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Q2 ACE Review (H4 - H7, E2)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 59mins

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Class
Date
1.

The first public university in United States history was _______.

a)

University of Georgia

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

University of Wisconsin

d)

Georgia State University

2.
What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?
a)
Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy
b)
educate GA's slave population
c)
educate GA's militia
d)
establish a women's only school
3.

The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________

a)

Abraham Baldwin

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

William Few

d)

John Milledge

4.

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

5.
Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to
a)
avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
b)
meet federal government requirements
c)
follow the growing population
d)
open eastern lands to the American Indians
6.

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

a)

Louisville

b)

Lumpkin

c)

Terminus

d)

Yamacraw Bluff

7.

What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?

a)

It established a method of counting the population

b)

To distribute newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

c)

It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

d)

It administered voting and election districts

8.

Why was the land lottery more successful than the headright system?

a)

More land was distributed to settlers

b)

It sold all open lands to the government

c)

It created peace with American Indians

d)

More settlers moved to the eastern coast.

9.

The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:

a)

headright system

b)

land lottery

c)

cession

d)

roulette

10.

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

a)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

b)

took land from the American Indians by force.

c)

made illegal treaties with the American Indians.

d)

llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

11.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? 
a)
steel plow
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroads
d)
the spinning jenny
12.

Which BEST shows why railroads were beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 

a)
increased tourism through sightseeing 
b)
offered faster and easier transportation of goods
c)
offered a non-polluting transportation option
d)
made horses unnecessary for travel
13.

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he

a)

fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

b)

was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

c)

signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

d)

signed a treaty and took money giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the government.

14.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
15.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to interfere on tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Fletcher vs. Peck

b)

Peck vs. Veno

c)

Worcester vs. Georgia

d)

Alabama vs. Georgia

16.

What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?

a)

Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.

b)

Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.

c)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

d)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.

17.
Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he 
a)
ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
b)
refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
c)
accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
d)
organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.
18.

__________________ led the Cherokee faction that wanted to resist further concessions to the U.S. government, ultimately suing the U.S. government in court. He led them on the Trail of Tears.

a)

George Guess

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Ross

d)

William McIntosh

19.
In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"? 
a)
Many battles took place along the journey.
b)
Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.
c)
It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”. 
d)
Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey.
20.

Why was the Georgia Platform important

a)

It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton

b)

I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

c)

It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

d)

It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union

21.

What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

a)

They both dealt with slavery in the new territories

b)

They both dealt with nullification

c)

They both made the south get an advantage in the Senate

d)

They led to the election of Abraham Lincoln

22.

What battle was said to be the bloodiest two days of the Civil War and a great victory for the South? This battle caused the Union forces to retreat into Chattanooga.

a)

Kennesaw

b)

Chickamauga

c)

Atlanta

d)

Antietam

23.

What city did General Sherman's army destroy in order for the Union army to continue the March to the Sea?

a)

Mobile

b)

Dahlonega

c)

Atlanta

d)

Valdosta

24.

Atlanta was the most important military target in Georgia because ___.

a)

It was the capital of Georgia

b)

It was the industrial and transportation center

c)

It was the home of Robert E Lee

d)

It was where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought

25.

What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

The Union soldiers lost their will to fight

b)

It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

It gave the South hope that they would win

d)

It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah

26.

How was the South impacted by the freeing of the slaves during the Civil War?

a)

It increased the number of Confederate soldiers by almost 200,000

b)

The south ignored the law although many freed slaves did join the Union

c)

It finally gave the South a reason to surrender

d)

It helped the South because the slaves were unskilled soldiers

27.

What was the purpose of the naval blockade by Union ships on the coast of Georgia?

a)

It was an attempt to block all of the railroad stations

b)

It was an attempt to block all supply routes between the South and Britain

c)

It was an attempt to stop Lee's army from advancing to Washington DC

d)

It was an attempt to block the passage of the Missouri Compromise

28.

What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Georgia Platform

c)

The Nullification Crisis

d)

The Compromise of 1850

29.

The election of Abraham Lincoln led to

a)

southern states seceding from the Union

b)

southern states protesting with a March in Washington DC

c)

northern states nullifying the election results

d)

a recount in Illinoise

30.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

A law that made slave owners return the slaves that they stole from other plantations

b)

A law that made the plantation owners return any slaves that rebelled rather than cause harm to them physically

c)

A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South

d)

A law that stated that slaves were property

31.

Alexander Stephens fought the debate over secession in Georgia. If Georgia leaders had voted for secession, Georgia would have ____.

a)

Joined the Union

b)

Seceded from the Confederacy

c)

seceded from the Union

d)

won the war

32.

North and South had conflict over which of the following?

a)

Slavery

b)

The enforcement of tariffs

c)

states' rights

d)

All of these

33.

What three things did Lincoln’s Plan require the South to do to be reunited back to the Union?

a)

10% of the people in each state had to take an oath to obey the Constitution.

b)

Each state had to set up a new government and a new state constitution.

c)

Each state had to abolish slavery.

d)

Each state had to imprison ALL ex-Confederates.

34.

What was the agenda of the radical Republicans (what did they want to do to the south)?

a)

Punish the South.

b)

Be lenient toward the South.

c)

Take all former slaves from the South.

d)

Send all ex-Confederates to jail.

35.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

b)

ave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

c)

Granted African American men the right to vote.

d)

Granted women the right to vote.

36.

