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Georgia History Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first written plan for the government of the United States was called the
a)
American Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Colonial Confederation
d)
Constitution of the United States
2.
How did Eli Whitney’s invention influence the growth of slavery in the South?
a)
It made it easier for slaves to pick cotton.
b)
It increased the profits from growing cotton.
c)
It made it easier to produce cloth from cotton
d)
It replenished the soil so that more cotton could be grown.
3.
The U. S. Constitution was actually signed by only two of Georgia’s four delegates.  The two signers were William Few and
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Button Gwinnett
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Walton
4.
The railroads in Georgia gave rise to the town of Terminus, which later grew into the city of
a)
Savannah
b)
Charleston
c)
Atlanta
d)
Roanoke
5.
Which of the following issues divided the North and the South in the years leading up to the Civil War?
a)
Native American land rights and taxes on trade.
b)
Slavery and states’ rights
c)
Constitutional reform and westward expansion
d)
Industrial growth and voting rights for African Americans
6.
The first prehistoric Native American group to make pottery was the
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
7.
The purpose of missions established on Georgia's barrier islands was to
a)
take land from the Native Americans
b)
kill the Native Americans
c)
find gold on Native American lands
d)
convert Native Americans to Christianity
8.
Which Native American group used the atlatl as a way to kill prey?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
9.
Europeans colonized the New World for which of the following reasons?
a)
national competition
b)
to spread Christianity
c)
for wealth
d)
all of the above
10.
The French made most of their profit from which activity?
a)
Jesuit priests converting Native Americans to Catholicism.
b)
Selling finished fur products to the other colonists
c)
Trading fur with the Native Americans
d)
Shipping fur products to Great Britain and Spain
11.
Archaeologists have discovered artifacts that look like a stone axe.  They believe this was used as the first farming tool.  During which prehistoric period was it used?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
12.
Spain and Great Britain were bitter religious rivals.  Which of the following statements is true about the religion of each country?
a)
Spain was mostly Protestant while Great Britain was mostly Catholic.
b)
Spain was mostly Catholic while Great Britain allowed many different types of religions.
c)
Spain was Catholic and Great Britain was Protestant.
d)
Great Britain had more Puritans while Spain had more Quakers.
13.
Which region of North America did Hernando de Soto explore?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Northwest
14.
What would one call a constructed hill, normally over a burial site?
a)
mound
b)
midden
c)
atlatl
d)
grave
15.
Which Native American group was influenced by the arrival of the Europeans?
a)
Paleo
b)
Mississippian
c)
Archaic
d)
Woodland
16.
What happened to the large animals hunted during the Paleo period?
a)
The Paleo over hunted them.
b)
They traveled to other continents to live.
c)
They died out due to a changing climate.
d)
They lost the ability to use their weapons to hunt large game.
17.
The Paleo and Archaic groups mostly lived as __________, with no permanent home.
a)
middens
b)
nomads
c)
bums
d)
kings
18.
During which pre-historic period did the bow and arrow become a popular weapon?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
19.
What characteristic did Puritans value most in children?
a)
humor
b)
intelligence
c)
obedience
d)
creativity
20.
Which word means native to a certain region or place?
a)
nomad
b)
inhabitant
c)
indigenous 
d)
original
21.
Which colony did the Puritans found?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Virginia
22.
This pre-historic group was the first to farm on a larger scale.  They began to use the bow and arrow.  They built mounds and are responsible for the one found at Rock Eagle.
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
23.
What happened to Hernando de Soto while he was exploring the Southeastern United States?
a)
He finally discovered gold.
b)
He discovered the Fountain of Youth he'd been looking for.
c)
He died.
d)
He was made the new leader of the Mississippian tribe.
24.
Three European countries that could claim land in North America in the early 1700s
a)
Portugal, France and Spain
b)
Great Britain, Spain and Netherlands
c)
Great Britain, France and Spain
d)
France, Spain and Italy
25.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

26.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

27.
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
28.

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

29.

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.

30.

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

31.

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.

32.
Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to
a)
avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
b)
meet federal government requirements
c)
follow the growing population
d)
open eastern lands to the American Indians
33.

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

a)

Louisville

b)

Lumpkin

c)

Terminus

d)

Yamacraw Bluff

34.

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

35.

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

36.

In the state's new headright system, the head of the house got 200 acres with a cap of _____ acres?

a)

1000

b)

2500

c)

500

d)

1200

37.

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.

38.

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.

39.

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.

40.
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
41.

The cotton gin was an important invention because

a)

it made cotton easier to pick

b)

it made cotton a profitable crop

c)

it made the demand for cotton less

d)

it made Northern farmers depend on cotton from the South

42.

Which BEST shows why railroads were beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 

a)
increased tourism through sightseeing 
b)
offered faster and easier transportation of goods
c)
offered a non-polluting transportation option
d)
made horses unnecessary for travel
43.

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he

a)

fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

b)

was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

c)

signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

d)

signed a treaty and took money giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.

44.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
45.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to interfere on 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

46.

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.

47.
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.
48.

__________________ 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

49.

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 remained their chief until his death.

50.
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.

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