Geography
Why would the port cities of Brunswick and Savannah be important in the development of Georgia's economy?
A. The ports are two of the few locations that have water to be used for irrigation.
B. The ports supply the power that manufacturing facilities need to operate.
C. The ports house large reservoirs as sources of drinking water.
D. The ports provide the means to both import and export goods.
D. The ports provide the means to both import and export goods.
Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as
A. a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.
B. a desire to rebuild the southern states and restart slavery
C. a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
D. a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.
C. a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
What year did the Atlanta Race Riot happen?
A. 1877
B. 1733
C. 1906
C. 1906
In what ways are the climates of the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain regions similar?
A. Both experience hot summers.
B. Both experience harsh, cold winters.
C. Both typically receive small amounts of rainfall during the summer.
D. Both typically receive large amounts of snowfall during the winter.
A. Both experience hot summers.
What was ONE reason whites removed African American/Black legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during Reconstruction?
A. to end Jim Crow laws
B. to gain political power
C. to reinforce miltary rule
D. to promote New South goals
B. to gain political power
Which one is NOT a way that black voters were disenfranchised in Georgia?
A. poll tax
B. literacy test
C. Freedman's Bureau
D. property tax
C. Freedman's Bureau
In which region of Georgia is the Okefenokee Swamp located?
A. Piedmont
B. Blue Ridge
C. Coastal Plain
D. Valley and Ridge
C. Coastal Plain
Which of these issues was a major role in the "Camilla Massacre" in southwest Georgia in 1868?
A. the abolition of slavery
B. voting rights for African Americans
C. the expulsion of Creek Indians from Georgia
D. people assisting in the Underground Railroad
B. voting rights for African Americans
Who was the first black millionaire in Atlanta, owner of a successful barbershop and the Atlanta Life Insurance Company?
A. Alonzo Herndon
B. Booker T. Washington
C. W.E.B. DuBois
A. Alonzo Herndon
Georgia's "Barrier Islands" are circled on the map. Which of these offers the BEST explanation for this name?
A. It attracts many tourists each year.
B. It protects Georgia's fresh water supply.
C. It helps protect mainland Georgia from storms & erosion.
D. It prevents people from Florida from entering Georgia.
C. It helps protect mainland Georgia from storms & erosion.
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
A. The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
B. The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor.
C. The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
D. The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
B. The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor.
Which word mean to deny someone or a group of people their right to vote?
A. Literacy Test
B. Disenfranchisement
C. Ku Klux Klan
B. Disenfranchisement
Georgia is located in both the ___ and ___hemispheres.
A. Northern; Western
B. Southern; Western
C. Northern; Eastern
D. Southern; Eastern
A. Northern; Western
What role did President Andrew Johnson have during Reconstruction?
A. President Johnson continued the work of Abraham Lincoln and enacted a slightly different Reconstruction Plan
B. President Johnson rewrote the Presidential Reconstruction Plan to restore slavery in the United States.
C. President Johnson worked with the U.S. Congress to make readmission into the Union a very difficult process for the South.
D. President Johnson's focus was on providing economic opportunities for African Americans
A. President Johnson continued the work of Abraham Lincoln and enacted a slightly different Reconstruction Plan
Homer Plessy was arrested for eating in a “Whites Only” restaurant.
A. True
B. False
B. False