How many ingredients are in CocaCola?
3
7
11
15
Which of the following is not a theme of
geography?
movement
economy
location
relationships
Which type of location refers to the exact spot
where a place can be found?
absolute
cultural
geographical
relative
Lines used to determine location north or
south of the equator are __________.
meridians
longitude lines
grid lines
latitude lines
People who study geography are called
_________.
geographers
geologists
cartographers
environmentalists
The U.S. is in which hemispheres?
N/E
N/W
S/E
S/W
How many time zones are there in the world?
8
12
16
24
What time zone is Georgia in?
Mountain
Eastern
Pacific
Central
What is precipitation?
Water that reaches the earth from the atmosphere
A broad, flat area of high ground
Artificial lake built to store water
The inland shoreline of the prehistoric ocean
What is a plateau?
Water that reaches the earth from the atmosphere
A broad, flat area of high ground
Artificial lake built to store water
The inland shoreline of the prehistoric ocean
What are constant air currents at sea caused by
high and low pressure areas?
Weather
Trade Winds
Tides
Gulf Stream
What is the large, flat underwater ledge from the
ocean’s shoreline to a major drop off?
Bedrock
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Barrier Islands Continental Shelf
What is elevation?
A formation found on the earth’s surface
The height of a landform above sea level
The natural boundary that separates a state
The meeting of fresh water and salt water
What are conditions in the atmosphere on any
given day?
Weather
Trade Winds
Climate
Precipitation
What is a Reservoir?
water that reaches the earth from the atmosphere
the inland shoreline of the prehistoric ocean
artificial lake built to store and control water
chain of sea islands off the Georgia coast
How many years does a centennial anniversary
commemorate?
50 years
100 years
200 years
500 years
Archeologist refer to natural objects like bone
and teeth as?
artifacts
ecofacts
projectile points
sherds
Which is not a method used by
archaeologists to determine the
approximate age of objects?
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Beringia
Contextual Clues
Carbon 14 dating
Making comparisons
What is the name of the land bridge that
connected Asia with North America during the
ice age?
Bering Straight
Atlatl
Beringia
Palisade
Nomads or wanderers are people who move from
location to location in search of?
shelter
fertile land
warm weather
food
In what period do we first see
construction of earthen mounds used for
burials and ceremonies?
Mississippian
Archaic
Paleo
Woodland
Because it was the first time written
information
had been recorded about Georgia,
Hernando de
Soto’s exploration in 1540 marked the end
of
Georgia’s___________ era and the
beginning of
its ____________ era.
Who were the Americas named for?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Vespucci Americana
Norte Amerigo
The Period when European nations began
looking for their own direct route to the Far
East was called the Age of…
Discovery
Challenges
Exploration
Colonization
England based its claim to the New World
on the exploration of…
John Cabot
John Barnwell
Sir Francis Drake
Christopher Columbus
Which country was the first to settle
North America?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
France based its claim to the New World on the
Exploration of…
Jean Ribault
Juan Ponce de Leon
Giovanni de Verranzana
Amerigo Vespucci
Georgia’s first European settlements were…
French forts
Spanish missions
English towns
English trading posts
Which type of colony was the most common by
the end of the colonial period?
corporate
proprietary
trustee
royal
The person considered to be the founder of
Georgia is
John Percival
King George II
James Oglethorpe
John Musgrove
The city of Savannah was named for
Savannah Bluff
the wife of Tomochichi
the Savannah Indians
the Savannah River
Who was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians?
Toonnahowi
Savannah
Mary Musgrove
Tomochichi
The French and Indian War was between who?
French and Indians
Britain and France
Britain and Indians
Spain and Indians
Georgia’s first political units were called
districts
counties
parishes
states
Which religious group was not allowed in the
Georgia colony?
Anglican
Puritan
Catholic
Jewish
The colony of Georgia was named for
King George
King George II
King George III
Queen Georgiana
How many passengers were on the Anne?
66
99
114
225
Including Oglethorpe, how many trustees ran the
Georgia colony?
20
22
21
23
How long did the Georgia charter of 1732 last?
20 yrs.
22 yrs.
21 yrs.
23 yrs.
