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