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GMAS Review #3

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

a)

collective bargaining and issuing bonds

b)

speculation and sharecropping

c)

the headright system and the land lottery

d)

the land−use plan and the embargo system

2.

Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were known as __________________.

a)

headright systems

b)

land lotteries

c)

circuit riders

d)

Yazoo deals

3.

With which topic was the Yazoo fraud concerned?

a)

Indian lands in north Georgia

b)

sale of land in western Georgia territory

c)

ratification of the Constitution in Georgia

d)

creation of a national park on state property

4.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies ______.

a)

claimed land that had been acquired illegally

b)

took land from the Native Americans by force

c)

made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

d)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

5.
What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?
a)
Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy
b)
educate GA's slave population
c)
educate GA's militia
d)
establish a women's only school
6.

The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________

a)

Abraham Baldwin

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

William Few

d)

John Milledge

7.

Which acronym places Georgia's state capitals in order from first to last

a)

S.E.L.M.A

b)

L.E.S.M.A

c)

S.A.L.M.A

d)

S.L.A.M.A.

8.
Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to
a)
avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
b)
meet federal government requirements
c)
follow the growing population
d)
open eastern lands to the American Indians
9.

The cotton gin was an important invention because

a)

it made cotton easier to pick

b)

it made cotton a profitable crop

c)

it made the demand for cotton less

d)

it made Northern farmers depend on cotton from the South

10.
How were railroads beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 
a)
increased tourism through sightseeing 
b)
offered faster and easier transportation of goods
c)
offered a non-polluting transportation option
d)
made horses unnecessary for travel
11.

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he

a)

fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

b)

was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

c)

signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

d)

signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.

12.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
13.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Fletcher vs. Peck

b)

Peck vs. Veno

c)

Worcester vs. Georgia

d)

Alabama vs. Georgia

14.

What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?

a)

Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.

b)

Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.

c)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

d)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.

15.
Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he 
a)
ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
b)
refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
c)
accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
d)
organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.
16.

__________________ led the Cherokee faction that wanted to resist further concessions to the U.S. government, ultimately suing the U.S. government in court. He led them on the Trail of Tears.

a)

George Guess

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Ross

d)

William McIntosh

17.
In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"? 
a)
Many battles took place along the journey.
b)
Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.
c)
It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”. 
d)
Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey.
18.

What battle was said to be the bloodiest two days of the Civil War and a great victory for the South? This battle caused the Union forces to retreat into Chattanooga.

a)

Kennesaw

b)

Chickamauga

c)

Atlanta

d)

Antietam

19.

Andersonville Prison held ______.

a)

Confederate POWs

b)

Rebellious slaves

c)

Union POWs

d)

confederates that peid the tariff of 1832

20.

What city did General Sherman's army destroy in order for the Union army to continue the March to the Sea?

a)

Mobile

b)

Dahlonega

c)

Atlanta

d)

Valdosta

21.

Atlanta was the most important military target in Georgia because ___.

a)

It was the capital of Georgia

b)

It was the industrial and transportation center

c)

It was the home of Robert E Lee

d)

It was where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought

22.

What was the purpose of the naval blockade by Union ships on the coast of Georgia?

a)

It was an attempt to block all of the railroad stations

b)

It was an attempt to block all supply routes between the South and Britain

c)

It was an attempt to stop Lee's army from advancing to Washington DC

d)

It was an attempt to block the passage of the Missouri Compromise

23.

What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Georgia Platform

c)

The Nullification Crisis

d)

The Compromise of 1850

24.

The election of Abraham Lincoln led to

a)

southern states seceding from the Union

b)

southern states protesting with a March in Washington DC

c)

northern states nullifying the election results

d)

a recount in Illinoise

25.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

A law that made slave owners return the slaves that they stole from other plantations

b)

A law that made the plantation owners return any slaves that rebelled rather than cause harm to them physically

c)

A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South

d)

A law that stated that slaves were property

26.

North and South had conflict over which of the following?

a)

Slavery

b)

The enforcement of tariffs

c)

states' rights

d)

All of these

27.

