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8th grade standard, Georgia studies units 1-6
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1
Where does is the Fall Line located between?
Piedmont + Costal Plain
Piedmont + Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau + Costal Plain
Blue Ridge + Valley Ridge
2
What river became GA’s western border after the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Creeks River
Chattahoochee River
Ochee River
Savanah River
3
What was the outcome of the Siege of Savannah?
Lasted 90 mins British won
Brittish remained in Savannah
We gained control over Savannah
The Colonist won
4
How did the Southern states respond to Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860?
They let their slaves go
They started to secede
More people joined the union
They stayed in the union
5
What was the ways of disenfranchisement?
Poll Tax
Litary Poll
White Primary
Grandfather Cause
6
Name the 3 Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence? (Last names)
Walton
Gwinennett
Hall
Frank
7
Which region is has the most population in GA?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Valley Ridge
8
In what region of the United States is GA located?
North East
South East
North west
South West
9
Why was Atlanta the final choice for GA’s capital?
Hot spot of railroads
More industries there
Just more farm land
More central of the population
10
What were the BAD things that the Bourbon Triumvirate did for GA?
All of above
White Supremacy
Over looked corruption
Convict lease system
11
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Brittan naming the colonies states
To declare the colonies seprate from Brittan
Giving slaves the right to vote
Saying everything that Brittan did wrong to the colonists
12
Who were the two Georgians who signed the US Constitution?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Baldwin
William Few
13
Who were the two largest Indian nations living in GA in the late 1800’s?
Mississippian
There were none
Cherokee
Creek
14
Name the cities that were GA’s capitals: (SALMA)in order.
Athens, Louisville, Migevile , Atlanta , Savannah
Savannah , Atlanta, Louisville, Migevile, Athens
Savanah, Athens, Louisville, Migevile , Atlanta
15
What kind of gov’t did the Articles of Confederation create?
Weak Federal Government with limited poer
They stayed with Brittan
Strong Democratic Government
Strong Communist Government
16
What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Improved The Patriots moral
The Patriots won
The loyalist won
Nothing happened
17
What did Hernando de Soto & his men do to the natives they encountered?
WHAT they went to GA?
They killed them with guns
Gave The Natives Flowers
Gave the population their dieses 90% died
18
The main reason for Spanish exploration?
Defense
Food
Three G's God , Gold , Glory
Mercantilism
19
Which US President signed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
Donald Trump
George Washington
Abraham Lincon
20
Why did the Highland Scots come to GA?
To help defend GA from Spanish
More population
For religious freedom
Because they wanted to be a freed men
21
What were the 5 agricultural crops GA was expected to produce? (WRIST)
Gold, sliver, copper, wheat, Tobacco
Wine, Silk, Indigo, Rice, Tobacco
White sheep, Silk, Indigo, Tabacco
22
What GOOD did Bourbon Triumvirate do for Georgia?
Ecouraged growth of industry
They only did bad
They encouraged White supremacy
Discouraged Govt spending
23
The removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma is commonly known as the…
Trail of happiest
Trail of Cherokee
Trail to Mississippi
Trail of Tears
24
Why did GA’s capital cities continue to move west?
The government told them to do so
They found more resources the more they head west
Due to population movement
New land was given to them
25
What native Culture died because of Spanish explores?
Cherokee
Red-Necks
Mississippian
Creek
26
What was one difference between sharecropping & tenant farming?
Tenant Farming was only labor
Share cropping was only labor work
Share cropping is where you buy everything you needed
Tenant Farming you rented the land and owned everything else
27
What did GA get in exchange for ceding the land from the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Had to pay the U.S 1.25 million
Gave all the land away to the Creek
1.25 million $$ when sold to the U.S
28
Why did the Salzbergers come to GA AND what were some of their accomplishments?
For Religious Freedom
Built the 1st water mill, made a Sunday school, a successful silk productio
To take over GA and did it
They just wanted to come to visit
29
What was the Supreme Court’s decision to the Dred Scott case?
That a slave is still propriety
That he is free with his family
That his family is free but not him
That his Owner has to stay in the northern states to work
30
What did WEB DUBOIS think was the key to African-American equality?
Economics
Education
31
Who was the FIRST EURPEAN explorer in GA?
King George
Mary Musgrove
Hernando de Soto
James Oglethorpe
32
Define JIM CROW LAWS.
Disenfranchisement of blacks
Laws that empowered Blacks
Laws that empowered Cherokee
Laws for Jim
33
Define GEORGIA PLATFORM.
