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Final Exam 2021

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened to Leo Frank after his trial?

a)

He was sentenced and put to death

b)

He was taken from jail and lynched

c)

He spent the rest of his life in prison

d)

He was found guilty, but was later freed

2.

During World War II, the Georgia cities of Savannah and Brunswick were BEST known for

a)

Building Liberty ships.

b)

Having strong military bases.

c)

Manufacturing airplanes.

d)

Having military training camps.

3.

Which group of people was MOST affected by the boll weevil in the years between WWI & WWII?

a)

Cotton farmers

b)

Factory workers

c)

Railroad workers

d)

Government workers

4.

On December 22, 1864, Sherman sent a wire to President Lincoln: “I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City of Savannah with one hundred fifty heavy guns, plenty of ammunition, also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.” The next day, Union troops

took over Savannah. Interestingly enough, Sherman did not burn Savannah. He knew that there was a treasure to be saved in Savannah, a treasure the Union Army needed. Since the city had been cut off by the naval blockade, bales of cotton had been accumulating in the warehouses and on the docks. Sherman quickly had it loaded, shipped to the North, and sold for a reported $28 million. Source: Georgia and the American Experience, p. 274.

After the destruction caused by his march through Georgia, why did General Sherman refrain (decide not to) from burning Savannah?

a)

He spared the hometown of his West Point roommate.

b)

He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift.

c)

He protected over $50 million worth of cotton stored in Savannah.

d)

He had divided the upper and lower Confederacy and so did not need to destroy the city.

5.

Who was a professor at Atlanta University that worked to create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

a)

Jim Conley

b)

W.E.B Dubois

c)

Alonzo Herndon

d)

Booker T Washington

6.

What did the Rural Electrification Act (REA) do to help Georgians?

a)

Restricted the amount of land Georgians would have to farm

b)

Built roads and National Parks

c)

Provided electricity to rural farmers.

d)

Gave land grants to civilians moving from urban areas to rural areas

7.

Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is associated with

a)

The Montgomery bus boycott

b)

The March on Washington

c)

His “Letter from Birmingham Jail”

d)

The Albany Movement

8.

How did changes in Georgia’s agriculture during the second half of the 20th century affect the distribution of population in the state?

a)

New agricultural practices were developed, leading more people to move to rural areas.

b)

Many small farms were consolidated into larger farms, causing thousands of farmers to move to the cities.

c)

Government assistance in farming helped local growers, allowing them to continue living in rural areas.

d)

New cotton mills were built as a result of the increase in cotton production, forcing people to move near the mills.

9.

In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation laws violated the...

a)

Fourteenth Amendment

b)

Fifteenth Amendment.

c)

Civil Rights Act

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

10.

What Supreme Court decision was nullified by the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

a)

Worcester v Georgia

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Dred Scott Case

d)

Talmadge v University system of Georgia

11.

What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Blacks could be denied the right to vote.

b)

Blacks and whites were equal.

c)

Schools must be integrated.

d)

Segregated facilities must be equal.

12.

What two events occurred causing GA’s and the rest of the South’s economies to be weakened before the beginning of the Great Depression?

a)

Prohibition and disenfranchisement

b)

Boll Weevil and the drop-in Cotton Prices

c)

Adoption of child labor laws and the county unit system

d)

Election of Woodrow Wilson and the beginning of WWI

13.

Matt and Jenna are married. They each have jobs that allow them to pay their bills and save money each month. They would like to have children in the next few years.

Based on the circumstances described in the box, which

type of debt, would probably be the MOST reasonable for Matt and Jenna to incur?

a)

Using a credit card to pay for an extended vacation

b)

Getting a loan from a bank to buy a new sports car

c)

Using a credit card to buy the latest personal electronics

d)

Getting a loan from a mortgage company to purchase a home

14.

Matt and Jenna are married. They each have jobs that allow them to pay their bills and save money each month. They would like to have children in the next few years.

What would be the MOST LIKELY risk to Matt and Jenna

if they were to incur debt?

a)

Having fewer job opportunities

b)

Having to decline credit card offers

c)

Being unable to save for emergencies

d)

Being unable to establish a household budget

15.

What became legal under Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Slavery

b)

Integration

c)

Segregation

d)

Black Codes

16.

What was the method of land distribution where white men were given the chance to win land by purchasing tickets?

a)

Headright System

b)

Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

Land Lottery

d)

Louisiana Purchase

17.

Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?

a)

He became friendly with the Cherokee.

b)

He was the cousin of Georgia governor George Troup.

c)

He was defeated in a battle with the Georgia militia.

d)

He signed a treaty ceding (giving away) the last Creek lands in Georgia.

18.

The state of Georgia began to try to remove the Cherokee for which reason?

a)

The Cherokee were a fierce, warlike tribe whom settlers feared.

b)

Missionaries to the Cherokee said they needed to be relocated

c)

The Cherokee tried to take land belonging to the European settlers.

d)

European settlers wanted the land on which the Cherokee lived.

19.

Amendment _______________, Section 1: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

The reading, listed above, is the full text of Section 1 of which constitutional amendment?

a)

13th

b)

18th

c)

14th

d)

12th

20.

The best description of the Freedmen’s Bureau during

Reconstruction was that it

a)

Registered newly freed slaves to vote

b)

Helped the newly freed slaves to adjust to their freedom

c)

Provided education, training, and social services for the newly freed slaves

d)

Managed the distribution of farm land and animals to former plantation owners

21.

How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?

a)

Tenant farmers owned all their equipment.

b)

Tenant farmers usually made a small profit.

c)

Tenant farmers bought their seed from the owner.

d)

Tenant farmers usually didn’t pay rent for their house.

22.

Our current state capitol was born out of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. It was originally known as ____________. Over time it had a major impact on our population and commerce and is known today as _____________________.

a)

Savannah, Atlanta

b)

Terminus, Atlanta

c)

Terminus, Louisville

d)

Louisville, Atlanta

23.

Who took over the office as President of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Andrew Johnson

24.

What did the Rural Electrification Act (REA) do to help Georgians?

a)

Restricted the amount of land Georgians could farm

b)

Built roads and National Parks

c)

Provided electricity to rural farmers.

d)

Gave land grants to civilians moving from urban areas to rural areas

25.

Why did the AAA fail to benefit many African Americans?

a)

Payments from the government were only paid to property owners and not tenant farmers

b)

Only whites qualified for Social Security and Medicare benefits

c)

Only whites were hired by the Works Progress Administration

d)

Young blacks were not hired under the National Youth Administration