Unit 1: Location and Geographic Regions

  1. Which river forms the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina?
  2. Chattahoocheeb. Savannah
  3. Georgia’s climate attracts business and industry because the state
  4. has consistently mild climate.b. seldom receives much snow.
  5. In which region of the United States is Georgia located?
  6. southeasternb. western
  7. What is the highest peak in Georgia?
  8. Tallulah Gorgeb. Brasstown Bald
  9. What is the smallest geographic region in Georgia?
  10. Ridge and Valleyb. Appalachian Plateau
  11. In which region is Atlanta located?
  12. Piedmontb. Coastal Plain
  13. Why have many of Georgia’s cities and industries grown up along the Fall Line?
  14. The land along the Fall Line was fertile and perfect for farming.
  15. Rapid flowing rivers were a source of energy.
  16. What two regions are separated by the Fall Line?
  17. Coastal Plain and Piedmont Plateau
  18. Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge
  19. Which is a characteristic of the Okefenokee Swamp?
  20. It is located in the Piedmont region.
  21. It is the largest freshwater marsh in Georgia.
  22. The mountain range which reaches into northern Georgia is the
  23. Appalachiansb. Rockies

Unit 2: The Prehistoric Period

  1. The oldest known Native American culture in North America was the
  2. Archaic cultureb. Paleo culture
  3. During which prehistoric period did large game become extinct?
  4. Mississippianb. Archaic
  5. Which people were the FIRST to make and use pottery?
  6. Woodlandb. Archaic
  7. Who were the FIRST people to use burial mounds?
  8. Woodlandb. Paleo
  9. Which people were the FIRST to live in tribes?
  10. Mississippianb. Woodland
  11. Which people were the first to use the atlatl?
  12. Archaicb. Paleo
  13. Why did Archaic people move frequently?
  14. to find secure shelterb. to find enough food
  15. During which period did horticulture begin?
  16. Archaicb. Woodland
  17. Archaeologists think that prehistoric Indians believed in some form of life after death because
  1. Pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual afterlife.
  1. Burial mounds contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons
  1. Which prehistoric people were the FIRST to paint and tattoo their bodies?
  2. Mississippianb. Woodland

Unit 3: Exploration and Colonization

  1. Who was the first explorer to enter present-day Georgia?
  2. Hernando de Sotob. Ponce de Leon
  3. The main purpose of the Spanish missions in the barrier islands was to
  4. claim land for Spainb. convert Indians to Catholicism
  5. What was one of the major reasons for the king wanting to create a colony of Georgia?
  1. to help pay royal debtsb. to release debtors from prison
  1. When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his group a charter for the colony of Georgia?
  2. 1607b. 1732
  3. Oglethorpe’s plan for the creation of Savannah could BEST be described as a
  1. series of circular roads making travel easy
  2. city planned around open squares
  1. Why did German Salzburgers come to Georgia?
  2. to escape religious persecutionb. to serve out terms for misconduct
  3. Where did the Highland Scots settle in Georgia?
  4. New Ebenezerb. Darien
  5. What term was used to describe those who complained about the policies of the trustees?
  1. malcontentsb. rebels
  1. What was the importance of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
  1. It ended the threat of war from Native Americans.
  2. It marked the beginning of a safe southern frontier for the British.
  1. In 1752, Georgia became a
  2. proprietary colonyb. royal colony
  3. Who was the first royal governor of Georgia?
  4. James Oglethorpeb. John Reynolds
  5. Which person was another governor of royal Georgia?
  6. Button Gwinnettb. James Wright

Unit 4: Statehood

  1. Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to America’s Revolutionary War?
  2. France lost the Louisiana territory, and the southern colonies argued with Great Britain over claims to the newly acquired land
  3. To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonies on the premise that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from the French
  1. What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
  2. Emancipation Proclamationb. Proclamation of 1763
  3. What was the first direct tax by Parliament on the American colonies, which caused the colonies to unite against King George?
  1. Stamp Actb. Sugar Act
  1. Georgians were reluctant to join the revolution at first because Georgia
  1. was self-sufficient.
  2. was financially dependent on Great Britain.
  1. What is the opening part of the Declaration of Independence called?
  2. Preambleb. Preface
  3. Who was the leader of the militia who led forces at the Battle of Kettle Creek?
  4. Elijah Clarkeb. George Washington
  5. Who was the black soldier who was seriously wounded at Kettle Creek?
  6. Austin Dabneyb. Frederick Douglass
  7. Who were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence?
  1. Lyman Hall, George Walton, and James Wright
  2. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
  1. Who was elected Georgia’s first governor under the Constitution of 1777?
  2. Lyman Hallb. John Treutlen
  3. Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia’s capital in 1786?
  4. It was the largest city.b. It was more centrally located.
  5. What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?
  6. to count populationb. to give Indians lands to settlers

