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Wright SS 8th Gr Review #1
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1) What would a cotton farmer in Georgia just after World War I have been most concerned about?
A
cold war
B
civil war
C
boll weevil
D
Populists
2) Southern Democrats who dominated Georgia politics during the late 1800s were called ______
A
Bourbon Triumvirate
B
Union Generals
C
Whiskey Doubles
D
rural mail carriers
3) SS8H12a. How did the county unit system limit the political influence of African American voters?
A
It granted blacks the right to vote without allowing them to run for office.
B
It made it illegal for blacks to vote.
C
It kept political power in heavily white rural areas rather than African-American urban areas.
D
It restricted blacks from voting in the Democratic primary.
4) How did the French and Indian War most impact Georgia?
A
Many Georgians starved as both British and French troops took their crops
B
It had no effects on Georgia because all of the fighting took place in the North.
C
It added territory to the colony and increased security once Britain took control of Florida.
D
The fierce battles destroyed the colony
5) The University of Georgia was _________.
A
built by Chief McGilivray
B
The 1st state university in the U.S.
C
never built
D
the first private college
6) Who would have been most opposed to slavery?
A
John C. Calhoun
B
a leader of the Malcontents
C
Alexander Stephens
D
James Oglethorpe.
7) How has trade played a role in Georgia's history?
A
It became important once farmers diversified crops during the Great Depression.
B
It did not become important until cotton became a profitable cash crop
C
It has been important since the colony's founding
D
It has become important in recent years as Georgia's business and industries have grown.
8) What was significant about the governor's election of 1946?
A
It resulted in a brief period in which two men claimed to be governor of Georgia at the same time.
B
It marked the first time blacks could vote in a state election
C
It marked the end of Herman Talmadge's political career
D
It was the first time a governor was elected to a term of four years.
9) The first inhabitants of Georgia who lived between 10,000 and 13,000 years ago were known as what?
A
colonists
B
Woodland
C
Mississippian
D
Paleo
10) Which of the following actions by farmers contributed to the Great Depression?.
A
underproduction
B
overproduction
C
segregation
D
crop diversification
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