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Milestones Review- Georgia Studies- 13

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Georgia's smallest region.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Valley & Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

e)

Blue Ridge

2.

The region in Georgia with the highest elevation.

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Valley & Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

e)

Piedmont

3.

This Georgia region has fertile valleys that are excellent areas for farming and grazing livestock.

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Ridge & Valley

e)

Appalachian Plateau

4.

The Prime Meridian puts Georgia in the ___________ Hemisphere.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

5.
What was the Rural Free Delivery Bill? 
a)
Provide free mail delivery to rural areas (farmers)
b)
Provided Farmers with free equipment. 
c)
Provided Rural counties with more votes in elections. 
6.
Who was known as the voice of the “New South”?  
a)
Henry Grady
b)
Joseph Colquitt
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
John Gordon
7.
What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?  
a)
International Cotton Exposition
b)
Cotton Warehouse
c)
Cotton Pickin Fair
d)
Georgia State Fair
8.
What was the immediate cause of the Atlanta Riot of 1906?
a)
False newspaper articles
b)

Increased KKK activity

c)
Passage of 15th amendment
d)
Appointment of 1st woman US Senator
9.
What set of laws were passed to segregate the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Separation Laws
c)
Black Codes
d)
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 
10.
Which activist was born a slave but became the wealthiest African-America in Atlanta by 1927 after opening barber shops, buying real estate, and starting the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company?
a)
Alonzo Herndon
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
John Hope
11.
In the 1946 governor's race, who did the General Assembly select to replace Eugene Talmadge when he died?
a)
Herman Talmadge
b)
Ellis Arnall
c)
Melvin Thompson
d)
William Hartsfield
12.
 What effect did Hernando de Soto’s expedition in Georgia have on Native Americans there? 
a)
it caused a mass migration of Native Americans from Georgia 
b)
it began a long-term trading relationship with Native Americans
c)
it inspired Native Americans to join the Spanish mission system 
d)
it brought illnesses that caused Native American population loss
13.

What is the name of the trade policy designed to make a country wealthy by selling more than it buys?

a)

Fair Trade

b)

Import/Export

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Industrialism

14.
What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
15.
Which Georgia battle was a crushing loss for the Georgia Patriots?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Siege at Savannah
c)
Bloody Marsh
d)
Kettle Creek
16.
Why were Georgians reluctant to join the colonists in revolution?
a)
Georgia was not yet a colony
b)
Georgia could not afford to fight.
c)
Most Georgians were too scared to fight.
d)
Georgia benefited from Great Britain.
17.
The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
William Few
18.

What position, during the Royal colony, was John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and John Wright appointed by the King?

a)

Committee of the colony

b)

Royal Governors

c)

Guards of the King

d)

Royal Horsemen

19.

Which group was allowed into the colony, after being banned, because of Dr. Samuel Nunez?

a)

Highland Scotts

b)

Malcontents

c)

Jews

d)

Royal Governs

20.

What were the 3 rules during the Trustee Period?

a)

Buy and sell land, Slavery allowed, Alcohol allowed

b)

No jews, No slavery, No alcohol

c)

No slaves, No alcohol, No buying and selling land

d)

Buy land, sell land, No slavery

21.

This group was from present day Austria, expelled for religious beliefs, productive in the silk industries, founded the city of Ebenezer/ New Ebenezer.

a)

Jews

b)

Malcontents

c)

Salzburgers

d)

Highland Scotts

22.
This act was passed in 1765....it was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies such as newspapers, documents, and ship papers.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Currency Act
23.

What does Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett and Georgia Walton have in common?

a)

A. They signed the US Constitution from Georgia.

b)

B. They signed the Proclamation of 1763 from Georgia.

c)

C. They signed the Declaration of Independence from Georgia.

d)

D. They were all from the North.

24.

"Great Britain should not tax the colonists. We have no representation in Parliament." This statement would be said by a

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

25.

How did the French and Indian War contribute to the American Revolution?

a)

France wanted revenge after losing the war and negotiated with the colonies to fight England.

b)

Indians that fought in the war supported the colonies and encouraged them to fight the British.

c)

England went into debt because of the war and decided to tax the colonies to gain money to restore the economy.

d)

England was unhappy with the colonies performance in the war and punished them with taxes.

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