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WorksheetsCumulative Test 5 Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which of the following is NOT a reason that many Georgia residents moved from rural to urban areas between 1900 and 1950?
Major technological changes in agriculture which lessened the need for large numbers of farm workers
The Great Migration of African Americans to northern cities
A severe flood throughout most of Georgia in the 1940s which forced farmers to leave their farms
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) payments to farmers to stop them from growing crops during the Great Depression
In which two Georgia towns were Liberty ships built?
Columbus and Savannah
Savannah and Brunswick
Brunswick and Atlanta
Atlanta and Columbus
How did the Bell Bomber Plant help Georgia’s economy?
the company employed thousands of Georgia civilians
the company used vast amounts of wood that they purchased in Georgia
the company is still operating today as a ship-building company
the company gave money to Georgia charities
Why was the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta, GA built during World War II?
to construct B-29 bombers
to produce tanks
to manufacture Liberty ships
to train soldiers
Why did President Roosevelt sign the Lend-Lease Act into law in March 1941?
To prevent the spread of communism
To join the Axis Powers
To provide military aid to the Allies
To quickly make money from the war
What event marked America's entry into World War II?
the invasion of Poland
The signing of the Lend-Lease Act
the declaration of war on Germany
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
What prompted President Roosevelt to create several New Deal programs?
Economic prosperity in urban areas
Political pressure from other states
Suffering witnessed among Georgia's rural poor
International relations with European countries
Why did Franklin Roosevelt start visiting Warm Springs, GA regularly in 1921?
to treat polio
To escape political pressures
to attend social events
to meet with infl uential fi gures
The Georgia Governor who was against the New Deal, partly because is helped both Blacks
and Whites was
Eugene Talmadge
Joe Frank Harris
Zell Miller
Henry Grady
Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression era?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
During World War I, what role did Georgia citizens who were not fi ghting primarily play to
support the troops?
Manufacturing weapons
Purchasing war bonds and growing victory gardens
Providing medical aid on the front lines
Organizing fundraising events
Which of the following products were produced by Georgia's textile mills for the World War I
eff ort?
Fabric for uniforms and blankets
Steel for Weapons
Medical Supplies
Fuel for Vehicles
What eventually happened to Leo Frank despite the change in his sentence?
He was pardoned and released.
He escaped from prison.
He was lynched by a mob.
He was retried and found innocent
What was Leo Frank wrongfully accused of?
Murder
Arson
Robbery
Kidnapping
Fill in the missing information above:
W.E.B. DuBois
Alonzo Herndon
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fill in the missing information above:
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Alonzo Herndon
Martin Luther King Jr.
What initially started the riot which led to the Atlanta Race Massacre?
Several Black families moving into a White neighborhood
Untrue stories in newspapers about Black men attacking White women
Black students attempting to enter a White school
The 14th and 15th changes to the U.S. Constitution gave citizenship rights and voting rights
to African Americans. But during the Jim Crow era, many Black people in the South lost these
voting rights and became disenfranchised. Southern states like Georgia made laws to keep
citizens from voting. Which one of these only allowed white people to vote in the most
important elections?
The Grandfather Clause
Literacy Tests
The White Primary
The One-Vote Rule
What would be the best title of the box?
A Summary of the Life of William Rosencrans
A Summary of the Life of Tom Watson
A Summary of the Life of Homer Plessy
A Summary of the Life of John Gordon
What would be the best title of the box?
A Summary of the Life of Braxton Bragg
A Summary of the Life of Henry Grady
A Summary of the Life of Tom Watson
A Summary of the Life of John Gordon
Which of the statements below best describes the primary goal of the
International Cotton Expositions?
to encourage more cotton production in rural Georgia
to give Georgians the opportunity to sample cotton from countries all over the world
to highlight Atlanta’s high-quality agricultural products in order to encourage other
countries to increase trade in the region
to highlight Atlanta’s growth and industrial ability and to influence Northern investment
to the region
Which of the statements below best describes the primary goal of the Bourbon
Triumvirate?
