Transcript End of the Year Exam

1. What are the names of the states that border
Georgia?
A. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and South
Carolina
B. Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, and
Florida
C. Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and
North Carolina
D. Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, and
North Carolina
C. Alabama, South Carolina, Florida,
Tennessee, and North Carolina
2. Which statement LEAST explains why Georgia’s water
resources have attracted business
and industry to the state?
A. Georgia has water resources that provide hydroelectric power.
B. Georgia has a large number of natural lakes.
C. Georgia has two major seaports on the Atlantic Ocean.
D. Georgia has abundant water-related recreational facilities.
B. Georgia has a large number of natural lakes.
3. Which method of transportation moves
the largest amount of freight in
Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
airlines
railroads
shipping
trucks
d. trucks
4.One of the reasons given for the
colonization of Georgia was to serve as a
buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was
a. a colony for settlement by the poor.
b. an outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons.
c. a military protective zone between English and Spanish
settlements.
d. an agricultural station experimenting with new strains of
cotton plant.
c. a military protective zone between English
and Spanish settlements.
5.The oldest known Native American
culture in North America was the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Archaic culture.
Mississippian culture.
Paleo culture.
Woodland culture.
c. Paleo culture.
6.Who was the first royal governor
of Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Robert Castell
Robert Montgomery
James Oglethorpe
John Reynolds
d. John Reynolds
7.During which prehistoric period did
large game become extinct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Archaic
Mississippian
Paleo
Woodland
a. Archaic
8. What was the first direct tax by Parliament
on the American colonies, which caused the
colonies to unite against King George?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Currency Act
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
c. Stamp Act
9. Who were the malcontents of the early
Georgia colony?
a. people who were unhappy and constantly
complaining.
b. officials who examined the contents of
cargo ships.
c. foreigners from Germany and Scotland.
d. the trustees and their families.
a. people who were unhappy and
constantly complaining.
10.John Pemberton, Truett Cathy and Ted Turner are
all founders of important Georgia businesses.
Another name for the founder of a company is?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Laborer
Employer
Employee
Entrepreneur
d. Entrepreneur
The prehistoric culture that developed the
bow and arrow for hunting was the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Archaic culture.
Mississippi culture.
Paleo culture.
Woodland culture.
d. Woodland culture.
Which prehistoric people were the FIRST to
paint and tattoo their bodies?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Archaic
Mississippian
Paleo
Woodland
b. Mississippian
Who was the European first explorer to enter
present-day Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hernando de Soto
Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
a. Hernando de Soto
The main purpose of the Spanish mission in
the barrier islands was to
a. provide protection for the area’s European
settlers.
b. convert the Indians to Catholicism.
c. establish trade with Spain.
d. claim land for Spain.
b. convert the Indians to Catholicism
The main reason the Spanish explored
North America was to
a.
b.
c.
d.
build permanent settlements.
find gold and riches.
spread Christianity.
fight the British.
b. find gold and riches.
The first permanent British settlement in
the New World was built at
a. St. Augustine.
b. Jamestown.
c. Massachusetts Bay.
d. Roanoke Island.
b. Jamestown.
The first permanent Spanish settlement in
the New World was established at
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jamestown.
Los Angeles.
St. Augustine.
Yamacraw Bluff.
c. St. Augustine.
What was the name of the first British
fort constructed in Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fort Frederica
Fort Guale
Fort King George
Fort Santa Catalina
c. Fort King George
When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his
group a charter for the colony of Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
1492
1607
1732
1776
c. 1732
What ship brought Oglethorpe and the first
colonists to Charleston, then Savannah,
during the winter of 1733?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ann
Godspeed
Mayflower
Santa Maria
a. Ann
What Indians were led by Tomochichi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cherokee
Creek
Oconee
Yamacraw
d. Yamacraw
Who served as the translator for Oglethorpe in
his discussions with Tomochichi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
William Bull
Robert Montgomery
Mary Musgrove
Toonahowi
c. Mary Musgrove
Where did James Oglethorpe and the first
Georgia colonists land when they arrived in
Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fort Frederica near St. Simons Island
Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River
Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound
Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River
d. Yamacraw Bluff
on the Savannah River
Oglethorpe’s plan for the establishment
of Savannah could BEST be described
as a
a. poor design for defense against invading
armies.
b. series of circular roads making travel easy.
c. city planned around open squares.
d. decaying neighborhood.
c. city planned around open squares.
Why did German Salzburgers
come to Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to escape religious persecution
to serve out terms for misconduct
to lead the armed forces for Oglethorpe
for the new financial opportunities
available
a. to escape religious persecution
Where did Highland Scots
settle in Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Augusta
Darien
New Ebenezer
Savannah
b. Darien
The greatest threat to the Georgia
colony came from
a.
b.
c.
d.
Indians who lived in the area.
Spanish soldiers in Florida.
the area’s harsh climate.
new diseases.
d. new diseases.
What was the importance of the Battle of
Bloody Marsh?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It ended the threat of war from the Native Americans.
It demonstrated the strength of the British militia.
It resulted in Georgia’s gaining new lands on which to settle.
It was the beginning of a safe southern frontier for the
British.
d. It was the beginning of a safe
southern frontier for the British.
Who controlled Georgia after it
became a royal colony?
a.
b.
c.
d.