Unit 5: Civil War

  1. States’ rights (nullification) can BEST be defined as the belief that states
  2. could leave the Union at any timeb. could ignore national laws they deemed unfit
  3. The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to
  4. maintain a balance of free and state slaves.b. let Missouri have slavery until 1850.
  5. Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
  6. Slavery was admitted in California.b. Runaway slaves had to be returned to slave owners.
  7. The “Georgia Platform” was a statement supporting
  8. popular sovereignty.b. the Compromise of 1850.
  9. Bleeding Kansas describes
  10. the violence that occurred during the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
  11. the slaves killed in Kansas.
  1. What was the result of the Dred Scott case?
  2. The court ruled slaves had rights.b. the court ruled that slaves had no rights.
  3. After Lincoln’s election in 1860, which man called for Georgia to remain in the Union?
  4. Alexander Stephensb. Joseph Brown
  5. After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
  6. Antietamb. Gettysburg
  7. The South needed to keep its ports open during the war
  8. to ship and sell goods to Europeb. to maintain its navy for attacks
  9. Where was a notorious Confederate prison in Georgia?
  10. Alcatrazb. Andersonville
  11. Which statement BEST describes the most important differences between the Reconstruction plans of Lincoln and the radical Congress?
  1. Lincoln’s plan sought to help the South reenter the Union quickly.
  2. The Congressional plan sought to help the Confederates change their ways.
  1. What amendment did the southern states have to ratify before it could rejoin the Union?
  2. Thirteenthb. Fourteenth

Unit 6: The New South

  1. The Bourbon Triumvirate believed in
  2. white supremacyb. freeing slaves
  3. As the leader of the New South movement, what was Henry Grady supporting?
  4. northern investment in southern industryb. southern investment in northern factories
  5. The main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition that was held in Atlanta was to
  6. bring visitors to Atlantab. showcase the industries of the New South
  7. The Populist party in Georgia was the party of the
  8. abolitionistsb. small farmers
  9. Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first woman to
  10. fight for women’s suffrageb. serve on the U.S. Senate
  11. Which was a cause of the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906?
  12. competition for jobsb. black men attacking white women
  13. Who benefited from the county unit system for voting?
  14. heavily populated countiesb. rural areas
  15. What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
  16. To continue white controlb. to provide equality for Georgians
  17. According to Plessy v. Ferguson, what amendment was NOT violated by establishing “separate but equal facilities"?
  1. Fourteenth b. Fifteenth
  1. What issue did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois MOST disagree on?
  2. how to attain racial equalityb. what types of education to get
  3. What business made Alonzo Herndon a successful businessman?
  4. Western and Atlantic Railroadb. Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company

Unit 7: The 20th Century

  1. What countries were allied in World War I?
  2. U.S., France, Austria-Hungary, and Britainb. U.S., Great Britain, France, and Russia
  3. At which Georgia military installation did infantry train in World War I?
  4. CampMcPhersonb. CampGordon
  5. The boll weevil came from
  6. Mexico.b. Texas
  7. What United States president’s policies are blamed for the Great Depression?
  8. Franklin D. Rooseveltb. Herbert Hoover
  9. Eugene Talmadge is BEST known for what event during his term as governor?
  10. Cocking Affairb. Board of Regents Scandal
  11. Which of the following did the Social Security Act provide?
  12. insuranceb. banking
  13. How did the U.S. maintain its policy of isolationism during World War II?
  14. Pearl Harborb. Lend-Lease Act
  15. Where were ships built during World War II?
  16. Savannah and Brunswickb. Atlanta and Augusta
  17. Who expanded the U.S. Navy?
  18. Richard B. Russellb. Carl Vinson
  19. The Final Solution was
  20. Hitler’s elimination of minority groupsb. the peace treaty that ended World War II
  21. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt spend so much time in Georgia?
  22. to visit Warm Springs for healthb. to aid with the war effort
  23. What plant did Roosevelt oversee during the war?
  24. Bell Aircraft in Mariettab. shipyards in Savannah