According to the charter, Georgia’s
western boundary was the…
Altamaha River
Pacific Ocean
Chattahoochee River
Atlantic Ocean
In the Headright system, the head of each family
received…
20 acres 50 acres
100 acres 200 acres
In the Headright system, additional family
members would receive…
20 acres 50 acres
100 acres 200 acres
What was Georgia’s first cash crop?
cotton
indigo
tobacco
rice
Who was Georgia’s third royal governor?
John Reynolds
James Wright
Henry Ellis
James Oglethorpe
What is smuggling?
taxes on goods
citizen soldiers
illegal trade
refuse to buy
How many credits do you have to have to
graduate from high school?
21 credits
23 credits
22 credits
24 credits
What is a militia?
formal approval
exclusive rights
taxes on imports
unit of citizen soldiers
What is a monopoly?
exclusive rights
formal approval
a formal written request
taxes on imports
The American Revolution ended with the Treaty
of?
Paris 1783
London
Versailles
America
Who was the first elected/constitutional
governor?
George Washington
John Adam Treutlen
Elijah Clarke
Austin Dabney
Georgia’s first constitution, a temporary one, was
called the
Articles of Confederation Rules and Regulations
Constitution of 1777
Georgia Declaration
Count Pulaski fought for the Americans at the
Battle of Kettle Creek
Siege of Savannah
Fall of Augusta
Battle of Cowpens
Pro-independence attitudes were strongest in
Georgia’s
backcountry
coastal region
cities
near Florida
Who was the slave that showed extreme bravery
fighting for the patriots?
Elijah Clarke
Thomas Jefferson
Austin Dabney
William Few
The first state chartered university in the
United States was.
University of Georgia
Oglethorpe University
College
Georgia Tech
Georgia Military
The first way the Government of Georgia
distributed land was by
Selling it to land Speculators
The Lottery System
Selling it at a low price
The Headright System
The Capitol of Georgia moved many times in
order to
*Stay in the geographic center of the state
*Stay in the center of the states population
*Keep up with the growth of the states population
*Improve the Capitol building
People who won land in the Land Lottery were
know as…
Big Game Winners
Fortunate Drawers
Lucky Lottos
Favored winners
The first north-south transportation routes
were…
Rivers
Railroads
Indian trails
Turnpikes
Which of the following was “not” a planned
city?
Macon
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Savannah
The Cherokee capital was?
Dahlonega
New Echota
Acorn Bluff
New Etowah
What were the Indians beliefs about
land?
Believed in squatter’s rights
All land should be inherited
Land could never be owned
The land they lived on was theirs forever
A Creek chief was known as the
principal chief
mico
head chief
tribal head
What is a faction?
Cherokee capital
No effect
Cherokee newspaper
a group with an issue
What was the name of the Cherokee newspaper?
Cherokee Tribune
Cherokee Phoenix
Cherokee Times
Indian Affairs
What year did the Trail of Tears take place?
1838
1840
1839
1841
The Creeks were also referred to as
Muscogee
Choctaws
Seminoles
Cherokees
Where was gold discovered in Georgia?
Gainesville
Cleveland
Dahlonega
Ellijay
The Seminoles were actually part of which tribe?
Upper Creek
Lower Creek
Cherokee
Choctaw
Most of the Creeks and Cherokees moved to
Arkansas
North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
What President refused to help the Cherokee
keep their land?
J. Q. Adams
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
John Marshall
Indians that wanted war were called…
Blue Sticks
Red Sticks
Blacks Sticks
White Sticks
Indians that wanted peace were called…
Blue Sticks
Red Sticks
Black Sticks
White Sticks
Wealthy Georgians sent their children to
academies
field schools
public schools
home schools
Who was the first doctor to use ether?
Crawford Long
Joseph Lumpkin
Thomas Cobb
Joel C. Harris
What did the cotton gin do?
weave cotton in fabric
remove the seeds
spin cotton in yarn
made cotton bales
The word antebellum refers to the period before
the…
War of 1812
World War I
American Revolution
Civil War
Who wrote the Uncle Remus stories?
Margaret Mitchell
Clive Cussler
Joel C. Harris
John Steinbeck
What does an abolitionist want to end?
high tariffs
slavery
Indian removal tobacco production
What does emancipate mean?
a tax
to set free
a right
to withdrawl
What compromise kept the balance of power
between slave and free states?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Nebraska Act
Georgia Platform
What is the oldest public university in the U.S.?