James Oglethorpe
the people of Georgia
a bicameral legislature
the king of Great Britain
d. the king of Great Britain
What effect did the French and Indian War
have on Georgia’s growth and development?
a. Once the French and Indian tribes were defeated and no longer a threat to
Georgia, the colony prospered in a stable and peaceful environment.
b. Georgia gained new lands, new water access for shipping, ample farmland,
and rich forests with timber and naval stores.
c. Georgia gained many new settlers who were living in the lands that were
added to Georgia’s colonial boundaries.
d. Georgia took possession of several key French forests, which added to
Georgia’s defenses against the Spanish.
b. Georgia gained new lands, new water access for
shipping, ample farmland, and rich forests with
timber and naval stores.
What law forbade colonists to move
west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Emancipation Proclamation
Intolerable Acts
Missouri Compromise
Proclamation of 1763
d. Proclamation of 1763
These actions taken by the British were known as the
► Closed Boston Harbor to everything but British ships.
► The colonists had to house and feed the British troops.
► British Officials could not be tried in colonial courts for crimes.
► The British Governor was in charge of all the town meetings in Boston. There
would no more self-government in Boston.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Intolerable Acts.
Navigation Acts.
Stamp Act.
Tea Act.
a. Intolerable Acts.
Who was the primary author of the
Declaration of Independence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
c. Thomas Jefferson
These activities were supported by
most of the
 Committees of Correspondence
 Boston Tea Party
 Continental Congress
a.
b.
c.
d.
Colonists.
Loyalists.
Patriots.
Royalists.
c. Patriots.
Who was the leader of the militia who led
the forces at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
a.
b.
c.
d.
George Washington
Benjamin Lincoln
Nathaniel Greene
Elijah Clarke
d. Elijah Clarke
Who was the black soldier who was seriously
wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Crispus Attucks
Austin Dabney
Frederick Douglass
Agippa Hull
b. Austin Dabney
Who was the female Georgia patriot famous
for capturing and killing a group of Tories
during the revolution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rebecca Felton
Nancy Hart
Mary Musgrove
Molly Pitcher
b. Nancy Hart
Who were the three Georgians who signed the
Declaration of Independence?
a. Lyman Hall, George Walton, and Noble Wimberly
Jones
b. Thomas Jefferson, Henry Ellis, and James Wright
c. George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett
d. Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and James Wright
c. George Walton, Lyman Hall, and
Button Gwinnett
What was the MOST significant result
of the siege of Savannah?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The British were pushed out of Georgia.
The city of Savannah remained in British hands.
It was the deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War.
It was the last major conflict of the Revolutionary
War.
b. The city of Savannah remained in
British hands.
What was the main weakness of the
Georgia Constitution of 1777?
a. It placed too much importance on checks and
balances.
b. It gave too much power to the legislative branch.
c. It established two parts in the legislative branch.
d. It created an independent executive branch.
a. It placed too much importance on checks
and balances.
The first written plan for the
government of the United States was
called the
a.
b.
c.
d.
American Constitution.
Articles of Confederation.
Colonial Confederation.
Constitution of the United States.
b. Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. Constitution was actually signed
by only two of Georgia’s four delegates.
The two signers were William Few and
a.
b.
c.
d.
Abraham Baldwin.
Button Gwinnett.
Thomas Jefferson.
George Walton.
a. Abraham Baldwin.
All government originates from the
a.
b.
c.
d.
state’s voters.
General Assembly.
written constitution.
United States Constitution
a. state’s voters.
The term separation of powers refers to the
designation of certain powers to?
a. the federal government and certain powers to
the state government.
b. each of the three branches of the government.
c. state and municipal government.
d. the people.
b. each of the three branches of
the government.
What is the process by which a person from
another country can become an American
citizen?
a.
b.
c.
d.
emigration
immigration
naturalization
nationalization
c. naturalization
How old must a person be to vote in Georgia
today?
a.
b.
c.
d.
16
18
21
25
b. 18
Who is the chief election officer
in Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
governor.
county clerk.
county registrar.
secretary of state.
d. secretary of state.
What are the dominant political parties
in Georgia today?
a. Independent, Democratic, and
Republican
b. Federalist and Democratic-Republican
c. Republican and Independent
d. Democratic and Republican
d. Democratic and Republican
These are the requirements a candidate must
meet to be elected as
*must be at least 21 years old.
*must be a citizen of the United States.
*must be a resident of the district from which elected for one year.
a.
b.
c.
d.
governor.
secretary of state.
state representative.
state senator.
c. state representative.
What are the two parts of
Georgia’s legislative branch?
a.
b.
c.
d.
governor and General Assembly.
secretary of state and senate.
senate and house of representatives.
supreme court and governor.
c. senate and house of
representatives.
Which branch of Georgia state government has
as its main responsibility the writing of state
laws?
a.
b.
c.
d.
council
judicial
executive
legislative
d. legislative
In order for a bill to become a law in
Georgia, it must
a. be introduced by a legislator and receive a
majority vote in both houses.
b. receive a unanimous vote in both the Senate
and the House.
c. be voted on by the people in a referendum.
d. receive the signature of the president.
a. be introduced by a legislator and receive a
majority vote in both houses.
