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8th Grade Georgia History Milestones Review
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1
What battlefield nurse established the American Red Cross during the Civil War?
Clara Barton
Rosa Parks
Carrie Nation
Nancy Hart
2
Which of the following was NOT relaxed at the end of the Trustee Period to appease Malcontents?
liquor ban
land ownership limits
Catholic immigration
slavery ban
3
Where was the first American gold rush?
Arkansas
Alaska
Georgia
California
4
Why did Sherman attack the infrastructure of the South ("total war")?
end civilian support for the war
He was mean
to punish the South
help the slaves
5
Who killed five British soldiers for invading her home and harassing her neighbors?
Austin Dabney
Nancy Hart
James Wright
Mary Hart
6
Which people were the first to use the atlatl?
Woodland
Paleo
Archaic
Mississippian
7
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War (and in American history)?
Antietam
Vicksburg
Atlanta
Gettysburg
8
Which Georgia region is the SMALLEST?
Piedmont
Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge
9
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Stones River
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fort Sumter
1st Battle of Bull Run
10
Which of the following does NOT apply to Savannah?
1st planned city in North America
significant port city for Georgia
Georgia's 1st capital
Georgia's capital during the Yazoo Land Fraud
11
What was the notorious Southern prison camp in Georgia?
Elmira Prison
Andersonville Prison
Libby Prison
Camden Prison
12
Why is the war of Jenkins's Ear significant?
the St. John's River becomes Georgia's southern border
Oglethorpe attacked St. Augustine
Georgia won the Battle of Bloody March
Spanish threeat in North America was ended
13
Which was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts, punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Quartering Act
Colonists could be tried in the colonies for capital crimes
Boaston Harbor closed
No town meetings
14
Which branch of Georgia government is the LARGEST?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
15
Only Georgian elected President of the United States?
James Oglethorpe
Jimmy Carter
Andrew Young
William Hartsfield
16
Who led the "March to the Sea"?
Stonewall Jackson
U.S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
17
Why did Hernando de Soto explore much of Georgia in 1540?
searching for the magical Fountain of Youth
wanted to build forts and missions
rumors of large gold deposits
find a passage to Asia through Georgia
18
By 1860, what were the two largest church denominations in Georgia?
Methodist and Catholic
Baptist and Jewish
Methodist and Baptist
Episcopal and Methodist
19
What name is given to people who wanted to go to war with Britain in 1812?
war ravens
war eagles
war hawks
war doves
20
The original capital of the Confederate States of America was what?
Montgomery, AL
Washington D.C.
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
21
Which ___amendment gave former slaves the right to vote?
15th
13th
14th
22
FDR loved to come to Georgia for polio therapy at?
Berkley Lake
Milledgeville
Warm Springs
Savannah
23
What was the land lottery?
families bribed the General Assembly for land
families forced Creek and Cherokee off their lands
families could win a parcel of land for a small fee
families could claim up to 1,000 acres
24
Which Georgia rivers help to form our borders with Alabama/South Carolina?
Chattahoochee/Oustanala
Chattachoochee/Savannah
Savannah/Flint
Oconee/Savannah
25
What was John Marshall's ruling in the Worcester v. Georgia case?
that the Cherokee should be removed
that Georgia citizens should give up land to the Cherokee
the Cherokee were a sovereign nation safe from state laws
the Georgia state laws had to be followed by the Cherokee
26
The 3 principles listed on the state of Georgia flag are wisdom, justice and____?
Moderation
Humility
Maturity
27
What New Deal program helped lead to electricity for rural areas across America?
REA
WPA
FDIC
SSA
28
What was the capital of the Cherokee Nation?
New Atlanta
New Echota
New Yamacraw
New Creekland
29
What was the main purpose of the Spanish mission in the barrier islands?
claim land for Spain
establish trade with Spain
convert the Indians to Catholicism
provide protection for the area’s European settlers
30
Who is famous for defending of New Orleans (War of 1812) & for signing the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
Alexander McGillivray
Eli Whitney
William McIntosh
31
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Creeks bribed the General Assmebly
land companies bribed the General Assembly
Cherokee bribed Georgians
land companies bribed the Creeks and Cherokee
32
Prehistoric people passed their history, beliefs, and traditions to other generations by what?
oral stories
symbols drawn on tree bark
cave drawings
pictographs
33
What BEST explain the "two Georgia's" debate?
City vs. Suburb
Suburb vs. Rural
City of Atlanta vs. Rest of Georgia
34
Which of the following reasons for establishing Georgia was successful?
producing natural resources for England
providing a new start for the "worthy poor"
converting natives to Anglicanism
defense of South Carolina
35
What was Georgia's purpose as a buffer colony?
military protection between English and Spanish settlements
agricultural station experimenting with strains of cotton
outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
settlement by the poor
36
What factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?
