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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies Milestone Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What river starts in the mountains, flows through Atlanta, and forms the border between GA & Alabama?
Chattahoochee River
Savannah River
sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
Jimmy Carter
How did GA help during WWII?
a source of income
The Georgia constitution
to find gold
military bases, Bell Aircraft, built Liberty Ships
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commision?
Fall Line
Hamiliton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
to find out how people felt about integrating schools
special-purpose district
Who was responsible for the burning of Atlanta?
William Sherman
Jimmy Carter
Alexander Stephens
Robert Toombs
What groups of Georgians were unhappy with the Trustees?
Richard B Russell and Carl Vinson
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
the malcontents
the salzburgers
Who was taken from prison and lynched in public, after being accused of killing Mary Phagan?
Jimmy Carter
Herman Talmadge
Leo Frank
Robert Toombs
What is the set of laws and governing document of the state?
Articles of Confederation
The Georgia Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of New Echota
Name the 5 capitals of Georgia.
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Milledgeville and Atlanta
Atlanta, Augusta, Louisville, Savannah, Milledgeville
Louisville, Augusta, Atlanta, Savannah, Milledgeville
What Supreme Court case upheld the Jim Crow laws and kept segregation legal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Worchester v. Georgia
What was the first public, chartered university in the country?
Georgia Tech
Georgia Southern University
University of Georgia
Georgia State University
What event led to the removal of the Creek and Cherokee from their native lands
growing cotton
lumber industry
gold was discovered
a treaty was signed
What is created by governments to accomplish a specific task?
special purpose district
weak mayor
strong mayor
county commissioner
Who was the leader of the Populist Party that worked to protect farmers?
Benjamin Mays
Eugene Talmadge
Tom Watson
Robert Toombs
What divides the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain
Fall Line
Appalachian Mountains
Savannah River
Flint River
What famous speech did Booker T. Washington give?
I Have a Dream Speech
The Atlanta Compromise
Cornerstone Speech
What major events took place in order to show off Atlanta and the New South?
New South
International Cotton Expositions
March on Washington
How old must a Georgia state senator need to be to be elected?
25
30
21
Who were the 3 royal governors of Georgia?
Talmadge, Carter, Toombs
Reynolds, Ellis and Wright
Brown, Talmadge, Carter
How many delinquent behaviors can juveniles be charged as an adult?
7
5
4
Who is the ¨founder¨ of Georgia?
Jimmy Carter
James Oglethorpe
Carl Vinson
Eugene Talmadge
Who believed African Americans should take actions through political and social means, instead of economics?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Where was FDR´s home in GA?
Warm Springs
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
What is the job of the executive branch?
create laws
interpret laws
enforces the law
What was Franklin Roosevelt´s plan to end the depression?
New Deal
Rural Electrification Act
Civil Rights Act
What was the white primary?
a voting method used to prevent blacks from voting in the primaries
Only whites can run for office
poll tax
Who was the leader of the Civil Rights movement?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
selling of crops to England
America sent weapons to England and the Soviet Union to help during WWII
Lending tractors to European countries
What was the purpose of the Spanish missions built on the barrier islands?
build forts to protect the coast
send crops to Spain
convert the natives to Catholicism/Christianity
What are the 4 transportation systems of GA?
railroads, deep water ports, interstates, airports
interstates, deep water ports, rivers, airports
deep water ports, rivers, airports, railroads
What 2 events caused the US to enter World War I?
attack on Pearl Harbor
sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
Emancipation Proclamation
What were the 3 reasons for establishing GA as a colony?
growing crops, defense, and missions
charity, economics and defense
charity, defense, missions
What are the 3 G´s of Spanish Exploration
grapes, grapefruit, and gold
God, gold, and glory
God, gold, and grapes
What was the name of the event that forced the Cherokee from their native land and moved them to Oklahoma?
Trail of Tears
Trail of Hope
Trail of Happiness
Who was the Georgia war hero that led the victory of the Battle of Kettle Creek
George Washingtion
Nathaniel Greene
Elijah Clarke
What was the US Supreme Court case that ruled slaves were not citizens and therefore could not sue?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott Case
Brown v. Board of Education
What laws made segregation legal?
Jim Crow Laws
Dred Scott Case
Plessy v. Ferguson
What is revenue?
a source of income
a source of a loan
money made after expenses
What was the 14th amendment
Gave the right to vote to freed slaves
ended slavery in America
Granted citizenship to freed slaves
What is the top court in Ga?
State court
Magistrate Court
Supreme Court of Georgia
What was the 15th amendment?
gave citizenship to former slaves
gave African American males the right to vote
ended slavery in America
What are the voting requirements for GA?
18 years old, citizen of the US, live in the county where you vote
21 years old, citizens of the US, live in the county where you vote
18 years old, live in the county where you vote
What types of farming occurred during Reconstruction?
tenant farming and sharecropping
plantation farming and sharecropping
plantation farming and tenant farming
Who served as translator for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi?
Mary Musgrove
John Reynolds
Ellis Arnold
Who was the father of the ¨New South¨?
Joseph Brown
Jimmy Carter
Henry Grady
What two events led to GA entering into a depression for the majority of the US?
stock market crash and the boll weevil
droughts and the boll weevil
stock market crash and droughts
What are the 5 regions of GA?
Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Inner Coastal Plain, Outer Coastal Plain, Piedmont
Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Outer Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge
What former slave owned the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company?
Joseph Brown
Dred Scott
Alonzo Herndon
Which Atlanta mayor made aviation a top priority?
Joseph Brown
Jimmy Carter
William Hartsfield
What was the 13th amendment?
gave African American males the right to vote
made slavery illegal
gave former slaves citizenship
What was the first governing document of the US called?
The Georgia Constitution
United States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
What 2 houses make up the GA General Assembly?
