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Georgia Studies Mid Term Review

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ Region contains the port of Savannah, the barrier islands, and has flat, sandy soil.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

2.

________ Region contains Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest peak.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

3.

_____________ Region includes the city of Atlanta.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Appalachian Plateau

4.

The last Native Americans to live on Georgia lands before European settlers arrived.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Mississippian

c)

Navajo

d)

Creek

5.

His Spanish soldiers brought disease and death to the Native Americans.

a)

Elijah Clarke

b)

Henry Clay

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Hernando de Soto

6.

To help establish a silk industry, the Georgia colonists grew

a)

apple trees

b)

mulberry trees

c)

wheat

d)

rice

7.

The main reason why Spanish explorers came to Georgia was for

a)

gold and riches

b)

to become permanent settlers

c)

to spread Christianity

d)

to partner with the British

8.

In order to convert Native Americans to Christianity, the Spanish established

a)

new ports

b)

gold mines

c)

missions

d)

new cities

9.

In order to prevent the invasion of South Carolina by the Spanish and the Native Americans, Georgia was created as a ____________ state.

a)

buffer

b)

U.S.

c)

haven

d)

rebel

10.

James Oglethorpe is famous for

a)

fighting the Native Americans

b)

the American Revolution

c)

the founder of the Georgia colony

d)

spreading Christianity

11.

The king of Great Britain has control over

a)

trustee colonies

b)

royal colonies

c)

charter colonies

d)

historical colonies

12.

Because Georgia relied heavily on trade with England, the Georgia colonists ____________.

a)

slow to support the Revolutionary War

b)

immediately supported the Revolutionary War

c)

were indifferent about the Revolutionary War

d)

wanted to be part of Spain

13.

What was the name of the "break up" letter that the colonists wrote to dissolve the connection between the colonies and Great Britain?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Treaty of Paris

14.

The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to not have a powerful government, like Great Britain. So the Articles made the

a)

federal government very strong.

b)

federal government very weak.

c)

there would be no federal government.

d)

all state governments would be abolished.

15.

Elijah Clark was the leader of the rebel militia group that defeated 800 British troups at ____________.

a)

the Battle of New Orleans

b)

the Battle of Kettle Creek

c)

the Battle Savannah

d)

the Battle between the States

16.

Due to changing ____________ from colonial times through the Reconstruction period, the capital of Georgia was frequently moved.

a)

transportation

b)

geography

c)

political

d)

population

17.

The headright system and the land lottery were

a)

methods of land distribution in Georgia.

b)

methods of holding political elections.

c)

methods of establishing towns in Georgia.

d)

methods of providing more land to the Native Americans.

18.

The Supreme Court decided that Georgia Law was not valid in the Cherokee Nation, and therefore the Cherokee did not have to move. This case was known as _________.

a)

Brown vs the Board of Education.

b)

Worcester v. Georgia.

c)

the Civil Rights Act.

d)

the Dred Scott decision.

19.

The harsh removal of the Cherokee to areas west of the Mississippi River is known as ____________.

a)

the Appalachian Trail.

b)

the Blue Ridge Parkway.

c)

the Trail of Tears.

d)

the headright system.

20.

The technological invention that lead to an increase of cotton production and the need for more slaves was _________.

a)

the paddle wheel

b)

the steam engine

c)

the cotton tractor

d)

the cotton gin

21.

Tariffs, states' rights, and the western expansion of slavery were all

a)

causes of the Civil War.

b)

causes of the American Revolution.

c)

causes of the Battle of Kettle Creek.

d)

causes of the French-Indian War.

22.

Causes of the Civil War were

a)

State's Rights

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Slavery

d)

State's Rights, Sectionalism, Slavery

23.

Southerns believed that

a)

states had a right to be part of the union.

b)

states and the U.S. government could both nullify federal laws.

c)

states were not subject to higher powers except those given specifically to the national government by the U.S. Constitution.

d)

only states could make laws about slavery.

24.

Southerners based their argument for state' rights and their continued use of slavery on _____________.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The 10th Amendment

25.

Southerns were angry when imported goods became more expensive, due to ____________.

a)

production costs

b)

shipping costs

c)

labor costs

d)

tariffs

26.

