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Winter Break Milestones Review

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
SS8G1a) All of the states border Georgia EXCEPT for _______________.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Alabama
c)
Florida
d)
Tennessee
2.
(SS8G1a) Georgia is located in what region of the United States?
a)
Midwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
3.
(SS8G1a) How many physical/physiographic regions does Georgia have?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
4
d)
5
4.
(SS8G1b) Which of the following is the smallest physiographic region in Georgia?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Ridge and Valley
5.
(SS8G1a) Which region contains Dade County, part of Walker County, and Lookout Mountain?
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
6.
(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?
a)
Brasstown Bald
b)
Stone Mountain
c)
Lookout Mountain
d)
Signal Moutain
7.
(SS8G1d) Weather patterns over an extended period of time are referred to as
a)
temperature patterns
b)
extended forecasts
c)
climate
8.
(SS8G1d) Because of its warm weather and sunny beaches, beach-goers would most likely be attracted to which physiographic region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
9.
(SS8G1b) The Ridge and Valley region in Georgia is best known for
a)
Peaches
b)
Carpet and textiles
c)
Peanuts
d)
Veggies
10.

(SS8G1) ~ Population heart, Industrial Heart (cars and planes built here),2nd largest physiographic region

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Ridge and Valley

d)

Piedmont

11.
What region is number 3?
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
12.
What physical feature is at LOOK HERE? 
a)
Fall Line
b)
Piedmont
c)
Okefenokee Swamp 
d)
Appalachian Mountains
13.
(SS8G1c) Body of water that runs through Atlanta and makes up part of Georgia's border with Alabama is?
a)
Savannah
b)
Tennessee
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Yellow River
14.
On which hemisphere will you find Georgia?
a)
Southwestern
b)
Southeastern
c)
Northeastern
d)
Northwestern
15.
Which physical feature of Georgia is an area that features a rapid drop in elevation and the point where two regions meet?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Savannah River
c)
the Fall Line
d)
Chattahoochee River
16.

The blue line represents what Georgia river

a)

Flint

b)

Chattahoochee River

c)

Okefenokee River

d)

Savannah River

17.

The blue line represents what Georgia river

a)

Flint River

b)

Savannah River

c)

Atlanta River

d)

Chattahoochee River

18.
What are Georgia's four transportation systems?
a)
The interstate, the highway, the railroad, and the airport.
b)
The interstate, the railroad, the deepwater ports. 
c)
The interstate, Hartsfield Jackson Airport, the railroads, and deepwater ports. 
19.
What major role do the transportation systems in Georgia play in Georgia's economy?
a)
The transportation allows Georgians to get around easier
b)
The transportation systems allow Georgia to trade with other countries and provide jobs. 
c)
The transportation systems help Georgians stay cool. 
20.
Why is Hartsfield Jackson Airport so important to Georgia's economy?
a)
It is the world's busiest airport and it brings in over $23.5 billion a year.
b)
It has been around for years. 
c)
It uses a lot of fuel which is costly. 
21.
The deepwater ports in Georgia bring in about 80% of the goods for the state. Where are they located?
a)
Augusta and Savannah
b)
Savannah and Brunswick
c)
Brunswick and Augusta
22.

Lived in Georgia when the Spanish arrived

a)

Mississippian

b)

Paleo

c)

Archaic

d)

Woodland

23.

Which of the following was the home to early American Indians living in Georgia at the time of European contact?

a)

Mounds near Baskin

b)

Flint River

c)

Okefenokee Swamp

d)

Florida mainland

24.

Which of the following methods did Early Mississippians practice that allowed them to grow their own food such as maize squash, beans, and pumpkin?

a)

harpooning

b)

mound development

c)

horticulture

d)

gathering

25.

Which of the following often were dedicated to religious and social activities and served as bases for Mississippian chieftains’ houses, and/or burial sites?

a)

Barrier Islands

b)

Mounds

26.

Which description BEST describes the shelters of many American Indians living in Georgia at the time of European contact?

a)

expansive villages built with bricks

b)

pueblos made of timber and maize husks

c)

buffalo hide for square tent coverings

d)

circular fortifications made from mud and clay

27.

European nations had different reasons for exploring North America. Which reason was probably MOST important to the Spanish?

a)

Establishing colonies

b)

Supporting economic policy of mercantilism

c)

Developing series of fur trading posts

d)

Searching for gold

28.

Converting the American Indians to Catholicism was one of the MAJOR goals of which country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

29.

From the late 1500s to the 1680’s Spain built several religious centers on the mainland and barrier islands off of Georgia’s coast. What were these religious centers called

a)

temples

b)

missions

c)

shrines

d)

tabernacles

30.

