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Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following BEST explains Hernando De Soto's primary motivation for exploring the area that became the colony of Georgia?

a)

De Soto hoped to bring Christianity to the American Indians.

b)

De Soto wanted to introduce and establish populations of animals from Europe to the area.

c)

De Soto hoped to discover large quantities of gold rumored to be in the area.

d)

De Soto wanted to establish plantations in the area to grow cotton.

2.
Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?
a)
A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
b)
He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
c)
He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
d)
He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.
3.
Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.
a)
business partner
b)
interpreter
c)
housekeeper
d)
wife
4.
James Oglethorpe is BEST described as _________________.
a)
a businessman who wanted to establish plantations in Georgia
b)
a member of Parliament (opposed to slavery) who wanted to establish a colony for debtors
c)
a royal governor who finally convinced the king to make Georgia a royal colony
d)
a slaveowner who introduced Africans to Georgia
5.
Who was the second Royal Governor of Georgia and is often credited with being the "second founder" of Georgia?
a)
Henry Ellis
b)
James Wright
c)
John Reynolds
d)
James Oglethorpe
6.
Who is being described in by these statements?
a)
Sequoyah
b)
Tomochichi
c)
Mary Musgrove
d)
James Oglethorpe
7.
Who would have been most opposed to slavery?
a)
Alexander Stephens
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
John Reynolds
d)
malcontents
8.
Who is responsible for creating the Intolerable Acts? 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry 
c)
George Washington 
d)
King George III
9.
Georgia’s loyalty was divided amongst its colonists. Some were loyal to the King and others were outraged over the Intolerable Acts. These two different groups were called?
a)
British and Americans 
b)
Effigies and Patriots 
c)
Colonists and Tories
d)
Loyalists and Patriots
10.
What is the name of colonists who favor the king?
a)
Unionist
b)
Redcoat
c)
Loyalist
d)
Patriot
11.

Provided aid to Colonel Elijah Clarke during the Battle of Kettle Creek. In return, the Georgia General Assembly gave him land and his freedom.

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Austin Dabney

d)

Thomas Jefferson

12.

Who led the American revolutionaries to victory at Kettle Creek?

a)

A. Lyman Hall

b)

B. Elijah Clarke

c)

C. George Walton

d)

D. Button Gwinnett

13.
Who is responsible for creating the Intolerable Acts? 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry 
c)
George Washington 
d)
King George III
14.

Aided heavily in passing the Georgia Constitution of 1777

a)

George Walton

b)

Button Gwinnett

c)

Lyman Hall

15.

After the war, served as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court

a)

George Walton

b)

Button Gwinnett

c)

Lyman Hall

16.

Who were the Georgia Signers of the US Constitution? Choose all that apply.

a)

George Washington

b)

William Few

c)

James Madison

d)

Abraham Baldwin

17.
John Ross helped the Cherokee people in all of the following ways EXCEPT 
a)
As chief justice, he ruled the Cherokee a sovereign people.
b)
As chief, he advocated for the Cherokee in Congress.
c)
He accompanied his people on the Trail of Tears.
d)
In the Oklahoma territory, he helped organize schools.
18.
The U.S. Constitution was actually signed by these two Georgia delegates.
a)
Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
b)
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
c)
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Walton and Elijah Clarke
19.
What was the first state supported university ever chartered in the United States.?
a)
The University of Georgia
b)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
c)
Georgia State University
20.
What was the role of John Ross in the Antebellum South?
a)
an abolitionist leader
b)
General in the War of 1812
c)
Chief of the Cherokee Nation
d)
led the Nullification movement
21.
What year did Lincoln won the election?
a)
1860
b)
1861
c)
1862
d)
1863
22.

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

23.

__________________ 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

24.

What did General Sherman do to destroy the resources of the South?

a)

He launched a March to the Sea

b)

He imposed social distancing

c)

He imposed a tariff on supplies imported from Britain

d)

He boycotted all products with cotton

25.

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

26.

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

27.

Which Union General was responsible for the burning of Atlanta?

a)

Grant

b)

Sherman

c)

Meade

d)

Lee

28.
Which of the following accurately describes Alexander Stephens? . . 
a)
A. He was a southerner who remained loyal to the Union and served as vice president under President Lincoln
b)
B. He was a Georgian who served as vice president of the Confederacy.
c)
C. He was an intimidating politician who despised most southerners
d)
D. He was a passionate secessionist who wanted Georgia to leave the Union immediately.
29.

Republican candidate and victor in the election of 1860

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

John Breckenridge

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Edwin Pirtle

30.

After the Civil War how did Southern plantation owners replace slave labor on their plantations?

a)

Sharecroppers

b)

paid wages to workers

c)

stopped farming cotton

d)

converted farms to industrial areas

31.

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

32.

Who was the leader of the Populist Party?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Alfred Hitchcock

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Tom Watson

33.

This set of laws enforced segregation:

a)

John Eagle Laws

b)

Disenfranchisement Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

The KKK Laws

34.

Taking away African American's right to vote is:

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Atlanta Race Riot

c)

Segregation

d)

Party Laws

35.

