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Midterm Review #1

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which region of the United States is Georgia located?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Midwest

d)

Mideast

2.

Which of the following British acts did colonists argue was a form of taxation without representation?

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Quebec Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Stamp Act

3.

Select one weakness of the Articles of Confederation

a)

The government could not negotiate treaties.

b)

The government had no power to collect taxes.

c)

The government could not establish an army.

d)

The government had no legislative branch.

4.

Which major river in Georgia helps to form the boundary between Alabama and Georgia?

a)

Savannah River

b)

Flint River

c)

Chactaw River

d)

Chattahoochee River

5.

What is the name of the Physical Feature that is listed as number 3?

a)

Savannah River

b)

Fall Line

c)

Chattanooga River

d)

Chattahoochee River

6.

What region of the United States is Georgia located in?

a)

Northwestern

b)

Mideastern

c)

Northeastern

d)

Southeastern

7.

What is the name of the body of water listed as letter A?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

8.

The state of Georgia is located on which Continent?

a)

North America

b)

Euroasia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

9.

What is the name of the imaginary line that creates the dividing line between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

10.

What is the name of the physical feature that is located in the Coast Plain listed at #4.

a)

The Fall Line

b)

Okefenokee Swamp

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Appalachian Mountains

11.

The state of Georgia is located in which two hemispheres?

a)

Southern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Northern and Eastern

12.

Which physical feature is listed as number 5?

a)

Barrier Islands

b)

Savannah River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Chattahoochee River

13.

Which physical feature is listed as number 2?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Savannah River

c)

Okefenokee Swamp

d)

Chattahoochee River

14.

What is the imaginary line that creates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Prime Meridian

15.

Who is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

Which Geographical Region is #4

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Ridge and Valley

17.

What is the name of the body of water that is listed as B?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

18.

Which Geographical Region is #3

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Ridge and Valley

19.
What is the primary function of the Legislative Branch?
a)
To make Laws
b)
To understand laws
c)
To protect the president
d)
To enforce laws
20.

Georgia has ___________ branches of government.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What is the main role or responsibility of the legislative branch in Georgia’s government?

a)

interpret the laws

b)

make the laws

c)

enforce the laws

22.

Select the correct part of the Georgia Constitution that is represented in the description. DECLARES THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTION

a)

Preamble

b)

Amendments

c)

Bill of Rights

23.
Which of these Creek chiefs betrayed the tribe by signing a treaty that gave up Creek land. He was killed for this betrayal by other members of the Creeks.
a)
Chief William McIntosh
b)
Alexander McGillivray
c)
Sequoyah
d)
John Ross
24.
This is the power of the executive branch to prevent a bill from passing. 
a)
judicial review
b)
checks and balances
c)
veto
d)
due process
25.

Even though few Georgians participated in the French and Indian War, how did Georgia benefit from the British victory over the French and Indians?

a)

Georgia's second oldest city, Augusta, became the capital of Georgia.

b)

Georgia's boundaries were extended to the St Marys and Mississippi Rivers

c)

Georgia stopped being a trustee colony and became a royal colony.

d)

Savannah became the official port of entry for ships from other countries.

26.
After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because
a)
it did not allow them to settle in the land west of the Appalachian mountains.
b)
it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.
c)
it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
d)
it took away their representation in Parliament.
27.
Where did James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists settle when they arrived in Georgia?
a)
Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River
b)
Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island
c)
Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound
d)
Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River
28.
All of the following were reasons behind the creation of the Georgia colony EXCEPT
a)
charity
b)
defense
c)
religion
d)
economic
29.
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
30.
Identify what region the questions mark is in.
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Piedmont
31.

Which region in Georgia is most suitable for agriculture?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Ridge & Valley

32.

King George II agreed to grant ___ ___ and the Trustees a charter to found Georgia because it was a strategic location militarily and the resources would help to increase the mother country's economy

a)

Chief Tomochichi

b)

King George III

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Mary Musgrove

33.

What states border Georgia?

a)

Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina

b)

Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina

c)

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina

34.

Written by Thomas Jefferson, among others, this document cut ties between The United States of America and Great Britain, listing the numerous reasons justifying doing so.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Constitution of the United States

d)

Mayflower Compact

35.

France was an ally of the colonies during the Revolutionary War.

a)

True

b)

False

36.
The period before the Civil War is known as
a)
Antechamber
b)
Anteroom
c)
Anteumbrella
d)
Antebellum
37.

A concept that the country would spread from coast to coast was known as...

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Psychological Manifestation

c)

Destiny Personified

d)

My Way or the Highway

38.

Who led the effort to get a charter to establish the colony of Georgia?

a)

Tomochichi

b)

Mary Musgrove

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Hernando De Soto

39.

Check all that were capitals of Georgia

a)

Savannah

b)

Augusta

c)

Louisville

d)

Milledgeville

e)

Atlanta

40.

What is the primary function of the Legislative Branch? (SS8CG5)

a)

To make Laws

b)

To understand laws

c)

To protect the president

d)

To enforce laws

41.

The primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to

a)

provide tax revenues for the national government

b)

establish the basic framework of the national government

c)

give the national government the power to regulate interstate commerce

d)

establish the supremacy of the national government over the states

42.

