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Georgia Studies Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which list gives the correct location of Georgia?(SS8G1)

a)

Northeastern United States, North America, Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southeastern United States, North America, Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Mid­Atlantic United States, North America, Southern Hemisphere

d)

Southeastern United States, North America, Western Hemisphere

2.

Which number identifies the region that served as the primary cotton­ growing area and is the location of most of Georgia’s major cities?(SSS8G1)

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

3.

How does the map show the economic importance of the Savannah River?(SS8G1)

a)

Most of Georgia's farm products are shipped along the river.

b)

Fishing in the river is a major Georgia industry.

c)

Much of Georgia's energy is produced along the river.

d)

Georgia sells the water from river.

4.

What was one reason the Spanish started settlements in North America?(SS8H1)

a)

To convert Native Americans to Christianity.

b)

To protect trade routes between Mexico and China.

c)

To stop settlement by English and French Protestants.

d)

To capture Native Americans to use as slaves in Brazil.

5.

What was the main goal of Hernando de Soto"s exploration? (SS8H1)

a)

Set up missions to train Indians to fight

b)

Begin his own colony with him as leader

c)

Look for natural resources to send back to England

d)

Find Gold

6.

Which of the following best describes Tomochichi? (SS8H2)

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.

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7.

The Georgia colony allowed Jews and Protestants but not Catholics. (SS8H2)

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Lyman Hall was a minister and doctor in GA who signed the Declaration of Independence. (SS8H3)

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What event is being shown in this image? (SS8H3)

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Intolerable Acts

10.

What would be the best heading for this List? (SS8H4)

1. Savannah

2. Augusta

3. Louisville

4. Milledgeville

5. Atlanta

a)

Cities that have served as Georgia's capital

b)

Cities that were founded by Oglethorpe

c)

Cities that have served as key ports

d)

Cities that were burned during Sherman's March to the Sea

11.

Ga gave thousands of acres of land to soldiers who had fought during the Revolution.  Under this system, men who did not fight in the Revolution could also receive free land . Heads of households (white men over 21) could receive up to 200 acres.  This was the ______ (SS8H4)

a)

Yazoo land act

b)

Headright system

c)

Land lottery

12.

The most controversial issue dividing northerners and southerners during the 1800s was the issue of _____? (SS8H5)

a)

Slavery

b)

States Rights

c)

Nullification

13.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation state? (SS8H5)

a)

All States were free

b)

Only slaves in the Confederate states were free

c)

Slaves were only allowed in Northern States

14.

Which of the following helped African Americans in the South after the Civil War? (SS8H6)

a)

A. Most white landowners

b)

B. The Ku Klux Klan

c)

C. The Freedmen's Bureau

d)

D. Conservative Democrats

15.

What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”? (SS8H6)

a)

 A. It convinced the South that they could win the war.

b)

B. It convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

c)

C. It forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Georgia. 

d)

D. It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.

16.

Which answer choice BEST describes the practice shown in this illustration? (SS8H7)

a)

Racial violence

b)

Intergration

c)

Disenfranchisement

d)

Jim Crow Laws

17.

Who was a writer and editor of the Atlanta Constitution and the main spokesman for the New South movement? (SS8H7)

a)

John Pemberton

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Sidney Lanier

d)

Henry Grady

18.

Eugene Talmadge strongly opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs.  He felt that the federal government overstepped its boundaries by telling GA how to improve its economy.  He also feared that Roosevelt's New Deal programs would improve the lives of _______ in GA. (SS8H8)

a)

Hispanics

b)

Indians

c)

Blacks

d)

Caucasians

19.

When the U.S. entered WWI , some Georgians volunteered to serve in the military , while others were drafted. New military facilities were built in GA to help the war effort. Georgians also housed prisoners of war for the U.S. government. These were all considered as... (SS8H8)

a)

ALA's distractions during WWI

b)

GA's shortfalls during WWI

c)

GA's contributions during WWI

d)

FLA's best times during WWI

20.

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt frequently visit Georgia before and during his time in office? (SS8H9)

a)

 He felt the key to winning World War II was getting Georgia’s support.

b)

 To visit his house at Warm Springs and receive medical treatment.

c)

Because he did not enjoy being in the Northeast.

d)

 His family was instrumental in Georgia politics at the time.

21.

All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor? (SS8H10)

a)

Asa Candler

b)

Ivan Allen Jr.

c)

Andrew J. Young

d)

Maynard Jackson

22.

What legislation was passed in 1964 to guarantee voting rights, prohibit segregation in public places, ban segregation by trade unions, schools and employers, call for the desegregation of public schools, and assure nondiscrimination in the distribution of federal funds? (SS8H11)

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1960

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1963

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1946

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

23.

72 million visitors came to Georgia to witness this event; it created revenue of more than $5 billion, built sports venues and parks increased international recognition; also the event that killed Alice Hawthorne and wounded 117 others at Centennial Olympic Park. (SS8H12)

a)

1996 Olympic Games

b)

The Million Man March

c)

March on Washington

d)

Free Style Olympians

24.

Placing money in the stock market, a retirement account( IRA), or purchasing real estate so it can grow in value and be used later. (SS8E3)

a)

Budgeting

b)

Spending

c)

Investing

25.

What principle of the Constitution gives the 3 branches distinct (different) roles? (SS8CG1)

a)

checks & balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Federalism

d)

Democracy