House of Representatives and Senate
General Assembly and Senate
General Assembly and House of Representatives
What is the time after the Civil War called that allowed the south to reenter the United States?
Antebellum Period
Reconstruction
War Between the States
What did the Union do to cut off the south from trading with England?
passed a law against trading with England
formed a blockade around the southern coast
bought items from the south
What river forms the boundary between GA and South Carolina?
Savannah River
Chattahoochee River
Flint River
How many geographic regions does GA have?
4
3
5
How often is the governor/Lt. governor elected?
every 5 years
every 6 years
every 4 years
What is an unruly behavior?
a crime for a juvenile but not an adult
a crime for both a juvenile and an adult
Who was involved in the 3 Governor´s controversy?
Herman Talmadge, Ellis Arnall, and Melvin Thompson
Herman Talmadge, Eugene Talmadge, Melvin Thompson
Herman Talmadge, Ellis Arnall, Eugene Talmadge
Who were the two main groups of Native Americans in Georgia during the early 1800s?
Creek and Cherokee
Seminole and Cherokee
Seminole and Creek
Where does the government get most of its revenue?
Taxes
Fines
Loans
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Governor
Speaker of the House
Attorney General
What two inventions led to more dependency on slavery in the south?
cotton gin and steam boats
steam boats and railroads
cotton gin and railroads
What event caused the US to enter WWII?
Zimmerman Telegram
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941
Germany attacked New York on Oct. 12th 1940
Who was the first European to enter GA?
Hernando de Soto
James Oglethorpe
Joseph Brown
What major event caused the US to enter into the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Dust bowl
Boll Weevil
What group of settlers left Europe to escaped religious persecution
Scottish Highlanders
Salzburgers
British
Where was America´s first gold rush?
Atlanta
Macon
Dahlonega
Who was the first African-American congressman elected since Reconstruction?
Joseph Brown
Andrew Young
William Hartsfield
What were some of the New Deal programs that impacted GA?
Civilian Conservation Corp, Agriculture Adjustment Act, Rural Electrification Act, Social Security Act
Civil Rights Act
13th amendment
Who was the Yamacraw Indian chief that gave land for Oglethorpe to settle?
Mary Musgrove
Ellis Arnold
Tomochichi
Name some of the causes of the American Revolutionary War
charity, economics, and defense
debt from the French and Indian War, taxes on colonists
cotton gins and railroads
How did agriculture in Ga change after WWII?
Farming became more diverse but number of farms decreased
farming became more diverse and number of farms increased
farming became less diverse and the number of farms decreased
Who was the only president from Georgia?
Tom Watson
Jefferson Davis
Jimmy Carter
What were some ways blacks were disenfranchised or denied the right to vote?
13th, 14th, 15 amendment
grandfather clause, poll tax, literacy test
13th amendment, white primary, poll tax
What is the largest expense for GA´s government?
roads
infrastructure
education
Who were the 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett and George Walton
Lyman Hall, Abraham Baldwin, George Walton
Abraham Baldwin, William Few, Lyman Hall
What is separation of powers?
each branch has a different job
each branch has the same job
the branches share all jobs.
Who believed African Americans should improve their lives through economic means?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King Jr.
What major international event brought worldwide recognition to Atlanta and had a major economic impact on the state?
Internation Cotton Exposition
World´s Fair of 1964
1996 Olympics
Who was known as the ¨father of the two-ocean navy?
Carl Vinson
Richard B. Russell
Joseph Brown
What are the 3 branches of government?
Executive, legislative, and judicial
Executive, legislative, bureaucracy
Executive, constitution, and judicial
What was Hernado de Soto´s purpose in exploring Ga?
find gold
create colonies
convert natives to Christianity
What are the requirements to be governor/LT. governor?
30 years old, US citizen for 10 years, GA citizen for 6 years
25 years old, 15 years US citizen, 6 years GA citizen
30 years old, US citizen for 15 years, 6 years GA citizen
What is a delinquent behavior?
a crime for juveniles and adults
a crime for juveniles and not an adult
What was the importance of Brown vs. Board of Education?
it made segregated schools illegal
it allowed segregated schools
it created separate but equal
What did Lester Maddox do while governor?
He moved the capital to Atlanta
He brought the Olympics to Atlanta
He appointed more minorities to positions than all previous governors combined
What document signed by King George II established GA?
Charter of 1732
Charter of 1770
Charter of 1750
Who was elected in 1860 that led the south to secede and begin the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Jimmy Carter
Abraham Lincoln
How often is an election for the General Assembly?
every 2 years
every 4 years
every 6 years
How old does a state representative need to be to be elected?
21
25
30
What group of settlers came to GA to help with defense?
Highland Scots
Salzburgers
British
What were the 2 methods for distributing new lands in Georgia after the American Revolution?
Headright System, Yazoo Land Fraud
Land Lotteries, Yazoo Land Fraud
Headright System, Land Lotteries
What Civil Rights event was in Washington DC that included the I Have a Dream Speech?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Albany Movement
What Georgians signed the US Constitution?
Button Gwinnett and George Walton
Lyman Hall and George Walton
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
What event was started because of false newspaper stories about blacks attacking whites?
Great Depression
Trail of Tears
1906 Atlanta Race Riot
How did Ga contribute to WWI?
victory gardens and soldiers
victory gardens and military bases
military bases and trained over 100,000 troops
Where did Oglethorpe and the colonists first settle in Georgia?
Augusta
Macon
Savannah
What 3 countries explored North America?
Spain, France, Germany
Spain, Germany England
Spain, France, England
What is Ga´s motto?
For other´s and not ourselves
Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
Wisdom, Justice, Prosperity
Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
Maynard Jackson
William Hartsfield
Andrew Young
