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Second Semester District Interim Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

2.
What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?
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
3.
Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to
a)
avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
b)
meet federal government requirements
c)
follow the growing population
d)
open eastern lands to the American Indians
4.

What was the purpose of 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

5.
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
6.

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 American Indians.

d)

llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

7.
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
8.

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 government.

9.
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
10.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Fletcher vs. Peck

b)

Peck vs. Veno

c)

Worcester vs. Georgia

d)

Alabama vs. Georgia

11.

What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?

a)

Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.

b)

Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.

c)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

d)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.

12.
Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he 
a)
ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
b)
refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
c)
accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
d)
organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.
13.

Between 1805 and 1833, Georgia sold almost 75% of the state to about 100,000 families and individuals for a few pennies. What was this system of land distribution called?

a)

Land Lottery System

b)

Headright system

c)

Double Jeopardy

d)

Yazoo Land Fraud

14.

The demand for arable land in Georgia, the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, and the racial prejudice felt toward American Indians are linked in that these factors provoked the

a)

Yazoo Land Fraud

b)

March to the Sea

c)

The 7 Deadly Sins

d)

The Trail of Tears

15.

Which term refers to the massive fraud perpetrated by several Georgia governors and the state legislature from 1795 to 1803 by selling large tracts of land to insiders at absurdly low prices?

a)

The County Unit System

b)

The Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

The Land Lottery

d)

The Headright System

16.

The Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) and the Treaty of New Echota (1835) were similar in that each

a)

was a direct cause of the Daholonega Gold Rush.

b)

was an attempt to ease conflict between slave-holders and non-slave-holders.

c)

resulted in the loss of American Indian land holdings in the Southeastern U.S.

d)

demonstrated the power of the Supreme Court in matters dealing with Indian removal.

17.

Who is being described here?

born in 1775 Father was Scottish, mother was Creek Also known as Tustunnuggee Hutkee ("White Warrior") Fought with Andrew Jackson in the Creek War Help write and sign the Treaty of Indian Springs (1825)

a)

John Ross

b)

John Smith

c)

William McIntosh

d)

Alexander McGillivray

18.
Name the 3 causes of the Civil War
a)
Slavery, States Rights, Nullification
b)
Nullification, States rights, and People
c)
Slavery, Federal Rights, Nullification
19.
Republican candidate and victor in the election of 1860
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckenridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
20.
Supreme Court decision ruling that since slaves were not citizens, they could not sue in court
a)
Homer Plessy
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Worchester vs. GA
21.
The idea that a state can declare a federal law invaid within its borders
a)
tariff
b)
regionalism
c)
abolitionists
d)
nullification
22.
What compromise established a strict fugitive slave law?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
23.
What did South Carolina do after Lincoln's win?
a)
seceded from the Union
b)
threw Lincoln a party
c)
dumped all the tea in the ocean.
24.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation state?
a)
All States were free
b)
Only slaves in the Confederate states were free
c)
Slaves were only allowed in Northern States
25.
Why did the north create the Union Blockade?
a)
To disable the South's economy
b)
To block the Mason Dixon line
c)
To set up for a railroad crossing
26.
What was one of the largest Confederate prisoner of war camps?
a)
Andersonville
b)
Savannah
c)
Gettysburg
27.

The Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River was known as?

a)

The U.S. Blockade

b)

Operation Squeeze

c)

The Anaconda Plan

d)

The Confederate Snake Plan

28.

. Which battle took place September 18 – 20, 1863, and was a Confederate victory. This battle is also known as the largest battle fought in Georgia?

a)

Battle of Atlanta

b)

Battle of Ezra Church

c)

Battle of Chickamauga

d)