Georgia Southern
UGA
Georgia Tech
Georgia State
What court case defined slave “rights”?
Dred Scott decision
Miranda
Row v. Wade
Brown v. BOE
What is the average salary of an attorney?
$50,500
$102,000
$78,000
$357,000
What is the average salary of an construction
project manager?
$44,500
$92,000
$72,000
$157,000
What is the average salary of a retail store
manager?
$35,500
$62,000
$42,000
$157,000
The first inhabitants of Georgia who
lived between 10,000 and 13,000
years ago were known as what?
Colonists
Paleo Indians
Woodland peoples
Mississippians
The University of Georgia was
- the first state-supported university
chartered in the US.
- founded prior to the American
Revolution.
- based on other state-supported
universities that were founded earlier.
- re-named Franklin College for a brief
time during the Civil War.
Who commanded the southern army?
Gen. James Longstreet
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gen. T. J. Jackson
Gen. J.E. B. Stuart
Who was the first commander of the northern
Army?
Gen. U. S. Grant
Gen. William T. Sherman
Gen. Winfield Scott Gen. Irwin McDowell
Who would have been most
opposed to slavery?
Alexander Stephens
John C. Calhoun
James Oglethorpe
A leader of the “malcontents”
The effect of Georgia’s climate on the state’s
development can BEST be described as
-
positive because of its mild temperatures
and distinctive seasons.
negative because of the harsh winters and
unpredictable summers.
limited because modern technology
makes climate unimportant.
positive because it discourages population
increase.
During the trustee period, Georgians
were most concerned about
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-
acts passed by Parliament that
interfered with colonists’ liberties.
slaves escaping to northern states.
the Spanish threat in Florida.
the effects of the Yazoo Land Fraud.
When did the Civil War end?
August 9th, 1865
May 25th, 1865
April 9th, 1865
January 1st, 1866
What was the official name of the southern
nation?
Southern States of America
Confederate States of America
Confederacy
The South
Georgia’s secession convention was in
Atlanta
Savannah
Macon
Milledgeville
What was NOT an effect of the naval blockade on
Georgia?
price of cotton increased food shortages
fewer production of goods higher prices
The first major battle of the Civil War was at
Manassas (Bullrun), VA
Gettysburg, PA
Vicksburg, MS
Antietam, MD
Which state was the first to secede from the
Union?
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Many Georgians loyal to the Union lived in
rural areas
in cities
mountain areas
along the coast
The Civil War ended when…
Johnston surrendered to Sherman
Sherman reached Atlanta
Savannah surrendered to Sherman
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
What city was the most important military target
in Georgia?
Augusta
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Macon
What was the 1863 battle that the Confederates
turned the Union back towards Chattanooga?
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Antietam
Atlanta
What battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation
Proclamation?
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Antietam
Atlanta
What was the name of the Confederate prison in
SW Georgia?
Andersonville
Chickamauga
Antietam
Atlanta
Place where Lincoln made his famous speech
dedicating the battlefield as a cemetery.
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Antietam
Atlanta
What does amnesty mean?
to frighten
to file charges against
to forgive
money
What does intimidate mean?
to frighten
to file charges against
to forgive
money
What does impeach mean?
to show favor
to tax harshly
to remove from office
to remove one’s rights
Southerners who took advantage of the South’s
misfortunes were
carpetbaggers
entrepreneurs
missionaries
scalawags
Northerners who took advantage of the South’s
misfortunes were
carpetbaggers
entrepreneurs
missionaries
scalawags
What describes the 13th amendment?
voting rights for men defined citizenship
freed all slaves
prohibition
What was one reason land was worth less after
the war?
demand increased
people needed jobs
so much of it for sale
it was ruined in the war
What did the Black Code laws do?
restricted rights
ensured voting rights
gave land to all
moved the capitol
What describes the 14th amendment?
voting rights for men defined citizenship
freed all slaves
prohibition
What describes the 15th amendment?
voting rights for men defined citizenship
freed all slaves
prohibition
What does suffrage mean?
to introduce variety
losing the right to vote
the right to vote
forbidding alcohol
What does diversity mean?
to introduce variety
forbid alcohol sales
the right to vote
to change
What does RFD stand for?