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

36.

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

37.

This man was a successful businessman and was born to a slave mother and a white father:

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Alonzo Herndon

38.

The "Knights of Mary Phagen":

a)

Were from Columbus, Ga

b)

Kidnapped Leo Frank and lynched him

c)

Were family of Leo Frank

d)

Posted on Instagram updates of the case

39.

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

40.

This guy didn't want a New Deal for all Americans, only those that were like him. Who is he?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Eugene Talmadge

c)

Ellis Arnall

d)

Abraham Lincoln

41.

Which governor of Georgia did NOT want the government to get involved in the recovery of the depression and would not allow the New Deal Programs in Georgia?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Brian Kemp

c)

Richard B Russell

d)

Eugene Talmadge

42.
Why was Franklin Roosevelt popular with Georgia’s citizens?  Select the BEST answer.  
a)
he helped farmers with the Agricultural Adjustment Act
b)
The Little White House was the first house with electricity.
c)
Roosevelt liked Georgia and helped it due to his visits to the Little White House at Warm Springs
d)
His New Deal programs put many Georgians to work, and helped many people during the Great Depression.
43.
What is the name of this U.S. President who created policies that benefited Georgia's economy during the Great Depression?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin Roosevelt.
44.

Which of the following describes Richard Russell and Carl Vinson?

a)

They made sure the federal government had little influence on what happened in Georgia during the mid-1900s

b)

Their efforts helped end the New Deal in Georgia

c)

Under their leadership, Atlanta became a progressive city in the 1950s

d)

They helped strengthen the U.S. military and rebuild Georgia's economy

45.

Who was known as the "Father of the Two Oceans Navy"?

a)

Eugene Talmadge

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Carl Vinson

d)

Richard Russell Jr.

46.

Who was the dictator who rose to power in Germany and started World War II in Europe?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

Hitler

47.
Ellis Arnall impacted Georgia in which of the following ways?
a)
Restoring accreditation to the University System of Georgia.
b)
Supporting the white primary. 
c)
Supporting the continuation of the poll tax.
48.
Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Berry Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "father of aviation"?
a)
He was an accomplished pilot who began Delta airlines.
b)
He was a colleague of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright.
c)
He developed the C5 mass transport airplane for Georgia's Lockheed Aeronautical plant.
d)
He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
49.
Helped bring the Braves to Atlanta from Milwaukee.
a)
William B. Hartsfield
b)
Ivan Allen, Jr.
50.
Son of Governor Eugene Talmadge; involved in 1946 Governor’s race controversy; segregationist who fought against integration of schools in GA.
a)
Herman Talmadge
b)
Gandhi
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Andrew Young
51.
The “Three Governors” controversy began as a result of this election; Eugene Talmadge was elected Georgia’s governor but died before taking office; current governor Ellis Arnall, Lt. Governor Melvin Thompson, and Herman Talmadge fought to choose the new governor; Herman Talmadge eventually elected in 1947. 
a)
1946 Governor's Race
b)
1848 Governor's Race
52.

Thurgood Marshall:

a)

Was a student in Linda Brown's class

b)

Led the March on Washington

c)

Was the sheriff of Albany during the Albany Movement

d)

Argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in front of the Supreme Court

53.

Which court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

54.

Martin Luther King Jr.:

a)

Was a student of Benjamin Mays

b)

Was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement

c)

Led the MArch on Washington

d)

All of the Above

55.

A group of college students wh held sit-ins at segregated restaurants along with promoted voter registration"

a)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

b)

Children of MLK Together

c)

ALL Civil Rights Acitivists Unite

d)

Tuskeegee Coalition

56.

Leader of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, leader of the Selma March, current U.S. Representative from Georgia

a)

John Lewis

b)

Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Andrew Young

57.

Why did Lester Maddox protest and resist the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

He would be forced to integrate his restaurant, the Pick Rick

b)

He did not protest

c)

He used it to gain popularity so that he could be governor

d)

He wanted to keep African Americans from getting jobs with the government

58.

1. Which of these is NOT true about John Lewis?

a)

He once served as Georgia’s governor.

b)

He’s now a congressman representing Atlanta, GA in Washington DC.

c)

He was arrested 40 times during the CRM.

d)

He marched with Dr. King in the 1960s.

59.

Which statement BEST describes Martin Luther King, Jr.’s role in the civil rights movement?

a)

creating the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

b)

leader of the civil rights movement and advocator of nonviolent protests

c)

creating the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

d)

being involved with the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision

60.

This man was the Georgia state Senator in 1962 for the 14th District.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Tyler Durden

61.

These Accords were created when leaders from Israel and Egypt met at Camp David to work on a peace treaty.

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

Israel-Egypt Accords

c)

Middle East Peace Accords

d)

Carter Negotiation Accords

62.

Atlanta's first African American Mayor (1973)

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

63.

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Christopher Brian Bridges

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

64.

Who brought Georgia recognition and investment from all over the world?

a)

1996 Olympic Games

b)

2008 Olympic Games

c)

The Hunger Games

d)

The X Games

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