8th Grade Georgia History Milestones Review (American Revolution, Early Statehood, Causes Of Civil War) Question Preview (ID: 63069)
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The Nullification Controversy showed how strongly Southerners felt about ________
a) slavery
b) states rights
c) religious freedom
d) checks and balances
The __________ allowed California to join the Union as a free state, and it banned the slaveholding in Washington D. C.
a) Missouri Compromise
b) Compromise of 1850
c) Georgia Platform
d) U.S. Constitution
What statement accurately describes the impact of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a) Slavery increased.
b) Slavery decreased.
c) Slavery stayed the same.
d) Slaves were freed.
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 connect rural Southerners with backs and hospitals and schools in the cities.
c) to prepare for the Civil War
d) to force the Cherokee Nation to move west
What was the purpose of the cotton gin?
a) to easily sow cotton seeds into the soil
b) to remove seeds from the cotton ball
c) to pick cotton balls from the cotton plant
d) to turn cotton fibers into thread and yarn
Why did Georgia's first capital become inconvenient as a state capital during the early 1800's.
a) Atlanta was too far north, while the population began moving east.
b) Savannah was too far east, while the population began moving west.
c) Louisville was too far west, while the population began moving east.
d) Cherokee Indians continued raiding the settlements around the captial.
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.
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
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 education to slaves and free blacks.
c) It was founded to provide higher education at a cost afforable to many Georgians?
d) It was founded to provide the citizens of Georgia a national championship football team.
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.
Which word best describes how American colonists viewed rule by the British king and Parliament?
a) fair
b) representative
c) tyrant
d) weak
Which Georgian delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
a) Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, Henry Grady
b) Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
c) Lyman Hall, George Walton, Henry Grady
d) Button Gwinnett, Henry Grady, George Walton
People who supported Great Britain during the Revolution War were called:
a) Patriot
b) Loyalists
c) Salzburgers
d) Malcontents
What Spanish explorer crossed Georgia hoping to find cities of gold?
a) Hernando de Soto
b) John Cabot
c) Ponce de Leon
d) James Oglethorpe
How did early Spanish contact impact American Indians in Georgia?
a) Spain tried to convert America Indians to Christianity by building missions.
b) Spain enslaved African Americans and forced them to work on large sugar plantations.
c) Spain cooperated with Americn Indians in building a settlement at Yamacraw Bluff.
d) Spain forced America Indians to relocate.
What document listed reasons American colonists wanted to be free from British rule?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Declaration of Sentiments
c) Emancipation Proclamation
d) Proclamation of 1763
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
What American Indian chief helped James Oglethorpe and early Georgia settlers?
a) Yamacraw
b) Tomochichi
c) Sitting Bull
d) Geronimo
Who established the colony of Georgia?
a) Samuel de Champlain
b) James Oglethorpe
c) John Reynolds
d) Tom Watson
Which American Indian group lived in Georgia at the time of European contact?
a) Seminole Tribe
b) Mississippian Tribe
c) Paleo American Indians
d) Nez Perce Tribe
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