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8th Grade Georgia History Milestones Review (American Revolution, Early Statehood, Causes Of Civil War)
Test Description: Questions that cover the 8th Grade Georgia History Standards for Milestones Test
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1) Which American Indian group lived in Georgia at the time of European contact?
A
Nez Perce Tribe
B
Paleo American Indians
C
Seminole Tribe
D
Mississippian Tribe
2) What Spanish explorer crossed Georgia hoping to find cities of gold?
A
James Oglethorpe
B
John Cabot
C
Hernando de Soto
D
Ponce de Leon
3) How did early Spanish contact impact American Indians in Georgia?
A
Spain tried to convert America Indians to Christianity by building missions.
B
Spain cooperated with Americn Indians in building a settlement at Yamacraw Bluff.
C
Spain forced America Indians to relocate.
D
Spain enslaved African Americans and forced them to work on large sugar plantations.
4) Who established the colony of Georgia?
A
Tom Watson
B
James Oglethorpe
C
Samuel de Champlain
D
John Reynolds
5) What American Indian chief helped James Oglethorpe and early Georgia settlers?
A
Geronimo
B
Sitting Bull
C
Tomochichi
D
Yamacraw
6) Which act prohibited American colonists from moving west beyond the Appalachian Mountains?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Proclamation of 1763
C
Trustee Period
D
Emancipation Proclamation
7) What document listed reasons American colonists wanted to be free from British rule?
A
Declaration of Sentiments
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Proclamation of 1763
8) Which word best describes how American colonists viewed rule by the British king and Parliament?
A
weak
B
representative
C
fair
D
tyrant
9) Which Georgian delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
A
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
B
Lyman Hall, George Walton, Henry Grady
C
Button Gwinnett, Henry Grady, George Walton
D
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, Henry Grady
10) People who supported Great Britain during the Revolution War were called:
A
Malcontents
B
Patriot
C
Loyalists
D
Salzburgers
11) Why did Georgia's first capital become inconvenient as a state capital during the early 1800's.
A
Savannah was too far east, while the population began moving west.
B
Atlanta was too far north, while the population began moving east.
C
Louisville was too far west, while the population began moving east.
D
Cherokee Indians continued raiding the settlements around the captial.
12) Which statement describes the relationship between the movement of Georgia's settlers and the relocation of Georgia's capital cities from 1789 to 1840?
A
Georgia's settlers moved westward to remain close to the state's capital.
B
Georgia's capital relocated westward to follow the movement of Georgia settlers.
C
Georgis's capital relocated westward, forcing settlers to explore uncharted territory.
D
Cherokee Indians continued raiding the settlements around the captial.
13) What was the first university in the United STates established by a state governement?
A
Oglethorpe University
B
University of Georgia
C
Augusta State University
D
University of Tennessee
14) Why was the University of Georgia -a revolutionary idea- in 1785?
A
It was founded to provide higher education for the rich elite.
B
It was founded to provide the citizens of Georgia a national championship football team.
C
It was founded to provide higher education at a cost afforable to many Georgians?
D
It was founded to provide education to slaves and free blacks.
15) What was the purpose of the cotton gin?
A
to turn cotton fibers into thread and yarn
B
to remove seeds from the cotton ball
C
to easily sow cotton seeds into the soil
D
to pick cotton balls from the cotton plant
16) How did the invention of the cotton gin directly impact farming in Georgia?
A
Georgia famers began to move to cities to get jobs in factories.
B
Georgian's switched their farms from growing cotton to grow indigo and rice.
C
Georgian's switched their farms from growing tobacco or other crops to cotton.
D
Georgian's refused to use the technology and continued to remove cotton seeds by hand.
17) What statement accurately describes the impact of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
A
Slavery stayed the same.
B
Slavery increased.
C
Slaves were freed.
D
Slavery decreased.
18) Why did many railroads get built beginning in the 1830's?
A
to allow farmers to more easily transport their crops to market
B
to prepare for the Civil War
C
to force the Cherokee Nation to move west
D
to connect rural Southerners with backs and hospitals and schools in the cities.
19) The Nullification Controversy showed how strongly Southerners felt about ________
A
states rights
B
slavery
C
checks and balances
D
religious freedom
20) The __________ allowed California to join the Union as a free state, and it banned the slaveholding in Washington D. C.
A
Compromise of 1850
B
Georgia Platform
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Missouri Compromise
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