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GMAS Review #2

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

2.
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
3.

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

4.

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.

5.

All of these cities have been capitals of the state of Georgia but one. Which has NOT been a capital of Georgia?

a)

Augusta

b)

Louisville

c)

Macon

d)

Milledegville

6.

From 1796 to 1807, the capital of Georgia was "Louisville." Why was the city was named "Louisville"?

a)

The city was founded by settlers who immigrated from France.

b)

The area was settled by a large number of people who moved to Georgia from Kentucky.

c)

It was named in honor of the the King of France who supported the Americans in the Revolution.

d)

It was named in honor of the immigrant soldiers who helped defend the town during the American Revolution.

7.

Prior to being named "Atlanta," the city was known as both "Marthasville" and

a)

Louisville

b)

Lumpkin

c)

Terminus

d)

Yamacraw Bluff

8.

What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?

a)

It established a method of counting the population

b)

To distribute newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

c)

It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

d)

It administered voting and election districts

9.

The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:

a)

headright system

b)

land lottery

c)

cession

d)

roulette

10.

Why was the land lottery more successful than the headright system?

a)

More land was distributed to settlers

b)

It sold all open lands to the government

c)

It created peace with American Indians

d)

More settlers moved to the eastern coast.

11.

Which BEST describes why Georgia gave up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?

a)

The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population

b)

The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.

c)

The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

d)

They did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.

12.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

a)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

b)

took land from the American Indians by force.

c)

made illegal treaties with the American Indians.

d)

llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

13.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? 
a)
steel plow
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroads
d)
the spinning jenny
14.

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

15.

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.

16.
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.
17.

__________________ 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

18.
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.
19.

What mode of transportation was key to the Civil War effort?

a)

Ships

b)

Interstate highways

c)

railroads

d)

airports

20.

Which was an event that DIDN'T lead to the Civil War?

a)

Election of 1860

b)

Dred Scott Case

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Compromise of 1850

21.

After which battle did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Chickamauga

22.

According to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, what would happen on January 1, 1863, if the South did not surrender?

a)

The Union would invade the South

b)

Confederate slaves would be freed.

c)

Confederate prisoners would be executed.

d)

The Union would cease all trade with the South.

23.

What was the name of the Northern Strategy to win the war?

a)

King Cotton Diplomacy

b)

Lay waste Strategy

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Reconstruction Plan

24.

Which accurately describes southern states’ reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?

a)

They demanded a recount of votes.

b)

They began to secede from the Union

c)

They immediately attacked Fort Sumter.

d)

They voted to protest Lincoln’s election.

25.

What was the first major battle in Georgia during the Civil War?

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Chickamauga

26.

Which correctly explains the term "nullification"?

a)

to put on hold

b)

to do away with

c)

to ratify or approve

d)

to amend or change

27.

" The national government has no right to tell us farmers how to operate on our land." These are the words MOST LIKELY spoken by person who believes in

a)

Union

b)

Succession

c)

states rights

d)

Abolition

28.

Why did Southern states decide not to secede after the Compromise of 1850?

a)

the South was not prepared for war yet

b)

Southern States agreed to follow the Georgia Platform

c)

The Compromise of 1850 actually favored southern states

d)

Both the North and the South liked the Compromise of 1850

29.

Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was not in their jurisdiction

b)

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property

c)

The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott was not a citizen therefore could not sue in court

d)

The Supreme Court decided not to rule because it would cause anger on both sided

30.

How many union soldiers died at Andersonville prison?

a)

18,000

b)

7,600

c)

12,500

d)

13,700

31.
What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”? 
a)
 A. It convinced the South that they could win the war.
b)
B. It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
C. It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia. 
d)
D. It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.
32.
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states: 
a)
 A. Georgia Platform
b)
B. Missouri Compromise
c)
C. Compromise of 1850
d)
D. Kansas-Nebraska Act
33.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

a)

Free Speech

b)

Abolished Slavery

c)

Voting rights

d)

Freedom of Religion

34.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.
a)
Voting Rights
b)
Bear Arms
c)
Gave equal protection
35.

What were the political views of the Ku Klux Klan?

a)

To continue fighting the Civil War

b)

to reestablish former slaves back onto the plantations to continue growing cotton

c)

The KKK wanted to establish a new confederate government

d)

Return control of southern governments to democrats by taking away African American voting rights

36.
The most controversial issue dividing northerners and southerners during the 1800s was the issue of _____?
a)
Slavery
b)
States rights
c)
Nullification
37.
Republican candidate and victor in the election of 1860
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckenridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
38.

What campaign was led to William T. Sherman capturing the industrial railroad hub of Atlanta?

a)

Sherman’s March to Sea

b)

Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign

c)

Sherman’s March to Savannah

d)

Sherman’s Battle of Chickamauga

39.

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.

40.

Choose 4 examples of Black Codes.

a)

Employment was required of all freedmen.

b)

Freedmen could not assemble without the presence of a white person.

c)

Freedmen were not to be taught to read or write.

d)

Public facilities were segregated.

e)

Freedmen were allowed to do as they pleased.

41.

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.