Really Funny Democrats
Rural Free Delivery
Rural Farmers Dept.
Run, Fly, Dance
What did the 18th amendment encompass?
prohibition
term limits for Congress
voting for women
ended segregation
What did the 19th amendment encompass?
prohibition
term limits for Congress
voting for women
ended segregation
What political group wanted to industrialize
Georgia?
Redeemers
Populists
Bourbon Triumvirate
Progressives
What political group wanted political equality for
all Georgia farmers ?
Redeemers
Populists
Bourbon Triumvirate
Progressives
What does local option mean?
forbidding alcohol sales
people voting for change
a poll tax
farming tools
What court case defined segregation?
Brown v. BOE
Dred Scott case
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Who sponsored RFD?
Hoke Smith
Rebecca Felton
Tom Watson
John B. Gordon
What was another name for the People’s Party?
Populists
Progressives
Redeemers
Independents
Which of the following did the tenant farmer and
sharecropper always supply?
labor
seed
tools
crop
The city of Atlanta was developed around
a textile mill
a railroad
a bank
the fall line
Early public education in Georgia included
elementary & high schools
elementary & colleges
elementary only
colleges only
Most of Georgia’s cotton mills were located
in south GA
in the NE corner
along the coast
on the Fall Line
In the late 1800s, most Georgians
worked in factories
worked in the service industry
farmed
worked up North for part of the year
Georgia’s Black Belt was located
in the Ridge and Valley
along the Fall Line
on the coast
on the GA & FL border
Henry Ford was able to make affordable cars by
using
robotics
foreign workers
the assembly line
imported steel
The allies included
Spain, Switzerland, and Sweden
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Sweden, Germany, and France
Britain, France, and Russia
The first airline to serve Atlanta was
Eastern
Delta
Southern
National
WW II began when Britain and France
declared war on Germany after Germany
invaded
Poland
Austria
Russia
Hungary
Who is someone who does not believe in war?
socialist
dictator
communist
pacifist
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the GI
Bill of Rights?
four years of college
low-interest loans
50 acres of land
unemployment
After WWII, the consumer item that was in great
demand was the
automobile
refrigerator
telephone
air conditioner
Who was Jackie Robinson?
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first black mayor of Atlanta
first black MLB player
first black Supreme Court judge
first black congressman since
Reconstruction
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
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•
•
•
first black mayor of Atlanta
first black MLB player
first black Supreme Court judge
first black congressman since
Reconstruction
In 1956, the flag was changed to include the
Confederate flag, it was
•
•
•
•
viewed as protest to the US Gov't
considered a tribute to southern heritage
neither a protest or a tribute
both a protest and a tribute
During the 1976 presidential campaign, Jimmy
Carter pledged…
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•
•
•
lower gas prices
international human rights
affordable housing for all Americans
honesty in government
Most of Georgia’s population can be found
•
•
•
•
spread throughout rural areas
in cities all over the state
along the coast
within a 60 mile radius of Atlanta
Today, the fastest-growing segment of Georgia’s
population is
•
•
•
•
Hispanic
Asian
Black
White
Jimmy Carter and MLK Jr., both share the
achievement of…
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•
•
•
serving as governor
serving multiple terms in Congress
winning the Nobel Peace prize
working with Habitat for Humanity
Georgia’s military bases…
•
•
•
•
have no impact on Georgia
give the state an economic boost
help only in times of war
are important only to military personnel
Which of the following was NOT a problem
during Jimmy Carter’s presidency?
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•
•
•
the Gulf War
the Arab oil embargo
the taking of American hostages in Iran
high interest rates
As governor of Georgia, Lester Maddox…
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•
•
•
enforced federal civil rights and voting rights
integrated public schools
appointed blacks to positions in the state gov’t
became a spokesman for integration
Which of the following was LEAST
impacted by William Hartsfield?
Atlanta’s politics
Atlanta’s race relations
Atlanta’s airport
Atlanta’s professional sports teams
Georgia’s position on slavery in
new territories during the mid1800s was clearly stated in the
Dred Scott decision.
New South.
Atlanta Compromise.
Georgia Platorm.
An offense that falls under Georgia’s
“Seven Deadly Sins” is any crime
for which a juvenile may be
executed.
deported.
confined in a Youth Detention Center.
tried in the adult judicial system.
