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Ga History Final Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?

a)

Gave people equal rights.

b)

granted citizenship to all persons "Born or naturalized in the United States".

c)

Gave slave owners leeway over slaves.

2.

What did the thirteenth amendment actually do?

a)

abolished slavery

b)

gave blacks the right to own pets

c)

gave blacks the right to learn to read

3.

What is the 15th amendment?

a)

Prohibited states from disenfranchising voters on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

b)

Prohibited states from disenfranchising voters from buying goods and land.

c)

Prohibited states from disenfranchising voters to vote in another state.

4.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

a)

cheap

b)

expensive

c)

long

5.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

6.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
7.
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed. 
a)
13
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
8.
What did the cotton gin do (what task did it perform)?
a)
picked the cotton fiber from the plant
b)
separated the seed from the cotton fiber
c)
planted the cotton seed in the ground
d)
spun the cotton fiber into thread
9.

Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Cherokee Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Native American Act

10.

How did Tomochichi assist Oglethorpe with the GA Colony?

a)

Mary Musgrove and Tomachichi decided to sell the land to Oglethorpe (and split the profit).

b)

Tomochichi lost his power and position within his own tribe, and Oglethorpe simply took the land from the Natives.

c)

Oglethorpe paid Tomochichi bags of gold and silver in exchange for the land around Savannah.

d)

Tomochichi gave the land around modern-day Savannah to Oglethorpe (he and Oglethorpe reached an agreement).

11.

Oglethorpe had a "soft-spot" in his heart for these debtors:

a)

The Jews

b)

The Natives in the Yamacraw region

c)

The "worthy poor"

d)

The Malcontents

12.
In 1964, Dr. King was the youngest man to win what prize?
a)
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
b)
The American Liberties Medallian
c)
Nobel Peace Prize
13.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a member and President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

What does the word secession mean?

a)

Leaving the Union

b)

Joining the Union

c)

Taxing imports and exports

d)

Declaring a law unconstitutional

15.

What does nullification mean?

a)

Leaving the Union

b)

Joining the Union

c)

Taxing imports/exports

d)

Declaring a law unconstitutional

16.

Whites Only Water Fountain .... this sign represents what laws in the South

a)

Racial Rules

b)

Lincoln Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow

17.
What crop did Jimmy Carter’s family grow on their farm?
a)
cotton
b)
pecans
c)
corn
d)
peanuts
18.

Which branch of the military did Jimmy Carter serve in?

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

Marines

d)

Air Force

19.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
20.
What city did Sherman's Army head to following the burning of the city of Atlanta?
a)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
b)
Charleston, South Carolina
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Savannah, Georgia
21.

3. What physical feature of Georgia is located at #8 on the map?

a)

Barrier Islands

b)

Okefenokee Swamp

c)

Fall Line

d)

Savannah River

22.

What physical feature is located off the coast of Georgia, that provides protection for the mainland from wind, waves, and storms?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Okefenokee Swamp

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Gulf Stream

23.

What is a major river in Georgia that serves as the GA-SC border, is important to shipping, and is along which the first English settlements in Georgia were established?

a)

Oconee River

b)

Savannah River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Chattahoochee River

24.

What do these three cities have in common: Columbus, Macon, and Augusta?

a)

They are all primarily farm communities.

b)

All three are located along the fall line in the Coastal Plain region.

c)

The Savannah River runs through each of them.

d)

They have all been the capital of Georgia.

25.

Which of these states does NOT border Georgia?

a)

Alabama

b)

Florida

c)

Mississippi

d)

South Carolina