A necessary evil is what Southerners called ________.

a)

slavery

b)

the cotton gin

c)

tariffs

d)

states' rights

27.

Quieting radicals in the Southern states, convincing them to agree to the Compromise of 1850, and avoiding a civil war, was accomplished by ______________.

a)

the Georgia Platform

b)

the Dred Scott decision

c)

the 10th Amendment

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

28.

The decision in the Dred Scott case

a)

allowed all slaves in Northern states to go free.

b)

allowed all slaves in Southern states to go free.

c)

slaves were property and couldn't sue in court

d)

helped the Compromise of 1850 take effect.

29.

The high court ruled slaves are property and therefore have no rights. This strengthened the fight for abolition.

a)

Worcester vs Georgia

b)

Brown vs Board of Education

c)

The Dred Scott decision

d)

The Civil Rights Act

30.

Alexander Stephens is famous because he

a)

was the Georgia governor who signed the Declaration of Independence. He later became Vice President of the United States.

b)

was a Georgia governor who believed that Georgia should follow all laws of the federal government.

c)

was the Georgia governor who signed the ordinance of secession, He later became Vice President of the Confederacy.

d)

was the Georgia governor who believed western expansion should include free states.

31.

South Carolina seceded from the Union due to

a)

the Compromise of 1850

b)

the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the battle at Valley Forge

d)

the election of 1860

32.

True or False: The South believed the U.S. Constitution was an agreement entered voluntarily and broken voluntarily. Secession was a states' right.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

True or False: The North favored high tariffs on foreign goods to protect American industries.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

The North believed that states should abide by federal laws.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

True or False: The South wanted land in western territories distributed quickly and cheaply so that it could be developed into large agricultural holdings.

a)

true

b)

false

36.
Which is NOT one of the 5 geographic regions of Georgia?
a)
BLUE RIDGE
b)
PIEDMONT
c)
SMOKEY MOUNTAINS
d)
COASTAL PLAINS
37.
Which prehistoric culture had villages and small homes ?
a)
Archaic
b)
Paleo
c)
Mississippian
d)
Woodland
38.
IN WHICH REGION OF THE UNITED STATES IS GEORGIA LOCATED?
a)
SOUTH
b)
EAST
c)
SOUTHEASTERN
d)
NORTHEASTERN
39.
wHAT PHYSICAL FEATURE OF GEORGIA SEPERATES THE PIEDMONT AND COASTAL PLAINS?
a)
FALL LINE
b)
SAVANNAH RIVER
c)
BRASSTOWN BALD
d)
FAULT LINE
40.
WHO WAS THE FIRST EXPLORER TO EXPLORE GEORGIA?
a)
HERNANDO DE SOTO
b)
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
c)
JOHN CABOT
d)
PONCE DE LEON
41.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT A PRIMARY REASON FOR SPANISH EXPLORATION?

a)

GOLD

b)

GOD

c)

GRAIN

d)

GLORY

42.
What did the Spanish set up on the barrier islands of Georgia?
a)
Mercantiles
b)
Missions
c)
Marinias
d)
Malls
43.
Who was the founder of Georgia?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Tomochichi
c)
James ogelthorpe
d)
Mary Musgrove
44.
What group of people disagreed with James Ogelthorpe and the Trustees called?
a)
Discontented
b)
Malcontents
c)
Irish
d)
Scottish
45.

The United States is in which hemispheres?

a)

Northern/Eastern

b)

Northern/Western

c)

Southern/Eastern

d)

Southern/Western

46.
How many regions are there in Georgia?
a)
12
b)
52
c)
5
d)
4
47.

The chief of the Yamacraws was

a)

Toonahowi

b)

Savannah

c)

Mary Musgrove

d)

Tomochichi

48.
The only religious group NOT allowed in Georgia was
a)
Catholic
b)
Jewish
c)
Puritan
d)
Anglican
49.
Britain planned to pay off its debt from the French and Indian War by
a)
requiring colonists to buy only American goods
b)
passing new tax laws
c)
reducing services to the colonists
d)
withdrawing support from the colonies
50.

