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December Final
Georgia Studies December Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the purpose of the Spanish Mission System? | To spread Catholicism |
| Which early explorer was most likely responsible for introducing the diseases that devastated the native American populations in Georgia? | Hernando de Soto |
| Why did European nations explore the Americas? | They wanted to search for Gold |
| Which group of people was allowed in Georgia during the Trustee period? | Jews |
| Why did the British call Georgia a "buffer colony"? | South Carolina colonist needed protection from the Spanish. |
| Who served as an interpreter for James Oglethorpe? | Mary Musgrove |
| Which of these groups did not have a presence in Trustee Georgia? | Japanese Silk farmers |
| What term was used to describe those who complained about the policies of the trustees? | Malcontents |
| Where did the greatest threat to Georgia come from? | the Spanish in Florida. |
| Which is the most likely reason Britain taxed goods in the colonies? | to pay for war debt. |
| What law forbade the colonists to move west of the Appalachian mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Which of the following is not a part of the Intolerable Acts? | Stamps were taxed. |
| What is included in the third part of the Declaration of Independence? | A warning to King George to change his ways. |
| Nancy Hart | *Spy* *Patriot* * War heroine* *woman* |
| Who was the leader of the militia in Georgia? | Elijah Clarke |
| Who did not represent Georgia in the Second Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence? | Elijah Clarke |
| Under Georgia's Constitution of 1777, governors were selected by... | the legislature |
| What statement is a result of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation? | the 13 states could not become a unified nation |
| What statement is true about Georgia's ratification of the U.S. Constitution? | Georgia was the first southern state to ratify it. |
| What is significant about the history of the University of Georgia? | It was the first public University in the U.S. |
| Why was the capital moved to Louisville? | Population was shifting westward. |
| The Yazoo Land Fraud occurred because land companies | bribed members of the legislature so they could buy land cheaply. |
| What was the impact of the land lottery on Georgia? | it led to the forced removal of the Indians. |
| Georgia experienced tremendous growth in its enslaved population after 1793. What created the demand for slaves? | The invention of the cotton gin. |
| Why was Chief William McIntosh murdered by his own people? | He signed a treaty giving up the last of the Creek lands in Georgia. |
| What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia? | Gold in Dahlonega. |
| The Missouri Compromise was an agreement between the northern and southern states about... | slavery in new states. |
| What statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case? | The US Supreme Court decided slaves were not citizens. |
| After Lincoln's election, which man called for Georgia to remain in the Union? | Alexander Stephens. |
| What was at stake in the Battle of Chickamauga? | Control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga. |
| Why did General Sherman burn Atlanta and destroy everything in his path on the March to the Sea? | He wanted to destroy the resources of the South. |
| Sharecroppers needed the following... | Seeds, farming tools, land, and a house. |
| What did the 13th amendment say? | Abolished slavery |
| What was the Georgia Act of 1869 | Federal legislation returning Georgia to military control because of KKK terrorism against freedmen. |
| What Georgia leader coined the phrase "New South"? | Henry Grady. |
| What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition that was held in Atlanta? | Showcase the industries of the New South. |
| Which of the following did Rebecca Felton not focus on reforming? | race relations. |
| Which group was given all the power, unfairly, in the distribution of county unit votes in Georgia? | Rural counties. |
| How did southern states limit the rights of African Americans after the end of Reconstruction? | passing Jim Crow Laws. |
| What was the basic premise behind the 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson? | separate but equal. |
| W.E.B. Dubois was... | professor at Atlanta University |
| part of the Niagra movement | |
| NAACP | |
| Which statement below is a MAJOR contribution made by Georgia during World War I? | Many army bases were located there. |
| Which statement best explains the effect of the boll weevil on Georgia's economy? | It is uniquely able to destroy cotton crops |
| Which of the following was a result of the stock market crash in 1929? | Banks ran out of money. |
| Which of the following New Deal programs helped raise the price of cotton in Georgia? | The Agricultural Adjustment Adminstration. |
| Which of the following forms Georgia's eastern border? | South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean |
| What is true of the Coastal Plain? | It has rich soil for growing peanuts |
| What two regions are separated by the fall line? | Coastal Plain and Piedmont |
| What statement describes the Okefenokee Swamp? | Largest freshwater wetland in Georgia. |
| What industry is most affected by Georgia's climate? | Agriculture |
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