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WorksheetsGMAS Review #2
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 30mins
The first public university in United States history was _______.
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
University of Wisconsin
Georgia State University
The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________
Abraham Baldwin
Lyman Hall
William Few
John Milledge
Which acronym places Georgia's state capitals in order from first to last
S.E.L.M.A
L.E.S.M.A
S.A.L.M.A
S.L.A.M.A.
All of these cities have been capitals of the state of Georgia but one. Which has NOT been a capital of Georgia?
Augusta
Louisville
Macon
Milledegville
From 1796 to 1807, the capital of Georgia was "Louisville." Why was the city was named "Louisville"?
The city was founded by settlers who immigrated from France.
The area was settled by a large number of people who moved to Georgia from Kentucky.
It was named in honor of the the King of France who supported the Americans in the Revolution.
It was named in honor of the immigrant soldiers who helped defend the town during the American Revolution.
Prior to being named "Atlanta," the city was known as both "Marthasville" and
Louisville
Lumpkin
Terminus
Yamacraw Bluff
What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?
It established a method of counting the population
To distribute newly gained lands and promote westward expansion
It provided an organized system of collecting taxes
It administered voting and election districts
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:
headright system
land lottery
cession
roulette
Why was the land lottery more successful than the headright system?
More land was distributed to settlers
It sold all open lands to the government
It created peace with American Indians
More settlers moved to the eastern coast.
Which BEST describes why Georgia gave up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?
The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population
The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.
The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.
They did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.
The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies
bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.
took land from the American Indians by force.
made illegal treaties with the American Indians.
llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.
Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?
Fletcher vs. Peck
Peck vs. Veno
Worcester vs. Georgia
Alabama vs. Georgia
What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?
Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.
Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.
Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.
Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.
__________________ 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.
George Guess
Andrew Jackson
John Ross
William McIntosh
What mode of transportation was key to the Civil War effort?
Ships
Interstate highways
railroads
airports
Which was an event that DIDN'T lead to the Civil War?
Election of 1860
Dred Scott Case
Reconstruction
Compromise of 1850
After which battle did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Shiloh
Antietam
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
According to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, what would happen on January 1, 1863, if the South did not surrender?
The Union would invade the South
Confederate slaves would be freed.
Confederate prisoners would be executed.
The Union would cease all trade with the South.
What was the name of the Northern Strategy to win the war?
King Cotton Diplomacy
Lay waste Strategy
Anaconda Plan
Reconstruction Plan
Which accurately describes southern states’ reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
They demanded a recount of votes.
They began to secede from the Union
They immediately attacked Fort Sumter.
They voted to protest Lincoln’s election.
What was the first major battle in Georgia during the Civil War?
Shiloh
Antietam
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Which correctly explains the term "nullification"?
to put on hold
to do away with
to ratify or approve
to amend or change
" 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
Union
Succession
states rights
Abolition
Why did Southern states decide not to secede after the Compromise of 1850?
the South was not prepared for war yet
Southern States agreed to follow the Georgia Platform
The Compromise of 1850 actually favored southern states
Both the North and the South liked the Compromise of 1850
Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was not in their jurisdiction
The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property
The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott was not a citizen therefore could not sue in court
The Supreme Court decided not to rule because it would cause anger on both sided
How many union soldiers died at Andersonville prison?
18,000
7,600
12,500
13,700
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.
Free Speech
Abolished Slavery
Voting rights
Freedom of Religion
What were the political views of the Ku Klux Klan?
To continue fighting the Civil War
to reestablish former slaves back onto the plantations to continue growing cotton
The KKK wanted to establish a new confederate government
Return control of southern governments to democrats by taking away African American voting rights
What campaign was led to William T. Sherman capturing the industrial railroad hub of Atlanta?
Sherman’s March to Sea
Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign
Sherman’s March to Savannah
Sherman’s Battle of Chickamauga
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
ave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.
Granted African American men the right to vote.
Granted women the right to vote.
Choose 4 examples of Black Codes.
Employment was required of all freedmen.
Freedmen could not assemble without the presence of a white person.
Freedmen were not to be taught to read or write.
Public facilities were segregated.
Freedmen were allowed to do as they pleased.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.
It granted African American men the right to vote.
It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
It granted women the right to vote.