A statement saying GA was a free state
Accepted the Compromise of 1850, made rule so they could have slaves
Rules that GA had to allow
A statement saying GA was leaving the U.S
34
How did the French & Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
Brittan no allowing the colonists no being ale to go onto newly won land
They were attack by Natives because of not being protected
35
What was the purpose of the headright system?
A way to design the Govt
To destitute land to new setters
To gain more really fast
To make people make more crops
36
What was the MAIN reason for the removal of Cherokee from North Georgia?
English men wanted more land
The Cherokee were trying to take over land
The Discovery of Silver
Discovery of gold
37
Who is considered the “founding father” of Georgia?
King George
James Oglethorpe
Mrs. James
Jim Crow
38
What were the THREE reasons for the founding of the Georgia colony?
More Land
God
To get more pets
Defense from the Spanish in Florida
39
Why did GA ratify the US Constitution?
To make a Hot Spot of railroads
To Protect GA from Indians + Spanish
To improve Trade
To get more land
40
Name the 3 sections of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration
Grievances
Preamble
Why the colonists were separating
41
Which GA's water sources is the mainly supports the econo-mic activity of the agriculture?
Atlanta River
Savanah River
Chattahoochee River
Coosa River
42
Why have many of GA's cities + industry's grow along the Fall line
Wind Power
Hydroelectric Power
Rocks
43
What was UGA’s “first”?
Nations 1st Black school
Nations 1st Catholic school
Nations 1st Creek school
Nations 1st state supported school
44
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?
To return run away slaves to their owners
The let all slaves free
45
What ocean Borders GA?
Indian
North
Pacific
Atlantic
46
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
Agreement giving all the land (In F + I war) back to the Creeks
To break apart from Brittan
Statement saying that the Creek had no rights
47
Which region is known for producing the majority of GA crops?
Piedmont
Costal Plain
Valley Ridge
Blue Ridge
48
Why did the Union want to capture the city of Atlanta?
Had the most cotton mills
Important railroad supply line in the south
The most food supply
It was where the most population was
49
What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Plessy v Ferguson case, and what reason did they give for the decision
That they were the same as whites
Separate but Equal
50
Why did Great Britain tax the colonies?
Brittan wanted more money
Just because they could
Do to war debt from the French and Indian war
51
What were the underlying causes of the race riot?
Blacks a threat to jobs
Jealousy of richer black men
All of above
Governor a white supremist
52
Define POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.
People of a area to decide upon a issue
Where the Govt decided upon a issue
Wait I thought GA separated from the U.S
Where Slaves decided upon a issue
53
What was the immediate cause of the Atlanta Race Riot?
Fake news
Jealousy of richer black men
A white man attacked a black
Governor a white supremist
54
What was one of the conditions of the Presidential reconstruction?
Ratify 14th amendment
Ratify the 13th admendment
NO Confederate Leaders could say oath
10% of all males say the oath
55
Define MERCANTILISM
IDK
To grow crops
Maximize the exports, and minimize the imports
56
What effect did the cotton gin have on slavery in the South?
The slave population stayed the same
The slave population deceased
The slave population increased
57
What was the result of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
The Creek took all of GA
Colonist taking over all Creek land in GA
The first Battle of the British against the Colonist
58
Who was MARY MUSGROVE?
Yamacraw mother and English father the translator for whites and natives
A little girl who was killed in the Leo Frank case
She started the first news paper for the Yamacraw Indians
59
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. GA?
That they didn't answer
They gave Natives more land
They took away Natives rights
They gave more rights to Natives
60
What were the provisions (parts) of the Compromise of 1850?
That the new states would chose to be a slave state or be free
Ca=Free Tx=Slave DC=Free
Ca=Slave Tx=Slave DC=Free
That the Govt would chose new states were free or slave states
61
How did GA benefit from the Proclamation of 1763?
The population grew
Got more Land
They didn't benefit from anything
Was protected from the Creek
62
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
That slavery is allowed only in GA
Slavery is legal in all states
Stated that slavery is abolished in the confederates states
63
Define NEW SOUTH.
To show GA as a old place
To show off GA as a modern place
64
Define STATES’ RIGHTS
The civil rights that were taken away from Blacks
Power was given to the Govt not the states
Showing the South as a modern state
Power was not given to the govt but to the states
65
Who controlled Georgia when it became a royal colony?
The King
The Creeks
Royal Colonies appointed by the colonist
Royal Colonies Appointed by the King
66
What was the name of GA’s first settlement?
Savannah
Athens
There was no name
Atlanta
67
What did BOOKER T. WASHINGTON think was the key to African-American equality?
Education
Economics