The Stamp Act required

a)

All printed paper used in the colonies to have a tax stamp

b)

The use British postal stamps on all mail

c)

the establishment of a postal system

d)

Colonists to print their own stamps

51.
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the
a)
Tea Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Stamp Act
52.
Which of the following groups did NOT support the king?
a)
Tories
b)
Whigs
c)
Loyalists
d)
citizens of England
53.

The first state-chartered university in the United States was

a)

Oglethorpe University

b)

The University of Georgia

c)

Georgia Tech

d)

Georgia Military College

54.
The first way the government of Georgia distributed land was by
a)
the headright system
b)
the lottery system
c)
selling it at low prices
d)
selling it to land speculators
55.
What is considered to be the worst political scandal in Georgia's history?
a)
Land Lotteries
b)
The Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
building a fake railroad
d)
The US Census rigging
56.
The Trail of Tears involved the
a)
Seminoles
b)
Creeks
c)
Cherokees
d)
Choctaws
57.

Dahlonega, Georgia may be best known for

a)

the gold there in 1829

b)

its Indian heritage

c)

the Creek capital located there

d)

its scenic views

58.
The cotton gin
a)
wove cotton yarn into fabric
b)
spun the cotton fiber into yarn
c)
removed the seeds from the cotton fiber
d)
made cotton bales
59.
The North and South had conflicts over
a)
states' rights, slavery, and government services
b)
states' rights, slavery, and free blacks
c)
tariffs, states' rights, and taxes
d)
tariffs, states' rights, and westward expansion of slavery
60.

Who was Austin Dabney?

a)

One of Georgia Royal Governors

b)

Helped spread the idea of the "New South"

c)

Slave who fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek; gained his freedom after the American Revolution

d)

Head of Georgia's Democratic Party in the 1960s

61.

What Creek Chief signed the Treaty of New York, which gave away much of the Creek lands east of the Oconee River?

a)

William McIntosh

b)

Alexander McGillivray

c)

Elijah Clarke

d)

Sequoya Gist

62.

Who was from Georgia, supported the Georgia Platform, and became the Vice President of the Confederacy?

a)

Alexander Stephens

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Carl Vinson

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

63.
What were Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws to disenfranchise African Americans and to enforce segregation
b)
Laws restricting international trade
c)
Laws that prevented people from suing the government
d)
Laws restricting the overpricing of land for sale
64.

Who led the "March to the Sea" in Georgia?

a)

General Sherman

b)

General Lee

c)

General Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

65.

What keep the South from trading during the Civil War?

a)

Sulvent Wagons

b)

Stock market crash

c)

blockade

d)

Banks being closed

66.

What is the definition of nullify

a)

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

b)

the belief that a state's interests should take precedence over the interests of the national government.

c)

Act of formally withdrawing from the Union.

d)

the act of declaring invalid. The south often felt they should be able to do this with Federal laws they did not like or agree with.

67.

What was the most devastating effect of European contact with Natives in the New World?

a)

Poison food

b)

Religious intolerance

c)

Ceremonial sacrifices

d)

Diseases like small pox

68.

What was the main goal of Hernando de Soto"s exploration?

a)

Find gold

b)

Set up missions to train Indians to fight

c)

Begin his own colony with him as leader

d)

Look for natural resources to send back to England

69.

Which of Georgia's physical features can be classified as a wetland and, as such, has been designated a National Wildlife Refuge and a National Wilderness Area?

a)

Fall Line

b)

Okefenokee Swamp

c)

Cumberland Island

d)

Chattahoochee River

70.
The blue line represents what Georgia river?
a)
Flint
b)
Savannah
c)
Ocmulgee
d)
Chattahoochee
71.
What is the name of the mountain range that is labeled with the red arrows?
a)
Black Hills
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Nevadas
d)
Appalachian Mountains
72.
Georgia's climate attracts businesses and industries because the state
a)
has a low tax rate.
b)
rarely experiences tornadoes.
c)
has an efficient highway system.
d)
has mild winters and adequate rainfall.
73.
Which area on the map would be MOST likely to have many active ports?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
74.
The Stamp Act required
a)
All printed paper used in the colonies to have a tax stamp
b)
The use British postal stamps on all mail
c)
the establishment of a postal system
d)
Colonists to print their own stamps
75.

