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1
As a military leader, George McClellan was known for
creating the Anaconda Plan.
training soldiers how to fight
2
The English Bill of Rights, which influenced the Declaration of Independence, established
only the chosen leader should make laws.
a government should not hold free elections.
the power of kings and queens was limited.
3
During Reconstruction, what happened to Georgia’s economic development?
The growth of the railroads stalled.
Merchants and artists grew their businesses.
4
After nine states had ratified the Constitution by mid-1788,
it became law in the United States.
all thirteen states had to obey it.
5
Which best describes the role of the Council of Safety in Georgia?
It was a government.
It was a military.
6
Which best describes Georgia’s economy at the end of the Civil War?
healthy
destroyed
thriving
7
Which term best describes working conditions for enslaved people?
humane
harsh
8
Which of the following people spied for the Union during the Civil War?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
Thomas Jackson
9
In the late 1800s, the system of sharecropping in the South failed to
return abandoned land to its former owners.
help African Americans break a cycle of debt.
10
The main reason the Free Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s was
to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state.
to claim the free land they were promised in Kansas
11
During the colonial era in America, slave codes
encouraged enslaved persons to revolt and fight back.
gave owners more power over enslaved persons.
caused reductions in the plantation workforce.
12
Which quote best summarizes the people of Georgia’s concerns at the start of the Civil War?
“I hope we can trade with the North.”
“I want fighting near my home.”
“I don’t want the economy to weaken.”
I hope Georgia doesn’t leave the Union.”
13
After the Battle of Chickamauga, Union forces were ready to
split the Confederacy in two.
advance toward Atlanta.
call for an end to the Civil War.
14
As a result of their experience with British rule, most Americans wanted
no central government.
a weak central government.
15
Andrew Jackson showed his support for states’ rights by
defeating the British in the War of 1812.
insisting that the Cherokee remain in Georgia.
refusing to enforce the Worcester v. Georgia decision.
winning the election to become president.
16
Conflict and change have a
cause-and-effect relationship.
stop-and-start relationship.
17
What action occurred in 1684, forcing an end to all missions in Georgia?
The missions were raided by pirates
The colony of Georgia was established.
18
which two mountain regions have fertile land suitable for farming?
Blue Ridge and Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Plateau and Piedmont
19
The Battle of Chickamauga was considered a Confederate victory because the Confederate army
kept the Union out of Georgia.
maintained control of the port.
lost fewer soldiers than the Union.
20
What was a paramount chiefdom?
the law-writing body of a chiefdom
the most important chiefdom
the supreme organization of chiefdoms
21
Which
best
defines the concept of popular sovereignty?
US citizens revising the Constitution
US citizens giving the government power
22
In the early 1800s, the empresario system was responsible for
granting Texas independence from Mexico.
granting Texas independence from Mexico
more American colonists settling in Texas.
23
Many of Georgia’s first cities, located in the Piedmont region, grew as centers of trade and
agriculture.
manufacturing.
24
To bring the Southern states back into the Union, President Johnson planned to
make it easy and painless
make it tough and painful.
25
How did the French and Indian War affect the American colonies?
France forced the colonies to pay its costs in the war.
The American colonies had to help Britain pay its war debts.
26
How did land laws change under Reynolds’s rule?
People had difficulty buying land.
Settlers could buy and sell land.
27
One reason for the founding of Georgia was to provide help to
settlers trying to defeat American Indians.
British citizens hoping to own land.
Highland Scots looking to buy guns.
28
What was the main goal that Hernando de Soto accomplished by exploring the Southeast?
encouraging Spain to create missions
acquiring gold and silver minesAnswer 2
discovering land to grow new crops
29
By signing the Treaty of New York in 1790, Alexander McGillivray tried to
avoid a civil war within his Creek tribes.
prevent a war with settlers over Creek lands.
protect the Creeks’ remaining territory.
30
Why did the Union want to capture Vicksburg?
to control the Mississippi River
to end the war immediately
to gain access to the West
31
georgia has a temperate climate, which means it usually has
warm, wet winters
cool, mild winters.
hot, dry summer
32
Why did some argue that slavery was acceptable?
It had helped Georgia industrialize.
It had existed throughout history.
It had prevented unemployment.
33
In 1860, South Carolina was the
first Southern state to secede from the Union
only Southern state to stay in the Union.
only Southern state to vote Republican.
34
When was Savannah, the first English settlement in Georgia, founded?
twenty years after the Ann first arrived
ten years after the Ann first arrived
the same year the Ann arrived with the first English settler
35
How did Georgia become a royal colony?
The trustees returned power to the king.
The king demanded the colony’s return.
36
The colonial era in Georgia’s history lasted until
the colony of Georgia was founded.
the US won its independence.
the Civil War.
37
Which is the most accurate description of a historiographer?
a historian who uses technology for research
a historian who writes the story of history
38
What did the malcontents favor?
legalizing slavery
allowing farming in Georgia
39
How did the British change their war strategy after the Battle of Saratoga?
They developed alliances with Southern patriots.
They worked to bring the South under their control.
40
French colonies lagged behind England’s because French fur traders
lost supplies to attacks by American Indians.
moved on when fur supplies dried up.