assisting Blacks/African Americans by providing education and job training
encouraging the production of Bourbon in Georgia as a way to diversify the economy
bringing in Christian missionaries from other states to start churches in rural areas
growing the mining and railroad industries in Georgia and serving the interests of
former plantation owners
Who among the following was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
Alfred H. Colquitt
John B. Gordon
Jefferson Davis
Joseph E. Brown
An organization established by Congress in 1865 to help freed slaves and poor
Whites in the South was
the Ku Klux Klan
the United Way
the Freedmen's Bureau
the Hope Foundation
A change that was made to the U.S. Constitution that made slavery illegal in all
states was
the 16th Amendment
13th Amendment
the 15th Amendment
the 14th Amendment
A change that was made to the U.S. Constitution that granted suff rage to Black
males was
the 14th Amendment
the 13th Amendment
the 15th Amendment
the 16th Amendment
Following the American Civil War, the U.S. Government was faced with the task
of rebuilding the South and attempting to put the nation back together. This was
done through a series of Reconstruction plans. Which of the following
Reconstruction plans was the most harsh towards the South?
The Johnson Reconstruction Plan
The Congressional Reconstruction Plan
The Lincoln Reconstruction Plan
The Judicial Reconstruction Plan
“Located in the southwest part of the state, it was the site of one of the most
notorious prisoner of war camps during the Civil War. Offi cially known as Camp
Sumter, it kept Union prisoners of war in horrible conditions. Overcrowding, disease,
and a lack of provisions led to the deaths of thousands of Union soldiers. The site is
infamous for its high mortality rate and is a symbol of the suff ering endured by
prisoners of war during the Civil War.”
The statement above describes which place below?
Hine's Gap
Bentonville
Jackson Camp
Andersonville
“Starting in November 1864, the Union army cut a path of destruction through
Georgia. The soldiers followed a "scorched earth" policy, destroying military targets
as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property, disrupting the
Confederacy's economy and transportation networks. The operation debilitated the
Confederacy and helped lead to its eventual surrender. Sherman's forces reached the
port city of Savannah, Georgia, in December 1864, eff ectively splitting the
Confederacy in two.”
The statement above describes which event below?
Sherman’s March to the Sea
the Battle of Antietam
the Georgia Plan
the Atlanta Campaign
After the Battle of Antietam, in 1862, the president decided it was time to
offi cially free the slaves. He accomplished this by issuing the
______________________ , which said that slaves in the South would be free
starting on January 1, 1863.
Proclamation of 1862
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedom Statement
Declaration of Freedom
One of the North's most important war plans was to set up a blockade of boats
off Georgia's coast so the South couldn't send cotton to other countries in return
for weapons and supplies. They called this the __________________.
Blockade Plan
Boat Line Plan
Anaconda Plan
Sea Coast Plan
The fi nal event that caused the United States to offi cially divide between the
North and the South and move closer to Civil War was the election of
__________________ as president in 1860.
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
South Carolina threatened to nullify the tariff ; and even threatened to secede
from the United States. This was known as the ________________________.
Secession Scandal
Tariff Crisis
South Carolina Scandal
Nullifi cation Crisis
Tariff s became a major point of disagreement between northern and southern
states in the early 1830’s. Which of the two regions was strongly opposed to
(against) tariff s?
The South was strongly opposed to tariff s
Neither felt strongly about tariff s
The North was strongly opposed to tariff s
They were both strongly opposed to tariff s
The issues of __________________________ were two things that contributed to
feelings of division and anger among northern and southern states and
eventually led to the American Civil War.
water rights and fi shing areas
land distribution and languages
hunting and gathering
slavery and states’ rights
“The chief of the Cherokee Indians, he was also a successful businessman and
plantation owner. He thought that if the Cherokee tribe converted to the White
culuture, they would be treated well and allowed to keep their land in Georgia.”
The statement above describes which person below?
Tomochichi
John Ross
Andrew Jackson
Willam McIntosh
“A Muscogee/Creek Indian chief who had a Scottish father and Creek mother, he was
fi rst cousins with Georgia’s governor and was related to several other important
Georgia families. This gave him political power and infl uenced him to support the
United States.”