What Georgian signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Abraham Baldwin

c)

Button Gwinnett

d)

William Few

76.
What conflict led to the American Revolution because it left Great Britain in debt and resulted in increased taxes?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
French and Indian War
77.
Why did Patriots want independence from Great Britain?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by France
b)
The British wanted to capture Harry Potter
c)
They felt the taxes were unfair
d)
The British lost the French and Indian War
78.
The Siege of Savannah was a failure for the...
a)
British
b)
Patriots and French
c)
Spanish
d)
Spanish and French
79.

The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to not have a powerful government, like Great Britain. So the Articles made the

a)

federal government very strong.

b)

federal government very weak.

c)

there would be no federal government.

d)

all state governments would be abolished.

80.

Due to changing ____________ from colonial times through the Reconstruction period, the capital of Georgia was frequently moved.

a)

transportation

b)

geography

c)

political

d)

population

81.

The headright system and the land lottery were

a)

methods of land distribution in Georgia.

b)

methods of holding political elections.

c)

methods of establishing towns in Georgia.

d)

methods of providing more land to the Native Americans.

82.
What is true about the construction of the first railroads in Georgia?
a)
They decreased trade.
b)
They helped end slavery.
c)
They improved agriculture.
d)
They helped develop cities.
83.

Which Georgia institution is being described by these statements?


-chartered in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly

-founded by Abraham Baldwin who also served as the university's first president

-the oldest public land grant university in the nation

-the largest of the state's institutions of higher learning

a)

Georgia State University

b)

The University of Georgia

c)

Georgia Southern University

d)

The Georgia Institute of Technology

84.
Which is the correct order of Georgia's capitals?
a)
Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Louisville
b)
Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
c)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
d)
Louisville, Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Atlanta
85.
What event in history is illustrated by the image?
a)
The Erie Canal
b)
The Transcontinental Railroad
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
Sherman's March during the Civil War
86.
Group of people native to the Southeastern United States. Most were forced to relocate west on the Trail of Tears
a)
Creeks
b)
Cherokee
c)
Yamacraw
d)
Seminole
87.
Group of Native Americans who originally lived in parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Had land seized by Georgia gov't after the Treaty of Indian Springs
a)
Creeks
b)
Seminole
c)
Choctaw
d)
Cherokee
88.
Law that gave the President the power to make treaties with Native Americans exchanging their land for unsettled western land
a)
Native American Treatise
b)
Indian Land Grant
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Georgia Native Doctrine
89.

1832 Supreme Court case which ruled that Cherokee had federal protection from the actions of state governments. President Jackson did not enforce the ruling.

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Brown vs Board

c)

Hostile Natives Amendment

d)

Worcester vs Georgia

90.

7th President of the United States who is known for Indian removal

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Marshall

c)

John Ridge

d)

William Mcintosh

91.

Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court during the period of Indian Removal. He ruled in favor of the Cherokee

a)

John Ross

b)

John Marshall

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William Mcintosh

92.
During which prehistoric time period would you find the mound builders?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
93.

What is the term we use for the rebuilding of the south?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Construction

c)

Amendment

d)

Freedom

94.

Which amendment made slavery illegal?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

95.

Which amendment declared slaves citizens of the United States?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

96.

Which amendment gave male citizens the right to vote, regardless of color?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

97.

Who originally came up with the plan to readmit states that followed this protocol:


"10% of male citizens in each Southern state must take an oath of allegiance."

a)

Johnson

b)

Lincoln

c)

Freedman

d)

Turner

98.

What political group was in favor of harsh punishments after the war for the south?

a)

radical republicans

b)

radical democrats

c)

republicans

d)

democrats

99.

Why did the capital of Georgia move from Milledgeville to Atlanta during Reconstruction?

a)

black legislators were not welcome there

b)

The World of Coke is in Atlanta

c)

KKK violence in Milledgeville

d)

free public education

100.

What accomplishment will the first African American members of the General Assembly be remembered for?

a)

free public education

b)

black codes

c)

sharecropping

d)

tenant farmers

101.