A naval officer commanding a ship at
war with the Japanese during World
War II would have been MOST
indebted to
Carl Vinson.
Tom Watson.
Eugene Talmadge.
William Hartsfield.
A progressive Georgian in the 1940s
who wanted to end the poll tax and see
African-Americans treated equally
would have supported which
governor?
Eugene Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
Lester Maddox
Which of the following is an
example of a state expenditure?
New Highways
Taxes
Tolls
Court Fines
Which of the following MOST affects
your ability to borrow money and
get a good interest rate on loans?
Your political party
Whether or not you are an
entrepreneur
How often you vote
Your credit score
The role of Georgia’s executive
branch is predominantly to
Amend federal laws.
Pass new legislation.
Enforce state laws.
Preside over the state Senate.
Most cases reach the Georgia
Supreme Court
As criminal trials.
As civil trials.
As misdemeanor cases.
As appeals.
The amount of money you make
each month at work is
considered
Credit
Debt
Interest
Income
The fact that Georgia politicians often
won statewide elections before the
1960s without winning a majority of
individual votes is evidence of
Voter fraud in most elections.
The fact that African-Americans did not
have the legal right to vote.
The county-unit system.
Segregation.
The process of growing plants
and trees developed by the late
Archaic peoples is called
Horticulture.
Migration.
Immigration.
Mounding.
An advocate of the “New South”
would have been MOST excited
about which of the following?
Increased agriculture
The Populist Movement
The International Cotton Exposition
The rise of the two-party system in
Georgia
The boll weevil wreaked havoc on Georgia
farmers in the early twentieth century
largely because
Agriculturists failed to produce enough
cotton.
Farmers failed to diversify their crops.
Farmers tried to raise too many different
kinds of crops.
Governor Talmadge rejected the New Deal.
The General Assembly passes a law
on immigration. However, the
governor vetoes the law and the
bill dies. This is an example of
Separation of powers.
Checks and balances.
Civil rights.
Legislative authority.
A student in Europe hoping to find
Georgia on a globe would need to look
In the Eastern Hemisphere above the
equator.
Below the equator.
In the Northern and Western
Hemispheres.
In the Southern and Western
Hemispheres.
Laws meant to keep blacks and
whites segregated in Georgia
were known as
Grandfather clauses.
Solid South laws.
Integration laws.
Jim Crow laws.
A southern politician who believed
in the doctrine of nullification would
have been MOST supportive of
Abolition.
A strong federal government.
States’ rights.
Crop diversification.
Headrights and lotteries in the early
1800s were the result of what?
Falling cotton prices
Debates over slavery
Disputes over vast stretches of land
Reconstruction
A municipality that wants a strong
elected executive with lots of power
over the council and city matters
would likely use a
Strong mayor-council system.
Weak mayor-council system.
Council-manager system.
Special districts system.
Anything a juvenile does that would
be considered a crime even if it
were committed by an adult is
referred to as
A delinquent act.
An unruly act.
A civil offense.
An informal adjustment.
Anyone who enjoys watching the
Atlanta Braves play baseball
owes a debt of gratitude to
Lester Maddox.
Jimmy Carter.
Herman Talmadge.
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Which of the following did Lyman Hall, Button
Gwinnett, and George Walton all have in
common?
-
They each signed the Declaration of
Independence on behalf of Georgia.
They each served as governor after Georgia
became a royal colony.
They each signed the Constitution on behalf of
Georgia.
They each served as confederate leaders
during the Civil War.
The first Europeans to establish
settlements in Georgia were the
English.
French.
Spanish.
Dutch.
What crop dominated Georgia’s
Agriculture from the early 1800s
until the 1920s?
Rice
Tobacco
Cotton
Peanuts
One way appellate courts differ
from trial courts is that they
Don’t have judges.
Don’t hear from lawyers.
Don’t have juries.
Are not part of the judicial branch
of government.
Shortly after Lincoln’s election,
Georgia
Remained loyal to the Union.
Seceded from the Union.
Abolished slavery to avoid war.
Seceded from the Confederacy.
Which of the following areas saw the
greatest decrease in population
during the Great Depression?
Northern cities
Atlanta
Savannah
Rural Georgia
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