The phrase above describes which person below?
John Ross
Tomochichi
Andrew Jackson
William McIntosh
At the very beginning of the 1800’s, two technological developments changed
Georgia forever, these developments were the
computer and cotton gin
cotton gin and railroad
gristmill and cotton gin
automobile and cotton gin
To distribute newly acquired land to the people of Georgia, the government came
up with a policy which sold the land very cheaply to four land companies who
would then sell it to citizens. This land policy ultimately failed. What was this land
policy called?
The Headright System
Land Lotteries
The Yazoo Act
The Discount Land Act
Which of the following is the correctly ordered list of the five capitals of Georgia?
LaGrange, Savannah, Macon, Augusta, Atlanta
Savannah, Brunswick, Darien, Augusta, Atlanta
Columbus, Albany, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
The University of Georgia was the very first college to
have a football team
be created by a state government
offer a degree in journalism
accept American Indian students
The list describes weaknesses in which document below?
The United States Constitution
The Charter of 1606
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
“During the fi ghting, Casimir Pulaski, a group of Black soldiers from Haiti, and William
Jasper all distinguished themselves as heroes.” This describes what event?
The Siege of Atlanta
The Battle of Kettle Creek
The Siege of Savannah
The Battle of the Bulge
How did the French and Indian War help to cause the American Revolution?
The French and Indian War got the colonists excited about battle and made them want
to fi ght another war.
The American Indians attacked the British and caused the American Revolution to
begin.
England began to tax the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War, and this made
many colonists very angry.
The French and the American Indians encouraged England to go to war with the
American Colonists.
Three things that happened after Georgia became a Royal Colony were
The Trustees regained control, slavery decreased, and land ownership increased.
Land ownership increased, alcohol production increased, and slavery increased.
The Yamacraw Indians took control, slavery increased, and alcohol production
decreased.
Alcohol production decreased, slavery decreased, and land ownership decreased.
Twenty years after the Charter of 1732 was established, Georgia’s Trustees
offi cially surrendered control of the colony to the British monarchy, making it a
Royal Colony. They did this because
they had made enough money to retire comfortably and thought it was time to give
someone else a turn.
they were afraid the King would punish them if they didn’t.
they were frustrated because the colony of Georgia wasn’t as successful as they
thought it should be.
the Yamacraw Indians had declared war and they were not prepared to fi ght them.
The colony of Georgia was started for three reasons. These three reasons were:
Defense, Adventure, and Fur Trading
Philanthropy, Fur Trading, and Missionary Work
Missionary Work, Economics, and Adventure
Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense
Which of the following is NOT a reason that England and its citizens established
colonies in North America?
To build missions and convert the Native Americans to Catholicism
To create permanent colonies which could support mercantilism
To have religious freedom and practice their religion without government interference
To get a fresh start and a new life in a new place
________________________ is a theory about money that says that a country
should export more than it imports.
Relativity
Evolution
Banking
Mercantilism
The Mississippians were American Indians who lived in Georgia when Europeans
first arrived. These Indians made their shelters mostly from
____________________________.
Adobe Bricks
Cedar Planks
Sticks and Mud or Clay
Buffalo Hides and Wooden Poles
Savannah was the location of the fi rst colonial settlement in Georgia. Which
geographic feature of the area was probably the MOST important in the
development of Savannah?
a river that provided water and transportation
a forest that could be used for building shelters
a bluff that could be used as a defensive position
an ocean that provided fi sh and marine animals
In which two hemispheres is Georgia located ( hemispheres are shaded blue)?
A and C
A and D
B and C
B and D
What region does number 5 represent?
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
What region does number 4 represent?
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
What physical feature does number 1 represent?
Fall Line
Chattahoochee River
Appalachian Mountains
What physical feature does number 2 represent?
Fall Line
Chattahoochee River
Appalachian Mountains
What physical feature does number 3 represent?
Fall Line
Chattahoochee River
Appalachian Mountains
