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Use the map above to
answer Questions 1-4.
1. From the
information on the
map, which statement
BEST describes
Georgia’s relative
location?
A. Georgia is a
northeastern state.
B. Georgia is located
north of Florida.
C. Georgia is located in
the southwestern
United States.
D. Georgia is located
between 30 and 35 N
latitude and between 80
and 85W longitude.
2. How many states border Georgia?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
3. 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
GEOGRAPHY Use the map below to answer Questions 4-7.
4. Which statement does NOT describe Georgia’s location?
A. Georgia is located in the northern hemisphere.
B. Georgia is located in the western hemisphere.
C. Georgia is located in North America.
D. Georgia is located in the southern hemisphere.
5. Into which hemisphere does the prime meridian place Georgia?
A. eastern hemisphere
B. northern hemisphere
C. southern hemisphere
D. western hemisphere
6. On which continent is Georgia located?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. North America
D. South America
7. From the information the globe, which statement BEST describes Georgia’s relative location?
A. Georgia is located in the southern hemisphere.
B. Georgia is located west of the prime meridian.
C. Georgia is located south of the equator.
D. Georgia is located near the equator.
8. How many physiographic (geographic) regions does Georgia have?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
9. What is the smallest physiographic (geographic) area in Georgia?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Coastal Plain
D. Ridge and Valley
10. What area, located in the south, south eastern portion of the state, is known for the
production of peanuts, corn, and pecans?
A. Dougherty Plain
B. Coastal Plain
C. Fall Line Peninsula
D. Vidalia Upland
11. In which region are you most likely to find Taylor Ridge?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Piedmont Plateau
D. Ridge and Valley
12. In which region is Brasstown Bald located?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Piedmont Plateau
D. Ridge and Valley
13. In which region is Atlanta located?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Piedmont Plateau
D. Ridge and Valley
14. Through which physiographic (geographic) regions do the Appalachian Mountains run?
A. Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley
B. Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau
C. Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont
D. Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Coastal Plain
15. Which statement BEST describes the Coastal Plain of Georgia?
A. It is smaller than that of the Piedmont Plateau.
B. It is the largest of the four regions
C. It contains rocky, infertile soil.
D. It contains the Appalachian and Blueridge Mountains.
16. What is the largest physiographic (geographic) region in Georgia?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Coastal Plain
C. Piedmont Plateau
D. Ridge and Valley
17. In what area of Georgia is the Appalachian Plateau located?
A. southwest
B. southeast
C. south
D. northwest
18. Which of Georgia’s regions has been described as the smallest region, the only source of
coal, and the location of Lookout Mountain?
A. Appalachian Plateau
B. Blue Ridge
C. Piedmont
D. Ridge and Valley
19. Which characteristic does NOT define a region?
A. climate
B. education
C. landforms
D. population
20. In which region is the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest swamp in North America, located?
A. Blue Ridge
B. Coastal Plain
C. Piedmont Plateau
D. Ridge and Valley
21. What is the highest peak in Georgia?
A. Amicalola Falls
B. Brasstown Bald
C. Cloudland Canyon
D. Tallulah Gorge
22. Which statement does NOT describe a characteristic of the barrier islands?
A. They serve as a wilderness sanctuary for endangered elephant seals.
B. They protect the beaches from erosion.
C. They are frequently a target of hurricanes.
D. They attract thousands of tourists each year.
23. What two regions are separated by the Fall Line?
A. Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge
B. Blue Ridge and Piedmont Plateau
C. Coastal Plain and Blue Ridge
D. Coastal Plain and Piedmont Plateau
24. What is the river that serves as a physical border with Alabama?
A. Chattahoochee
B. Coosa
C. Ogeechee
D. Savannah
25. What economic purpose do Georgia’s barrier islands MOSTLY serve?
A. farming irrigation
B. industrial development
C. recreational activities
D. research opportunities
26. Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
a. England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently.
b. Oglethorpe had a friend who died in a debtors’ prison.
c. The homeless would readily come to the New World.
d. The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.
27. Georgia was NOT settled in order to provide
a. a defensive buffer against the French and Spanish.
b. natural resources/crops that would help improve Britain’s economy.
c. a place for debtors from England to get a new start in the New World.
d. a short route to the West Indies.
28. According to Georgia’s Charter of 1732, which group of people couldn’t become colonists?
a. blacks
b. lawyers
c. Catholics
d. Jews
29. Those who were selected to settle the colony of Georgia were required to
a. have served time in a debtors’ prison.
b. bring their own farm tools with them.
c. only sell their land to another Englishman.
d. use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees.