What branch of Georgia’s government
sees that the state’s laws are
implemented?
a.
b.
c.
d.
commission
executive
judicial
legislative
b. executive
Because Georgia’s government is involved in
many legal affairs, its officials sometime
need legal advice. What state official
provides this advice?
a.
b.
c.
d.
attorney general
commissioner of labor
lieutenant governor
secretary of state
a. attorney general
Cases are automatically reviewed by the
state supreme court when they deal
with
a.
b.
c.
d.
wills.
land titles.
habeas corpus.
the death penalty.
d. the death penalty.
A grand jury in Georgia decides
whether or not a
a. person accused of a crime is guilty or innocent.
b. law, statute, or regulation of the state has been
violated or broken.
c. person accused of a crime should be charged and
stand trial for that crime.
d. person accused, tried, and convicted of a crime
received due process of law.
c. person accused of a crime should be
charged and stand trial for that crime.
Who has the burden of proof in a
civil case?
a.
b.
c.
d.
accused
defendant
plaintiff
state
c. plaintiff
What are the most serious
criminal crimes called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
misdemeanors
insurrections
felonies
torts
c. felonies
The main governing authority in
almost all of Georgia’s counties
is the
a.
b.
c.
d.
board of commissioners.
transit authority.
mayor.
judge.
a. board of commissioners.
Which term describes a city with
its own government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
megalopolis
municipality
town
village
b. municipality
Which Georgia city has the
largest population?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Albany
Atlanta
Valdosta
Warner Robins
b. Atlanta
These are examples of what type of government?
► County board of education
► Airport authority
► Port authority
a.
b.
c.
d.
state
special-purpose
county
city
b. special-purpose
Delinquent juveniles are those who
a. commit traffic offenses.
b. are neglected or abused by a parent or guardian.
c. are under 17 and who commit acts that would be
crimes if they were committed by adults.
d. are under 18 and who commit acts that would
not be considered crimes if they were committed
by adults.
c. are under 17 and who commit acts that
would be crimes if they were committed by
adults.
What are Georgia’s “Seven Deadly Sins”?
a. crimes committed by juveniles that result in the
courts treating the juveniles as adults.
b. violent crimes committed by adults refusing to
declare a religious affiliation.
c. adult crimes that can lead to seven different
types of penalties.
d. a political version of the Ten Commandments.
a. crimes committed by juveniles that result
in the courts treating the juveniles as
adults.
When statement BEST describes a “land grant
university,” such as the University of
Georgia?
a. The college was established as an agricultural college to
improve farming.
b. The college was a public university with free tuition to state
residents.
c. The land for the college was donated by the federal government.
d. The land could not be used for any purpose other than a
college.
c. The land for the college was donated by the
federal government.
From the colonial era until Reconstruction, the capital of
Georgia was moved many times in response to what
factor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
changing transportation patterns in the state
the changing geographic center of the state
the changing population center of the state
changing political influences in the state
c. the changing population center of the
state
The First African Baptist Church in Georgia was
established in 1788 under the leadership of
Andrew Bryan in?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Savannah
Brunswick
Augusta
Albany
a. Savannah
What was the purpose of the headright
system in Georgia?
a. It provided an organized system of collecting
taxes.
b. It established a method of counting population.
c. It administered voting and election districts.
d. It distributed Indian lands to new settlers.
d. It distributed Indian lands to new
settlers.
What system replaced the headright
system as a way of allocating land?
a.
b.
c.
d.
tomahawk rights
land lottery
surveying
land rush
b. land lottery
What scandal took place when Georgia’s
governor and some legislators were bribed to
sell public land to private developers at belowmarket prices?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Georgia’s land lottery
Mississippi land fraud
Trail of Tears fraud
Yazoo land fraud
d. Yazoo land fraud
What was invented in Georgia during the 1790s
that quickly changed the state agricultural
landscape and led Georgia to develop an
economy based on farming?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the combine
the cotton gin
the steam engine
the spinning jenny
b. the cotton gin
Which mode of transportation was developing in
Georgia just before the Civil War which was very
important to Georgia’s war effort and post-war
economic development?
a.
b.
c.
d.
canals
highways
railroads
riverboats
c. railroads
Who was the Creek leader in the
Oconee War between the Creek and the
Georgia pioneers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Elias Boudinot
Alexander McGillivray
William McIntosh
Sequoyah
b. Alexander McGillivray
Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief,
murdered by his own people?
a. He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in
Georgia to the federal government.
b. He was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George
Troup.
c. He fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.
d. He became friendly with the Cherokee.
a. He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands
in Georgia to the federal government.
What was George Gist’s (Sequoyah’s) major
contribution to the Cherokee culture?
a. He signed a treaty giving Cherokee lands to the United
States.
b. He signed a treaty moving the Cherokee to the Indian
Territory.
c. He gained fame as a hunter and trapper and traded the
fur for weapons.
d. He developed a syllabary so the Cherokee could have a
written language.
d. He developed a syllabary so the Cherokee could
have a written language.
What discovery led to the Cherokee losing
their land in Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
silver on Creek lands
gold in Dahlonega
oil in Columbus
zinc in Madison
b. gold in Dahlonega
Who was the chief of the Cherokee who
took a petition to Congress protesting
the Cherokee removal from their land?
a.
b.
c.
d.
William McIntosh
Chief Menawa
John Ross
Sequoyah
c. John Ross
The intent of the Indian Removal Act was to
a. destroy the Native Americans way of life.
b. remove the Native Americans from the
eastern United States.
c. help the Native Americans buy land east of
the Mississippi River.
d. remove the Native Americans to
reservations in the eastern part of the
United States.
b. remove the Native Americans from the eastern
United States.
