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Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 36mins

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1.

Someone who believes in states' rights would BEST support which of the following statements?

a)

National Laws are more important than state laws

b)

We should obey all federal laws

c)

There is no need for a national government

d)

The National government has no right telling states how to handle their business

2.

Why was the Georgia Platform important

a)

It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton

b)

I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

c)

It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

d)

It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union

3.

Which part of the United States supported Abraham Lincoln most in becoming president in the election of 1860?

a)

north

b)

South

c)

East

d)

South Carolina

4.

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.

a)

Kennesaw

b)

Chickamauga

c)

Atlanta

d)

Antietam

5.

Andersonville Prison held ______.

a)

Confederate POWs

b)

Rebellious slaves

c)

Union POWs

d)

confederates that peid the tariff of 1832

6.

What city did General Sherman's army destroy in order for the Union army to continue the March to the Sea?

a)

Mobile

b)

Dahlonega

c)

Atlanta

d)

Valdosta

7.

Atlanta was the most important military target in Georgia because ___.

a)

It was the capital of Georgia

b)

It was the industrial and transportation center

c)

It was the home of Robert E Lee

d)

It was where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought

8.

What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

The Union soldiers lost their will to fight

b)

It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

It gave the South hope that they would win

d)

It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah

9.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the war strategy of the North

a)

It did not affect the North's strategy

b)

It made the North enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

It caused the North to be more diplomatic

d)

It caused the North to be seek Total War and destroy the South

10.

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

11.

What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Georgia Platform

c)

The Nullification Crisis

d)

The Compromise of 1850

12.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

A law that made slave owners return the slaves that they stole from other plantations

b)

A law that made the plantation owners return any slaves that rebelled rather than cause harm to them physically

c)

A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South

d)

A law that stated that slaves were property

13.

Alexander Stephens fought the debate over secession in Georgia. If Georgia leaders had voted for secession, Georgia would have ____.

a)

Joined the Union

b)

Seceded from the Confederacy

c)

seceded from the Union

d)

won the war

14.

North and South had conflict over which of the following?

a)

Slavery

b)

The enforcement of tariffs

c)

states' rights

d)

All of these

15.

By ratifying the 14th Amendment, the freed slaves were able to gain...

a)

US citizenship

b)

Free land from former plantation owners

c)

Admission into the US Army

16.

Which Reconstruction plan required states to have 10% population vote an oath of loyalty and for the states to ratify the 13th Amendment

a)

Military

b)

Congressional

c)

Presidential

17.

The ____________________ wanted a harsher punishment for the Southern States before they were to be rejoined with the Union

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Ku Klux Klan

18.

The Southern States refusing to ratify the 14th Amendment and the rise of the KKK lead to Southern States being...

a)

placed into military districts governed by an army general.

b)

sold to the Spain for the refusing to compromise.

c)

kicked out of the Union and never allowed to join again.

19.

Which group was created to help freed slaves adjust to their new life of freedom by building schools, providing food/shelter, and helping the former slaves find lost family members?

a)

The Freed Salve Agency

b)

Freedman's Bureau

c)

Liberty Boys

20.

After the 15th Amendment, what effect did the right to vote have on Georgia's government

a)

The federal amendment granting blacks to own land was passed

b)

The Democrats appoint black Governors to the state

c)

32 African Americans or Blacks were elected to the Georgia General Assembly

21.

Once the Civil War was over, the Southern Confederate states had to rebuild their economy. What was wrong with the money being used in the south at this time?

a)

The Confederate dollar was worthless and could not be used to pay for anything.

b)

The South had to find new slaves to work the fields.

c)

The North would not accept any money for someone living in the south

22.

What is the major difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?

a)

The tenant farmers usually owned their own tools, animals, and other equipment while sharecroppers brought nothing but their labor into the agreement

b)

The tenant farmers usually brought nothing but their labor into the agreement while the sharecropper usually had their own tools, animals, and other equipment

23.

Which of the following is the correct response the US Congress had to Georgia and other southern states refusing to ratify and pass the 14th and 15th Amendments?

a)

Trading the states to Mexico in exchange for new lands to the West.

b)

Placing the states into Military Districts that were patrolled and monitored by the US Army.

c)

Refused to pass the Southern Readmission Act of 1866.

24.

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

25.

Where did the Bourbons look for investors for their business?

a)

The South

b)

Their Neighbors

c)

The North

d)

Europe

26.

Who was the leader of the Populist Party?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Alfred Hitchcock

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Tom Watson

27.

This set of laws enforced segregation:

a)

John Eagle Laws

b)

Disenfranchisement Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

The KKK Laws

28.

Taking away African American's right to vote is:

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Atlanta Race Riot

c)

Segregation

d)

Party Laws

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

Anti-Semitism is defined as:

a)

A hatred against Hispanics

b)

A hatred against Jews

c)

A love for Jews

d)

A love for symmetry

33.

