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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
Mississippian Tribe
B
Paleo American Indians
C
Seminole Tribe
D
Nez Perce 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 forced America Indians to relocate.
C
Spain enslaved African Americans and forced them to work on large sugar plantations.
D
Spain cooperated with Americn Indians in building a settlement at Yamacraw Bluff.
4) Who established the colony of Georgia?
A
John Reynolds
B
Samuel de Champlain
C
Tom Watson
D
James Oglethorpe
5) What American Indian chief helped James Oglethorpe and early Georgia settlers?
A
Sitting Bull
B
Yamacraw
C
Tomochichi
D
Geronimo
6) Which act prohibited American colonists from moving west beyond the Appalachian Mountains?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Proclamation of 1763
D
Trustee Period
7) What document listed reasons American colonists wanted to be free from British rule?
A
Emancipation Proclamation
B
Declaration of Independence
C
Declaration of Sentiments
D
Proclamation of 1763
8) Which word best describes how American colonists viewed rule by the British king and Parliament?
A
representative
B
weak
C
tyrant
D
fair
9) Which Georgian delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
A
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
B
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, Henry Grady
C
Lyman Hall, George Walton, Henry Grady
D
Button Gwinnett, Henry Grady, George Walton
10) People who supported Great Britain during the Revolution War were called:
A
Malcontents
B
Salzburgers
C
Loyalists
D
Patriot
11) Why did Georgia's first capital become inconvenient as a state capital during the early 1800's.
A
Cherokee Indians continued raiding the settlements around the captial.
B
Atlanta was too far north, while the population began moving east.
C
Savannah was too far east, while the population began moving west.
D
Louisville was too far west, while the population began moving east.
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 capital relocated westward to follow the movement of Georgia settlers.
B
Georgis's capital relocated westward, forcing settlers to explore uncharted territory.
C
Cherokee Indians continued raiding the settlements around the captial.
D
Georgia's settlers moved westward to remain close to the state's capital.
13) What was the first university in the United STates established by a state governement?
A
University of Georgia
B
University of Tennessee
C
Augusta State University
D
Oglethorpe University
14) Why was the University of Georgia -a revolutionary idea- in 1785?
A
It was founded to provide education to slaves and free blacks.
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 higher education for the rich elite.
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
Georgian's refused to use the technology and continued to remove cotton seeds by hand.
B
Georgian's switched their farms from growing tobacco or other crops to cotton.
C
Georgia famers began to move to cities to get jobs in factories.
D
Georgian's switched their farms from growing cotton to grow indigo and rice.
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
Slavery decreased.
D
Slaves were freed.
18) Why did many railroads get built beginning in the 1830's?
A
to force the Cherokee Nation to move west
B
to connect rural Southerners with backs and hospitals and schools in the cities.
C
to prepare for the Civil War
D
to allow farmers to more easily transport their crops to market
19) The Nullification Controversy showed how strongly Southerners felt about ________
A
religious freedom
B
checks and balances
C
states rights
D
slavery
20) The __________ allowed California to join the Union as a free state, and it banned the slaveholding in Washington D. C.
A
Missouri Compromise
B
U.S. Constitution
C
Compromise of 1850
D
Georgia Platform
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