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WorksheetsSS8H1-SS8H6 Review
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 32mins
Mississippian earth mounds were dedicated to religious and social activity.
True
False
Which is a reason for Spain's interest in the New World?
Creating colonies
Spreading Christianity
Looking for food
Fleeing persecution
England settled in North America to
support their policy of mercantilism
find gold
develop relationships with the Indians
Mercantilism is an economic policy where a country exports more than they import.
True
False
Spanish missions were located near Mississippian towns so.....
they could overtake them
DeSoto could take their gold
priests could convert the Indians to Christianity
Which of the following does NOT describe a section of the Declaration of Independence?
A. a list of injustices committed by the King of England
B. a statement of the American philosophy of government
C. an outline of the structure of a new American government
D. a statement severing connections with the King of England
Why were many people in the Georgia Colony slow to support the American Revolution at first?
A. The colony's economy depended on trade with Great Britain
. B. Colonists thought that the Patriots planned to outlaw slavery. l. D. More British soldiers were stationed in Georgia than any other colony
C. Religious leaders told people they must stay peaceful and neutral
D. More British soldiers were stationed in Georgia than any other colony
What does Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett and Georgia Walton have in common?
A. They signed the US Constitution from Georgia.
B. They signed the Proclamation of 1763 from Georgia.
C. They signed the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.
D. They were all from the North.
What did the Battle of Kettle Creek illustrate?
A. the inability of the Patriots to defeat the British
B. the inability of the British to maintain control of Georgia
C. the importance of African Americans to Britain's success
D. the importance of American Indians to the Patriots' success
Which of the following would NOT have been a legal government action under the Articles of Confederation?
A. Hoping to improve the security of the southern border of the United States, the federal government declares war on Mexico. .
B. Hoping to improve the economy by encouraging spending, the federal government rapidly prints additional currency
C. Hoping to improve trade with France, the federal government sends an ambassador to negotiate a treaty with the French.
D. Hoping to encourage trade between the states, the federal government lifts all tariffs enacted by state governments.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
A. The colonists were victorious and Patriot morale improved.
B. The colonists were defeated and Britain recaptured Georgia.
C. The colonists were victorious and the last British forces left Georgia.
D. The colonists were defeated and Georgia declared its loyalty to England.
Many of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation can be traced back to
A. citizens' refusal to pay taxes of any kind.
B. concerns over states operating autonomously.
C. fears of a central government with too much power.
D. laissez-faire economic policies of the federal government
Which of the following BEST describes an important strength of the Articles of Confederation?
A. It provided for strong state governments. .
B. It limited each state's power in Congress
C. It provided for a strong central government.
D. It provided for a system of checks and balances
The first public university in United States history was _______.
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
University of Wisconsin
Georgia State University
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
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
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.
William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he
fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.
was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.
signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.
signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.
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
Someone who believes in states' rights would BEST support which of the following statements?
National Laws are more important than state laws
We should obey all federal laws
There is no need for a national government
The National government has no right telling states how to handle their business
Why was the Georgia Platform important
It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton
I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union
What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
They both dealt with slavery in the new territories
They both dealt with nullification
They both made the south get an advantage in the Senate
They led to the election of Abraham Lincoln
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.
Kennesaw
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Antietam
Andersonville Prison held ______.
Confederate POWs
Rebellious slaves
Union POWs
confederates that peid the tariff of 1832
Atlanta was the most important military target in Georgia because ___.
It was the capital of Georgia
It was the industrial and transportation center
It was the home of Robert E Lee
It was where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought
What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
The Union soldiers lost their will to fight
It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
It gave the South hope that they would win
It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah
What was the purpose of the naval blockade by Union ships on the coast of Georgia?
It was an attempt to block all of the railroad stations
It was an attempt to block all supply routes between the South and Britain
It was an attempt to stop Lee's army from advancing to Washington DC
It was an attempt to block the passage of the Missouri Compromise
North and South had conflict over which of the following?
Slavery
The enforcement of tariffs
states' rights
All of these
What three things did Lincoln’s Plan require the South to do to be reunited back to the Union?
10% of the people in each state had to take an oath to obey the Constitution.
Each state had to set up a new government and a new state constitution.
Each state had to abolish slavery.
Each state had to imprison ALL ex-Confederates.
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.
What was the agenda of the radical Republicans (what did they want to do to the south)?
Punish the South.
Be lenient toward the South.
Take all former slaves from the South.
Send all ex-Confederates to jail.
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.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
It granted African American men the right to vote.
It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.
It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
It allowed women the right to vote.
What was the ultimate goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To give an economic boost to African Americans and poor whites by helping them learn to read and write through formal education.
To help poor whites become educated.
To create opportunities for poor whites.
To educate all Southerners.
What was the ultimate goal of the KKK?
To intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans from voting and running for office during the Reconstruction period.
To intimidate whites to keep them from voting and running for office.
To help freed blacks find jobs and get an education.
What is the difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?
Sharecroppers owned their own supplies and tenant farmers needed everything.
Tenant farmers owned their own supplies and sharecroppers needed everything.
Sharecroppers owned tenant farmers.
Tenant farmers rented land and supplies to sharecroppers.