30. What Indians were led by Tomochichi?
a. Cherokee
b. Creek
c. Oconee
d. Yamacraw
31. When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his group a charter for the colony of Georgia?
a. 1492
b. 1607
c. 1732
d. 1776
32. Which term BEST describes the kind of people Oglethorpe and his associates wanted to bring to
Georgia?
a. convicts
b. educated
c. former prisoners
d. poor, but worthy
33. Which statement does NOT provide a reason for British leaders wanting to establish a new
colony in Georgia?
a. Great Britain was overpopulated and debtor’s prisons were overcrowded.
b. The British wanted a short-cut to Asia.
c. Overseas colonies would enhance the British economy.
d. South Carolina colonists needed protection from the Spanish.
34. Who served as an interpreter for James Oglethorpe when negotiating for land for the new
Georgia colony?
a. William Bull
b. Mary Musgrove
c. Samuel Nunes
d. Tomochichi
35. Which statement does NOT describe a restriction placed on Georgia’s trustees?
a. They could not expand west of the Savannah River.
b. They could not own land in Georgia.
c. They could not profit from their work.
d. They could not hold political office.
36. Germans from Salzburg came to Georgia to_____________________, and where did the
Salzburgers first settle?
a. obtain free land; Albany
b. obtain religious freedom; Ebenezer
c. be freed from debtors’ prisons; Darien
d. relieve the overcrowding in Germany; Savannah
37. The Salzburgers moved from their original settlement because
a. they were attacked frequently by the Indians.
b. they had problems with the Spanish who lived nearby.
c. they settled in a marshy area and the water became polluted.
d. the area was plagued by harsh storms that caused extensive damage.
38. Where did the Highland Scots settle in Georgia, and why were they recruited to come to the
Georgia colony?
a. Augusta; they were recruited because they were excellent indigo farmers
b. Darien; they were recruited because they were excellent soldiers/fighters
c. New Ebenezer; they were recruited because Oglethorpe’s mother was Scottish
d. Savannah; they were recruited because there were so many Highland Scots in debtor’s prison
39. Which was NOT an area of discontent in Trustee Georgia?
a. slavery
b. voting rights
c. the sale of rum
d. land ownership rules
40. What term was applied to those who complained about the policies of the trustees?
a. dissidents
b. malcontents
c. objectors
d. rebels
41. Who controlled Georgia when it became a royal colony?
a. James Oglethorpe
b. a tri-cameral legislature
c. the king of Great Britain
d. the people
42. While John Reynolds was its first royal governor, Georgia established
a. a uni-cameral legislature (meaning- a one house legislature)
b. a court system.
c. land ownership rights (meaning - colonists could now own land for the first time).
d. NONE OF THE ABOVE
43. What was the second royal governor of Georgia’s name, and what change was NOT brought
about during his term?
a. Henry Ellis; more merchants started businesses.
b. Richard Wright; newcomers brought slaves to Georgia.
c. John Reynolds; the number of profitable farms increased.
d. Henry Tucci; the first newspaper in Georgia was published.
44. Who was the last royal governor of Georgia who served until the Revolution?
a. James Wright
b. John Reynolds
c. James Oglethorpe
d. Henry Ellis
45. Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to the Revolutionary
War?
a. Great Britain gained control of Canada and tried to use Canada’s tax structure on the colonies
b. France lost the Louisiana Territory and the Southern Colonies argued with Great Britain
c. To get revenge, France incited rebellion in the colonies and enticed Spain to move into British
colonies
d. To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonies on the premise that war
was necessary to protect the colonies from the French
46. What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a. Emancipation Proclamation
b. Intolerable Acts
c. Missouri Compromise
d. Proclamation of 1763
47. The Proclamation of 1763 moved Georgia’s southern boundary to the
a. Altamaha River.
b. Flint River.
c. St. Marys River.
d. Suwannee River.
48. What was the first direct tax by British Parliament on the American colonists, which caused the
colonists to unite against King George II?
a. Currency Act
b. Proclamation of 1763
c. Stamp Act
d. Parisian Act
49. Which was NOT a part of the Intolerable Acts?
a. The British closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that was destroyed in
the Boston Tea Party.
b. The British required children be sent to London for an “unbiased, proper education”
c. The British required citizens in all the colonies to house and feed British soldiers.
d. The British prohibited the colonists from having town meetings
50. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted, and why how did it lead to the American
Revolutionary War?
a. July 4, 1776; This document officially declared that the American colonies
were a free and independent nation, and after it is adopted, a war will have to be fought between
Britain and the United States to see whether or not the United States will remain free and
independent.
b. August 2, 1776; This document officially declared that the American colonies
were angry with Britain and that they wanted an apology from Britain immediately. If Britain was
willing to offer an apology, the colonies would remain Britain colonies.
c. September 4, 1783; This document officially declared that the American colonies
were a free and independent nation, and after it is adopted, a war will have to be fought between
Britain and the United States to see whether or not the United States will remain free and
independent.
d. July 4, 1783; This document officially declared that the American colonies
were angry with Britain and that they wanted an apology from Britain immediately. If Britain was
willing to offer an apology, the colonies would remain Britain colonies.