Battle of Peachtree Creek

29.
Dred Scott sued his owners because
a)
he had worked long enough and had earned his freedom
b)
he and his family had saved enough money to buy their freedom
c)
because his owner had died, the owner had no legal right to Scott's family
d)
since he had lived in free states, he should be considered a free man
30.
In 1832 South Carolina invoked the policy of __, saying that the tariff was not valid in their state.
a)
nullification
b)
abolition
c)
liberties
d)
independence
31.
What was the Georgia Platform?
a)
a statement supporting states' rights
b)
a statement supporting slavery
c)
a statement supporting the Compromise of 1850
d)
a statement supporting popular sovereignty
32.
What is the BEST reason for Sherman's use of "total war"?
a)
to keep the South from trading with Great Britain and France
b)
to get revenge for the treatment of Union soldiers at Andersonville
c)
to help lead slaves in an armed revolt against the CSA
d)
to destroy GA and break the Confederate's will to keep fighting
33.
Atlanta's military importance to the Confederacy was that it was the 
a)
capital of the Confederacy.
b)
most populated city in the Confederacy.
c)
industrial and transportation center of the Confederacy.
d)
home to the largest number of slaves in the Confederacy.
34.
What Union general led the northern army on its "March to the Sea" and saw to it that much of Georgia's capital resources were destroyed?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
35.
What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”? 
a)
 A. It convinced the South that they could win the war.
b)
B. It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
C. It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia. 
d)
D. It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.
36.

Which Reconstruction plan required states to have 10% population vote an oath of loyalty and for the states to ratify the 13th Amendment

a)

Military

b)

Congressional

c)

Presidential

37.

The ____________________ wanted a harsher punishment for the Southern States before they were to be rejoined with the Union

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Ku Klux Klan

38.

What is the major difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?

a)

The tenant farmers usually owned their own tools, animals, and other equipment while sharecroppers brought nothing but their labor into the agreement

b)

The tenant farmers usually brought nothing but their labor into the agreement while the sharecropper usually had their own tools, animals, and other equipment

39.
A person who did not own land, tools or anything else but offered his labor to work the land is:
a)
A tenant farmer
b)
A Sharecropper
c)
A Successful Farmer.
d)
An owner of land.
40.
The “New South” was created after Reconstruction, and was influenced by a variety of individuals, groups, and events. Which statement BEST describes the influence of the group known as the Bourbon Triumvirate during this time? (H7a)
a)
The Bourbon Triumvirate gave more power to the Freedmen’s Bureau.
b)
Increasing industry and lowering taxes were two major goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate.
c)
The Bourbon Triumvirate encouraged more government services for taxpayers.
d)
Improvement of public schools and educational equality were the focus of the Bourbon Triumvirate.
41.
As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson fought for the rights of (H7a)

a)
bankers and lawyers.
b)
industrialists and manufacturers.
c)
farmers and the working class.
d)
immigrants and northerners.
42.

The Grandfather Clause and the poll tax were both ways to keep

a)

women from voting

b)

black from voting

c)

the KKK from using violence to keep Blacks from voting

43.

The famous saying "seprate but equal" refers to which supreme court case?

a)

Mulberry v. Madison

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

44.

This African American believed that blacks should not focus on ending Jim Crow, but bettering themselves. Blacks should get an education or pick up a trade.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Emmit Til

c)

W. E. B. De Bois

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

45.

This African American man believed that blacks should demand full and immediate equality.

a)

Emmit Til

b)

George Washington

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

W. E. B. De Bois

46.
How was the President’s Reconstruction Plan different from Congress’ Plan?
a)
The President's plan tried to make it easier for the South to rejoin the Union
b)
Congress' plan tried to make it easier for the South to rejoin the Union
c)
President's plan did not want the south to rejoin the Union
d)
Congress' plan wanted all Southerners to be sent to Mexico
47.

The Farmer's Alliance eventually turned into what political party?

a)

The Populist Party

b)

The Democratic Party

c)

The Dance Party

d)

The Libertarian Party

48.

This set of laws enforced segregation:

a)

John Eagle Laws

b)

Disenfranchisement Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

The KKK Laws

49.

Taking away African American's right to vote is:

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Atlanta Race Riot

c)

Segregation

d)

Party Laws

50.

The Atlanta Race Riot resulted in deeper segregation throughout ATL, and an even larger economic divide between black and white communities:

a)

True

b)

False

51.

This man was a successful businessman and was born to a slave mother and a white father:

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Alonzo Herndon

52.

The Leo Frank Case symbolized:

a)

The need for modern DNA Technology

b)

The growing voice of a Jewish community

c)

White Southerners' strong anti-Semitic feelings during the New South period

d)

Black Southerner's resilience to hatred.

53.
Which of the following is true about sharecropping and tenant farming in Georgia during  Reconstruction? 
a)
Most southern states outlawed sharecropping/tenant farming.
b)
Many freedmen were able to purchase homes through sharecropping/tenant farming.
c)
Most sharecroppers and some Tenant Farmers remained in a cycle of poverty.
d)
Many state governments offered loan programs for sharecropping farmers.
54.

