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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
SS8G1a) All of the states border Georgia EXCEPT for _______________.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Alabama
c)
Florida
d)
Tennessee
2.
(SS8G1b) Which of the following is the smallest physiographic region in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Ridge and Valley
3.
(SS8G1b) Which region is Georgia�s only source of coal?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
4.
(SS8G1d) Because of its warm weather and sunny beaches, beach-goers would most likely be attracted to which physiographic region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
5.
(SS8G1) ~ Population heart, Industrial Heart (cars and planes built here), nd largest physiographic region
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Piedmont
6.
(SS8G1c) Body of water that runs through Atlanta and makes up part of Georgia�s border withAlabama is?
a)
Savannah
b)
Tennessee
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Yellow River
7.
(SS8G1c) What physical feature in Georgia built forts to protect Georgia from pirates and the Spanish, but now protects the interior of Georgia from bad weather and is popular for tourism?
a)
Barrier Islands
b)
Savannah River
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Appalachian Mountains
8.
Which route is showing the path traveled by explorer Hernando de Soto?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?
a)
"God, glory, and gold"
b)
"Salt, silk, and spices"
c)
"Rum, slaves, and molasses"
d)
"Trade, silver, and jewels"
10.
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
11.
Had advanced systems of agriculture; were able to grow corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins.
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
12.
Were the Indians that Hernando de Soto's expedition encountered in 1540s.
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
13.
Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?
a)
A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
b)
He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
c)
He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
d)
He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.
14.
Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe a charter to found Georgia?
a)
He believed it would help Britain economically while providing protection for the other southern colonies.
b)
He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a colony loyal to the Crown.
c)
He was against slavery and would not allow it in Georgia.
d)
The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.
15.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for settling Georgia?
a)
Charity
b)
Defense
c)
Economics
d)
Religion
16.
In the early years of the colony, what was one reason the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial Georgia? The colonists
a)
could not own slaves.
b)
were not allowed to read books.
c)
were not allowed to practice their religion.
d)
could not pay the high taxes required of them.
17.
The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees because the Salzburgers
a)
wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.
b)
saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.
c)
were expelled from their homes because of their religion.
d)
were known for the excellent military and fighting skills.
18.
Which policies would have received the MOST support from Georgia's "Malcontents"?
a)
policies that would allow trade with the Spanish in St. Augustine.
b)
policies that would prohibit settlers of the Catholic faith from settling in the colony.
c)
policies that would allow the use and manufacture of alcohol and ownership of slaves.
d)
policies that would prohibit Creek and Cherokee Indians from owning land in the backcountry.
19.
Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the end of the trustee period also marked the end of colony's attempts to ban slavery?
a)
By 1800, as many as 20 million slaves captured along the west coast of Africa had been shipped to the Americas.
b)
Between 1750 and 1775, the number of Africans living in slavery in Georgia increased from approximately 500 to 18,000.
c)
The majority of slaves that were shipped to the Georgia colony were from Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Angola.
d)
To meet the need for cheap labor, many Georgia landowners used indentured servants who agreed to work for anyone willing to pay their way to the colony.
20.
Which is something a Loyalist might say:
a)
"Colonists should govern themselves"
b)
"We must obey the King!"
c)
"No taxation without representation"
d)
"I want to be free from Great Britain"
21.
The formal document written by colonists to break away from Great Britain:
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Charter of 1732
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Declaration of Independence
22.
Who was considered one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
a)
Lyman Hall
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
John Ross
d)
William Few
23.
What is a Patriot
a)
A colonist who seeked freedom from britian
b)
Colonist who wanted to kill the king
c)
Colonist who believed in a different religion
d)
Colonist who allied with native Americans
24.
What were the two different types of colonist.
a)
Native Americans
b)
Loyalist
c)
Patriots
d)
Indians
25.
The French and Indian War was a war between the French and ___________________.
a)
Indians
b)
British
c)
Germans
d)
Salzburgers
26.
The Proclamation of 1763:
a)
allowed the colonists to not pay taxes to the British
b)
allowed British soldiers to force themselves to live with colonists
c)
DID NOT allow colonists to move past the Appalachian Mountains
d)
DID NOT allow colonists to stay in Georgia
27.
This tax's purpose was to place a tax on all paper items including stamps, newspapers, and contracts.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Ink Act
28.
This part of the Declaration of Independence is in the beginning and explains why the document is being written:
a)
Preamble
b)
Declaration
c)
Grievances
d)
Independence
29.
This part of the Declaration of Independence states the reasons of harm or suffering (usually in a list)
a)
Preamble
b)
Grievances
c)
Declaration
d)
Independence
30.
This battle was fought between the British and colonists; the Patriots won.
a)
Battle of Kettle Creek
b)
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
c)
Siege of Savannah
d)
Battle of Kennell Creek
31.
This battle was used for the Patriots and French to retake Savannah; British won.
a)
Battle of Kettle Creek
b)
Siege of Savannah
c)
Battle of Savannah
d)
Siege of Saltwater Creek
32.
The first constitution of the United States; had too many weaknesses.
a)
Articles of Convention
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Constitution Convention
d)
Articles of Constitution
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
Why was the land lottery more successful than the headright system?
a)
More land was distributed to settlers
b)
It sold all open lands to the government
c)
it created peace with American Indians
d)
More settlers moved to the eastern coast.
37.
Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?
a)
The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population
b)
The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.
c)
The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.
d)
They did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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 to be relocated to Oklahoma.
41.
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.
42.
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.
43.
Name the 3 causes of the Civil War
a)
Slavery, States Rights, Nullification
b)
Nullification, States rights, and People
c)
Slavery, Federal Rights, Nullification
44.
The most controversial issue dividing northerners and southerners during the 1800s was the issue of _____?
a)
Slavery
b)
States rights
c)
Nullification
45.
Republican candidate and victor in the election of 1860
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckenridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
46.
The idea that a state can declare a federal law invaid within its borders
a)
tariff
b)
regionalism
c)
abolitionists
d)
nullification
47.
What are Georgia's four transportation systems?
a)
The interstate, the highway, the railroad, and the airport.
b)
The interstate, the railroad, the deepwater ports.
c)
The interstate, Hartsfield Jackson Airport, the railroads, and deepwater ports.
48.
Why is Hartsfield Jackson Airport so important to Georgia's economy?
a)
It is the world's busiest airport and it brings in over $23.5 billion a year.
b)
It has been around for years.
c)
It uses a lot of fuel which is costly.
49.
The deepwater ports in Georgia bring in about 80% of the goods for the state. Where are they located?
a)
Augusta and Savannah
b)
Savannah and Brunswick
c)
Brunswick and Augusta
50.
How old do you have to be to vote?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
17
d)
15
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