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Georgia Miles-stones
Test Description: Antebellum- Depression
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
A
The federal exchange closed.
B
The Dow Industrial rose sharply.
C
The stock market crashed.
D
The S P 500 was created.
2) As a result of the boll weevil and drought, Georgia entered a major economic
A
recession
B
depression
C
progression
D
secession
3) According to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, what would happen on January 1, 1863, if the South did not surrender?
A
The Union would invade the South.
B
The Union would cease all trade with the South.
C
Confederate slaves would be freed.
D
Confederate prisoners would be executed.
4) Which statement accurately describes the outcome to the Battle of Gettysburg?
A
Meade’s army surrendered giving Lee control of Pennsylvania.
B
Lee’s army was forced to retreat into Virgina.
C
Lee’s army was able to capture badly needed arms and munitions.
D
Meade’s army was sorely defeated and forced to retreat.
5) Which was NOT an effect of the Union blockade on Georgia?
A
Agricultural production soared
B
The price of manufactured goods increased
C
Many ships from Georgia were sunk.
D
Harvested cotton remained unsold
6) William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea was intended to
A
boost morale in the North.
B
destroy the fighting spirit of the South.
C
trigger a major Union invasion.
D
effectively divide the South.
7) Which individual, as governor of Georgia, refused to follow New Deal regulations resulting in a U.S. take over of New Deal programs in Georgia?
A
Richard Russell
B
Carl Vinson
C
Ellis Arnall
D
Eugene Talmadge
8) All of the following were New Deal programs as put forth by Franklin Roosevelt EXCEPT the
A
Rural Electrification Act
B
National Farmers Alliance
C
Civilian Conservation Corps.
D
Agricultural Adjustment Act.
9) For what purpose did Franklin D. Roosevelt often stay at the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia?
A
He had family in the area.
B
He owned several area businesses
C
He received treatment for his polio.
D
He liked to vacation in the mountains.
10) Which statement is incorrect:
A
Talmadege effect trained Georgians in building computers
B
Civilian Conservation Corps program created price supports to encourage farmers to produce less cotton and tobacco
C
Rural Electrification Authority lent millions of dollars to farmers’ cooperatives for the building of power lines
D
Civilian Conservation Corps program paid Americans to build forest trails and roads, plant trees, and build parks
11) __________________ was the leader of the Creek. Nation. He was involved in the two treaties of ________________ by which the Creek gave up all their land in Georgia. McIntosh paid for his participation with his life.
A
Andrew Jackson, Treaty of 1812
B
Alexander McGivillary, Treaty of New York
C
William McIntosh, Treaty of New York
D
William McItosh, Indian Springs
12) _______________ invention of the _____________ in 1793 (patented in 1794) resulted in the rise of cotton as Georgia’s primary cash crop and an increase in slavery to tend the increased acres of cotton.
A
Eli Whitney’s, Cotton GIn
B
Henry Ford, Ford Tractor
C
Thomas Edision, Electricity
D
Seqouyah, Syllabry
13) The purpose of the headright system and land lottery in Georgia was to encourage settlers to
A
settle near major Georgia cities
B
move into unsettled parts of the state
C
settle in and around Georgia’s ports.
D
move out of the state.
14) Which accurately describes the contribution made by Sequoyah?
A
He wrote the Cherokee Syllabary
B
He drove the Creek Indians from Georgia
C
He invented the cotton gin.
D
He signed the Treaty of Indian Springs
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