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Midterm Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these BEST describes the difference between unruly behavior and delinquent behavior for juveniles under Georgia law?
a)
Delinquent behaviors are unlawful if committed by either adults or juveniles, while unruly behaviors are unlawful only when committed by juveniles
b)
Delinquent behaviors are unlawful if committed by adults, while unruly behaviors are unlawful behaviors committed by juveniles.
c)
Unruly behaviors are unlawful behaviors that require more severe punishments than delinquent behaviors.
d)
Delinquent behaviors are unlawful only if committed by juveniles, while unruly behaviors are unlawful if committed by adults and juveniles
2.
Bill is 14 and is caught spray painting graffiti on the side of a bridge on Friday night. He is taken into custody by the local police.
What should happen next in the juvenile justice system?
a)
Bill is sentenced to the youth detention center for 90 days by a judge.
b)
Bill is sent to boot camp in order to rehabilitate him and teach him a lesson.
c)
The police notify Bill's parents or guardians.
d)
There will be a formal hearing to see if Bill should be charged with a crime.
3.
Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?
a)
Augusta had been destroyed from attacks by the Creek Indians.
b)
The General Assembly wanted to move the capital as far away from Spanish-controlled Florida as possible.
c)
The capital needed to be more centrally located within the population of the state
d)
Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center because it was a railroad hub.
4.
Which system offered Georgia settlers 200 acres of free land, with an additional 50 acres per family member or slave?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the County Unit System
c)
the Cherokee cession
d)
the Headright System
5.
The statements below are referring to___.
-Georgia sold 40,000,000 acreas of land for $500,000 to 4 land companies.
-Many Georgia politicians were stockholders in the companies buying the land.
-The land was resold to full profit with massive payoffs to Georgia politicians involved in the original sale.
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
the Teapot Dome Scandal
d)
the Headright System
6.
The headright system and land lottery of 1805 were similar in that each
a)
was a major cause of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the War of 1812.
b)
contained provisions to preserve Creek and Cherokee ownership of land
c)
was a method used by the state government to distribute public land to settlers.
d)
required males between the ages of 16 and 60 to work on local roads at least 12 days a year.
7.
-invented by Eli Whitney in 1703
-cleaned the cotton by removing the seeds
-increased daily production rates from one pound per day, per worker, to as much as 50 pounds per day, per worker

The above statements are describing the... 
a)
cotton gin
b)
grist mill
c)
John Deer plow
d)
McCormick reaper 
8.
One of the major effects of the introduction and widespread usage of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was that
a)
slavery was abolished in four Southern states.
b)
it led directly to passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
c)
the demand for slaves grew to keep up with the increased production
d)
the demand for slaves dropped since the work could be done more efficiently.
9.
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.
10.
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 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
11.
How would you describe the movement of Georgia's capital between 1785-1868?
a)
The location of capitals have shifted westward over time.
b)
The capitals were moved away from armies approaching the coast
c)
The location was moved to be closer to large bodies of water.
d)
The capitals have been moved to cities with large populations.
12.
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
13.
Read the following statements. What are they describing?
-By the mid-1830s routes connected Athens, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah.
-It led to the construction of Terminus in 1837 which would provide a link between Savannah and the midwest.
-Georgia claimed more miles than any other state in the Deep South in 1850.
a)
Georgia's canal system
b)
Georgia's railroad system
c)
Georgia's freeway system
d)
the Georgia department of transportation
14.
The railroad caused the development of what Georgia city?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
7th President of the United States who is known for Indian removal
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Marshall
c)
John Ridge
d)
William Mcintosh
21.
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
22.

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

23.

What role did disease play in European exploration of the New World?

a)

Indians used poison darts to spread plague to the Spanish

b)

Europeans brought new medicines to improve Indian life

c)

Large number of Indians died due to no resistance to disease

d)

Indian doctors cured flu in Spanish soldiers

24.

Which European country set up 13 colonies along the east coast hoping to find raw materials

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

25.

What was the result of de Soto's expedition through the southeast?

a)

He died before it ended, never finding the gold he sought

b)

He was fired by the King and ended up settling in Texas

c)

He took the gold he found and escaped to French Canada

d)

The Indians captured him & made him a member of their tribe

26.
What Georgian signed the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Button Gwinnett
d)
William Few
27.
Which scandal occurred when Georgia's governor and some legislators accepted bribes to sell public land?
a)
land lottery
b)
Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
headright system
28.
How does the executive branch keep the legislative branch in check?
a)
by making laws
b)
by educating them
c)
through impeachment
d)
with veto power
29.
Who was the Georgian who helped bring about the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
William Sherman
d)
John Ross
30.
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
31.

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

32.

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.

33.

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

34.

Your family has decided to sponsor an international exchange student from Sweden. Your student, Heidi, has never traveled outside of her country. She has contacted you on facebook and wants to know where Georgia is located. Which of these is the BEST response to her request?

a)

Georgia is located in the Eastern Hemisphere on the North American continent in the United States of America.

b)

Georgia is located in the Northern Hemisphere on the North American continent in the United States of America.

c)

Georgia is located in the Southern Hemisphere on the North American continent in the United States of America.

d)

Georgia is located in the Northern Hemisphere on the South American continent in the United States of America.

35.

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

36.

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.

37.
The French made most of their profit from which activity?
a)
Jesuit priests converting Native Americans to Catholicism.
b)
Selling finished fur products to the other colonists
c)
Trading fur with the Native Americans
d)
Shipping fur products to Great Britain and Spain
38.
Which word means native to a certain region or place?
a)
nomad
b)
inhabitant
c)
indigenous 
d)
original
39.
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
40.
What protects Georgia from damage by storms and hurricanes?
a)
the Atlantic Ocean
b)
the Savannah River
c)
the Barrier Islands
d)
the state of Florida
41.
The state of Georgia is found in BOTH the
a)
Northern and Western hemispheres.
b)
Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
c)
Southern and Western hemispheres.
d)
Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
42.
The "Fall Line" is the dividing point between which two geographic regions in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge and Piedmont
b)
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian and Valley & Ridge
43.
The blue line represents what Georgia river?
a)
Flint
b)
Savannah
c)
Ocmulgee
d)
Chattahoochee
44.
The average of weather conditions over a longer period of time is known as
a)
atmosphere.
b)
biosphere.
c)
climate.
d)
weather.
45.

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

a)

Savannah

b)

San Francisco

c)

Darien

d)

Dahlonega

46.

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

47.

 What event greatly increased Georgia’s desire to remove all Indians from the state?

a)

 The discovery of gold in the mountains of North Georgia

b)

The expansion of the railroad system across the state into western lands

c)

  The ruling in the Supreme Court Case Worcester v. Georgia

48.

 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

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