How was the Congressional Plan different from the Presidential Plan (for the South's readmittance)?

a)

Congress' plan had harsher requirements because they wanted to treat them like a conquered nation.

b)

Congress' plan had harsher requirements because the South didn't follow the rules.

c)

Congress' plan had easier requirements, because they felt bad for Southerners.

d)

Congress' plan had easier requirements because they felt bad for newly freed slaves.

102.

Why was Georgia (and other Southern states) placed until military rule?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

black codes

b)

KKK violance

c)

sharecropping

d)

war debt

103.

What kind of services did the Freedmen's Bureau offer?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

education

b)

clothing and food

c)

register to vote

d)

land and jobs

104.

What is a "freedman"?

a)

a former slave

b)

a former owner of slaves

c)

a tenant farmer

d)

a person who got free public education

105.

What did most freedmen do after the Civil War for work?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

sharecropping

b)

tenant farming

c)

went to school

d)

nothing

106.
The Preamble is...
a)
in the beginning of the Declaration...
b)
the conclusion.
c)
in the middle.
d)
not in the Declaration.
107.
What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions?
a)
claim land for Spain
b)
establish trade with Spain
c)
convert the Natives to Catholicism (Christianity)
d)
provide protection to the colonists
108.

British colonialism was driven by mercantilism. What is the best description of mercantilism?

a)

taking raw materials to the colony to build new products

b)

taking raw materials from the colony back to the mother country

c)

buying raw materials from one country and selling those raw materials for a profit

109.

In which way did the invention of the cotton gin change the American South?

Choose the BEST answer.

a)

The cotton gin increased the production of cotton.

b)

The cotton gin decreased the need for labor.

c)

The cotton increased the slave population.

110.
What items did Oglethorpe promise the colonists would produce in the Georgia Colony?
a)
rice, cotton, tobacco
b)
wine, indigo, silk
c)
cloth, ammunition, cotton
d)
peanuts, peaches cotton
111.
What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions?
a)
claim land for Spain
b)
establish trade with Spain
c)
convert the Natives to Catholicism (Christianity)
d)
provide protection to the colonists
112.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to __________

a)

make states pay taxes, obey laws, and join the military

b)

make any laws, create a post office

c)

elect a president and make money

113.
What conflict led to the American Revolution because it left Great Britain in debt and resulted in increased taxes?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
French and Indian War
114.

Hard-working, German-speaking Protestant refugees from Austria. They created the towns of Ebenezer/New Ebenezer. Had some success with silk production. Built a grist mill. Successful colonists.

a)

Malcontents

b)

Highland Scots

c)

Jews

d)

Salzburgers

115.

How did Hernando de Soto’s march through Georgia change the lives and culture of Native Americans?

a)

the expedition introduced Native Americans to new types of food

b)

the expedition set up new trading opportunities for Native Americans

c)

the expedition was responsible for converting all Native Americans to Catholicism

d)

the expedition resulted in the death of thousands of Native Americans from diseases and fighting

116.

When the Trustees returned the Charter to the King, what changes occurred within the colony?

a)

many colonists left the colony and returned to England

b)

land restrictions were lifted and slavery introduced

c)

John Reynolds was elected as governor and improved relations with Natives.

117.
Spain and Great Britain were bitter religious rivals.  Which of the following statements is true about the religion of each country?
a)
Spain was mostly Protestant while Great Britain was mostly Catholic.
b)
Spain was mostly Catholic while Great Britain allowed many different types of religions.
c)
Spain was Catholic and Great Britain was Protestant.
d)
Great Britain had more Puritans while Spain had more Quakers.
118.
Which Native American group was influenced by the arrival of the Europeans?
a)
Paleo
b)
Mississippian
c)
Archaic
d)
Woodland
119.

 Where was the site of the first gold rush in the United States?

a)

Savannah

b)

San Francisco

c)

Darien

d)

Dahlonega

120.

Name of the court case that said Cherokee was a sovereign nation

a)

Simpson v. California

b)

Garner v. Tenn

c)

Manning v. Georgia

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

121.

 Who was the Creek Chief that signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?

a)

William Mcintosh

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Ross

d)

Tomochichi

122.