Who had the largest role in the impact of American Indians in Georgia during European exploration?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

John Ross

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

31.

where many Spanish missions were built. What are these landmasses BEST known as?

a)

barrier islands

b)

intercostal waterways

c)

islets

d)

Isthmus

32.

Due to Spanish contact, many Mississippians were exposed to disease and died. This prehistoric American Indian culture eventually reorganized into tribes that dominated the Georgia region. Which contemporary American Indian tribes originated from the Mississippians? Choose the CORRECT two (2) tribes.

a)

Creek

b)

Archaic

c)

Cherokee

d)

Blackfoot

e)

Choctwaw

33.
Drinking was allowed.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The Georgia colony allowed Jews and Protestants but not Catholics.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
36.
Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?
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.
37.
Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.
a)
business partner
b)
interpreter
c)
housekeeper
d)
wife
38.
Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe a charter to found Georgia?
a)
He believed it would help Britain economically while providing protection for the other southern colonies.
b)
He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a colony loyal to the Crown.
c)
He was against slavery and would not allow it in Georgia.
d)
The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.
39.
Those who were selected to settle the colony of Georgia were required to ________________.
a)
bring their own farm tools with them
b)
have served time in debtors' prison
c)
only sell their land to another Englishman
d)
use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees
40.
In the early years of the colony, what was one reason the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial Georgia? The colonists
a)
could not own slaves.
b)
were not allowed to read books. 
c)
were not allowed to practice their religion.
d)
could not pay the high taxes required of them.
41.
The "Trustee Period" is MOST associated with which of these eras?
a)
Colonial Era
b)
Revolutionary War Era
c)
Civil War Era
d)
Reconstruction Era
42.
The city of Savannah was founded by the British in 1733. Which number represents Savannah?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
a)
England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently.
b)
The homeless would readily come to the New World.
c)
The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.
d)
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtors' prison.
44.
Who was the French and Indian War Between
a)
France and Indians
b)
England and Indians
c)
France and England
d)
England and British
45.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
46.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
47.
an order in which Britain prohibited its American colonies from settling West of the Appalachian mountains
a)
writs of assistance
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Treaty of Paris 1763
d)
Dawes Act
48.
This term describes a person loyal to the King of England
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Colonist
d)
Redeemer
49.
This document declared independence from Great Britain
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Charter of 1732
50.
Why did the patriots want to gain independence from Great Britain?
a)
They wanted to restructure Great Britain's government
b)
They wanted to gain new land for the Spanish so they would no longer be threatened by them
c)
They wanted to take over Great Britain for resources
d)
They were unhappy with the taxes imposed on them 
51.
Who were the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia?
a)
Hall, Gwinnett, Cobb
b)
Gwinnett, Hall, Walton
c)
Gwinnett, Hall, Fulton
d)
Hall, Gwinnett, Oconee 
52.
What are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Preamble, Declaration, Constitution
b)
Preamble, Articles, Declaration
c)
Preamble, Grievances, Declaration
d)
Preamble, Charter, Declaration
53.

In which section of the Declaration of Independence would you find these statements?: For quartering large bodies of armed troops; for cutting off trade; for imposing taxes without our consent; for suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases.

a)

Preamble

b)

Grievances

c)

Declaration

54.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

55.
The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
William Few
56.

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

57.

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

a)

Louisville

b)

Lumpkin

c)

Terminus

d)

Yamacraw

58.

Which capital is depicted in the photo above

a)

Atlanta

b)

Louisville

c)

Savannah

d)

Macon

59.

Who were the first African Americans to attend UGA in 1961

a)

Ruby Bridges and Terrence Robert

b)

Thurgood Marshall and Mary Bethune

c)

Abraham Baldwin and Sarah Scott

d)

Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter

60.

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)

L.A.S.M.A

61.

The decisiveness over whether a state can fully govern what goes occurs inside their own state borders is BEST summarized as which of the following pre-Civil War concerns?

a)

slavery

b)

secession

c)

states' rights

d)

nullification

62.

Union General Grant appointed General Sherman to lead western forces. He focused on destroying railway lines and was successful in capturing which major railroad hub?

a)

Savannah

b)

Atlanta

c)

Andersonville

d)

Chattanooga

63.

The state of Georgia was pivotal in influencing the entire South regarding the issue of slavery. Which of the following stated that Georgia would officially accept the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Stephen's Law

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Georgia Platform

d)

Compromise of 1850

64.

Due to cash crops like cotton, the South depended on which of the following to maintain its economy?

a)

slavery

b)

secession

c)

states' rights

d)

nullification

65.

