Duplicate of Duplicate of GA History Semester 1 Review

Question 1

What is the largest freshwater wetland in Georgia, containing more than 400 species of animals?

Accepted Answer

Okefenokee Swamp

Question 2

What compromise led to the formation of the upper and lower houses of Congress?

Accepted Answer

Great Compromise

Question 3

What are the last names of the three GA signers of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Gwinnett, Hall, Walton

Question 4

First US Constitution (federal), created a weak central government and was eventually replaced

Accepted Answer

Articles of Confederation

Question 5

Legal theory that states had the right to invalidate any law they believed was unconstitutional

Accepted Answer

Nullification

Question 6

Led GA's militia to victory over 800 British soldiers:

Accepted Answer

Elijah Clark

Question 7

One of the first black men to win election to GA's General Assembly in 1867

Accepted Answer

Henry McNeal Turner

Question 8

Method used to distribute land by giving up to 1000 acres of land to white men:

Accepted Answer

Headright System

Question 9

Secret organization that terrorized African Americans to keep them from voting

Accepted Answer

Ku Klux Klan

Question 10

GA politician who spoke against secession, later Vice-President of the Confederacy

Accepted Answer

Alexander Stephens

Question 11

This is the tallest peak in GA (part of the Appalachian Mountains):

Accepted Answer

Brasstown Bald

Question 12

In what region of the United States is GA located?

Accepted Answer

South East

Question 13

Forced labor; provided most of the labor in the south during Antebellum time

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Question 14

GA's first constitution, adopted in Savannah and created GA's first unicameral gov't:

Accepted Answer

GA Constitution of 1777

Question 15

New, faster, more efficient mode of transportation in GA, led to the establishment of Terminus

Accepted Answer

Railroad

Question 16

Colonists who favored the colonies gaining independence from the British

Accepted Answer

Patriots/Whigs

Question 17

American general who became US President; assisted in the forced removed of Creek & Cherokee

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson

Question 18

Civil War battle near Sharpsburg, MD, bloodiest single day of the Civil War, no clear winner

Accepted Answer

Antietam

Question 19

Leader of the Creek Nation who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs & was murdered for doing so

Accepted Answer

William McIntosh

Question 20

This was the first land grant university; meant to educate all white men regardless of wealth:

Accepted Answer

UGA

Question 21

On what continent is the state of GA located?

Accepted Answer

North America

Question 22

Document that stated the colonies were free of British control:

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 23

Cherokee Indian who created the written Cherokee language (syllabary)

Accepted Answer

Sequoyah (George Gist)

Question 24

What is the name of the river that forms a natural boundary between GA & SC?

Accepted Answer

Savannah River

Question 25

In what two hemispheres is GA located?

Accepted Answer

Northern & Western

Question 26

What is the name for agricultural crops grown to sell at market?

Accepted Answer

Cash Crops

Question 27

Constitutional Amendment that granted citizenship to freedmen; required "equal protection"

Accepted Answer

14th Amendment

Question 28

What is the name of the document formed by the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Question 29

Constitutional amendment that gave all males the right to vote regardless of race/ethnicity

Accepted Answer

15th Amendment

Question 30

Main agricultural product of the south, basis of the South's economy

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Question 31

Northern war strategy to cut off southern ports and keep them from trading

Accepted Answer

Anaconda Plan/Union Blockade

Question 32

What region of GA has the largest land area?

Accepted Answer

Coastal Plain

Question 33

Slave who argued that he was free because he had lived in a free state

Accepted Answer

Dred Scott

Question 34

Built mounds between 1000 BCE and 1000 CE to use for burials and religious ceremonies:

Accepted Answer

Woodland

Question 35

American Revolution battle in GA, victory for GA, GA gained supplies and morale boost:

Accepted Answer

Battle of Kettle Creek

Question 36

This was GA's third capital city from 1796-1807; moved to this location with westward expansion

Accepted Answer

Louisville

Question 37

What nation is GA a part of?

Accepted Answer

United States of America

Question 38

Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court; ruled in Worcester v. GA

Accepted Answer

John Marshall

Question 39

Where were Native Americans sent on the Trail of Tears taken?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma

Question 40

Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Question 41

Speech made by Lincoln reinforcing that the North needed to win to restore the Union

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg Address

Question 42

Document issued by Lincoln declaring freedom for slaves in states who did not surrender by 1863

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 43

What region of GA has the largest population?

Accepted Answer

Piedmont

Question 44

Set of four laws created to punish Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party:

Accepted Answer

Intolerable Acts

Question 45

Civil War battle over 3 days, bloodiest battle of the Civil War, Union won

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 46

Conflict between France & Great Britain where both sides allied with several native tribes:

Accepted Answer

French & Indian War

Question 47

American president during the Civil War; elected in 1860

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 48

Document that awarded all land west of the Appalachian Mtns. to Native Americans:

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of 1763

Question 49

What region of GA receives the most rainfall (80 inches per year)?

Accepted Answer

Blue Ridge

Question 50

American Revolution battle in GA, loss for GA, failed to retake its capital city from British

Accepted Answer

Siege of Savannah

Question 51

Law that placed a tax on all paper goods and products:

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 52

What region of GA has the smallest land area?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Plateau

Question 53

Creek leader in the Oconee War, worked to centralize powers within Creek society & protect land

Accepted Answer

Alexander McGillivray

Question 54

St. Simons & Tybee are examples of this physical feature:

Accepted Answer

Barrier Islands

Question 55

Organization created to help freed slaves and poor whites after the Civil War

Accepted Answer

Freedmen's Bureau

Question 56

Two largest denominations in GA after the American Revolution; spread across the state

Accepted Answer

Methodist & Baptist

Question 57

Confederate Civil War prison where thousands of Union soldiers died from poor conditions

Accepted Answer

Andersonville

Question 58

Most advanced (recent) prehistoric group of Native Americans:

Accepted Answer

Mississippian

Question 59

Union General that led the March to the Sea and the burning of Atlanta

Accepted Answer

William T. Sherman

Question 60

What region of GA is known for its textile and carpet industries?

Accepted Answer

Ridge & Valley

Question 61

Agreement between northern & southern states; admitted CA as a free state

Accepted Answer

Compromise of 1850

Question 62

Method used to distribute land; white men, orphans, and widows could buy tickets and win land

Accepted Answer

Land Lottery

Question 63

Main Confederate General; led battles of Antietam & Gettysburg; surrendered at Appomattox, VA

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 64

List the 5 capitals of GA in order:

Accepted Answer

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

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