Unit 8: Civil Rights

  1. Who served as a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.?
  2. Andrew Youngb. Benjamin Mays
  3. Which person ended up winning the controversial governor’s race of 1946?
  4. Herman Talmadgeb. Lester Maddox
  5. What was the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education?
  6. segregation was constitutionalb. segregation was unconstitutional
  7. What earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision did the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturn?
  8. Plessy v. Fergusonb. Dred Scott
  9. The purpose of the Sibley Commission was to
  10. develop a plan for creating jobs for blacks.
  11. see how people felt about desegregating schools.
  1. Who was one of the first blacks to be admitted to the University of Georgia?
  2. Maynard Jacksonb. Charlayne Hunter
  3. The focus of the Albany Movement in Georgia was to
  4. end segregation of schools.b. end bus segregation in Albany.
  5. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is associated with the
  6. Montgomery bus boycottb. march on Washington, D.C.
  7. Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
  8. Maynard Jacksonb. Andrew Young
  9. How did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) participate in the civil rights movement?
  1. violence and protestingb. sit-ins and boycotts
  1. Which political figure initially supported segregation at the beginning of his term, which worried many Georgians?
  1. Lester Maddoxb. Andrew Young
  1. What was the main focus of Jimmy Carter’s policies?
  2. human rightsb. isolationism

Unit 9: State and Local Government, Juvenile Justice System

  1. Which form of government gives the mayor no special executive powers?
  2. strong mayorb. weak mayor
  3. County governments deal with
  4. issuing drivers licenses and platesb. providing legal charters (constitutions)
  5. Special-Purpose Districts cater to
  6. building and maintaining roadsb. addressing any specific needs of counties
  7. The legislative branch
  8. makes the lawsb. enforces the laws
  9. The term separation of powers refers to the designation of certain powers to
  10. state and municipal government.b. each of the three branches of the gov’t.
  11. What financial responsibility does a citizen have toward the government?
  12. paying taxesb. making political contributions.
  13. How long is the term of a member of the Georgia General Assembly?
  14. 2 yearsb. 4 years
  15. According to Georgia’s constitution, how many consecutive years can a lieutenant governor serve in that capacity?
  1. undefined number of yearsb. 4 years
  1. A juvenile in Georgia is one who is under the age of
  2. 17 b. 18
  3. Juveniles in Georgia are NOT guaranteed the right to
  4. a fair trial.b. an attorney
  5. In a dispositional hearing, the judge
  6. decides the treatment for the juvenileb. hears the charges against the juvenile
  7. Which term describes a city with its own government?
  8. townb. municipality

Unit 10: Economics

  1. Which invention had the greatest effect on Georgia’s economy in the early 1800s?
  2. telegraphb. cotton gin
  3. Which is NOT an example of a product grown or manufactured in Georgia today?
  4. peanutsb. petroleum
  5. The trade policy of Great Britain during the period of colonization was called
  6. free tradeb. mercantilism
  7. taxes on imported goods are known as
  8. tariffsb. loans
  9. Another name for the founder of a company is
  10. employerb. entrepreneur
  11. What entrepreneur is associated with Coca-Cola?
  12. John S. Pembertonb. Truett Cathy
  13. Delta Airlines is most closely associated with
  14. Hartsfield-JacksonAtlantaInternationalAirportb. crop-dusting services
  15. Who were the entrepreneurs who founded The Home Depot warehouse stores?
  16. Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blankb. Ted Turner and Robert Woodruff
  17. Georgia-Pacific manufactures
  18. pesticidesb. paper products
  19. Most of Georgia’s revenue comes from which type of tax?
  20. sales taxesb. income taxes
  21. Georgia’s table economy during times of recessions and depressions is the result of
  22. a required state personal and corporate income tax.
  23. a constitutional requirement that Georgia have a balanced budget.
  1. Which best describes why northern businessmen invested money to build Georgia’s textile industry after the Civil War?
  2. Georgia had plenty of railroads and major seaports for transporting cotton and textile products.
  3. Georgia had plenty of cotton and inexpensive labor to supply and operate textile mills.