GA Studies

Unit 1-2

Unit 3-4

Unit 5-7

Unit 8-12

Unit 13-14

100

Which statement correctly describes Georgia's location?

A. The Southern United States and Southern Hemisphere

B. The Northern United States and Southern Hemisphere

C. The Northern United States and Northern Hemisphere

D. The Southern United States and Northern Hemisphere

100

What are the 3 reasons that the British King wanted to establish a colony in Georgia?

A. Defense, economics, philanthropy (charity)

B. God, Gold, Glory

C. The fur trade, defense, gold

D. Fountain of Youth, pretty flowers, milk and honey

A. Defense, economics, philanthropy (charity)

100

A citizen who is being charged with a crime or who is being sued in civil court.

A. Judge

B. Plaintiff

C. Defendant

D. Juror

C. Defendant

100

Sharecropping, Tenant Farming, and Freedmen's Bureau are all . . .

A. Attempts by Radical Republicans

B. Options for newly freed slaves

C. Black legislators priorities

D. Lincoln's Plan

B. Options for newly freed slaves

100

A crime committed by a juvenile is NOT a crime if committed by an adult.

A. Unruly act

B. Habeas corpus

C. Delinquent act

D. Status quo

A. Unruly act

200

Why did the French explore and settle in the New World?

A. To find gold

B. To ship animal skins back to France

C. To build colonies for mercantilism

D. Religious freedom

B. To ship animal skins back to France

200

Why was Georgia needed as a buffer zone?

A. To protect Carolina's from the Spanish in Florida

B. To protect the mainland from erosion

C. To protect the Spanish from the English

D. To protect the sea turtles from predators

A. To protect Carolina's from the Spanish in Florida

200

Which one is the correct order of the adult court process?

A. Arrest, grand jury, sentence, trial, conviction

B. Arrest, grand jury, indictment, trial, sentence

C. Arrest, grand jury, trial, indictment, sentence

D. Grand jury, arrest, trial, sentence, indictment

B. Arrest, grand jury, indictment, trial, sentence

200

What civil rights achievement may not have happened w/o the March on Washington?

A. Brown v Board of Education

B. End of the bus boycotts

C. Establishment of the NAACP

D. Civil Rights Act of 1964

200

A crime committed by a juvenile is also a crime if committed by an adult.

A. Unruly act

B. Delinquent act

C. Habeas corpus

D. Status quo

B. Delinquent act

300

Why did the Spanish explore the New World?

A. Fur trade

B. Religious freedom

C. To escape disease in Europe

D. Gold and riches

300

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to make a stronger......

A. State government

B. Central government

C. Currency

D. Abortion laws

B. Central government

300

This tranportation invention helped revolutionize the way our nation did agriculture.

A. Cotton gin

B. Airplane

C. Railroad

D. Clown car

C. Railroad

300

What did the International Cotton Exposition try to accomplish?

A. Promote northern investment in Atlanta in order to recover from the WAR

B. Southern investments into Northern industry

C. Try to make the North more agricultural

D. Try to see if the South should leave the Union again

A. Promote northern investment in Atlanta in order to recover from the WAR

300

Which of the following is true?

A. You earn money when you borrow money

B. You pay interest when you borrow money

C. You pay money when you loan money

D. You earn money when you are in debt to the bank

B. You pay interest when you borrow money

400

Why did the English explore and settle the New World?

A. Religious freedom, better way of life, economics (establish colonies)

B. To search for gold and ship back to Europe

C. Fur trade

D. Potatoes... I'm just saying... they are delicious

A. Religious freedom, better way of life, economics (establish colonies)

400

Which document created four new colonies and expanded Georgia's boundaries?

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Proclamation of 1763

C. U.S. Constitution

D. Olive Branch Petition

B. Proclamation of 1763

400

Why did the Georgia capital move west several times?

A. Remain in the population center of the state

B. People in Augusta smelled badly

C. Remain in the geographical center of the state

D. To get further away from hurricane damage

A. Remain in the population center of the state

400

What two things led to Georgia's depression prior to the stock market crash?

A. Drought and locust

B. Drought and the boll weevil

C. Sonny and Cher

D. Boll weevil and a blizzard

B. Drought and the boll weevil

400

What do budgets allow people to do?

A. Encourage people to spend more money

B. It allows people to break even each month

C. Allows them to track where their money goes

D. It allows people to earn more money

C. Allows them to track where their money goes

500

Which two statements correctly locate the state of Georgia by hemispheres, continent, nation, and region?

A. Southwestern Hemisphere, North America, United States, Southern Region

B. Western Hemisphere, North America, United States, Southeast Region

C. Northern Hemisphere, North America, United States, Southwest Region

D. Northern Hemisphere, North America, United States, Southeast Region

B. Western Hemisphere, North America, United States, Southeast Region

D. Northern Hemisphere, North America, United States, Southeast Region

500

This war led to the king of England acquiring debt and having to raise taxes on the colonists.

A. Spanis American War

B. French and Indian War

C. War of 1812

D. Oconee War

B. French and Indian War

500

How did the GA Platform on the Compromise of 1850 contribute to the Civil War?

A. Caused anger in the North

B. South believed they could force the gov't to accept demands on slavery

C. South thought allowing free states to join meant they would secede

D. It was temporary and did not address slavery or states rights

B. South believed they could force the gov't to accept demands on slavery

500

How was GA positively impacted by technology on agriculture post-WWII?

A. Not enough jobs for soldiers returning from the war

B. The AAA helped the farmers keep their small farms

C. Bigger Farms, fewer farmers- able to grow more with less help

D. More to farm so more jobs were created on the fields

C. Bigger Farms, fewer farmers- able to grow more with less help

500

What is the MAIN reason a person should have a budget?

A. Save for long-term financial goals

B. To afford a nice vacation

C. To be able to invest in the economy

D. To measure a person's net wealth

A. Save for long-term financial goals