In addition to the Cherokee, what
Southeastern Native American tribe was
removed from Georgia in the 1830s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Creek
Seminole
Sioux
Yamacraw
a. Creek
The removal of the Cherokee from
Georgia is remembered as the?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Long Journey Home
Overland Trail
Trail to Nowhere
Trail of Tears
d. Trail of Tears
What was the major type of labor used on
Georgia’s plantations before the Civil
War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
indentured servitude
hourly wage labor
sharecropping
slavery
d. slavery
States’ rights can BEST be defined as the
belief that states
a. could not free their states.
b. could leave the Union at any time if they chose
to.
c. could ignore national laws if they were harmful to
the state.
d. could force the national government to turn over
all national government property to the states.
c. could ignore national laws if they
were harmful to the state.
The early 1800s belief of some people
that a state could refuse to enforce a
federal law was known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
absolution
justification
nullification
ratification
c. nullification
The purpose of the Missouri
Compromise was to
a. return slaves captured in free states to
slave states.
b. allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri.
c. maintain a balance of slave and free
states.
d. let Missouri have slavery until 1850.
c. maintain a balance of slave and
free states.
The “Georgia Platform” was a
statement supporting
a.
b.
c.
d.
states’ rights.
popular sovereignty.
the Compromise of 1850.
slavery throughout the United States
c. the Compromise of 1850.
The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act to
a. require slaves to have citizenship papers in order
to obtain jobs.
b. prevent slaves from testifying against whites in
court trials.
c. require slaves that had run away to go back to
their owners.
d. prevent slaves from having group gatherings or
meetings.
c. require slaves that had run away to go
back to their owners.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act
change the Missouri Compromise?
a. It made Missouri a free state.
b. It created the territories of Kansas and
Nebraska.
c. It permitted slavery north of Missouri’s
southern boundary.
d. It changed the requirements necessary for a
territory to become a state.
c. It permitted slavery north of Missouri’s
southern boundary.
Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against
Dred Scott?
a. because he was the property of his owner and
could be taken anywhere
b. because he did not live long enough in a free
territory to be free
c. because Scott was a slave and he was not eligible
to sue in court
d. because he returned to a slave state and he could
not be freed
c. because Scott was a slave and he was
not eligible to sue in court
Which Confederate official was
from Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jefferson Davis, the president
Lyman Hall, the secretary of state
Alexander Stephens, the vice president
William Sherman, the commander-in-chief
c. Alexander Stephens, the vice
president
Where did the bloodiest one-day
battle of the Civil War take place?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Vicksburg
a. Antietam
How was the Emancipation Proclamation
a concession to the South?
a. All slaves would be freed.
b. Only male slaves would be freed.
c. The South could keep their slaves if they stopped
fighting.
d. The slaves could decide if they wanted to remain
on the plantation.
c. The South could keep their slaves
if they stopped fighting.
What Union general led the northern army on
its’ “March to the Sea” and saw to it that
much of Georgia’s capital resources were
destroyed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
d. William T. Sherman
Where was a notorious Confederate
prison in Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Alcatraz
Andersonville
Belle Isle
Fulton
b. Andersonville
The purpose of the Freedmen’s
Bureau was to help?
a.
b.
c.
d.
former slaves
all free people in the South
all poor people in the South
former slaves and poor whites
d. former slaves and poor whites
After the Civil War, what system was
developed to provide labor to work the
former plantations?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Convict Lease
Farmers’ Alliance
Knights of Labor
Sharecropping
d. Sharecropping
Which best describes the differences between
sharecropping and tenant farming?
a. Sharecroppers received a percentage of the crops produced and could set
aside case money to purchase their own land, while tenant farmers had
difficulty saving cash.
b. Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned
farm animals and equipment to use in working other people’s lands.
c. Tenant farmers received a cash salary or wage for their farm work, while
sharecroppers received only a portion of the crops they raised.
d. Tenant farmers earned equity or an interest in the land they worked from
year to year so that eventually they would own their own property.
b. Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while
tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment to
use in working other people’s lands.
What was President Abraham Lincoln’s
plan for Reconstruction called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
10 Percent Plan
100 Percent Plan
Congressional Plan
Radical Republican Plan
a. 10 Percent Plan
What did the 13th Amendment to the US
Constitution do that brought about many
changes in Georgia’s society and economic
structure after the Civil War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It freed the slaves.
It changed who owned land.
It gave blacks the right to vote.
It made blacks United States citizens.
a. It freed the slaves.
What did the 15th Amendment to the US
Constitution do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It abolished slavery.
It gave blacks citizenship.
It gave blacks the right to vote.
It gave blacks the right to own
property.
c. It gave blacks the right to vote.
The 14th Amendment to the US
Constitution was passed in response to
the
a. Adoption of laws known as Black Codes by the southern states.
b. Rising violence from terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux
Klan.
c. Refusal of white southerners to provide freedmen with land and
farm animals.
d. Refusal of some southern states to adopt constitutional provisions
calling for an end to slavery.
a. Adoption of laws known as Black
Codes by the southern states
Henry McNeal Turner was expelled from
his seat in the Georgia state legislature
on the grounds that he did not
a.
b.
c.
d.
win the election fairly and honestly.
have the knowledge to be a legislator.
have the right to vote or hold political office.
live in the district from which he was
elected.
c. have the right to vote or hold political
office.
