Mrs. Mire's Georgia Studies Semester 1 Exam_24-25

Governor Hall ordered _________ to write the charter creating UGA.

What location is Georgia's hightest point? (AC Only)

What did the Great Compromise create?

Why were the Scottish Highlanders brought to Georgia?

Who led an expedition through the Southeast, never finding gold, but killing millions of natives?

According to the Charter of 1732, what was Ga's western border?

Which region of Georgia is the largest?

Which lists the capitals of Georgia in sequential order?

Which is NOT a reason colonists were discontent?

What crop was NOT attempted to be farmed for profit during the colonial period?

Which was NOT a way Freedmen's Bureau helped freed slaves and poor whites?(AC Only)

Christopher Columbus arrived in the new world and thought he was in __ but was really in __?

The second bloodiest battle of the war and largest in Ga?

Where was Ga's western border after the American Revolution?

Who is responsible for implementing the Indian Removal Act?

Practice or policy which takes away a person's right to vote (AC Only)

The 1st battle of the Civil War? Who won? Result?

President of the US in 1860 and freed the slaves?

What was purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

What was the contributions of the Portuguese Jews?

What other European nation occupied Georgia's coast before England and why?

What best describes the continual movement behind Ga's capitals?

Which does NOT describe the Okefenokee Swamp?

What Revolutionary War battle took place in the back country of Ga?

Which system allowed white males who are head of the household to receive up to 1,000 acres?

Which is NOT a city that formed along the fall line?

What was France's main purpose for exploring the New World?

Why was Oglethorpe inspired to start a new colony?

In which event did redcoats fire into a civilian crowd killing five?

What issues did the 3/5 Compromise address?

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

South's belief Europe would help them because they were dependent on cotton

Which country was here before England and used the barrier islands as missions?

Who was the founder of the Georgia Colony?

What is mercantilism?

What Supreme Court Justice ruled in favor of the Cherokee?

Which man helped the Cherokee re-establish their nation after arriving in Oklahoma?

Which Georgian did not sign the Declaration of Independence?

What led directly to the growth of slavery in Ga?

Which is NOT a reason Georgia did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress?

What was the Trail of Tears?

What was NOT a reason for high mortality at Andersonville Prison?

Which country was NOT a major colonizer of the New World??

What was the outcome of the Worcester v Ga case?

What is an unintended consequence of the railroads in Ga?

All of the following were not allowed in the Ga colony, except

Which statement does NOT describe Georgia's bordering states?

What was the point of arrival in Georgia?

What led to the removal of black legislators from the Ga general assembly?

Which is NOT true of the fall line?

Which Georgia region has the highest population?

What contributes to many businesses moving to Georgia?

Who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs ceding the remaining Creek lands?

Gave all male citizens the right to vote(AC Only)

Which is true of the University of Georgia?

What event in Georgia encouraged the removal of the Cherokee?

Who did Oglethorpe negotiate with upon arriving to Georgia?

Which was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

Who created a system of writing for the Cherokee Indians?

Confederate captain hanged for excessive cruelty at Andersonville Prison?

Which is a name for colonists who did NOT remain loyal to Britain?

Why are Georgia's coastal islands called the Barrier Islands?

What was outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

Which statement best describes the coastal plains?

What was the impact of Europeans explorations on Native Americans?

Made slavery illegal(AC Only)

Because of its location where the Western and Atlantic Railroad ended, Atlanta was called.....

What did Ga do regarding Compromise of 1850?

What happened only days after the Civil War?

What group opposed civil rights for freed slaves by using terror tactics?(AC Only)

Who led the Georgia Platform?

Which Georgia region has the highest elevation?

American Revolution battle in Ga, Patriots lost, the city remained under British rule until the end of the war?

What happened when Sherman arrived in Savannah?

Former slave who sued his owner claiming he should be free since he had gone to free states?

Who had the most lenient Reconstruction Plan?(AC Only)

What was created to prevent one branch of government from having too much power?

What took 4 1/2 months & was a series of battles toward ATL?

Which correctly describes the Yazoo Land Fraud?

Which statement does NOT describe Georgia's borders?

What was the Headright System replaced with and why?

In general, who would NOT be allowed land in Ga's land policies?

What is NOT a reason explorers came to the new world?

Gave citizenship to freedmen(AC Only)

Served as memorial & burial ground; site of Lincoln's famous short speech?

Many states would NOT ratify the constitution until......

What is the main difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?(AC Only)

Where was Ga's western border after the Yazoo Land Fraud?

In the early 1800's, what invention was the most important to Ga's economy?

How did The French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

What did Congress believe about Southern states re-entering the Union?(AC Only)