midterm reviewing

Question 1

What is the smallest geographic region in Georgia?

Answer 1

Appalachian Plateau

Question 2

What are the main features of the Ridge and Valley region?

Answer 2

Carpet production, old transportation routes

Question 3

What is significant about the Blue Ridge region?

Answer 3

Tourism, start of Appalachian Trail, apple production

Question 4

What region of Georgia has the largest population?

Answer 4

Piedmont

Question 5

What are the characteristics of the Coastal Plains region?

Answer 5

Largest in area, fertile inner soil (3 Ps), sandy outer soil, tourism

Question 6

Why was the Fall Line important to Georgia’s early cities?

Answer 6

Early cities were placed there for travel and hydroelectric power

Question 7

How would you describe Georgia’s climate?

Answer 7

Humid subtropical with mild winters and hot summers

Question 8

Which cities were early urban centers along the Fall Line?

Answer 8

Macon, Augusta, Columbus

Question 9

What impact did Spanish missions have on Georgia’s early history?

Answer 9

Tried to convert natives to Christianity; population decreased due to disease and conflict

Question 10

What artifacts did the Mississippian Indians leave behind?

Answer 10

Artifacts that showed how they lived

Question 11

What type of government did the Mississippians have?

Answer 11

Chiefdoms

Question 12

Why were villages in the Mississippian period built near water?

Answer 12

For trade, travel, and food (farming)

Question 13

What is the significance of Savannah as a city in Georgia?

Answer 13

A port city important for trade and tourism

Question 14

Who was Hernando de Soto and what was his impact on Georgia?

Answer 14

First European explorer; enslaved and killed natives, introduced diseases

Question 15

What was the relationship between James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Chief Tomochichi?

Answer 15

Mutually beneficial relationship for communication and support

Question 16

What are the three justifications for the creation of Georgia as a colony?

Answer 16

• Philanthropy
• Economics
• Defense

Question 17

Georgia began as England’s only colony governed by _____

Answer 17

Trustees

Question 18

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger American colonists?

Answer 18

Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 19

What does it mean to be a ‘patriot’ during the American Revolution?

Answer 19

Wanted independence from Great Britain

Question 20

What are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 20

• Preamble
• Grievances
• Declaration

Question 21

What is the significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek in Georgia’s history?

Answer 21

Patriot victory that provided supplies and morale boost

Question 22

Who signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia?

Answer 22

• Button Gwinnett
• Lyman Hall
• George Walton

Question 23

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 23

• No federal army
• States had more power
• States coined their own money
• No strong federal government

Question 24

How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

Answer 24

Great Britain taxed the colonies to pay off war debt

Question 25

What impact did the discovery of gold in Dahlonega have on Georgia?

Answer 25

Displacement of natives and creation of mining towns

Question 26

Who was Andrew Jackson and what was his role during Westward Expansion?

Answer 26

7th president; signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830

Question 27

What were Georgia’s two main systems of land distribution?

Answer 27

• Headright system
• Land Lottery

Question 28

Describe the decision made by the Supreme Court in Worcester v Georgia.

Answer 28

John Marshall ruled that Cherokee Nation and GA were separate; GA law did not apply

Question 29

Why did Georgia move the location of its capital city?

Answer 29

Population moved west as land was taken from natives

Question 30

_______ is a trade policy adopted by England for wealth and self-sufficiency.

Answer 30

Mercantilism

Question 31

How did new technologies help with westward expansion?

Answer 31

• Cotton gin increased cotton production
• Railroads improved transportation and created new towns

Question 32

What are the steps required before a bill can become a law?

Answer 32

• Idea for a law
• Sponsored by a member
• Introduced
• Goes to Committee
• Goes to floor of first chamber
• If passed, goes to 2nd chamber
• If passed, goes to governor/president

Question 33

What is Georgia’s motto?

Answer 33

Wisdom, justice, moderation, and courage

Question 34

What is the purpose of a local government?

Answer 34

To provide services such as fire and police for cities and counties

Question 35

What is the basic purpose of each of the three branches of government?

Answer 35

• Legislative – make laws
• Executive – enforce laws
• Judicial – interpret laws/administer justice

Question 36

What is checks and balances? Give examples.

Answer 36

Prevents one branch from becoming too powerful. Examples:
* Executive can veto laws
* Legislative can impeach president
* Judicial can declare laws unconstitutional

Question 37

What is separation of powers? List the roles.

Answer 37

• Legislative – House of Rep/Senate
• Executive – governor/president
• Judicial – judges (lower courts and Supreme Court)

Question 38

What is the difference between a civil and criminal case?

Answer 38

• Civil – disputes between people
• Criminal – law has been broken