Beginning soon after the end of the Civil War,
what secret organization used force and
violence to influence Georgia’s society?
a.
b.
c.
d.
United Confederate Veterans
Free and Accepted Masons
Freedmen’s Bureau
Ku Klux Klan
d. Ku Klux Klan
What was the Georgia Act of 1869?
a. Federal legislation returning Georgia to military
control of KKK terrorism against freedmen
b. Federal legislation refusing to admit Georgia to
the Union until it ratified the 13th Amendment
c. State legislation allowing freedmen the right to
vote and the right to hold public office
d. State legislation ending Reconstruction in
Georgia thanks to its demonstrated success
a. Federal legislation returning Georgia to military
control of KKK terrorism against freedmen
The immediate cause of the riot that
occurred in Atlanta in 1906 was
a.
b.
c.
d.
the killing of a black family.
blacks being denied the right to vote.
the election of Hoke Smith as governor.
stories of black violence against whites in
the Atlanta newspapers.
d. stories of black violence against
whites in the Atlanta newspapers.
The racial unrest brought about by the Leo Frank
case resulted in the creation of a chapter of the
Ku Klux Klan, which called itself the Knights of
a.
b.
c.
d.
Columbus.
Leo Frank.
Mary Phagan.
Stone Mountain.
c. Mary Phagan.
The county unit system affected voting
and politics in Georgia by
a.
b.
c.
d.
favoring cities where most people lived.
focusing power inside the Atlanta area.
helping blacks get more voting power.
giving the rural areas more power.
d. giving the rural areas more power.
What was the purpose of the “Jim Crow” or
segregation laws passed by Georgia’s
government at the turn of the century?
a.
b.
c.
d.
To make alcohol illegal
To continue white control
To promote industry in Georgia
To provide equality for black Georgians
b. To continue white control
Plessy v. Ferguson gave states the
right to promote
a.
b.
c.
d.
Equal rights.
Segregation.
Terrorist attacks.
Voting rights for blacks.
b. Segregation.
Homer Plessy sat in the “Whites Only”
car on a train because he wanted
a.
b.
c.
d.
the only seat available.
the comfortable seats there.
to sit with his traveling companions.
to test the legality of a law requiring
separate-but-equal facilities.
d. to test the legality of a law requiring
separate-but-equal facilities.
The purpose of the Grandfather
clause of 1908 was to
a. Take the right to vote away from blacks.
b. Make everyone trace their family background.
c. Give grandfathers opportunities to get better
jobs.
d. Ask every family to guarantee living quarters
for the elderly.
a. Take the right to vote away from blacks.
Which voting qualification was designed
to prevent African Americans from
voting?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Literacy test
Party affiliation
Identification number
Residency requirement
a. Literacy test
In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US
Constitution was ratified. How did this
amendment change the make-up of those
who could vote in Georgia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It allowed blacks to vote.
It allowed women to vote.
It stopped blacks from voting.
It stopped women from voting.
b. It allowed women to vote.
What racial issue did Booker T.
Washington support?
a.
b.
c.
d.
economic equality
political equality
religious equality
social equality
a. economic equality
Which African American leader believed that a
“Talented Tenth” of the African American
population could serve as leaders for all other
African Americans?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Frederick Douglas
W. E. B. DuBois
John Hope
Booker T. Washington
b. W. E. B. DuBois
Who was the first black president of
Atlanta Baptist College?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Frederick Douglas
W. E. B. DuBois
John Hope
Booker T. Washington
c. John Hope
What organization was founded by
Lugenia Burns Hope?
a.
b.
c.
d.
D.E.C.C.A.
Girl Scouts
Neighborhood Union
Y.W.C.A.
c. Neighborhood Union
What business made Alonzo Herndon
a successful businessman?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company
Coca-Cola
Georgia Pacific
Western and Atlantic Railroad
a. Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company
What office did Benjamin
Mays hold?
a.
b.
c.
d.
State legislator
Mayor of Atlanta
Governor of Georgia
Atlanta Board of Education member
d. Atlanta Board of Education
member
Under the white primary system, only
white Democrats were allowed
a.
b.
c.
d.
To vote in primary elections.
To vote in statewide elections.
To belong to the Democratic party.
To run for political office in Georgia.
a. To vote in primary elections.
The famous controversy surrounding the 1946
election for governor came about because
a. Two men got the same number of votes for governor.
b. Herman Talmadge and Eugene Talmadge were on the
same ballot.
c. Eugene Talmadge died before taking office, and two
men claimed the office.
d. Carmichael got more popular votes, and Talmadge got
more county unit votes.
c. Eugene Talmadge died before taking office,
and two men claimed the office.
What was the ruling of the US Supreme Court in
Brown v. Board of Education?
a. Schools would be segregated and kept separate.
b. The separate-but-equal policy was
unconstitutional.
c. Black schools would get more money for books
and teachers.
d. Blacks could only attend white schools if there
was space available.
b. The separate-but-equal policy was
unconstitutional.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., favored bringing
about social change through
a.
b.
c.
d.
Unity.
Democracy.
Compromise.
Nonviolence.
d. Nonviolence.
What was one reason for keeping the
Georgia state flag of 1956?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It was easy for school children to draw.
It was a memorial to the Confederate dead.
It was supported by a majority of Georgians.