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

34.

The Leo Frank Case symbolized:

a)

The need for modern DNA Technology

b)

The growing voice of a Jewish community

c)

White Southerners' strong anti-Semitic feelings during the New South period

d)

Black Southerner's resilience to hatred.

35.

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

36.

48 hour riot in Atlanta caused by economic competition and false newspaper accounts of African-American or Black men attacking white women; several African-Americans or Blacks were killed during the riot.

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

Atlanta Race Riot (1906)

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

d)

Separate but Equal

37.

Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine thus promoting segregation

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

c)

Atlanta Race Riot (1906)

d)

Disenfranchisement

38.

What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?

a)

International Cotton Exposititon

b)

Cotton Warehouse

c)

Cotton Pickin Fair

d)

Georgia State Fair

39.

Which of these BEST describes the official status of African Americans in the United States during World War I?

a)

Undifferentiated from white Americans

b)

Superior to white Americans

c)

Some slavery still existed

d)

Separate but “equal”

40.

A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars

a)

Worl War 1

b)

Zimmermann Telegram

c)

Lusitania

d)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

41.

Which of these BEST describes the official status of African Americans in the United States during World War I?

a)

Undifferentiated from white Americans

b)

Superior to white Americans

c)

Some slavery still existed

d)

Separate but “equal”

42.

Which of these was a factor in the U.S. entry in World War I?

a)

The halt of the German army

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

The signing of a peace agreement

d)

The death of the heir to the Italian throne

43.

A major stock market collapse that led to investors losing over 40 billion dollars

a)

Worl War 1

b)

Zimmermann Telegram

c)

Lusitania

d)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

44.

An intense devotion/loyalty to ones own ethnic group

a)

Allies

b)

Nationalism

c)

Slavic

d)

Central Powers

45.

Provided insurance for the elderly, unemployed and disabled

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

Rural Electrification

46.

Which of the following had the LEAST effect on Georgia's economy during World War I?

a)

farms

b)

textile mills

c)

aerospace factories

d)

military training camps

47.

Georgia becoming too reliant on cotton causing the state's economy to become vulnerable, allowing what later environmental development to cripple the state's economy?

a)

the Dust Bowl

b)

the boll weevil infestation

c)

hurricane of 1898

d)

Southeast tornado outbreak of 1875

48.

Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

a)

They did not provide aid to farmers.

b)

They would reduce executive power.

c)

They would lead to industrial pollution.

d)

They provided aid to African Americans.

49.

Why was the Rural Electrification Administration important to Georgia?

a)

The state imported most of its electricity from other states

b)

Much of Georgia's population lived in rural areas that did not have access to electricity

c)

The state's economy relied on factories

d)

A lack of electricity in Georgia's cities caused people to move to rural areas

50.

World War I began with which two countries?

a)

Germany & Austria-Hungary

b)

Austria-Hungary & Serbia

c)

Serbia & Germany

d)

Austria & Hungary

51.

Children in Georgia were MOST LIKELY to support the war effort during WW1 by

a)

purchasing war bonds.

b)

sewing army uniforms.

c)

working in victory gardens.

d)

volunteering with the Red Cross.

52.

The 1915 boll weevil infestation in Georgia contributed to what development?

a)

the migration of millions of African American residents to cities in the north

b)

the rapid growth of the state's rural population

c)

the development of suburbs

d)

the implementation of the county unit system

53.

Who was upset that the United States was sending military items to the Allied Powers at the beginning of World War II?

a)

Great Britian

b)

China

c)

Soviet Union (Russia)

d)

Germany

54.

Where is Pearl Harbor located?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

55.

​ (a)   bombed Pearl Harbor to try to force the United States out of the area.

Choose from the below words
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
Canada
56.

T/F The United States sent both weapons and troops to the Allied Powers through Lend Lease.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for job growth during WW2?

a)

Opening of the Bell Bomber Plant

b)

Opening of the Tesla Factory

c)

Opening of Liberty Shipyards

d)

Opening of more military bases

58.

World War II was a period of growth for ​ (a)   . ​

Choose from the below words
industry
poverty
crime
diseases
59.

Working in differing chambers of the US Congress, which two individuals worked to bring jobs into the state?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Richard Russell

d)

Jimmy Carter

60.

Who had the focus of war readiness was placing more warplanes and ships in the oceans?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Richard Russell

d)

Jimmy Carter

61.

Who had the focus of war readiness was to train more troops, bringing additional military training camps into the state?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Richard Russell

d)

Jimmy Carter

62.

Who became known as the "Father of the Two Ocean Navy?"

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Carl Vinson

c)

Richard Russell

d)

Jimmy Carter