The two tribes in Georgia most affected by the 1830 Indian Removal Act were:

a)

Choctaw and Cherokee

b)

Nez Perce and Seminole

c)

Sioux and Creek

d)

Creek and Cherokee

123.

 Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the case of Worcester v. Georgia was ruled upon by the justices?

a)

John Ross

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Samuel Alito

d)

John Marshall

124.

 The land known as Indian Territory in the 1800’s is located in the modern-day state of __.

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Arizona

c)

Nebraska

d)

Georgia

125.

True or False: The Cherokees had a government set up similar to the U.S. Government

a)

True

b)

False

126.

A treaty between the U.S. Government and a minority representation of the Cherokee tribe that ceded all Cherokee land in the Southeast to the United States

a)

Treaty of New Echota

b)

Treaty of 1812

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

The Great Compromise

127.

George Gist, inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary.

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Shaquita

c)

Sequoyah

128.

True or False:

Georgia's Indian tribes sided with the Americans during the Revolutionary War.

a)

True

b)

False

129.

The first president of the University of Georgia was

a)

Abraham Bulloch

b)

Archibald Baldwin

c)

Lyman Hall

d)

Abraham Baldwin

130.

Name of the 7th president who ignored the Supreme Court Decision that Cherokee was a sovereign nation

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

131.

What was the main idea behind Lincoln's 10% Plan?

a)

Allowing Slavery to spread into the Kansas Territory

b)

Punishment for ex-Confederate leaders

c)

Blocking legislation written by Radical Republicans

d)

Amnesty (forgiveness) for rebels

132.

A scalawag was a...

a)

Member of the Ku Klux Klan

b)

Nickname for a Southern Democrat

c)

Southerner who votes Republican or supports Reconstruction

d)

Insulting term Southerners used for freedmen

133.

A Northerner who moved to the South to take advantage of cheap land was a...

a)

Scalawag

b)

Carpetbagger

c)

Free Soiler

d)

Freedmen

134.

Which federal relief agency worked to provide blacks with food, clothing, and education?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

c)

Department of Energy Conservation

d)

Feedman's Bureau

135.

What do the poll tax, grandfather clause, and literacy test have in common?

a)

They were all methods used to prevent blacks from voting

b)

They were federal laws intended to protect blacks

c)

They were federal laws designed to punish ex-Confederates

d)

They were all used in the North

136.

Ku Klux Klan

a)

Secret Society organized after the civil War to reassert white supremacy.

b)

Government agency designed to support newly freed enslaved people.

c)

The Radical Republicans' plan to allow the Southern states back into the Union.

d)

Secret Society organized after the Civil War to help newly freed slaves adjust to life.

137.
The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:
a)
were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
b)
were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
c)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
138.
Why did Georgia expel its black legislators?
a)
Said Georgia constitution denied black the right to hold political office
b)
Said since they couldn't read they couldn't hold office
c)
Said they couldn't hold political office because they wouldn't allow them to hold their own school board.
139.

Many of these were removed from Georgia's General Assembly for a variety of reasons, such as being accused of being a non-resident of the county for which he was elected and for being illiterate...

a)

Ex-Civil War Soldiers

b)

Members of the White Caucus

c)

Black Legislators

d)

Democrats

140.

These were designed to restrict the rights of freedom and led to the 14th amendment...

a)

black codes

b)

jim crow laws

c)

restrictive measures

d)

white rights

141.

These were used to take away the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

a)

Amendments

b)

White Codes

c)

Black Codes

d)

Civil Rights

142.

Which city in Georgia held the International Cotton Expositions?

a)

Augusta

b)

Atlanta

c)

Savannah

d)

Louisville

e)

Macon

143.

What was the purpose of the International Cotton Expositions?

a)

to prove that Southern industry did not need the contributions of Northerners

b)

to convince Northerners to buy goods made in the South

c)

to encourage Georgia farmers to plant a wider variety of crops

d)

to attract business from the North and promote industry in Georgia

144.

What role did Henry Grady play in the International Cotton Expositions?

a)

He actively opposed and protested the expositions.

b)

He demonstrated the many uses of cotton.

c)

He helped organize and promote the expositions.

d)

He provided the money needed to fund the expositions.

145.