It was similar to the flags of other southern
states.
b. It was a memorial to the
Confederate dead.
What organization was founded two months
after the 1960 sit-in at the Woolworth’s
lunch counter in Greensboro, North
Carolina?
a. CORE
b. NAACP
c. SCLC
d. SNCC
d. SNCC
The purpose of the Sibley Commission
was to
a. Study the problem of school integration.
b. Develop a plan for securing jobs for blacks.
c. Set up a series of meetings to bring blacks
and whites together.
d. Make recommendations for desegregation
in public transportation.
a. Study the problem of school
integration.
Who were the first blacks to be admitted to
the University of Georgia?
a. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
b. Maynard Jackson and Martin Luther King,
Jr.
c. Rosa Parks and Homer Plessy
d. Andrew Young and Jessie Jackson
a. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton
Holmes
The focus of the Albany Movement in
Georgia was to
a. End segregation of public schools in Albany.
b. Integrate interstate bus station waiting rooms in
Albany.
c. Implement a “first-come, first-served” policy on
Albany buses.
d. Force the hiring of African American bus drivers for
Albany’s bus station.
b. Integrate interstate bus station waiting
rooms in Albany.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a
Dream” speech is associated with the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Montgomery bus boycott.
March on Washington, D.C.
“Letter from the Birmingham Jail”
Eulogy given at the funeral of Martin
Luther King, Sr.
b. March on Washington, D.C.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
a. It named black principals at previously all-white
schools.
b. It gave more state tax money to schools that did
not integrate.
c. It withheld federal funds from schools that did not
end segregation.
d. It provided armed escorts for students wanting to
attend white schools.
c. It withheld federal funds from schools that
did not end segregation.
Who was the first African American
mayor of Atlanta?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hamilton Holmes
Maynard Jackson
Sam Massell
Andrew Young
b. Maynard Jackson
What did Lester Maddox accomplish
as governor?
a. Started the lottery and HOPE scholarships
b. Decreased funding to public schools and the arts
c. Changed the state flag to remove the Confederate
symbols
d. Appointed more African Americans to state boards
than all prior governors combined
d. Appointed more African Americans to state
boards than all prior governors combined
Which position has NOT been held by
Andrew Young?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Governor of Georgia
US congressman
Mayor of Atlanta
College Professor
a. Governor of Georgia
The Bourbon Triumvirate (Joseph Brown,
Alfred Colquitt, and John Gordon) believed in
a. lower taxes.
b. stronger economic ties with the industrial north
in order to expand Georgia’s economy & white
supremacy.
c. economic assistance for the poor.
d. expansion of educational opportunities.
b. stronger economic ties with the industrial north in order
to expand Georgia’s economy & white supremacy.
The New South, envisioned by Henry
W. Grady, would
a. provide separate facilities for
different races.
b. maintain its southern heritage.
c. rival the North economically.
d. promote tourism.
c. rival the North economically.
The main purpose of the International
Cotton Exposition that was held in
Atlanta was to
a.
b.
c.
d.
showcase the industries of the New South.
get ideas from foreign countries.
showcase the cotton gin.
bring visitors to Atlanta
a. showcase the industries of the New
South.
What Georgia Populist leader called on black
and white farmers to unite in an effort to
gain fair treatment from the state and
national governments?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Joseph E. Brown
Henry Grady
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
d. Tom Watson
When Rebecca Latimer Felton wrote for the
Atlanta Journal, she focused on the need
for reforms in
a.
b.
c.
d.
Voting laws.
Race relations.
The prison system.
Working conditions.
c. The prison system.
What countries were allies in
World War I?
a. United States, France, Austria-Hungary, and Great
Britain
b. Great Britain, France, United States, and Russia
c. Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary
d. Germany, Japan, and Russia
b. Great Britain, France, United States,
and Russia
What was the “final blow” that led
President Woodrow Wilson to ask
Congress to declare war against the
Central Powers in World War I?
a.
b.
c.
d.
anti-German propaganda in the United States
attacks on American merchant ships
sinking of the Lusitania
Zimmermann telegram
d. Zimmermann telegram
At which Georgia military installation
did infantry train in World War I?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Camp Augusta
Camp Benning
Camp Gordon
Camp McPherson
b. Camp Benning
What event is celebrated on the 11th hour of
the 11th day of the 11th month of the year?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the founding of the state of Georgia
armistice that ended World War I
sinking of the Lusitania.
sinking of the Titanic.
b. armistice that ended World War I
What two events occurred causing Georgia’s and the
rest of the South’s economies to be weakened long
before the beginning of the Great Depression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
prohibition and disenfranchisement
the boll weevil and the drop in cotton prices
adoption of child labor laws and the county unit system
election of Woodrow Wilson and the beginning of World
War I
b. the boll weevil and the drop in cotton
prices
What United States president’s policies
are blamed for the Great Depression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dwight Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
b. Herbert Hoover
Laissez-faire policies of the U. S. government
helped bring about the depression by
a.
b.
c.
d.
Overextending trade agreements.
Giving businesses too many loans.
Encouraging people to invest in the stock market.
Not doing anything to help solve the country’s
economic problems.
d. Not doing anything to help solve the
country’s economic problems.
Georgians did not feel the impact of the
stock market crash because
a. the state was already in a depression.
b. banks were protected by state insurance.
c. citizens had little money invested in the
stock market.
d. the state constitution prohibited investing
tax dollars in the stock market.
a. the state was already in a depression.
