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Write question and answer!!!!!. 1. The Blue Ridge region of Georgia is found in what area of the state? A. Northeast B. Northwest C. Southeast D. Southwest. Wednesday, October 23, 2013. 2. The beginning of the Appalachian Trail is located within which region of Georgia?

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  1. Write question and answer!!!!! • 1. The Blue Ridge region of Georgia is found in what area of the state? • A. Northeast • B. Northwest • C. Southeast • D. Southwest

  2. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 • 2. The beginning of the Appalachian Trail is located within which region of Georgia? • A. Blue Ridge • B. Appalachian Plateau • C. Valley and Ridge • D. Piedmont

  3. 3. In what geographic region of GA would a rich red soil MOST LIKELY be found? • A. Blue Ridge • B. Coastal Plain • C. Piedmont • D. Appalachian Plateau

  4. 4. What physical feature was once covered by the sea? • A. Tallulah Gorge • B. Stone Mountain • C. The Okefenokee Swamp • D. Appalachian Mountains

  5. 5. Which of these BEST describes the location of Georgia? • A. Middle West US • B. Northwestern US • C. Southwestern US • D. Southeastern US

  6. Write question and answer!!!!! 6. How does Georgia’s climate help its economy? • A. The mountains attract millions of tourists each year for their world famous snow skiing. • B. Atlanta has grown into the premier city in the Southeast and offers a wide variety of jobs. • C. Long growing seasons and adequate moisture in most years allow a variety of crops to be produced. • D. Rivers and roadways provide much needed transportation routes for distribution of goods produced there.

  7. Write question and answer!!!!! 7. The state of Georgia is found in BOTH the • A. Northern and Western Hemispheres • B. Northern and Eastern Hemispheres • C. Southern and Western Hemispheres • D. Southern and Eastern Hemispheres

  8. Write question and answer!!!!! • 8. What protects Georgia from damage by storms and hurricanes? • A. The Atlantic Ocean • B. The Savannah River • C. The Barrier Islands • D. The state of Florida

  9. Write question and answer!!!!! • 9. As a direct result of contact with the European explorers, the Native American population • A. flourished • B. doubled • C. prospered • D. declined

  10. Write question and answer!!!!! • 10. Where did the first wave of settlement take place in Georgia? • A. Barrier Islands • B. Savannah River • C. Appalachian Mountains • D. Chattahoochee River

  11. Write question and answer!!!!! • 11. The repeal of the Trustee’s ban on slavery boosted Georgia’s economy by • A. Allowing Carolina planters to expand rice cultivation into Georgia’s lowlands • B. Increasing the amount of taxes the government collected from new slave owners • C. Allowing Georgians to do business with colonies that participated in the slave trade • D. Increasing the amount of free labor available to clear the land for future colonization

  12. Write question and answer!!!!! 12. Why did the Highland Scots come to Georgia in 1736? • A. To convert non-Christians • B. To flee religious persecution • C. To help defend the colony of Georgia • D. To provide moral leadership to the colonists

  13. Write question and answer!!!!! 13. During which period were the people organized as chiefdoms? • A. Archaic • B. Mississippian • C. Paleo • D. Woodland

  14. Write question and answer!!!!! • Which of the following best describes Yamacraw Chief, Tomochichi? • He was a Native American enslaved by Oglethorpe and taken to England as a prisoner. • He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed the English to establish Savannah • He was married to Mary Musgrove • He was a Native American chief who helped John Reynolds obtain land

  15. Write question and answer!!!!! • The Highland Scots of Darien and the Salzburgers fought against the malcontents who wished to • Lift the ban on slavery • Use Georgia’s farmland to grow rice • Take away land from other colonists • Integrate Georgia and South Carolina

  16. Write question and answer!!!!! • The Spanish who lived and worked in missions often forced Native Americans to • Gather food and water for them • Fight other colonists for them • Move farther into the forests area of Georgia • Change their language, religion, and customs