The Indians had abundant game.
The Indians wanted to band together for protection.
The Indians followed herds of large animals.
The Indians began to cultivate plants.
37
Which region of Georgia has 1/2 of the population?
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Applachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
38
Tom Watson was heavily supported by ___farmers?
Rural
Urban
Happy
Angry
39
Which of the following was taxed by the Stamp Act?
rum
newspapers
cotton
tea
40
Which prehistoric Indian culture included three distinct periods: early, middle, and late?
Paleo
Mississippian
Woodland
Archaic
41
What document led to the freedom of slaves in Southern States?
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
Civil Rights Act
13th Amendment
42
What is the headright system?
families bribed the General Assembly for land
families could win a parcel of land for a small fee
families forced Creek and Cherokee off their lands
families could claim up to 1,000 acres
43
Who led the militia that defeated the British at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Austin Dabney
Elijah Clarke
Ethan Allen
George Washington
44
Who was the black soldier wounded at Kettle Creek who was freed from slavery and given land?
Elijah Clarke
Austin Dabney
Frederick Douglass
Crispus Attucks
45
What is mercantilism?
religious theory calling for the forced conversion of native
social theory where all male merchants are the elites
economic theory where you export more than you import
economic theory where the merchant class avoids taxes
46
Who served as a translator between English and Yamacraw Indians?
Chief Tomochichi
John Musgrove
James Oglethorpe
Mary Musgrove
47
Alonzo Herdon could best be described as a?
Entreprenuer
Accountant
Prodigy
Blue collar worker
48
How did de Soto’s march through Georgia change the lives and culture of Native Americans?
trading opportunities for Native Americans
uced Native Americans to new types of food
resulted in the death of thousands of Native Americans
converting Native Americans to Catholicism
49
Who had more political power in the "county unit system?"
Urban
Rural
Suburb
50
Who was the first explorer to enter present-day Georgia?
Hernando de Soto
Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
51
What was the ultimate consequence to Georgia's reliance on cotton crops?
Georgia became the most profitable state
Britain attacked Georgia to steal the cotton
banks suffered because farmers no longer needed loans
farmers suffered when crops were destroyed by natural causes
52
The earliest people to enter North America crossed the _____________________ in search of food.
Bering Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Isthmus of Panama
Bering Land Bridge
53
The greatest percentage of state money is spent on?
Education
Parks & Rec
Roads/Bridges
Health Care
54
How did the French & Indian War NOT impact Georgia?
taxed to pay for the war
border expanded to the St. Mary's River to the south
gained land around Atlanta
border expanded to the Mississippi River to the west
55
Which of the following was not a past name for Atlanta?
Terminus
Marthasville
Carrollton
56
Which land grant university did Abraham Baldwin help establish?
Georgia (UGA)
Georgia Tech (GT)
Georgia State(GaSt)
Georgia Southern (GSU)
57
Which royal governor returned self-rule to Georgia, and was liked despite serving only 3 years?
Henry Ellis
James Wright
John Reynolds
58
In which HEMISPHERE is Georgia located?
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
59
Why did the French explore the New World?
looking for raw materials
converting Natives to Catholicism
looking for gold
looking for furs
60
Who was the Creek leader who sold the last of his people's land and was executed for that?
Andrew Jackson
William McIntosh
Alexander McGillivray
Sequoyah
61
How did the cotton gin influence slavery in the south?
it reduced the labor and the need for slavery
higher production rates increased the need for slaves
the need of slaves remained exactly the same
it encouraged northerners to grow cotton and buy slaves
62
What is a circuit rider?
a system where families could travel to a church every week
ministers who went from district to district
a religious messaging system
a machine that separates cotton fiber
63
Which royal governor was fired after two years?
John Reynolds
James Wright
Henry Ellis
64
Who was governor during the American Revolution?
James Wright
John Reynolds
Henry Ellis
65
Where was the first colonial victory in Georgia during the American Revolution?
Kettle Creek
Yorktown
Concord
Saratoga
66
An archaeologist studies artifacts in order to do what?
Compare the cultural practices of native peoples
Determine dates more accurately than carbon-14 can
Discover when natives began to write down their history
Understand the cultures of prehistoric peoples
67
What treaty resulted in the Creeks losing the last of their lands for $200,000?
Treaty of New York
Treaty of Indian Springs
Treaty of Tears
Treaty of New Echota
68
Which Cherokee Indian developed the first written language in Native American history?
Alexander McGillivray
Sequoyah
Alexander McIntosh
John Ross