What Georgia governor served during the Great
Depression and spent a great deal of his time
speaking out against the New Deal, blacks, and
the metropolitan areas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ellis Arnall
Eurith Rivers
Richard Russell
Eugene Talmadge
d. Eugene Talmadge
From what group of voters did Governor
Eugene Talmadge receive his greatest
support?
a.
b.
c.
d.
rural voters
black voters
wealthy voters
women voters
a. rural voters
What was NOT a purpose of the
New Deal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to provide loans to students
to improve lifestyles for Americans
to reform the defects in the economy
to relieve the suffering of the unemployed
a. to provide loans to students
Why did the Agricultural Adjustment Act fail to
benefit African-Americans in Georgia?
a. Subsidies were paid to property owners, not the
tenant farmers.
b. Only whites qualified for Social Security and
Medicare benefits.
c. Only whites were hired by the Works Progress
Administration.
d. Young blacks were not hired under the National
Youth Administration.
a. Subsidies were paid to property
owners, not the tenant farmers.
What did the New Deal’s rural electrification
project (REA) do for Georgia’s farmers?
a. It provided loans to farmers’ cooperatives so they
could run power lines in rural areas.
b. It provided funds for power companies to run lines in
rural areas.
c. It required power companies to provide power at a
lower rate.
d. It enabled farms to double their size.
a. It provided loans to farmers’ cooperatives so they could
run power lines in rural areas.
How did Franklin Roosevelt’s time spent in Georgia bring
about the establishment of the Rural Electrification
Authority?
a. He made a campaign promise to provide electricity to
rural Georgia.
b. He wanted to reduce the cost of electricity for the poor.
c. He noticed that his neighbors did not have electricity.
d. He owned rural land and wanted to have electricity.
c. He noticed that his neighbors did not have
electricity.
The purpose of social security is to
a. create a system to save the banks.
b. protect the financial sovereignty of the federal
government.
c. create a system of retirement and unemployment
insurance.
d. give all workers in the United States a savings plan
for the future.
c. create a system of retirement and unemployment
insurance.
Why did the United States start a lend-lease
system of war equipment?
a. Its allies ran out of money with which to purchase
the equipment.
b. It would get the materials back at the end of the
war.
c. It could charge interest and make more money.
d. The allies preferred to lease the equipment.
a. Its allies ran out of money with which to
purchase the equipment.
The United States entered World War II
when Japan attacked
a.
b.
c.
d.
China.
Manchuria.
Midway.
Pearl Harbor.
d. Pearl Harbor.
What type of aircraft was built at the Bell
Aircraft Marietta plant?
a.
b.
c.
d.
727s
B-29 bombers
fighter jets
jumbo jets
b. B-29 bombers
Which was a major contribution of Georgia
during World War II?
a. Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia
army bases.
b. Military bases were established that trained large
numbers of U.S. troops.
c. Research sites developed the technology for a prototype
of the atomic bomb.
d. Hospitals trained large numbers of doctors and nurses
for the Medical Corps.
b. Military bases were established that
trained large numbers of U.S. troops.
What role did Fort McPherson play in
World War II?
a. It was a detainment center for American citizens of
Japanese descent.
b. It was a training center for women in the armed forces.
c. It was a training center for soldiers fighting in Europe.
d. It was an induction center for newly drafted soldiers.
d. It was an induction center for newly drafted
soldiers.
Where in Georgia were Liberty ships built
during World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Atlanta and Augusta
Brunswick and Jekyll Island
Brunswick and Savannah
St. Simons Island and Augusta
c. Brunswick and Savannah
What was the impact of Richard Russell’s
service in the U. S. Senate from 1932 to
1971?
a. He gave Georgia leadership in the Senate as a result of his
length of service.
b. It showed that a Republican could be repeatedly elected from
Georgia.
c. It was not significant because Russell had no political
opposition.
d. It declined because he lacked wealth or a strong military record.
a. He gave Georgia leadership in the Senate as a
result of his length of service.
The youngest governor in Georgia
history was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Walter George
Richard Russell
Eugene Talmadge
Carl Vinson
b. Richard Russell
What Georgian is known as the
“father of the two-ocean navy?”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ben Epps
Walter F. George
Richard B. Russell, Jr.
Carl Vinson
d. Carl Vinson
The Holocaust was a name given to
the tactics used by Hitler and the
Nazis for
a. getting rid of the bodies of those who dies or were
killed in World War II.
b. exterminating 6 million Jews and other
“undesirables.”
c. frightening those who opposed Adolph Hitler.
d. eliminating war prisoners.
b. exterminating 6 million Jews and other
“undesirables.”
Who was the world leader who
instigated the Holocaust?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
b. Adolf Hitler
What do these terms associated with World
War II have in common?
● Auschwitz
● Dachau
● Treblinka
a.
b.
c.
d.
Allied Forces generals
Axis Power capitals
battlefields of Europe
concentration camps
d. concentration camps
Why did Franklin Roosevelt spend so
much time in Georgia?
a. Roosevelt used the warm mineral waters of Warm
Springs to ease his polio.
b. Roosevelt was a native of Augusta and traveled widely
across the state.
c. Roosevelt’s wife was a native of Calhoun and visited
relatives.
d. Roosevelt had originally been a farmer and he loved
farm life.
a. Roosevelt used the warm mineral waters of
Warm Springs to ease his polio.
