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Avelar 1st 9 weeks Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The state of Georgia’s smallest region tucked into the northwest corner of the state referred to as TAG corner and is home to Lookout Mountain and Sand Mountain

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

The Appalachian Plateau

d)

Valley and Ridge

2.

This region is home to Brasstown Bald, and receives most of the state’s rainfall

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Great Smoky Mountains
d)

Blue Ridge

3.

This region has the majority of the states population due to densely populated cities like Atlanta, Augusta, and Macon.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Blue Ridge

4.

This region is home to Dalton, Ga aka the Carpet capital of the World

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

5.

Georgia's largest region that covers most of the state

a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont Region
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Blue Ridge
6.

Home to most of Georgia’s industries and leads the nation in production of granite and marble

a)

Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Valley and Ridge

7.

This Georgia region produces apples, grapes, wood and its mountains receive the warm air from the gulf stream to produce rain

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Piedmont

d)

Blue Ridge

8.

This region is known for its red clay that is rich in iron minerals

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

9.

This region produces the majority of the states crops like peanuts, onions, pecans, and other agricultural products

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

10.

What region of the United States is Georgia located in

a)
Midwestern United States
b)
Southeastern United States
c)
Northeastern United States
d)
Western United States
11.

This is the continent that Georgia is located on.

a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
12.

Georgia is located in these two hemispheres

a)
Eastern Hemisphere
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Tropical Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere
13.

This body of water separates Georgia from South Carolina on it’s eastern border

a)
Savannah River
b)
Lake Hartwell
c)
Savannah Lake
d)
Chattahoochee River
14.

This river serves as a border on the western side of the state separating Georgia from Alabama.  It also runs into the Gulf of America/Mexico

a)
Tennessee River
b)
Alabama River
c)
Chattahoochee River
d)
Savannah River
15.

This southern edge of the Piedmont has waterfalls and rapids that can be used for hydroelectricity

a)

Okefenokee Swamp

b)

Fall Line

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Lake Hartwell

16.

This initial ruling governmental group of Georgia was against rum, slavery, and land ownership of more than 50 acres

a)
The Founding Fathers of America
b)
The Spanish Colonizers
c)
The Trustees of Georgia
d)
The British Parliament
17.

These people paid their own way over to Georgia and strongly opposed the prohibition of slavery

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Highland Scots

c)

Jews

d)

Malcontents

18.

These Austrian settlers were in support of the prohibition of slavery

a)

Salzburgers

b)

Malcontents

c)

Highland Scots

d)

Trustees

19.

Due to a change in the laws that satisfied the Malcontents this population grew dramatically

a)
Patriots
b)
Malcontents
c)
Colonists
d)

Slaves

20.

These three crops were the only successful W.R.I.S.T. crops and grew in bulk

a)
Wheat, Rice, Sorghum
b)

Rice, Indigo, Tobacco

c)
Barley, Oats, Corn
d)
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peas
21.

Economically, the mercantilist goals for the new colony were to use the colony to provide markers for British goods and to produce these two unsuccessful crops for British markets

a)
The two unsuccessful crops were likely tobacco and sugar.
b)
The two unsuccessful crops were likely corn and wheat.
c)

The two unsuccessful crops were likely wine and silk.

d)
The two unsuccessful crops were likely cotton and coffee.
22.

Colonists were encouraged to plant these during the trustee period to increase the silkworm population

a)
Mulberry trees
b)
Cedar trees
c)
Pine trees
d)
Oak trees
23.

The colony being set up in Savannah was beneficial because of its location on the Atlantic Ocean encouraged trade of the WRIST crops with what nation?

a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
24.

King George II thought that Georgia would serve as this as a means of defense which was the MAIN reason the British government supported the colony

a)
Trade colony
b)
Prison colony
c)
Buffer colony
d)
Agricultural colony
25.

The three reasons outlined in the Charter of 1732 for settling Georgia

a)
1. Buffer against Spanish Florida 2. Refuge for debtors and the poor 3. Economic growth through agriculture and trade
b)
Establishment of a penal colony for violent criminals
c)
Settlement for religious freedom
d)
Military outpost against Native Americans
26.

He was chief of the Yamacraw or Creek Indians who negotiated a peaceful settlement in Savannah as a mediator for his tribe

a)
Tomochichi
b)
Sequoyah
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Sitting Bull
27.

She served as a translator/interpreter between Oglethorpe and the Creek to help with the founding of the colony of Georgia and developed a friendship with the tribe

a)
Pocahontas
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Mary Musgrove
28.

A group of German Protestants who sought religious freedom and desired to establish a silk colony. Given land they named Ebenezer

a)
Lutherans
b)
Anabaptists
c)
Calvinists
d)
Salzburgers
29.

These colonists felt that Georgia would never prosper unless people could buy and sell land and use slaves in their fields

a)

Malcontents

b)

Salzburgers

c)

Jews

d)

Highland Scots.

30.

They settled in Darien, Georgia and were recruited to help defend the colony from Spanish Florida as they had a reputation as skilled warriors who’s Presbyterian faith believed slavery should be banned

a)
French Huguenots
b)

Highland Scots

c)
Spanish Conquistadors
d)
Irish Settlers
31.