  17. Write question and answer!!!!! • Native American groups from the Ohio Valley spread certain rituals down to Georgia during the Woodlands Period. The rock piles and earth mounds in Georgia that date to the Woodland period are likely • Dams • Missions • Burial mounds • Food storage areas

  18. Write question and answer!!!!! 18. The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees because the Salzburgers • Wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony • Saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony • Were expelled from their homes because of their religion • Were known for the excellent military and fighting skills

  19. Write question and answer!!!!! • Who were the first Europeans to settle in the Americas during the Age of Exploration? • English • French • Portuguese • Spanish

  20. Write question and answer!!!!! • Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration? • God, Gold, Glory • Salt, silk, and spices • Rum, slaves, and molasses • Trade, silver, and jewels

  21. Write question and answer!!!!! • James Oglethorpe is BEST described as • A member of Parliament who wanted to establish a colony for debtors • A businessman who wanted to establish plantations in Georgia • A slave owner who introduced Africans to Georgia • A royal governor who finally convinced the King to make Georgia a royal colony

  22. Write question and answer!!!!! • The process of growing plants and trees developed by the late Archaic peoples is called • Horticulture • Migration • Immigration • Mounding

  23. Write question and answer!!!!! • King George II agreed to grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter to found Georgia because • He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a new colony loyal to the crown • He believed it would help Britain economically while providing military protection for the southern colonies • He was against slavery and liked the fact that Oglethorpe would not allow it in Georgia • The trustees promised the King that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony

  24. Write question and answer!!!!! • Which of the following people would have MOST LIKELY been a “malcontent”? • Someone who supported James Oglethorpe • A Georgian during the Trustee Period who wanted more land and slaves • A Salzburger • A Spanish missionary living on Georgia’s barrier islands

  25. Write question and answer!!!!! • What was distinctive about the Mississippians who occupied the Georgia region of North America from 800-1600 AD? • They were the first white settlers in North America • They originally came from Spain • They discovered Native American populations in North America • They represented the last undisturbed Native American culture before Europeans arrived in North America

  26. Write question and answer!!!!! • The Fall Line • Represents the area where rivers become navigable • Represents the beginning of many rivers in Georgia • Represents the area that holds the most people in Georgia • Represents the area that holds a fall like climate year round

  27. Write question and answer!!!!! • Spain’s first settlements in Georgia were • Large cities located along the Chattahoochee River • Catholic missions on Georgia’s barrier islands • Forts built along the Tennessee border • Small communities surrounding modern day Atlanta

  28. Write question and answer!!!!! • Which of the following identifies the royal governor of Georgia most associated with self-government of the people? • James Oglethorpe • Henry Hudson • James Wright • John Reynolds

  29. Write question and answer!!!!! • Which period of Native American history included a significant change in climate and the development of horticulture? • Paleo Period • Archaic Period • Woodland Period • Mississippian Period

  30. 30. Which statement best explains the reason the expansion of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport provides a continued boost to the state’s economy? • A. The airport offers fewer international flights. • B. The airport brings more visitors passing through. • C. The airport supports airline deregulation • D. The airport supports the easing of FAA regulations.

  31. 31. What effect did the French and Indian War initially have on Georgia? • A. It enraged Georgia because it made the colony smaller • B. It benefitted the colony because it gave it more territory and made the colony more secure • C. It endangered the colony because now Florida was a British colony • D. It had little effect because no fighting ever occurred in Georgia.

  32. 32. How did the Patriots in Georgia respond to the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts? • A. They were endangered by them and made their protests known. • B. They supported them because as the youngest colony, they had strong ties to England. • C. They were upset and immediately chose delegates to the Continental Congress • D. They were concerned and refused to ratify the Constitution until these acts were removed and replaced with the Bill of Rights

  33. 33. Who is the following quote below most likely talking about? “Black skin or not… free or not… he’s one heck of a soldier. It’s men like him what allowed us to whoop them Tories at Kettle Creek.” • Button Gwinnett • George Washington • Austin Dabney • Austin Powers

  34. Which of the following is true regarding Georgia’s Constitution of 1777? • It made colonists nervous because it gave too much power to the governor • Because people didn’t trust a strong governor, it gave the assembly most of the power. • It did away with counties and combined into just one state. • It was repealed once the Declaration of Independence was signed.

