WorksheetsBenchmark Review Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
SS8G1a: Which option below is an example of an absolute location?
Northeast
33ºW 29ºN
Atlanta, Georgia
14th Street
SS8G1b: Which geographic region of Georgia is characterized by its red clay soil and gently sloping hills? This region was historically the primary cotton-growing area.
Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
SS8G1c: What is the natural boundary that separates the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions?
Fall Line
Savannah River
Atlantic Coastline
Appalachian Mountains
SS8H1a: Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?
The Indians had abundant large game.
The Indians started to cultivate plants.
The Indians followed herds of large animals.
The Indians wanted to band together for protection.
SS8G1d: Explain why Georgia’s coastal islands are called barrier islands.
During the American Revolution, the islands acted as barriers delaying the British.
The coral reefs around the islands form a protective barrier.
European explorer Sir Edmund Barrier discovered the islands in 1642.
The islands protect the mainland coast from ocean winds and waves.
SS8H1c: What long-term change for American Indian groups in Georgia was caused by the event shown on the map?
increase in territory
decline in population
beginning of peaceful times
preservation of traditional lifestyles
SS8H1b: Which definition best explains the British policy known as mercantilism?
trade policy whereby a nation imports less than it exports
military policy for defending colonial outposts
trade policy for opening trade routes to the Far East
military policy for establishing buffer colonies to protect settlements
SS8H2a: Which condition in England inspired James Oglethorpe to plan a colony in Georgia?
The government was too strict in England.
There were many debtors in England.
There was very little available farmland in England.
The black plague was claiming many lives in England.
SS8H2b: Which statement BEST describes Mary Musgrove?
She was married to John Musgrove and owned a trading post
She lived on the Savannah River.
She was a fur trader
She was part Creek and part English and could speak both languages. She was a translator for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi. Her and her husband owned a trading post.
SS8H2d: In the early years of the colony, what was one reason why the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial Georgia?
The colonists could not own slaves.
The colonists were not allowed to practice their religion.
The colonists were not allowed to read books.
The colonists were not able to pay the high taxes required.
SS8H3a:
- Proclamation of 1763
- Stamp Act
- Intolerable Acts
What impact did the events in the list above have on colonial Georgia?
They caused rebellions by Native Americans.
They encouraged Loyalists to move to the colony.
They started a move toward independence from Britain.
They caused increased settlement on the Atlantic coast.
SS8H3b: The Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
listed a man's natural rights.
introduced the Declaration.
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
SS8H3d: What was the purpose of the Great Compromise, introduced at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
end the debate over slavery
separate Virginia and West Virginia
maintain peace between England and America
give equal representation to both large and small states