This religious group was not permitted in the colony as there was a fear that their faith might allow them to side with the Spanish in Florida

a)
Protestants
b)
Jews
c)
Quakers
d)
Catholics
32.

They were appointed by King George II after the trustee period

a)
Royal Governors
b)
Local Mayors
c)
Colonial Legislators
d)
Parliamentary Representatives
33.

During the royal colony period this group of people became legal to work the fields and help Georgia thrive economically

a)
Enslaved Africans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Indentured servants
d)
Free white laborers
34.

Male property owners in Georgia were able for the first time in the Royal Colony period were able to do these two things

a)
Participate in military service and trade goods
b)
Vote and hold public office
c)
Pay taxes and own slaves
d)
Attend church and serve on juries
35.

Plans to sell rum, have slaves, and build large plantations to grow cash crops marked a change to this period with began in 1754

a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Enlightenment period
c)

The Royal Colony period leading to the American Revolution.

d)
The Civil War era
36.

Why did Spanish concentrate their initial colonization of Georgia along the barrier islands?

a)
To establish strategic military outposts and protect shipping routes.
b)
To convert Native Americans to Christianity.
c)
To find gold and silver mines.
d)
To establish agricultural plantations.
37.

The English colonies would be used as a source of food crops, tobacco and raw materials for England and also as valuable markets to sell the English products made in the factories from these raw materials is referred to as.

a)
Mercantilism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Capitalism
38.

Which of the following is the first barrier (wall) to the warm air from the Gulf?

a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Rocky Mountains
39.

As a result, this was the primary reason that led to the American Revolution. (used to repay debt from the French and Indian War.)

a)
Colonial independence
b)
Taxation without representation
c)
British military presence
d)
Trade restrictions on goods
40.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

a)
A law that granted independence to the colonies.
b)
A treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
c)
A tax imposed on goods imported to the colonies.
d)
The Proclamation of 1763 was a decree that restricted colonial expansion westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
41.

What effect did the Proclamation of 1763 have on the colony of Georgia?

a)
It allowed for the establishment of new colonies in western Georgia.
b)
It encouraged more settlers to move westward into Georgia.
c)
It had no impact on settlement patterns in Georgia.
d)

It expanded the states boundaries to the St. Mary's River tot he south and the Mississippi River to the west.

42.

Explain how Georgia felt about the imposition of the Stamp Act on the colony as a whole

a)

Georgia opposed the Stamp Act, viewing it as an unjust tax imposed without representation but sold the stamp anyways.

b)
Georgia believed the Stamp Act would benefit the colony economically.
c)
Georgia was indifferent to the Stamp Act and did not take a stance.
d)
Georgia supported the Stamp Act as a fair tax for the colony.
43.

These are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence.

a)
Introduction, Summary, Final Thoughts
b)
Preamble, Bill of Rights, Conclusion
c)
Preamble, List of Amendments, Summary
d)

Preamble, List of Grievances, the Declaration

44.

Quartering troops, taxes (No taxation without representation), no power in the legislature would all be found in what part of the Declaration of Independence?

a)
The list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
b)
The conclusion of the Declaration of Independence.
c)
The preamble of the Declaration of Independence.
d)
The introduction of the Declaration of Independence.
45.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights…” would be found in which part of the Declaration of Independence

a)
The conclusion of the Declaration of Independence
b)
The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
c)
The preamble of the Declaration of Independence
d)
The first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
46.

Who were the three gentlemen who represented Georgia in the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

a)
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
c)

William Few, Abraham Baldwin, and Button Gwinnett

d)
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
47.

These colonists felt that their God given rights were being violated

a)

The American patriots.

b)
The Spanish explorers.
c)
The French settlers.
d)
The British loyalists.
48.

They felt the colonists were guilty of treason (betraying their country)

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Malcontents

d)

Highland Scots

49.

Elijah Clark led the patriot militia to victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek which did these two things

a)
Increased tensions between the colonies and Native Americans.
b)
Decreased British troop morale and weakened their supply lines.
c)

Boosted patriot morale and provided supplies to the Patriot Army.

d)
Led to a peace treaty with the British forces.
50.

The colonists saw this city’s ports as important because it could prevent the British from shipping and receiving supplies

a)
Charleston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Boston
d)

Savannah

51.

The French joined the colonists in an effort to retake a coastal city, but it was an epic failure as it resulted in the second largest loss of life in the American Revolution.

a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Siege of Charleston
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Siege of Savannah
52.

1787 Constitutional Convention was set up to revise these for having a weak central government.

a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
Magna Carta
53.

States having their own currency (money), inability to force states to comply with taxes and laws were some of the reasons the United States replaced the Articles of Confederation with the

a)
Constitution of the United States
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Bill of Rights
54.

The AoC couldn’t enforce taxes without an executive branch, or settle legal disputes because they did not have a what?

a)
executive authority
b)
legislative branch
c)

judicial system/National court system

d)
taxation committee
55.

After the American Revolution, the states set up a weak national government in the Articles of Confederation because

a)
The states wanted a powerful monarchy.
b)
The states aimed to centralize all power in one leader.
c)
The states were influenced by European governments.
d)
The states feared a strong central government.