  35. Atlanta formed mainly as a • Railroad hub • A center for textile mills • Part of the Yazoo Land Fraud • Part of the Gold Rush of 1829

  36. The Georgia Platform was important because it did which of the following? • Stated that Georgia would support the Compromise of 1850 as long as the Federal Government did not outlaw slavery in the western territories. • Announced Georgia would not support the Missouri Compromise. • Announced Georgia would not support slavery in the western territories. • Proclaimed that Georgia had seceded and was no longer part of the Union.

  37. Which of the following statements best described the effects of the Civil War on Georgia? • Thousands of Georgians died fighting in the war while many others suffered at home. • Other than soldiers dying in far away battles, people in Georgia never really felt the effects of the war. • The war led to whites finally accepting blacks as their equal • Small farmers suffered a great deal at the hands of the Union Army, but people in Atlanta were spared any hardships.

  38. Which of the following battles occurred in the state of Georgia? • The Battle of Gettysburg • The bloodiest one day battle of the war • Chickamauga • Antietam

  39. Britain planned to pay off its debt from the French and Indian War by • Requiring colonists to buy only American goods • Passing new tax laws • Reducing services to the colonists • Withdrawing from the colonies

  40. The compromising that resulted in the US Congress consisting of two houses- the House of Representatives and the Senate- was called the • Georgia Compromise • House Compromise • Great Compromise • Commerce Compromise

  41. The Yazoo Land Fraud is considered to be the worst political scandal in Georgia history because land speculators • Sold land that was not theirs to sell • Sold land for very high prices that they had bought very cheaply • Bought available land from the Indians for low prices • Bribed members of the General Assembly to sell public land to them for low prices

  42. 42. The Trail of Tears involved the • A. Seminoles • B. Creeks • C. Cherokees • D. Chickasaws

  43. 43. Which of the following was not a reason for Georgia’s antebellum prosperity? • A. The growth of peanuts • B. The development of the railroad • C. The building of industries • D. The invention of cotton

  44. One reason that Georgia did not join South Carolina in support of nullification was because • Many north Georgians wanted out of the Union • Most Georgians believed that nullification was illegal • Georgians believed that only the US Supreme Court could declare a law unconstitutional • President Jackson was against succession, and many Georgians respected him for removing the Cherokees.

  45. The Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed voters in those territories to • Draw the new state boundaries • Decide if fugitive slaves should be returned to their masters • Locate the capital city wherever they chose • Decide whether slavery would be permitted

  46. Andersonville Prison held • Confederate prisoners of war • Union prisoners of war • Georgia criminals • Only Union spies

  47. The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in the __________ were free. • Slave states • The Confederate Army • The United States • The Confederacy

  48. Abraham Baldwin’s tying vote at the Constitutional Convention was important because it • Decided which type of representation the union would use • Supported Georgia and all other large states in the union • Convinced others that state representation should be equal • Set into motion the events leading to the Great Compromise

  49. 49. Which aspect of the Georgia Constitution of 1777 MOST LIKELY limited its effectiveness? • It gave freedom of speech and freedom of press • It lacked a legislative branch or an executive branch • It was based almost entirely on the British system of government • It had a unicameral legislature, which could control the courts and the governor

  50. 50. The MOST LIKELY reason Sherman wanted to control the rail lines running through Atlanta during his “Atlanta campaign” was because he wanted to • A. Prevent residents of the city from fleeing to the North • B. Cut off the flow of supplies to the Confederate army • C. Use the rail lines to quickly transport his troops • D. Extend the rail lines into the northern states

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