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1
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
1st Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Stones River
2
Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act?
Alexander McGillivray
Eli Whitney
William McIntosh
Andrew Jackson
3
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
4
Who was the black soldier wounded at Kettle Creek who was freed from slavery and given land?
Crispus Attucks
Austin Dabney
Elijah Clarke
Frederick Douglass
5
What New Deal program helped lead to electricity for rural areas across America?
SSA
WPA
FDIC
REA
6
Which of the following types of people WERE originally allowed in the Georgia colony?
Lawyers
Catholics
Women
Liquor Dealers
7
Prehistoric people passed their history, beliefs, and traditions to other generations by what?
pictographs
cave drawings
symbols drawn on tree bark
oral stories
8
What treaty resulted in the Creeks losing the last of their lands for $200,000?
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of Tears
Treaty of New York
Treaty of Indian Springs
9
Where was the first American gold rush?
Alaska
Georgia
California
Arkansas
10
What was the headright system?
families could win a parcel of land for a small fee
families could claim up to 1,000 acres
families bribed the General Assembly for land
families forced Creek and Cherokee off their lands
11
Who served as a translator between English and Yamacraw Indians?
Mary Musgrove
Chief Tomochichi
James Oglethorpe
John Musgrove
12
Which of the following was taxed by the Stamp Act?
tea
newspapers
rum
cotton
13
What happens when House and Senate versions of a bill differ after going through each house?
It is referred to the governor
It is referred to a conference committee for compromise
It cannot become a law
It is referred to a standing committee
14
What was the ultimate consequence to Georgia's reliance on cotton crops?
banks suffered because farmers no longer needed loans
Britain attacked Georgia to steal the cotton
farmers suffered when crops were destroyed by natural causes
Georgia became the most profitable state
15
Which European nation did NOT colonize the New World?
Spain
Germany
France
England
16
What was the capital of the Cherokee Nation?
New Echota
New Atlanta
New Yamacraw
New Creekland
17
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
18
What is mercantilism?
economic theory where the merchant class avoids taxes
religious theory calling for the forced conversion of native
social theory where all male merchants are the elites
economic theory where you export more than you import
19
Who was the Creek leader who sold the last of his people's land and was executed for that?
Alexander McGillivray
John Ross
Sequoyah
William McIntosh
20
The greatest percentage of state money is spent on?
Roads/Bridges
Parks & Rec
Health Care
Education
21
What factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?
The Indians had abundant game.
The Indians followed herds of large animals.
The Indians wanted to band together for protection.
The Indians began to cultivate plants.
22
Who led the "March to the Sea"?
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
William T. Sherman
23
Which royal governor returned self-rule to Georgia, and was well liked?
John Reynolds
Henry Ellis
James Wright
24
What was the notorious Southern prison camp in Georgia?
Andersonville Prison
Elmira Prison
Libby Prison
Camden Prison
25
Tom Watson was heavily supported by ___farmers?
Rural
Happy
Urban
Angry
26
Where did FDR visit for polio therapy?
Savannah
Berkley Lake
Milledgeville
Warm Springs
27
Who was the only Georgian elected President of the United States?
James Oglethorpe
Andrew Young
William Hartsfield
Jimmy Carter
28
What is a circuit rider?
a religious messaging system
a system where families could travel to a church every week
a machine that separates cotton fiber
ministers who went from district to district
29
What was John Marshall's ruling in the Worcester v. Georgia case?
the Georgia state laws had to be followed by the Cherokee
that the Cherokee should be removed
that Georgia citizens should give up land to the Cherokee
the Cherokee were a sovereign nation safe from state laws
30
Which land grant university did Abraham Baldwin help establish?
Georgia Tech
University of Georgia
Georgia State University
Georgia Southern University
31
What is the purpose of the committee system in the General Assembly?
To make sure all Assemblymen read every proposed bill
To get rid of as many proposed bills as possible
To allow for a more efficient law making process
To pass as many proposed bills as possible
32
The earliest people to enter North America crossed the _____________________ in search of food.
Isthmus of Panama
Bering Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Bering Land Bridge
33
What was the bloodiest battle ever in the state of Georgia?
Atlanta
Savannah
Chickamauga
Kennesaw Mountain
34
Which of the following does NOT apply to Savannah?
Georgia's 1st capital
significant port city for Georgia
Georgia's capital during the Yazoo Land Fraud
1st planned city in North America
35
What document led to the freedom of slaves in Southern states?
