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Midterm Review Part 2
Test Description: Midterm Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which factor BEST explains why Native Americans were able to make permanent settlements?
A
Native Americans discovered alternative food sources like shellfish.
B
Native Americans began to create more complex tools and pottery.
C
Native Americans began to cultivate plants for food.
D
Native Americans wanted to band together in large groups for protection.
2) Which time period was characterized by nomadic hunter gatherers who used stone tools and hunted large animals?
A
Paleo
B
Mississippian
C
Archaic
D
Woodland
3) Why was South Carolina so pleased to have Georgia become Great Britain’s thirteenth colony?
A
Georgia provided more mulberry trees for the silkworms to eat.
B
Georgia provided a buffer between South Carolina and the Spanish.
C
Georgia attracted the Indians who were attacking South Carolina.
D
Georgia offered two more ports from which to export goods to Great Britain.
4) Where did James Oglethorpe land his colonists in Georgia to begin the thirteenth colony?
A
Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound
B
Yamacraw Bluff on Savannah River
C
Fort Frederica near St. Simons Island
D
Fort Pulaski on Savannah River
5) What was the name given to Georgians during the trustee period who frequently complained of the trustee’s policies?
A
the malcontents
B
the whiners
C
the instigators
D
the aggravators
6) Who was MOST responsible for the creation of the Georgia colony?
A
Samuel Nunez
B
Hernando de Soto
C
Robert Castell
D
James Oglethorpe
7) Which statement best explains why anti-British sentiment was less in Georgia than in the other colonies during the Revolutionary period?
A
Georgia was not as successful as the other colonies, and it could not afford to raise funds to fight the British.
B
Georgia had a much smaller population than the other colonies, and it did not have enough men for an army to fight the Britis
C
Georgia had more British settlers than the other colonies who were more loyal to Great Britain.
D
Georgia was far younger as a colony than the other colonies, and it still needed much support from Great Britain.
8) Which best describes the connection the French and Indian War had with the American Revolution?
A
As a result of the French and Indian War, France occupied numerous areas under English control.
B
As a result of the French and Indian War, England began to tax the colonies to pay its war debt.
C
As a result of the French and Indian War, England began to require the colonists to enlist in the military.
D
As a result of the French and Indian War, France encouraged the colonists to rebel against England’s rule.
9) The first constitution of the United States of America was called the
A
Colonies Confederation.
B
Articles of Confederation
C
Constitution of the United States.
D
American Constitution.
10) The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Federalist Papers.
C
Ten Commandments.
D
Bill of Rights.
11) Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the states under the Articles of Confederation?
A
They were bound forever to one another by the agreement they signed.
B
They were temporarily involved in a mutual relationship
C
They were temporarily involved in a mutual relationship
D
They were loosely connected under a weak national government.
12) The discovery of gold in 1828 near Dahlonega, Georgia eventually led to the removal of what tribe?
A
Cherokee
B
Yamacraw
C
Creek
D
Oconee
13) What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
A
U.S. laws took precedence over Cherokee laws.
B
U.S. laws took precedence over Cherokee laws.
C
U.S. laws did not apply to Cherokee lands.
D
Cherokee laws did not have to be followed by white settlers.
14) For which purpose did railroads serve Georgia’s economy MOST effectively in the 1800s?
A
Railroads carried cotton to ports for exporting.
B
Railroads made travel between cities much faster.
C
Railroads carried tourists from city to city.
D
Railroads made travel between cities much faster.
15) Which invention in 1793 led to an increased need for land and slaves across the south?
A
steam engine
B
cotton gin
C
spinning jenny
D
railroad
16) Which accurately describes the event that has become known as the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
The governor of Georgia gave away much of Georgia’s unsettled land to personal friends.
B
The judicial branch of Georgia was given favors in exchange for striking down a law limiting land sales.
C
Several Georgia legislators were bribed into selling some of the state’s western lands for pennies an acre.
D
Several large land companies were selling land to Georgia settlers even though the companies did not own the land.
17) The purpose of the headright system and land lottery in Georgia was to encourage settlers to
A
move out of the state.
B
move into unsettled parts of the state.
C
settle in and around Georgia’s ports.
D
settle near major Georgia cities
18) Popular sovereignty, contained within the Kansas-Nebraska Act, stated that
A
people in the territories could decide the slavery issue for themselves.
B
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would become slave states.
C
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would become free states.
D
people in the territories were to put off deciding the slavery issue for ten years.
19) What stance did Georgia take concerning the Compromise of 1850, according to the Georgia Platform of 1850?
A
Georgia supported the compromise.
B
Georgia called for nullification.
C
Georgia rejected the compromise.
D
Georgia called for secession.
20) Which statement accurately describes the concept known as “states’ rights?”
A
It is the belief that the needs of the states should be clearly explained in a national constitution.
B
It is the belief that the needs of the states should come before the needs of the nation.
C
It is the belief that the needs of the nation should come before the needs of the states
D
It is the belief that the needs of the states and the needs of the nation should be carefully balanced.
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