What three things did Lincoln’s Plan require the South to do to be reunited back to the Union?

a)

10% of the people in each state had to take an oath to obey the Constitution.

b)

Each state had to set up a new government and a new state constitution.

c)

Each state had to abolish slavery.

d)

Each state had to imprison ALL ex-Confederates.

28.

What was the agenda of the radical Republicans (what did they want to do to the south)?

a)

Punish the South.

b)

Be lenient toward the South.

c)

Take all former slaves from the South.

d)

Send all ex-Confederates to jail.

29.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

b)

ave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

c)

Granted African American men the right to vote.

d)

Granted women the right to vote.

30.

What were Black Codes?

a)

Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.

b)

Laws designed to help freed blacks and poor whites navigate the South after the end of the Civil War.

c)

Addendums to the Reconstruction Amendments.

d)

Laws designed to limit the freedom of poor whites in the South after the end of the Civil War.

31.

What did the 14th Amendment do?

a)

It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

b)

It granted African American men the right to vote.

c)

It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

d)

It granted women the right to vote.

32.

What did the 15th Amendment do?

a)

It granted African American men the right to vote.

b)

It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

c)

It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

d)

It allowed women the right to vote.

33.

What was the ultimate goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

a)

To give an economic boost to African Americans and poor whites by helping them learn to read and write through formal education.

b)

To help poor whites become educated.

c)

To create opportunities for poor whites.

d)

To educate all Southerners.

34.

What was the ultimate goal of the KKK?

a)

To intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans from voting and running for office during the Reconstruction period.

b)

To intimidate whites to keep them from voting and running for office.

c)

To dance around in fancy pajamas while listening to Rhianna.

d)

To help freed blacks find jobs and get an education.

35.

Why were African Americans expelled from their seats in the Georgia General Assembly? (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

Democrats claimed the new state constitution did not guarantee them the right to hold office.

b)

Democrats claimed that they were illiterate.

c)

Democrats claimed they did not reside in the county they were elected to.

d)

Democrats claimed they did not make enough money.

36.

What is the difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?

a)

Sharecroppers owned their own supplies and tenant farmers needed everything.

b)

Tenant farmers owned their own supplies and sharecroppers needed everything.

c)

Sharecroppers owned tenant farmers.

d)

Tenant farmers rented land and supplies to sharecroppers.

37.

Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon were known as the

a)

3 Musketeers

b)

Bourbon Triumvirate

c)

Populists

d)

Henry Grady's Guys

38.

Who was the leader of the Populist Party?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Alfred Hitchcock

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Tom Watson

39.

This set of laws enforced segregation:

a)

John Eagle Laws

b)

Disenfranchisement Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

The KKK Laws

40.

Taking away African American's right to vote is:

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Atlanta Race Riot

c)

Segregation

d)

Party Laws

41.

This man promoted higher education within the black community and believed that college- educated African Americans should lead the fight for equality:

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Jefferson Davis

42.

The NAACP is a:

a)

Political Party

b)

a group that fights to protect equal rights for African Americans

c)

an organization that helps poor people

d)

a church who sings about political issues

43.

Anti-Semitism is defined as:

a)

A hatred against Hispanics

b)

A hatred against Jews

c)

A love for Jews

d)

A love for symmetry

44.

The Leo Frank Case symbolized:

a)

The need for modern DNA Technology

b)

The growing voice of a Jewish community

c)

White Southerners' strong anti-Semitic feelings during the New South period

d)

Black Southerner's resilience to hatred.

45.

educator, author, political activist, and orator; promoted the idea that African-Americans or Blacks should pursue economic and educational endeavors before seeking social and political equality.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

Leo Frank

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

46.

What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?

a)

International Cotton Exposititon

b)

Cotton Warehouse

c)

Cotton Pickin Fair

d)

Georgia State Fair

47.

What did the Bourbon Triumvirate support?

a)

Traditional old south values while promoting new industry.

b)

Northern Industry

c)

Integration

d)

Northern values and only agriculture

48.

Who coined the term "New South" and was involved in attracting new industry coming to Georgia including Cotton Expos?

a)

Walter Colquitt

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

Tom Watson

d)

Henry Grady