The diagram represents a series of chronological events that occurred prior to the Civil War.


1- Compromise of 1850; 2- Dred Scott Decision; 3- ?; 4- Georgia seceded from the Union


Which of the following BEST fit with the series of events?

a)

establishment of the Free Soil Party

b)

election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

c)

South Carolina returned to the Union

d)

election of Jefferson Davis in 1861

66.

Both abolitionists and those who supported popular sovereignty were angered because by the ruling in the Dred Scott case. Which of the following summarizes the Supreme Court’s decision?

a)

slaves can decide for themselves whether to reside in free territory

b)

slaves can sue for their freedom because of the Fifth Amendment

c)

slaves had no right to sue

d)

slavery violated the Missouri Compromise

67.

To prevent the Confederacy from receiving supplies via ship and from trading cotton overseas, which naval strategy did the Union establish?

a)

Blockade Runners

b)

Union Blockade

c)

Union “scorched” earth policy

d)

March to the Sea

68.

Which of the following BEST identifies the Union military campaign led by Union General Sherman to destroy Confederate supply lines, factories, and buildings beginning in Atlanta and ending at the Savannah coast in 1864?

a)

March to Savannah

b)

Atlanta

c)

March to Sea

d)

Chattanooga

69.

This Civil War-era illustration is showing

a)

Grant's victory at Shiloh.

b)

Sherman's "March to the Sea".

c)

Scott's victory at Gettysburg.

d)

the Union Blockade of the South

70.

Fought between September 18-20, 1863

Battle was in northwest Georgia, just south of Chattanooga

Second-highest number of casualties in the war

Decisive victory for the Confederate troops

Union forces withdraw to Chattanooga

a)

The Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Nashville

c)

The Battle of Chickamauga

d)

The Battle of Gettysburg

71.

Which was a direct result of President Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?

a)

South Carolina seceded from the Union.

b)

Confederate forces attacked Ft. Sumter.

c)

Union forces attacked Richmond, Virginia.

d)

The Supreme Court declared that Stephen Douglas should be president.

72.

Which of these inventions resulted in Southern farmers buying slaves in record numbers?

a)

cotton gin

b)

cotton mill

c)

assembly line

d)

spinning gin

73.
What was the name of the prison camp in Georgia?
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Savannah
c)
Andersonville
d)
Chickmauaga
74.
What year did Lincoln won the election?
a)
1860
b)
1861
c)
1862
d)
1863
75.
_________ march to sea was done by who?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
76.
The Atlanta Campaign was a march from
a)
Chattanooga-Atlanta
b)
Atlanta-Savannah
c)
Dalton-Macon
d)
Chattanooga-Macon
77.
Who was the Vice-President of the Confederacy?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Alexander Stephens
d)
Stonewall Jackson
78.
This battle was known as the single bloodiest day in the Civil War
a)
Battle of Chickamauga
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Bull Run
79.
What was the name of the case that declared slaves as property?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
Scottie Choice's
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Cherokee Land
80.
Which term refers to the idea that Southern states had the authority to make their own laws regarding slavery?
a)
secession
b)
sectionalism
c)
states' rights
d)
equal protection
81.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?  
a)
A. It freed all slaves in states fighting against the Union.
b)
B. It freed all slaves in the United States
c)
C. It put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all Union forces. 
d)
 D. It allowed slaves to fight in the Confederate army.
82.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a  
a)
A. Democrat.
b)
B. Confederate. 
c)
C. Independent.
d)
D. Republican.
83.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
84.

The Civil War devastated much of the south. What was the process of rebuilding the South's infrastructure after 1865 commonly called?

a)

reconstruction

b)

revetalization

c)

realignment

d)

restoration

85.

What action resulted in Georgia being placed under military rule during Reconstruction?

a)

Georgia’s refusal to ratify the 13th Amendment

b)

Georgia’s refusal to ratify the 14th Amendment

c)

Atlanta’s refusal to accept a Freedmen’s Bureau

d)

Milledgeville’s refusal to allow Republican delegates at the constitutional convention

86.

How did the Great Migration affect which goods and services were produced in Georgia?

a)

It increased the production of cotton

b)

It increased the number of tenant farmers.

c)

It decreased the number of small businesses.

d)

It decreased the number of sharecropping families.

