allen

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Eugene Talmedge

d)

Sonny Perdue

65.

There were three politicians that claimed to be Georgia's Governor at one point, who were they? (SS8H10 c.)

a)

Herman Talmedge, Ellis Arnall, and Melvin Thompson

b)

William Hartsfield, Ellis Arnall, and Melvin Thompson

c)

Herman Talmedge, Ellis Arnall, and Carl Vinson

66.

Why was Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 was so important? (SS8H11 a.)

a)

It made schools in all states spend an equal amount of money in both schools.

b)

It bans the legal basis for racial segregation in public schools.

c)

It made the KKK a legal organization

d)

It made segregation legal as long as they have equal access to facilities.

67.

How did Georgian's react to the Brown v. Board of Education decision? (SS8H11 a.)

a)

Georgia strongly objected to the end of segregation

b)

Georgia wanted a slow transition from segregation

c)

Georgia was happy

d)

Georgians had no concern

68.

What made the 1956 Georgia flag controversial? (SS8H11 a.)

a)

It had the confederate battle flag on it.

b)

It removed the Georgia seal

c)

It was not controversial

d)

It was considered ugly

69.

What did the Sibley Commission do? (SS8H11 a.)

a)

Investigated what should be done about the integration of public schools in the state.

b)

It developed research for the Brown v. Board of Education hearing

c)

It investigated if Georgia should change its state flag.

70.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. believe we should do to change segregation laws? (SS8H11 b.)

a)

protest peacefully

b)

Protest violently

71.

Which group was help lead the Albany Movement? (SS8H11 b.)

a)

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

b)

The National Association for the advancement of Colored People

c)

The KKK

d)

The Black Panthers

72.

Where did Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech? (SS8H11 b.)

a)

The March on Washington

b)

The Albany Movement

c)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

Bloody Sunday

73.

Which civil rights leader was a keynote speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, a U.S. Representative, and chaired the SNCC?

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

John Lewis

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Lester Maddox

74.

Which Governor opposed the 1964 Civil Rights Act? (SS8H11 c.)

a)

Lester Maddox

b)

John B Lewis

c)

Sonny Perdue

d)

Andrew Young

75.

Which of the following is an example of Lester Maddox's segregationist activities? (SS8H11 c.)

a)

Forcefully making blacks leave his restaurant

b)

appoints blacks in government

c)

voting for the civil rights act

d)

Supporting black businesses

76.

Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?(SS8H12 a.)

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Ivan Allen

77.

Maynard Jackson worked to expand what? (SS8H12 a.)

a)

The Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

b)

Hotels

c)

Segregation laws

d)

Railroads

78.

Which mayor of Atlanta also served as a U.S. Congressman and Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.)? (SS8H12 a.)

a)

Andrew Jackson Young

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Nathan Deal

79.

Who helped overhaul the Atlanta Zoo? (SS8H12 a.)

a)

Nathan Deal

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Jimmy Carter

80.

Who was a Georgia governor and later became the only president from the state of Georgia? (SS8H12 b.)

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Zell Miller

d)

Nathen Deal

81.

What was considered Jimmy Carter's best achievement while President? (SS8H12 b.)

a)

The Camp David Accords

b)

The U.S. economy

c)

The Iranian hostage crisis

d)

The Cold War

82.

What did the 1996 Olympic Games do for Atlanta? (SS8H12 c.)

a)

It didn't change anything

b)

It put Atlanta on a world stage and gave a lot of money to the state

c)

It ruined Georgias economy

d)

It gave people a negative view of Georgia

83.

What is one of the largest money makers for the state of Georiga? (SS8H12 d.)

a)

Farming

b)

Tourism

c)

Clothing manufacturing

d)

Timber

84.

Which is the biggest port in Georiga and the 4th fastest growing in the United States? (SS8H12 d.)

a)

Savannah

b)

Saint Marys

c)

Brunswick

d)

Atlanta

85.

Georgia is the destination in the southeast for the ____________ _____________.

a)

Film Industry

b)

Farming Industry

c)

Music industry

d)

Clothing Industry

86.

What region of the United States is Georgia located in? (SS8G1 a.)

a)

Southeast

b)

Western

c)

Northern

d)

Eastern

87.

What nation or country is Georgia a part of ? (SS8G1 a.)

a)

United States of America

b)

Canada

c)

India

d)

New Zealand

88.

Two Hemispheres that Georgia is located in (SS8HG1)

a)

Northern/Western

b)

Northern/Eastern

c)

Southern/Eastern

89.

What region of Georgia has the largest population? (SS8G1)

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Appalachian Plateau

90.

What is Georgias Largest Geographic region ?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Ridge and Valley

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Piedmont

91.

Which region is located in the northwestern corner of Georgia? (SS8G1)

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Appalachian Plateau

92.

Which region has the highest population? (SS8G1)

a)

Piedmont

b)

Appilation Platue

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Ridge and Valley

93.

The fall line is the geographic border between which two regions? (SS8G1)

a)

Piedmont and Coastal Plain

b)

Coastal Plain and Ridge and Valley

c)

Piedmont and Appilation Platuea

94.

What region is represented by the PINK star? (SS8G1)

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Ridge and Valley

95.

What region is represented by the ORANGE star? (SS8G1)

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Ridge and Valley

96.

What region is represented by the BLUE heart ? (SS8G1)

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

97.

What region is represented by the RED heart? (SS8G1)

a)

Ridge and Valley

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Piedmont

98.

What region is represented by the GREEN heart? (SS8G1)

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Piedmont

c)

Ridge and Valley

d)

Coastal Plain

99.

What does Article I of Georgia’s Constitution focus on? (SS8CG1)

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Georgia Rights

c)

Education

d)

Legislative Branch

100.

Like the government of the United States, Georgia’s government is divided into _________ different parts. (SS8CG1)

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

101.

The________________ branch (General Assembly) makes the laws that citizens must obey. (SS8CG1)

a)

legislative

b)

judicial

c)

executive

102.

The ___________ branch (governor) is the head of the government who enforces the laws. (SS8CG1)

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judicial

103.

The ___________ branch (courts) interprets the laws.

a)

judicial

b)

legislative

c)

executive