What was the most important crop in
Georgia before WWII?
a.
b.
c.
d.
blueberries
cotton
peanuts
soybeans
b. cotton
What Georgia city is the financial,
communication, and transportation center
for the Southeastern United States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Augusta
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
b. Atlanta
What is the key reason for the
migration of people into Georgia
since the 1960s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
successful school reform programs
a diversified economy
city infrastructure
abundant airports
b. a diversified economy
What was the issue for which William
Hartsfield is best remembered?
a.
b.
c.
d.
aviation
business
education
tax reform
a. aviation
Who was the mayor of Atlanta
responsible for bringing professional
athletic teams to the city?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ivan Allen
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Shirley Franklin
a. Ivan Allen
Which member of the Atlanta Braves broke
Babe Ruth’s career home run record?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hank Aaron
Chipper Jones
Phil Niekro
John Smoltz
a. Hank Aaron
Which team plays at the Georgia
Dome?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Braves
Falcons
Hawks
Thrashers
b. Falcons
Ellis Arnall was the first governor of
Georgia to serve a term of
a.
b.
c.
d.
two years
four years
six years
eight years
b. four years
The 1963 court decision calling for the
Georgia General Assembly to redraw voting
districts to guarantee equal representation
was the first time which phrase was used?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Taxation without representation
I have not yet begun to fight.
One-Person, One-Vote
Equality for all
c. One-Person, One-Vote
The term that means to “redraw the
boundaries of election districts is
a.
b.
c.
d.
realignment
reapportionment
reconstruction
redistricting
b. reapportionment
Which Georgian has held the highest
political office in the United States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Andrew Young
Sam Nunn
Newt Gingrich
Jimmy Carter
d. Jimmy Carter
The first Republican elected to the US
Senate from Georgia since
Reconstruction was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Newt Gingrich
John Lewis
Mack Mattingly
Sam Nunn
c. Mack Mattingly
Which statement BEST described the benefit Georgia
received from hosting the 1996 Olympics?
a. Georgia received international media attention and recognition for
the state and the host city, Atlanta, which led to tourism and
international business expansion.
b. Georgia received world-class athletic facilities throughout the state
for use by its own citizens and visitors to the state.
c. Georgia’s convention and meeting facilities, transportation
infrastructure, and southern hospitality were showcased.
d. Georgia did not have to pay for the production of the televised
Olympic Games.
a. Georgia received international media attention and recognition for
the state and the host city, Atlanta, which led to tourism and
international business expansion.
Today, many immigrants to Georgia have
arrived from Latin America to work indeed
areas. Which city and industry are NOT
correctly matched?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Albany - Pecans
Dalton - Carpet
Gainesville - Poultry
Vidalia – Kaolin
d. Vidalia – Kaolin
What is an example of a service industry?
a.
b.
c.
d.
aerospace
chemical
shipbuilding
tourism
d. tourism
The trade policy of Great Britain during
the period of colonization was called
a.
b.
c.
d.
free trade
mercantilism
merchandising
trade tariffs
b. mercantilism
How does international trade affect Georgia’s
economy?
a. It has been declining for the past twenty
years.
b. It has very little effect since it is such a small
part of the economy.
c. It has strengthened the state’s economy and
provides thousands of jobs.
d. It has had no effect since international trade
is forbidden by the US Constitution.
c. It has strengthened the state’s economy
and provides thousands of jobs.
Taxes on imported goods are
known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
interest
loans
profits
tariffs
d. tariffs
a.
b.
c.
d.
Signs of expanding national and
international markets in Georgia do
NOT include?
building highways
increasing foreign travel.
widening runways at airports.
adding container facilities at the Port
of Savannah.
b. increasing foreign travel.
What entrepreneur is associated with
Coca-Cola?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Alonzo Herndon
Bernie Marcus
John S. Pemberton
Morris Rich
c. John S. Pemberton
What company, founded in Augusta in
1927, is one of the worlds’ leading
manufacturers of paper and building
products?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pacific Northwest
Georgia Pine
Georgia-Pacific
Atlantic Station
c. Georgia-Pacific
Who were the entrepreneurs who
founded The Home Depot warehouse
stores?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Truett Cathy and Michael Coles
Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank
John Pemberton and Asa Candler
Ted Turner and Robert Woodruff
b. Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank
The largest source of Georgia’s
revenue comes from?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fees
Lottery
Sales Taxes
State Income Taxes
d. State Income Taxes
Which statement about sales taxes is
TRUE?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sales taxes are only collected at the state level.
Sales taxes are only collected at the county level.
Sales taxes are only collected at the municipal level.
Sales taxes are collected at the state, county, and
municipal level.
d. Sales taxes are collected at the state, county, and
municipal level.
Which statement about sales taxes is
TRUE?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sales taxes are only collected at the state level.
Sales taxes are only collected at the county level.
Sales taxes are only collected at the municipal level.
Sales taxes are collected at the state, county, and
municipal level.
d. Sales taxes are collected at the state, county,
and municipal level.
The largest percentage of state funds is
spent on
a.
b.
c.
d.
education.
public safety.
Transportation.
Human services.
a. education.
Which group of people have increased
their use of credit cards the most in
recent years?
a.
b.
c.
d.
college students
middle-aged people
people over age 65
teenagers
a. college students