8th Grade Georgia History Milestones Review (Civil War Events, New South, Depression, World Ward, Civil Rights) Question Preview (ID: 63070)


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How many major candidates rand in the election of 1860, and who won the election?
a) 2; Abraham Lincoln
b) 4; Abraham Lincoln
c) 2; Stephen Douglas
d) 4; John Breckinridge

The Bell Bomber Plant, Georgia's military bases, and the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards are examples of:
a) positive WWI impacts on Georgia
b) negative WWI impacts on Georgia
c) positive WWII impacts on Georgia
d) negative WWII impacts on Georgia

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) Jefferson Davis
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Alexander Stephens
d) John C. Breckinridge

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant to the Union?
a) It greatly weakened the Confederate army's ability to fight.
b) It helped the Union form peaceful negotiations with the South.
c) It strengthened the Union's resolve by changing the purpose of the war to the abolition of slavery.
d) It encouraged Southerners to recognize the evils of slavery and stop enlisting in the Confederate Army.

The Union effort to capture Atlanta is known as the __________, and it was led by ____________.
a) March to the Sea; Robert Hood
b) Atlanta Campaign; William Sherman
c) Burning of Atlanta; Robert E. Lee
d) Sherman's Total War; Ulysses S. Grant

Why did the Union want to capture Atlanta?
a) It was the capital of the Confederacy.
b) It was the location of Confederate prisons.
c) It was a small step to capturing Alabama.
d) Its factories and railroads were vital to the Confederacy.

What type of destruction did General Sherman and his army cause on their -March to the Sea-?
a) They killed many Confederate soldiers.
b) They killed huge numbers of Union soldiers.
c) They burned and destroyed crops, farms, homes, and cities.
d) They burned the city of Svannah.

Joseph E. Brown, John Gordon, and Alfred Colquitt were members of :
a) The Populist Party
b) The Republican Party
c) The Democratic Party
d) The Bourbon Triumvirate

Who was the editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION who urged Georgians to create a -New South-?
a) Gordon Colquitt
b) Joseph Brown
c) Henry Grady
d) John Gordon

What was the purpose of the International Cotton Expositions?
a) to convince Northerners to buy goods made in the South
b) to encourage Georgia farmers to plant a wider variety of crops
c) to attract business from the North and promote industry in Georgia
d) to prove that Southern industry did not need contributions from the North

Who led Georgia farmers in the Populist Party?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Button Gwinnett
c) James Oglethorpe
d) Tom Watson

What was the main purpose of Jim Brow laws?
a) to discriminate against African Americans
b) to discriminate against American Indians
c) to help African Americans
d) to help American Indians

What was the significant contribution of Maynard Jackson to Georgia?
a) established Atlanta's airport
b) first black mayor Atlanta
c) helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Georgia
d) believed in states' rights and segregation.

What was the significant contribution of Lester Maddox to Georgia?
a) first black mayor of Atlanta
b) increased military installations in Georgia
c) brought professional sports teams to Georgia
d) believed in states' rights and segregation

What was the significant contribution of Ivan Allen to Georgia?
a) brought professional sports teams to Georgia
b) helped bring the 1196 Olympics to Georgia
c) established Atlanta's airport
d) helped improve civil rights for Georgians

Which Georgia govenor went on to become a president, and then later won the Nobel Peace Prize?
a) Lester Maddox
b) Andrew Young
c) Booker T. Washington
d) Jimmy Carter

What was the significance of the Supreme Court Case PLESSY V. FERGUSON?
a) It said separate facilities were legal as long as they were equal.
b) It said Georgia laws were not valid in Cherokee lands.
c) It said slaves were property, and so they did not have the rights of American citizens.
d) It said separate in not equal and segregation of schools in unconstitutional.

The murder of Leo Frank was an example of :
a) anti-Semitism
b) emancipation
c) mercantilism
d) prejudice against African Americans

What crop did the boll weevil destroy?
a) peaches
b) peanuts
c) carrots
d) cotton

What act allowed the U. S. to give supplies to countries fighting in WWII?
a) Stamp Act
b) Civil Rights Act
c) Fugitive Slave Act
d) Lend-Lease Act

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