Which of the following would have been favored by "New South" advocates such as Henry Grady?

a)

eliminating tariffs on imported goods

b)

enforcing increased agricultural development

c)

electing more African Americans to public office

d)

increasing industrialization by using local resources

55.

Which description BEST explains how the Bourbon Triumvirate might have described the Redemption Period?

a)

It was a time for social, economic and political reforms to ease the suffering of all citizens caused by the Civil War

b)

It was a time for a New South Progressive Era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper

c)

It was a time for the blending of the old, keeping Southern traditions like white supremacy, while building new traditions around industries to rival the North

d)

It was a time for Southerners, both African American and white, to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state's economic, social and political systems

56.

How did the International Cotton Exposition attempt to shape the New South?

a)

It showcased Georgia's successful industries and encouraged investors from other areas of the country to set up industries in Georgia

b)

It showcased Georgia's improved race relations because of Booker T Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech

c)

It showcased Georgia's successful cotton farmers and encouraged workers to come to Georgia to work the plantations

d)

It showcased Georgia's capital city, Atlanta, and proved to the other states that Georgia was strong again

57.

-Poll Tax

-Literacy Tax

-Grandfather Clause

-White Primary/County Unit System


What do all of these policies have in common?

a)

disenfranchisement

b)

citizenship requirements

c)

equal rights before the law

d)

encouraging minorities to vote

58.

How were the rights of African Americans violated during the 1906 Race Riot?

a)

They were not able to defend themselves during the riot

b)

They were falsely accused of crimes and were not given due process of law

c)

They were not able to write newspaper articles that spoke out against white supremacists

d)

They were able to defend themselves, but were not allowed to make public statements about their innocence

59.

What was lasting impact of the the US Supreme Court's Plessy vs. Ferguson decision within the state of Georgia?

a)

It gave the federal government the right to help fight against discrimination within the state of Georgia

b)

It forced the state of Georgia to integrate the education system, but allowed separate facilities in the business world

c)

It took away the state of Georgia's right to control social injustices and promote the desegregation of the races in the state

d)

It gave the state of Georgia the right to control social discrimination and promote segregation of the races throughout the state

60.

What was the primary cause of the riot that occurred in Atlanta in 1906?

a)

African Americans being denied the right to vote

b)

newspaper articles about African Americans attacking whites

c)

the election of Tom Watson as the governor of the state of Georgia

d)

the announcements of the acquittal of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan

61.

Which of the following statements BEST describes how people who agreed with WEB DuBois criticized Booker T Washington?

a)

They believed that Booker T Washington should accept discrimination by supporting "separate but equal"

b)

They believed that Booker T Washington should accept that African Americans could only do vocational or farm work to earn a living

c)

They believed that Booker T Washington should accept the white supremacists' beliefs that whites are superior to African Americans

d)

They believed that Booker T Washington should accept no less than total equality, and that to accept less than total equality is offensive to African Americans

62.

The leader of he Populist party in Georgia was

a)

W.E.B. Du Boise

b)

Rebecca Felton

c)

Henry Grady

d)

Tom Watson

63.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
a)
Joseph E. Brown
b)
John A. Brown
c)
Alfred H. Colquitt
d)
John B. Gordon
64.
As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson fought for the rights of (H7a)

a)
bankers and lawyers.
b)
industrialists and manufacturers.
c)
farmers and the working class.
d)
immigrants and northerners.
65.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v Ferguson (1896) basically legalized (H7b)
a)
discrimination of women in the workplace.
b)
the segregation of people according to race.
c)
preventing people from voting based on race.
d)
housing discrimination against ethnic groups.
66.

Freed the slaves legally and permanently.

a)

Fifteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Thirteenth Amendment

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

67.

Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

a)

Fifteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Thirteenth Amendment

68.

Guaranteed that state and federal governments could not deny anyone the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

a)

Fifteenth Amendment

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Thirteenth Amendment

69.

Who was the minister and former postmaster that was elected to the Georgia General Assembly, but was expelled by Democrats because he was African American?

a)

Henry McNeal Turner

b)

Tunis Campbell

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

70.

According to the Georgia Constitution, Southern Democrats expelled Blacks from the Georgia legislature because:

a)

They did not have the right to hold office.

b)

They did not have the right to vote.

c)

They sided with the Southern Democrats

d)

They owned too much land.