51. Which of the following men did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence on behalf of the state
of Georgia?
a. George Walton
b. Lyman Hall
c. Button Gwinnett
d. James Wright
52. Where did the first Patriot (colonial) victory in Georgia during the American Revolution occur?
a. Kettle Creek
b. Lexington
c. Strawberry Fields
d. Sunbury
53. What was the MOST significant result of the Siege of Savannah?
a. The British were kicked out of Georgia
b. The city of Savannah would remain in British hands for the next several years.
c. It was the deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War.
d. It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
54. Which statement BEST explains why anti-British sentiment was less in Georgia than in other
colonies during the Revolutionary period?
a. Georgia had more British settlers than the other colonies, and they were more loyal to Great
Britain
b. Georgia was far younger as a colony than the other colonies, and it still needed much support
for Great Britain
c. Georgia was not as successful as the other colonies, and it could not afford to raise funds to
fight the British
d. Georgia had a much smaller population than the other colonies, and it did not have enough
men to fight the British
55. What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?
a. It provided an organized system for collecting taxes from settlers.
b. It established a method for calculating population.
c. It administered voting and election districts.
d. It distributed Indian lands to new settlers.
56. Which was not a provision (part) of Georgia’s land lotteries?
a. Only men could participate.
b. A person had to pay a small fee to participate.
c. Land that was given was Indian land
d. Participants had to plant Mulberry trees on their wining property
57. What scandal took place when Georgia’s General Assembly (state legislature) was bribed to sell
public land to private land companies for the below-market value price of a cent and a half per
acre?
a. Georgia’s land lottery
b. Mississippi land fraud
c. Trail of Tears
d. Yazoo land fraud
58. Which 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 Black Friday shopping deals.
59. What city became Georgia’s capital after Augusta?
a. Attahboi
b. Albany
c. Selma
d. Louisville
60. By 1860, the two largest church denominations in Georgia were
a. Methodist and Baptist.
b. Baptist and Jewish.
c. Episcopal and Methodist.
d. Episcopal and Catholic.
61. Which invention had the GREATEST effect on Georgia’s economy in the early 1800s?
a. railroad
b. telegraph
c. cotton gin
d. mechanical reaper
62. How did Eli Whitney’s invention influence the growth of slavery in the South?
a. It made it easier for slaves to pick cotton.
b. It increased the profits from growing cotton.
c. It made it easier to produce cloth from cotton.
d. It replenished the soil so that more cotton could be grown.
63. Which railroad became the primary railroad in Georgia in the 1830s?
a. Chesapeake and Ohio
b. Norfolk and Western
c. Baltimore and Ohio
d. Western and Atlantic
64. Which of the following was NOT a cause for the Civil War?
a. States Right
b. Tariffs
c. Nullification
d. Factory conditions
65. This famous compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free
state to preserve the balance of Free/Slave states.
a. Great Compromise
b. Compromise of 1850
c. Missouri Compromise
d. Kansas/Nebraska Act
66. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were instrumental and monumental amendments that
focused on
a. Freedom for slaves, voting rights for men and women, and citizenship
b. The legality of Slave Codes, women’s voting rights, and citizenship
c. Freedom for slaves, voting rights for men, and citizenship
d. Freedom for colonies, a King’s feast for all, Communism
67. The eventual Union victory at this battle outside of Chattanooga, TN paved the way for Sherman
to march into and through Georgia effectively ending the Civil War.
a. Gettysburg
b. Antietam
c. Chickamauga
d. Kennesaw Mountain
68. Assess the impact of the Dred Scott case
a. African-American men had the power to sue their former masters for back pay
b. Former slaves could now marry white women and inherit their family property
c. Slaves and former slaves could not sue any white person, even if they were leaving in a free
state
d. African –Americans living in free states
69. Analyze the following statements and determine which one is most accurate
a. The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed all slaves in both the Union and the
Confederacy
b. The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest single day battle on American soil
c. The French and Indian war resulted in the American Revolution
d. Georgia’s stance on slavery and state’s rights didn’t contribute to the beginning of Civil War
70. Assess the primary impact of the Treaty of New Echota
a. The Cherokee were forced to abandon their ancestral land and relocate to a reservation in
Oklahoma
b. John Ross became Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and was able to prevent the Cherokee
from leaving their land
c. The Creek chief William McIntosh was gained control over former Cherokee land