Which war led England to begin taxing its colonists in the Americas?

a)

The War of 1812

b)

The First World War

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The Mexican-American War

43.

By what name was the French and Indian War known in Europe?

a)

The Ten Years War

b)

The Seven Years War

c)

The Creek and English War

d)

The War for the Ohio River Valley

44.

According to the Proclamation of 1763, colonist were to..?

a)

Refuse to trade with any nation other then Great Britain

b)

Remain on the eastern side of the Appalachian Moountains

c)

Only use British ships when importing and exporting goods

d)

Not stray beyond Georgia's southern boarder into Spanish Florida

45.

Which natural boundary was to be observed according to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

The Fall Line

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Chattahoochee River

d)

The Appalachian Mountains

46.

For what purpose did the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act?

a)

To force the colonists to register their names

b)

For raising money to pay England's war debt

c)

For ensuring that English merchants were used

d)

To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

47.

In Georgia, what did the group that formed in opposition to the Stamp Act call themselves?

a)

Patriots

b)

Nationalists

c)

Liberty Boys

d)

Freedom Riders

48.

What was the main point expressed in the conclusion in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Alliances were established

b)

Independence was declared

c)

A call for war against Great Britain was made

d)

An attempt was made to compromise with Great Britain

49.

What were four causes of the American Revolution in chronological order?

a)

French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act (Taxes), Declaration of Independence

b)

Stamp Act (Taxes), French and Indian War, Declaration of Independence, Proclamation of 1763

c)

Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War, Stamp Act (Taxes), Proclamation of 1763

d)

Proclamation of 1763, French and Indian War, Stamp Act (Taxes), Declaration of Independence

50.

How are the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers different?

a)

One flows north and the other flows south.

b)

The Savannah River is used mainly for shipping, the Chattahoochee is a water source for the Piedmont region.

c)

One flows to the Gulf of Mexico, the other to the Indian Ocean

d)

One is salt water and one is fresh water.

51.

Georgia's deep water ports are found in this region where peanuts, pecans, cotton, and Vidalia onions are grown.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Blue Ridge

52.

What is the job of the barrier islands?

a)

To attract tourists to Georgia.

b)

To prevent invasion from enemies.

c)

They protect the coastline of Georgia from wind and erosion.

d)

To be a home to wildlife.

53.

What physical feature is a major river that begins in the Blue Ridge mountains and flows downward to create a border forms a border with Alabama?

a)

Chattahoochee River

b)

Chattanooga River

c)

Savannah River

d)

St. Marys River

54.

What boundary that separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Fall Line

d)

Appalachian Mountains

55.

Which war was fought between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Battle of Kettle Creek

c)

Siege of Savannah

d)

Stamp Act

56.

Which document discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Preamble

c)

Grievances

d)

Constitution

57.

Who was the Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence that was killed in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh?

a)

Button Gwinnett

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

George Walton

d)

William Few

58.

Who was the Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence that was instrumental in the founding of the University of Georgia?

a)

Button Gwinnett

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

George Walton

d)

Abraham Baldwin

59.

a compromise made between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention; allowed for a two house legislative branches with the number of senators for each state being equal (2 per state) and the number of members of the House of Representatives being based on the state’s population.

a)

Great Compromise

b)

3/5 Compromise

60.
  1. Georgia signer of the U.S. Constitution; also a U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, and the first president of the University of Georgia.

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
Abraham Baldwin
61.
  1.  Georgia signer of the U.S. Constitution; was also a judge and legislator for Georgia and New York.

a)
John Adams
b)

William Few

c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Hamilton
62.

a written document that outlines a country’s government.

a)
policy
b)
constitution
c)
law
d)
declaration
63.

What was the failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Savannah during the Revolution?

a)

Battle of Kettle Creek

b)

Siege of Savannah

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Great Compromise

64.

Which Revolutionary War battle in Georgia saw patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeat 600 loyalists?

a)

Battle of Kettle Creek

b)

Siege of Savannah

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Great Compromise

65.

In 1733, James Edward Oglethorpe founded the British colony of Georgia,

Why did Oglethorpe choose area known as Georgia for the colony?

a)

The forests in Georgia had a large supply of animals for fur.

b)

Merchants in Florida believed trading with Georgia would be convenient.

c)

Georgia would protect South Carolina from the Spanish in Florida.

d)

Georgia had better farmland than South Carolina

66.

Which is the proper order of Georgia's capital cities (from oldest to current)?

a)

Savannah, Milledgeville, Louisville, Atlanta, Augusta

b)

Atlanta, Milledgeville, Louisville, Augusta, Savannah

c)

Savannah, Albany, Louisville, Macon, Augusta

d)

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta

67.

What was the conflict of interest for lawmakers during the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

Lawmakers wanted to live on the cheap land that the companies were giving away.

b)

Lawmakers owned stocks in the land company and benefitted by selling the land (bought land cheap and sold it expensive).

c)

Lawmakers wanted Georgia to grow and develop because of the land deals.

d)

Lawmakers were not legally allowed to create laws dealing with land.