What were Black Codes?

a)

Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.

b)

Laws designed to help freed blacks and poor whites navigate the South after the end of the Civil War.

c)

Addendums to the Reconstruction Amendments.

d)

Laws designed to limit the freedom of poor whites in the South after the end of the Civil War.

37.

What did the 14th Amendment do?

a)

It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

b)

It granted African American men the right to vote.

c)

It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

d)

It granted women the right to vote.

38.

What did the 15th Amendment do?

a)

It granted African American men the right to vote.

b)

It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

c)

It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

d)

It allowed women the right to vote.

39.

What was the ultimate goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

a)

To give an economic boost to African Americans and poor whites by helping them learn to read and write through formal education.

b)

To help poor whites become educated.

c)

To create opportunities for poor whites.

d)

To educate all Southerners.

40.

What was the ultimate goal of the KKK?

a)

To intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans from voting and running for office during the Reconstruction period.

b)

To intimidate whites to keep them from voting and running for office.

c)

To dance around in fancy pajamas while listening to Rhianna.

d)

To help freed blacks find jobs and get an education.

41.

Why were African Americans expelled from their seats in the Georgia General Assembly? (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

Democrats claimed the new state constitution did not guarantee them the right to hold office.

b)

Democrats claimed that they were illiterate.

c)

Democrats claimed they did not reside in the county they were elected to.

d)

Democrats claimed they did not make enough money.

42.

What is the difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?

a)

Sharecroppers owned their own supplies and tenant farmers needed everything.

b)

Tenant farmers owned their own supplies and sharecroppers needed everything.

c)

Sharecroppers owned tenant farmers.

d)

Tenant farmers rented land and supplies to sharecroppers.

43.

Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon were known as the

a)

3 Musketeers

b)

Bourbon Triumvirate

c)

Populists

d)

Henry Grady's Guys

44.

Who was the leader of the Populist Party?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Alfred Hitchcock

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Tom Watson

45.

This set of laws enforced segregation:

a)

John Eagle Laws

b)

Disenfranchisement Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

The KKK Laws

46.

Taking away African American's right to vote is:

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Atlanta Race Riot

c)

Segregation

d)

Party Laws

47.

This man promoted higher education within the black community and believed that college- educated African Americans should lead the fight for equality:

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Jefferson Davis

48.

This man was a successful businessman and was born to a slave mother and a white father:

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Alonzo Herndon

49.

Anti-Semitism is defined as:

a)

A hatred against Hispanics

b)

A hatred against Jews

c)

A love for Jews

d)

A love for symmetry

50.

The Leo Frank Case symbolized:

a)

The need for modern DNA Technology

b)

The growing voice of a Jewish community

c)

White Southerners' strong anti-Semitic feelings during the New South period

d)

Black Southerner's resilience to hatred.

51.

The "Knights of Mary Phagen":

a)

Were from Columbus, Ga

b)

Kidnapped Leo Frank and lynched him

c)

Were family of Leo Frank

d)

Posted on Instagram updates of the case

52.

educator, author, political activist, and orator; promoted the idea that African-Americans or Blacks should pursue economic and educational endeavors before seeking social and political equality.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

Leo Frank

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

53.

Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine thus promoting segregation

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

c)

Atlanta Race Riot (1906)

d)

Disenfranchisement

54.

What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?

a)

International Cotton Exposititon

b)

Cotton Warehouse

c)

Cotton Pickin Fair

d)

Georgia State Fair

55.

Which Georgia senator argued for farmers’ rights, helped pass the Rural Free Delivery Bill, and became the leader of the Populist Party?

a)

Rebecca Latimer Felton

b)

Tom Watson

c)

John Gordon

d)

Booker T. Washington

56.
What is the goal of the New South movement?  
a)
Encourage and grow southern industry
b)
Encourage Slavery
c)
Promote Atlanta Newspapers
d)
Support Farmers
57.

When did the New South movement occur?

a)

after World War I

b)

During the Depression

c)

During the late 1800s, after Reconstruction

d)

Before Reconstruction

58.

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

a)

John Pemberton

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Sidney Lanier

d)

Henry Grady

59.

What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Expositions that were held in Atlanta?

a)

to showcase the cotton gin

b)

bring visitors to Georgia

c)

help farmers find better ways to grow cotton

d)

showcase the industries of the New South

60.

The amount of money an entrepreneur or business earns after paying their expenses

a)

Soybeans

b)

Profit

c)

Capital

d)

Labor

61.

Which of the following motivates entrepreneurs to accept the risk of failure?

a)

The ability to earn a profit

b)

The ability to earn a degree

c)

The ability to earn materials

d)

The ability to express creativity

62.

The power of profit does what?

a)

Creates the ability to buy anything

b)

Puts you higher on the “money scale” for businesses

c)

Meet consumers demands and increases your motivation

d)

Creates skill for you and your workers.

63.

Is it important for entrepreneurs to fail, explain?

a)

No, entrepreneurs are perfect people who have never made a mistakes in their life.

b)

No, entrepreneurs are imperfect people who had obstacles in their way.

c)

Yes, entrepreneurs have never made a mistake in their life.

d)

Yes, entrepreneurs are normal people who have to overcome obstacles to get to a certain point on their journey.

64.

Home Depot was founded in Georgia. Who is the entrepreneur who started Home Depot?

a)

Truett Cathy

b)

ArthurBlank

c)

Ted Turner

d)

Sara Blakely