87.
The 14th Amendment granted...
a)
freedom of speech
b)
citizenship and equal protection
c)
the right to vote
d)
the right to a speedy and fair trial
88.
Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
89.
The 13th Amendment ...
a)
banned slavery
b)
grants voting rights
c)
grants citizenship and equal protection
d)
restores Confederate rights
90.
Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?
a)
limit African Americans rights
b)
expand Confederate rights
c)
give women voting rights
d)
jail Carpetbaggers
91.
Who could hold public office in the south during Reconstruction?
a)
African Americans
b)
Confederate Leaders
c)
Southern Women
d)
American Indians
92.
The Ku Klux Klan was a group that believed...
a)
in white supremacy
b)
in equality for all
c)
in black supremacy
d)
in southern supremacy
93.
Abraham Lincoln believed...
a)
African Americans needed Constitutional Amendments to guarantee voting rights
b)
in the southern cause
c)
southern states should have to prove their loyalty after the war
d)
preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the south
94.
Jim Crow Laws passed after Reconstruction took away African American Voting Rights using...
a)
Voter Registration Laws
b)
Political Gerrymandering
c)
Voter Identification Laws
d)
Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests
95.

What was the MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

to help slaves adjust to their newfound freedom

b)

to battle terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan

c)

to serve as a voice for freed slaves in Congress

d)

to establish Black Codes to limit freed slaves' rights

96.

Segregation laws .......

a)

made sure children went to school.

b)

kept black people and white people separate.

c)

made sure all people could vote.

d)

kept people from driving too fast.

97.

You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.

a)

Grandfather clause

b)

Father Clause

c)

Grandmother Clause

d)

Santa Clause

98.

the act of depriving someone of a right or privilege (voting)

a)

suffrage

b)

jim crow laws

c)

disenfranchisement

d)

reconstruction

99.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

100.

Who is being described?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

101.
  • Educator, orator, author, orator
  • Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881
  • Famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895 urged moderation in the civil rights struggle


Who is being described?

a)

W.E.B DeBois

b)

Fredrick Douglas

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

102.
Which activist was born a slave but became the wealthiest African-America in Atlanta by 1927?
a)
Alonzo Herndon
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
John Hope
103.
What was Alonzo Herndon's first business?
a)
A barber shop
b)
A restaurant
c)
A used car dealership
d)
A grocery store
104.
What was a major publicity factor that lead up to the Race Riot?
a)
Newspaper headlines including alleged attacks on white women
b)
Radio broadcasting of the protests downtown
c)
News channels showed scenes of blacks boycotting the bus system
d)
Letters from the Ku Klux Klan were sent out to rally people for the riot
105.

During WW1 the US Armed Forces set up many of these around GA...

a)

MIlitary training Camps

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Weapons testing facilities

d)

medical facilities

106.

Georgia cotton crops were affected in a negative way by...

a)

boll weevil and drought

b)

boll weevil and floods

c)

drought and famine

d)

famine and floods

107.

Eugene Talmadege did not want what group of people to benefit from the New Deal Programs

a)

Rural Farmers

b)

African Americans

c)

Asian Americans

d)

Native Americans

108.

What happened in GA after the arrival of the boll weevil?

a)

implementation of the county unit system

b)

growth of rural population with African Americans

c)

migration of African Americans to cities in the north

d)

African Americans moving to the suburbs of Atlanta

109.

FDR lived in what city in Georgia?

a)

Columbus

b)

Warm Springs

c)

Atlanta

d)

Savannah

110.

Why did FDR come to Georgia frequently?

a)

polio treatments

b)

rest and relaxation

c)

cancer treatments

d)

mountain climbing

111.

Rural Electrification Administration brought this to the rural areas of GA

a)

Electricity

b)

Jobs

c)

Social Security

d)

poverty

112.

The only New Deal program to be around today is

a)

Social Security

b)

REA

c)

AAA

d)

CCC

113.

How did the Lend-Lease Act help in WWII?

a)

detaining Japanese Americans in camps

b)

transferring weapons to Great Britain

c)

imprisoning people who evaded the draft

d)

bombing targets in Germany

114.

Savannah and Brunswick were known for building...

a)

Airplanes

b)

Liberty Ships

c)

Bombs

d)

tanks

115.

who helped establish important military bases in GA?

a)

Richard Russell

b)

Ben Singletary

c)

William Vinson

d)

Eugene Talmadge

116.

The Bell Bomber Plant transformed this city into a major industrial city...

a)

Marietta

b)

Columbus

c)

Savannah

d)

Brunswick

117.

Carl Vinson's focus during WWII was ______ ______ which brought thousands of jobs to GA.

a)

national defense

b)

civil rights

c)

women's rights

d)

industrial development

118.
(SS8E1) Carpet Capital of the World
a)
Plains, GA
b)
Gainesville, GA
c)
Atlanta, GA
d)
Dalton, GA

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