68.

What are the natural rights that all people have?

a)

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

b)

life, right to own property and ability to have children

c)

food, shelter and money

69.

What was the name of the document sent to the King in the final attempt to find a peaceful solution to the problems between the colonies and England?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

United States Constitution

70.

What was the date the Declaration of Independence was adopted?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

April 19, 1775

c)

May 5, 1775

71.

What were the two parties fighting over in the French and Indian War?

a)

disputed fur trading territory in the Ohio Valley

b)

disputed Spanish colonies in Florida and Central America

c)

disputed ownership rights to agricultural land in Europe

72.

Who were Georgia's 3 delegates that signed the Declaration of Independence? Choose 3.

a)

Lyman Hall

b)

James Wright

c)

George Walton

d)

Button Gwinnett

73.

Why did the British government begin taxing the colonists?

a)

To provide funds for displaced immigrants

b)

to help repay the ward debt they incurred during the French and Indian War

c)

to cover the cost of their new universal healthcare system

d)

to pay for new colonies to be created in America

74.

What happened when land restrictions were lifted during the Royal Period?

a)

they built small farms where tenant farmers worked the land

b)

built huge plantations where they used slave labor to farm

c)

all of the land was taken by the king for purposes of agriculture

75.

What was the main economic activity during the Royal colony period?

a)

slave trade

b)

the lumber industry

c)

agriculture

76.

Who was Georgia's first governor?

a)

John Reynolds

b)

James Wright

c)

Lyman Hall

77.

Fill in the blank for this popular slogan from the colonies,

"No Taxation Without __________"

a)

Sandwiches

b)

Representation

c)

Information

d)

Laws

78.

The Proclamation of 1763 told the colonists that they were not allowed to move WEST past which mountain range?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

79.
This was our nation's first Constitution but failed because it gave all the power to the states. 
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Treaty of Paris 
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
U.S. Constitution 
80.

What was the conflict of interest for lawmakers during the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

Lawmakers wanted to live on the cheap land that the companies were giving away.

b)

Lawmakers owned stocks in the land company and benefitted by selling the land (bought land cheap and sold it expensive).

c)

Lawmakers wanted Georgia to grow and develop because of the land deals.

d)

Lawmakers were not legally allowed to create laws dealing with land.

81.

What was the purpose of the Headright system and Land lottery in Georgia?

a)

Encouraged growth and settlement (expansion) in unsettled parts of the state of Georgia.

b)

Encouraged Lawmakers to buy land cheap and sell it expensive to the citizens of Georgia

c)

Encouraged Georgia residents to move out of the state of Georgia

d)

Encouraged growth in south Georgia and Florida

82.

___________________________________ was the forced removal of over 4000 Cherokee Indians to a isolated territory in Oklahoma by the US Army.

a)

The Last Ride

b)

The Trail of Tears

c)

The Long March

d)

The Great Passage

83.

_______________________ was the nickname of General Andrew Jackson.

a)

Old Hickory

b)

Old Fuss and Feathers

c)

Ironman

d)

War Hawk

84.

The Battle of _______________________ occurred after the War of 1812 had ended.

a)

Tippecanoe

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

New Orleans

85.

Who won the War of 1812?

a)

The French

b)

The British

c)

The United States

d)

It was a stalemate

86.

Who led American troops at the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

87.

Who wrote the National Anthem?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Dolly Madison

88.

Who was President during the War of 1812?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

89.
Which president was also called the Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James Madison
90.

How many Branches of Government are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

91.

This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

Limited Government

92.

What was the name given to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution that protect individual freedoms?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Great Compromise

93.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
94.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
95.

Act signed into law by Andrew Jackson that required the removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole to Indian Territory.

a)

Indian Claims Commision Act

b)

Land Ordinance Act

c)

Veterans Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

96.

A treaty between the U.S. Government and a minority representation of the Cherokee tribe that ceded all Cherokee land in the Southeast to the United States

a)

Treaty of New Echota

b)

Treaty of 1812

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

The Great Compromise

97.

The two tribes in Georgia most affected by the 1830 Indian Removal Act were:

a)

Choctaw and Cherokee

b)

Nez Perce and Seminole

c)

Sioux and Creek

d)

Creek and Cherokee

98.

 Where was the site of the first gold rush in the United States?

a)

Savannah

b)

San Francisco

c)

Darien

d)

Dahlonega

99.
Who did America fight in the War of 1812?
a)
France
b)
Britian
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
100.
What two men where chosen to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Tom and Jerry
c)
Custer and Little Bighorn
d)
William and Penn
101.
During Westward Expansion, many American Indians were forced from their homes onto reservations. What was this act called?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Reservation Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Move Act
102.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies ______.

a)

claimed land that had been acquired illegally

b)

took land from the Native Americans by force

c)

made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

d)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

103.
Which lists GA's capitals in the correct chronological order?
a)
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta
b)
Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Louisville, Atlanta
c)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta
d)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
104.

What was the first state-supported university ever chartered in the United States?

a)

University of North Carolina

b)

Harvard University

c)

Georgia Institute of Technology

d)

University of Georgia