Emancipation Proclamation
15th Amendment
Declaration of Independence
Civil Rights Act
36
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Cherokee bribed Georgians
land companies bribed the Creeks and Cherokee
land companies bribed the General Assembly
Creeks bribed the General Assmebly
37
Which branch of Georgia government is the LARGEST?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
38
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War (and in American history)?
Gettysburg
Atlanta
Vicksburg
Antietam
39
Why is the War of Jenkins' Ear significant?
Oglethorpe attacked St. Augustine
Georgia won the Battle of Bloody Marsh
Ends Spanish threat to the English colonies
the St. John's River becomes Georgia's southern border
40
Who led the militia that defeated the British at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Austin Dabney
Elijah Clarke
41
Which people were the first to use the atlatl?
Woodland
Mississippian
Archaic
Paleo
42
An archaeologist studies artifacts in order to do what?
Determine dates more accurately than carbon-14 can
Understand the cultures of prehistoric peoples
Discover when natives began to write down their history
Compare the cultural practices of native peoples
43
Who had more political power in the "county unit system?"
Urban Areas
Suburban Areas
Rural Areas
44
Which of the following was not a past name for Atlanta?
Terminus
Marthasville
Carrollton
45
Which prehistoric Indian culture included three distinct periods: early, middle, and late?
Archaic
Mississippian
Paleo
Woodland
46
Which of the following reasons for establishing Georgia was successful?
producing natural resources for England
providing a new start for the "worthy poor"
defense of South Carolina
converting natives to Anglicanism
47
Which was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts, punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Boaston Harbor closed
Quartering Act
Colonists could be tried in the colonies for capital crimes
No town meetings
48
Alonzo Herdon could best be described as a?
Accountant
Blue collar worker
Prodigy
Entreprenuer
49
Which royal governor was fired after two years?
John Reynolds
James Wright
Henry Ellis
50
Which of the following was NOT relaxed at the end of the Trustee Period to appease Malcontents?
land ownership limits
Catholic immigration
slavery ban
liquor ban
51
Where was the first colonial victory in Georgia during the American Revolution?
Kettle Creek
Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
52
Why did Hernando de Soto explore much of Georgia in 1540?
searching for the magical Fountain of Youth
find a passage to Asia through Georgia
wanted to build forts and missions
rumors of large gold deposits
53
Why did Sherman attack the infrastructure of the South ("total war")?
He was mean
end civilian support for the war
help the slaves
to punish the South
54
Which Georgia region is the SMALLEST?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
55
Who was Georgia's royal governor during the American Revolution?
John Reynolds
Henry Ellis
James Wright
56
Which Georgia rivers help to form our borders with Alabama/South Carolina?
Chattachoochee/Savannah
Oconee/Savannah
Savannah/Flint
Chattahoochee/Oustanala
57
How did de Soto’s march through Georgia change the lives and culture of Native Americans?
converting Native Americans to Catholicism
trading opportunities for Native Americans
uced Native Americans to new types of food
resulted in the death of thousands of Native Americans
58
In which HEMISPHERE is Georgia located?
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
59
Which region of Georgia has 1/2 of the population (hint we live here)?
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Applachian Plateau
Blue Ridge
60
What was Georgia's purpose as a buffer colony?
military protection between English and Spanish settlements
settlement by the poor
outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
agricultural station experimenting with strains of cotton
61
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave all men the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
62
By 1860, what were the two largest church denominations in Georgia?
Episcopal and Methodist
Methodist and Baptist
Baptist and Jewish
Methodist and Catholic
63
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
64
How did the French & Indian War NOT impact Georgia?
border expanded to the St. Mary's River to the south
border expanded to the Mississippi River to the west
gained land around Atlanta
taxed to pay for the war
65
Who killed five British soldiers for invading her home and harassing her neighbors?
Eugenia Burns Hope
Nancy Hart
Mary Musgrove
Rebecca Latimer Felton
66
The 3 principles listed on the state of Georgia flag are wisdom, justice and____?
Moderation
Humility
Maturity
67
What was the land lottery?
families could claim up to 1,000 acres
families forced Creek and Cherokee off their lands
families bribed the General Assembly for land
families could win a parcel of land for a small fee
68
Which of the following would NOT be an artifact?
A small fragment of a clay pot made by Native Americans
A prehistoric arrowhead shaped from a stone
The skull of a Native American who died before A.D. 1400
A ceremonial pipe carved from a piece of bone
69
Who was the first explorer to enter present-day Georgia?
Hernando de Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Ponce de Leon
70
Which Cherokee Indian developed the first written language in Native American history?
Alexander McGillivray
Sequoyah
William McIntosh
John Ross
