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EOC Study Guide Part 1 (Georgia High School Standards)

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened in 1492?

a)

Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire.

b)

Jamestown was founded. (1st successful British colony)

c)

Mr. Halterman was born.

d)

Columbus "discovered" America.

2.

What happened in 1607?

a)

Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire.

b)

Jamestown was founded. (1st successful British colony)

c)

Mr. Halterman was born.

d)

Columbus "discovered" America.

3.

What happened in 1763?

a)

End of the French & Indian War. (Colonist gradually move toward indepence)

b)

Jamestown was founded. (1st successful British colony)

c)

U.S. declares indepence.

d)

Mr. Halterman graduated high school.

4.

What happened in 1776?

a)

End of the French & Indian War. (Colonist gradually move toward indepence)

b)

Jamestown was founded. (1st successful British colony)

c)

U.S. declares Indepence.

d)

Mr. Halterman graduated high school.

5.

What happened in 1789?

a)

End of the French & Indian War.

b)

Articles of Confederation ratified.

c)

U.S. declares Indepence.

d)

U.S. Constitution ratified & Washington elected president.

6.

What happened in 1850?

a)

Louisiana Parchuse

b)

Mr. Halterman graduated from college.

c)

A series of Compromises between Free & Slave States.

d)

The War of 1812

7.

What happened in 1803?

a)

Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S.

b)

The War of 1812

c)

Washington was elected President.

d)

Missouri Compromise was made.

8.

What happened in 1820?

a)

Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S.

b)

The War of 1812

c)

Washington was elected President.

d)

Missouri Compromise was made.

9.

What happened from 1861 to 1865?

a)

The Reconstruction

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

The Civil War

d)

Plains Indian Wars

10.

What happened in 1877?

a)

The Reconstruction ended.

b)

The Gilded Age ended.

c)

The Civil War began.

d)

Plains Indian Wars started.

11.

What happened from 1914 to 1918?

a)

The Civil War

b)

Spanish American War

c)

The Great Depression

d)

World War I

12.

What were the 1920s known for? (Check all that apply)

a)

Economic Boom

b)

Prohibition

c)

Jazz and Harlem Renaissance

d)

Inventions: Cars, Radios, Record Players, Motion Pictures

13.

What were the 1930s known for?

a)

Economic Boom

b)

Prohibition

c)

The Great Depression

d)

World War II

14.

What were the 1940s most known for?

a)

World War II

b)

An Economic Boom

c)

World War I

d)

The Great Depression

15.

The ______________ lasted from 1945 to 1990?

a)

Democrat Party

b)

Spanish American War

c)

Cuban Embargo

d)

Cold War

16.

Which decade is most associated with the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

17.

What happened in 2001?

a)

The Cold War Started.

b)

Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center

c)

Iranian Revolution

d)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

18.

What happened in 2008?

a)

Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.

b)

Vietnam War ended.

c)

Barrack Obama was elected. (1st Black President)

d)

Cold War ended.

19.

Which letter is over North America?

a)

D

b)

H

c)

B

d)

F

20.

Which letter is over South America?

a)

D

b)

H

c)

B

d)

F

21.

Which letter is over Africa?

a)

D

b)

H

c)

B

d)

F

22.

Which letter is over Asia?

a)

L

b)

J

c)

E

d)

A

23.

Which letter is over the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

G

b)

C

c)

A

d)

I

24.

Which letter is over the Pacific Ocean?

a)

G

b)

C

c)

A

d)

I

25.

Which letter is over the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

I

d)

H

26.

Which letter is over the Pacific Ocean?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

I

d)

H

27.

Which letter is over the Great Lakes?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

I

d)

H

28.

Which letter is over the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

I

d)

H

29.

Which letter is over the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

E

30.

Which letter is over the Great Plains?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

E

31.

Which letter is over the Rio Grande?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

I

d)

E

32.

Which letter is over the Mississippi?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

I

d)

E

33.

What country did the Green colonies in the map belong to?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England/ Great Britain

d)

Haltermania

34.

What country did the Orange colonies in the map belong to?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England/ Great Britain

d)

Haltermania

35.

What country did the Red colonies in the map belong to?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England/ Great Britain

d)

Haltermania

36.

Reason for European Exploration & Colonization: to spread their religions (or to get religious freedom)

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

d)

Glam

37.

Reason for European Exploration & Colonization: economic opportunity, wealth, chance to own land.

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

d)

Glam

38.

Reason for European Exploration & Colonization: make their country more powerful and increase individual social status.

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

d)

Glam

39.

The country conquered native Americans and tried to turn them into subjects of their empire: ___________.

a)

France

b)

Netherland

c)

Spain

d)

England/Britain

40.

The country colonized for land to settle and religious freedom:___________.

a)

France

b)

Netherland

c)

Spain

d)

England/Britain

41.

The country wanted to gain wealth by trading with Indians (Native Americans):___________.

a)

France

b)

Netherland

c)

Spain

d)

England/Britain

42.

The country started what is today New York (New Amsterdam), but it was taken from them by the British:___________.

a)

France

b)

Netherland

c)

Spain

d)

England/Britain

43.

Jamestown was founded in this colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

44.

This region was founded by Pilgrims and Puritans who were seeking religious freedom.

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

45.

This region included the Quakers of Pennsylvania.

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

46.

This region grew cash crops: tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo....

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

47.

This region had the most indentured servants, and later slaves.

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

48.

This region relied on lumber, whaling, and fishing....

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

49.

This region had the most diverse population.... German, French, Irish, Dutch, Italian, etc

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

50.

This region had the most diverse population.... German, French, Irish, Dutch, Italian, etc

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

51.

This region had grain farming, wheat farming, large ports, manufacturing, and trade (including trade with Indians).

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern