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The 13th Amendment
What did the Constitutional Convention do?
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1
What did the Constitutional Convention do?
Was a meeting between Federalist and anti Federalists
Was a meeting to improve to Articles of Confederation
Was a meeting to improve the constitution
Was a meeting to discuss the bill of rights
2
The 13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
Gave women the right to vote.
Gave citizens the right to bear arms.
Gave African-Americans the right to vote.
3
What were loyalists referred to as?
Patriots
Rebels
Torries
Whigs
4
Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?
George Washington
Lyman Hall
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
5
What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?
An organized system of collecting taxes
Established a method of counting population
It was administered voting and election districts
It distributed Indian lands to new settlers
6
What was the purpose of the Cotton Gin?
Picks cotton
Makes shirts from the cotton
Removes seed from cotton
Spins the cotton into thread
7
After he was elected to the Georgia Assembly, Henry McNeal Turner
was beaten because he was republican
was expelled because he was black
was asked to chair several key committees
was elected Speaker of the House
8
The theory of nullification states that...
The president can veto any law he doesn't like
A state can invalidate any federal law they find unconstitutional
A state can secede from the Union
The Supreme Court overrules all other branches
9
Describe General William Sherman's March to Sea.
The troops marched into the freezing water
A 60 mile wide path of Destruction
The march was peaceful and non-destructive
10
What was the immediate impact of the cotton gin?
It drove planters out of business
It made cotton more profitable
It made slavery unprofitable
It made the land more fertile
11
What was the most damaging result of the Yazoo Land fraud?
GA lost land west of Chattahoochee River
Legislators were voted out of office.
GA lost national prestige over the fraudulent land sales.
Records of land sale where burned in Louisville.
12
What impact did the cotton gin have on labor?
It weakened unions by requiring fewer workers.
It increased the number of immigrant farm workers.
It led to calls for stronger unions.
It increased the demand for slaves.
13
What was the Great Compromise?
Created a two house legislature
Brought Federalist and Anti federalist together
Gave each state a equal amount of votes
Was an agreement between America and Great Britain
14
Who were the patriots?
People who wanted the American colonies to gain independance
People who were opposed to the independence from Britain
People who were opposed to the Revolution
People who did NOT care about their country
15
What is the Stamp Act?
The Paris Accords
The Vietnam War
The use of tax stamps on all legal documents
To punish the colonists for rebelling
16
Why was the Siege of Savannah a failure?
The British outnumbered the French and Patriots
The British stayed in control of the city of Savannah
The French navy was too small
The Patriots and French didn't know how to fight
17
The body of the Declaration of Independence contains
the names of those individuals signing the document
a list of reasons the colonies were seeking independence
a final statement on the meaning of independence
the terms for ending the American Revolution
18
Who was William Mcintosh?
A creek indian
A creek chief that sold the creek land and then was killed
A creek chief
A British general that got rid of the creek Indians
19
The Articles of Confederation created what?
An army
Weak central government
Strong central government
A dictatorship
20
What is the correct chronological order for locations for of Georgia's capitals?
Atlanta, Milledgeville, Louisville, Augusta, Savannah
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Lousiville, Milledgeville, Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Macon, Augusta
21
What was Andersonville?
A battle in May of 1832
A Union prisoner of war camp
A Confederate prisoner of war camp
A battle in June of 1835
22
The Declaration of Independence was written because
King George wanted to please the Colonists.
The colonists wanted to be free from England.
The Patriots wanted to separate from the Loyalists
The Loyalists wanted King George to visit the colonies.
23
Which statement BEST describes the differences between sharecropping and tenant farming?
Tenant farmers did not have to share crops and sharecroppers did.
Tenant farmers were paid & sharecroppers received crops
Tenant farmers can eventually own their own property
Sharecropper had no supplies at all, tenants owned equipment/animals
24
What was the Siege of Savannah?
British defeated Americans in 45 minutes to control Savannah
Final battle of the American Revolution
American victory against the British
Turning point of the war
25
The Battle of Chickamauga was fought as the Union army was on their way to
Macon
Augusta
Savannah
Atlanta
26
Why did Georgia's capital continue to move?
Massive hurricanes kept damaging the coastal areas
They kept looking for an area with better transportation
They kept looking for an area with better water resources
The state's population center kept moving
27
3 Georgia Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ben Franklin
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
George III, James Oglethorpe, Thomas Jefferson
Button Hall, James Wright, John Musgrove
28
Why was the Headright System created?
To attract new settlers and add to the work force.
To allow women to own land.
To give away spare land.
To create borders.
29
What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
all of the above
states began printing paper money
Trade was difficult with US
lots of debt but no abilty to tax
30
Creek chief who sold the last of Creek land in Georgia?
John Ross
Andrew Jackson
William McIntosh
31
First land grant college in Georgia (originally called Franklin College)
University of Georgia
University of West Georgia
Georgia Southern
Georgia Institute of Technology
32
The purpose of the headright system and land lottery in GA was to encourage settlers to
settle near major GA cities
move into unsettled parts of the state
move out of the state
settle in and around GA's ports
33
Who was the leader of the Battle of Kettle creek?
Austin dabney
Lynman hall
Button Gwinnett
Elijah Clarke
34
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To help children.
To help former black slaves and poor whites.
To retrieve escaped slaves.
To help immigrants.
35
The Liberty Boys was established to oppose the Stamp Act.
False
True
36
Who was the commander of Andersonville?
Henry Wirz
George Murphy
John Calhoun
37
What natural feature did the Proclamation Line of 1763 follow?
AtlanticOcean
OhioRiver
Appalachian Mountains
MississippiRiver
38
Which delegates from Georgia signed the US Constitution?
Noble Wimberley Jones and John Houston
WilliamFew and Button Gwinnett
James Madison and Governor Morris
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
39
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that the Cherokee won and Andrew Jackson ignored?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Worcester v. Georgia
Brown v. Georgia Board of Education
Cherokee v. Georgia
40
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The declaration of war given by the confederacy
An executive order given by Lincoln which freed the slaves
The constitution of the confederacy
A southern law which made slavery legal in the United States
41
What became Georgia's western border after the French & Indian War?
Mississippi River
St. Mary's River
Savannah River
Altamaha River
42
Who were the loyalists?
The colonists that were loyal to Britain
The Americans who were loyal to France
The colonists who were loyal to the colony
The colonists who were loyal to America
43
What was Georgia's position according to the Georgia Platform of 1850?
If Fugitive Slave Act was honored they would remain in Union
unless slave trade was expanded, they would secede
unless tariffs were lowered, Georgia would secede
if slavery was allowed in west, they would remain in Union
44
What was true of the Compromise of 1850?
slave trade ended in U.S. capital
all of the above
California enter Union as a free state.
rest of Mexican Cession would use popular soverneighty
45
What was original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
to burn the Articles
to revise the Articles
replace The Articles
clean Articles
46
The intent of the Indian Removal Act was to
destroy the Native Americans way of life
help the Native Amer. buy land east of theMississippi River.
remove the Native Americans from the eastern United States.
remove the Native Amer. 2 reservations in the eastern U.S.A.
47
What was the Proclamation of 1763 was about?
That the British claims land beyond the Mississippi River
That France gives Spain Lousiana and New Orleans.
That the French surrenders to the British
That settlers could not settle west of the Applachians.
48
Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek important?
the patriots got needed weapons
the Indians joined the Georgians
it was the last battle of the war
the British were driven into Florida
49
What was the 14th Amendment granting?
Freedom to vote no matter race
Right to bear arms
Grants all right to citizens no matter race or color
bans Slavery
50
What was the Dred Scott court case about?
Slaves being defined as an item not a person
Dred Scott getting stuff from his masters will
Dred Scott killing his master
Dred Scott suing for his freedom
51
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckenridge
Ulysses S. Grant
John Bell
52
The Dahlonega gold rush convinced many settlers to:
establish a new capital of Georgia
fight a war against Georgia Loyalists
support the closing of the Trail of Tears
remove the Cherokee Indians from Georgia
53
Why might the French & Indian War be thought of as a factor in causing the American Revolution?
Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands.
high cost of the war meant the King had to create new taxes
The French were never truly expelled
British were able to defeat the French in North America.
54
What did sharecropping and tenant farming have in common during Reconstruction?
Both drove freedmen into a life of debt
Both forced freedmen to migrate westward
Both enabled freedmen to become landowners
Both helped freedmen establish new communities
55
Which accurately describes the Yazoo land fraud?
land companies sold land they didn't own to settlers
legislators were bribed into selling western land
judicial branch was given favors for limiting land sales
governor gave away Georiga's unsettled land to friends
56
What was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?
It was a strategy to capture Northern people for info.
It was a strategy plan to strangle the Southern Confederacy
It was a plan to let snakes loose in supply trains
It traped them into a bad place where they had to surrender
57
Which of the following defines sectionalism?
To separate from a nation or state & become independent.
Showing more loyalty to one section of country.
Having more factories than plantations.
A person who is against slavery.
58
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Townsend Act
The Marshall Plan
59
John Marshall was...
President
Vice-President
The Speaker of the House
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
60
How did Sherman's March to the Sea affect the state of Georgia?
Destroyed GA's agriculture and roads, hurt the economy
GA citizens were proud of him and what he did
It diverted Union attention from GA, let militia recover
This was the first time Union army entered the state of GA
61
Under the Articles of Confederation there was no
Representatives
Military leaders
Legislative power
Executive power
62
Which document was revised and replaced at the Constitutional Convention?
Georgia Constitution
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
63
The Declaration of Independence was ratified on
July 4, 1976
July 4, 1776
July 4, 1775
July 4, 1765
64
What was the importance of the Missouri Compromise?
It gave slaves more representation in Congress
It ended border fights between Missouri and Kansas
It permitted slavery to expand into the North
It provided a temporary solution to the slavery question
65
What is the 15th amendment?
power to the people
gave all men the right to vote
abolished slavery
power to the states
66
After Capturing Atlanta, Sherman took or destroyed everything of value on the way to what city?
Columbus
Augusta
Decatur
Savannah
67
Why was Georgia different from the other colonies during the Stamp Act?
Georgia never received the stamp.
They were the only colony that used the stamps.
GA was the only colony that didn't use the stamps.
Georgia attacked the agent who brought the stamps.
68
What did South Carolina do after Lincoln won the election in 1860?
Held a party
Seceded from the Union
Burned the flag
Asked for a new vote
69
Why was the Proclamation Line of 1763 issued
to keep peace with the french
To make the colonist mad
To keep peace with the indians
The king wanted to the rest of the land to build a house
70
How did technological developments like the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia’s growth?
Neither cottonggin or railroad had an impact onGA
cotton shipped quicker, which increased Georgia’s growthrate
Railroadseventually led to many people leaving Georgia
Cottongin required more slaves to harvest the cotton.
71
What was the Battle of Kettle Creek
GA victory against the British during the American Rev.
The final battle of the Revolution
Battle considered the turning point of the war
British victory which allowed them to control Savannah
72
The Articles of Confederation was a weak government because
The states held the majority of the power
The U.S. Was ruled by a King
9 out of 13 states had to agree to make changes to A.O.C.
Each state held only 1 vote
73
What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?
Equal protection under the law for citizens
abolish slavery
guarantee the right to vote for citizens
permit segregation
74
The Trail of Tears was a forced removal of the
Cheyenne
Cherokee
Choctaw
Creek
75
What was the result of the dred scott case?
dred scott was declared a free man
dred scott never went to court
dred scott was executed
dred scott was declared property
76
What discovery led to the Cherokee losing their land in Georgia?
Silver on Creek lands
Gold in Dahlonega
Oil in Columbus
Zine in Madison
77
Which statement BEST describes a “land grant university,” such as the University of Georgia?
Was established as a agricultural college to improve farming
Land could not be used for any purpose other than a college
Land for the college was donated by the federal government
Was a public university with free tuition to state residents
78
Why did Georgia's state capitals keep moving?
To keep the capital centrally located to the population
To move the white settlers westward.
It was better for trade.
To encourage trade with the Native Americans
79
John Ross was a...
Supreme Court leader
Creek leader
Red coat
Cherokee leader
80
Who were the patriots
The earliest anti-slavery activists in America
Supporters of American Revolution
Men that wanted to remain part of Great Britain
People who viewed the Sons of Liberty as terrorists
81
What were the consequences after the war
they were left with a large debt
they lost most of there north america
gained a large amount of money
lost most of north america and got a large debt