What industry in Georgia greatly increased as a result of the International Cotton Expositions?

a)

textile manufacturing

b)

fertilizer production

c)

steel production

d)

iron mining

146.

Democrats in the South supported white supremacy, which is ______________.

a)

belief that the white race should be held responsible for the Civil War.

b)

belief that the white race is inferior to all other races.

c)

belief that the white race is superior to all other races.

d)

belief that the white race needs more resources than the other races.

147.

How did the Bourbon Democrats think Georgia could succeed economically?

a)

by supplying as many food products as possible to the North

b)

by encouraging African Americans to buy land in Georgia

c)

by building industry and manufacturing in Georgia

d)

by re-planting Georgia's cotton fields

148.

Which approach did the Bourbons take towards agriculture?

a)

They believed that tobacco would become Georgia's next valuable cash crop.

b)

They encouraged farmers to grow crops in addition to cotton.

c)

They believed that cotton had no place in Georgia's agriculture.

d)

They encouraged farmers to grow as much cotton as possible.

149.

Which approach did the Bourbons take towards agriculture?

a)

They believed that tobacco would become Georgia's next valuable cash crop.

b)

They encouraged farmers to grow crops in addition to cotton.

c)

They believed that cotton had no place in Georgia's agriculture.

d)

They encouraged farmers to grow as much cotton as possible.

150.

How did the Bourbon Democrats think Georgia could succeed economically?

a)

by supplying as many food products as possible to the North

b)

by encouraging African Americans to buy land in Georgia

c)

by building industry and manufacturing in Georgia

d)

by re-planting Georgia's cotton fields

151.

Who was the leader of the Populist Party in Georgia?

a)

Tom Watson

b)

Henry Grady

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Alexander Stephens

152.

Tom Watson & the Populist Party worked to support the needs of _____________?

a)

farmers and rural people

b)

rich bankers & businessmen

c)

wealthy industrialists

d)

powerful railroad tycoons

153.

The County Unit system was set up to make the rural areas more powerful in the General Assembly. It was based on the following

a)

6 votes for urban

4 votes for towns

2 votes for rural

b)

2 votes for urban

4 votes for towns

6 votes for rural

c)

2 votes for urban

2 votes for towns

2 votes for rural

d)

1 votes for urban

2 votes for towns

3 votes for rural

154.

What were Jim Crow Laws?

a)

laws that aided in the education of African Americans

b)

laws of segregation against African Americans

c)

laws that helped African Americans get better jobs

d)

laws that helped African Americans vote

155.

What does this photo illustrate?

a)

desegregation

b)

prohibition

c)

suffrage

d)

Jim Crow Laws

156.

Which person thought African Americans could gain equality by working harder and longer?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Homer Plessy

157.

What court decision upheld Jim Crow Laws declaring "separate but equal"?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Loving v. Virginia

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

158.

If someone is prevented from voting they are...

a)

disfranchised

b)

unfortunate

c)

disbarred

d)

promoted

159.

Which person called on African American doctors, lawyers, and teachers to become leaders of their people?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Homer Plessy

160.

This event in Atlanta was caused by false newspaper reports of black men attacking white women

a)

ICE

b)

Niagara Movement

c)

Tuskegee

d)

1906 Race Riot

161.

On April 26, 1913, thirteen-year old _____________________ went to the pencil factory where she worked to pick up her paycheck.

a)

Leo Frank

b)

Newt Lee

c)

Mary Phagan

d)

Ashley Smith

162.

The Leo Frank case is a famous example of _____________________________ which is prejudice against Jewish People.

a)

jew hating

b)

stigmatization

c)

Antisemitism

d)

semiticantism

163.

A KKK chapter calling themselves the __________________________ were largely responsible for Frank's lynching.

a)

Klan Faced Killers

b)

Knights of Atlanta

c)

Knights of Mary Phagan

d)

Jew killer klan

164.
What was Alonzo Herndon's first business?
a)
A barber shop
b)
A restaurant
c)
A used car dealership
d)
A grocery store
165.
What did Alonzo Herndon found?
a)
Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Co.
b)
MetLife Insurance
c)
Geico Insurance
d)
Nationwide Insurance