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Georgia Readings Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of society did the Mississippian American Indians structure?

a)

Industrial

b)

Agricultural

c)

Nomadic

d)

Urban

2.

What type of knives did the Mississippians use?

a)

Flint

b)

Steel

c)

Chert

d)

Bronze

3.

What was the overall effect of Spanish settlements on native populations?

a)

Positive cultural exchange

b)

Economic prosperity

c)

Negative effect due to disease

d)

Political alliances

4.

What was the primary goal of Great Britain in establishing colonies?

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Scientific exploration

c)

Obtaining more raw materials

d)

Cultural exchange

5.

Where were English colonies established by Great Britain?

a)

Pacific coast

b)

Gulf coast

c)

Atlantic coast

d)

Caribbean islands

6.

What economic policy was Georgia supposed to support according to the Charter of 1732?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feudalism

7.

What phrase became commonly used due to the colonists' frustration with British policies?

a)

Freedom for all

b)

Taxation without representation is tyranny

c)

Unity and strength

d)

Peace and prosperity

8.

What was the name given to colonists who remained loyal to the king?

a)

Patriots

b)

Rebels

c)

Loyalists

d)

Independents

9.

During the American Revolution, what acted as the country's first government?

a)

The Continental Congress

b)

The British Parliament

c)

The Federal Reserve

d)

The United Nations

10.

What was established in 1781 as the nation's first official governing document?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The U.S. Constitution

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Magna Carta

11.

What principle requires the three branches of government to have separate responsibilities?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Judicial review

12.

What system allows each branch of government to curtail the powers of the others?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Federalism

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Absolute monarchy

13.

What event was partly caused by conflicts between branches of government?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The Gold Rush

14.

In the case Worcester vs. Georgia, what was the ruling related to?

a)

Native American land rights

b)

Taxation laws

c)

Immigration policies

d)

Trade agreements

15.

What institution was a major point of disagreement between the regions?

a)

Education

b)

Slavery

c)

Trade

d)

Religion

16.

What was placed on goods coming from Great Britain during the antebellum period?

a)

Tariff

b)

Embargo

c)

Quota

d)

Subsidy

17.

What was the event that was a the major causes of the Civil War involved a fight over a tariff?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

18.

What was the name of the separate nation formed by the southern states after seceding from the Union?

a)

Confederate States of America

b)

United States of America

c)

Southern Union

d)

Dixie States

19.

What was the ultimate capital of the Confederacy that Lincoln wanted to capture?

a)

Richmond, VA

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Charleston, SC

d)

Montgomery, AL

20.

Who opposed changes to the political and social order during Reconstruction?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Federalists

d)

Libertarians

21.

What terrorist organization was established by Southerners during Reconstruction?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

NAACP

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Civil Rights Movement

22.

What was the period after Reconstruction when the South tried to demonstrate changes called?

a)

New South

b)

Old South

c)

Southern Renaissance

d)

Southern Reformation

23.

What term describes farmers who had many of their own materials but needed to rent land?

a)

Tenant farmers

b)

Sharecroppers

c)

Landowners

d)

Merchants

24.

What did Mayor Hartsfield see Atlanta as?

a)

A cultural center

b)

A transportation hub

c)

A farming community

d)

A historical site

25.

What type of climate does Georgia have that attracts visitors?

a)

Harsh

b)

Tropical

c)

Mild

d)

Cold