Georgia Studies Semester 1 Final Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Which region of Georgia is the most populated?

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Blue Ridge

Appalachian Plateau

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Which region of Georgia contains the most mountains?

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

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Which region of Georgia is the most suitable for farming?

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

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Which of the following has NEVER been a Georgia capital?

Milledgeville

Savannah

Macon

Augusta

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What was the name of the Spanish explorer who first discovered Georgia?

James Oglethorpe

Hernando de Soto

Christopher Columbus

Ponce de Leon

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What was the purpose of Spanish missions along Georgia's coast?

help establish trade routes among natives.

Take over native lands

spread smallpox to the natives

Convert natives to Christianity

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What was one of the long-term impacts of exploration on the native american population?

the formation of modern native confederations

Establishment of a beneficial trade relationship

deaths of many natives due to smallpox

immigration of natives to Europe

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What was one way that Oglethorpe was different from the other trustees?

He was highly educated.

He was a wealthy man from a wealthy family.

He was involved in English politics.

he actually lived in the colony of GA.

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The Charter of 1732 dictated that the trustees of GA could NOT do any of the following:

own land, hold political office, take a salary

hold political office, donate to Georgia, own land

own land, live in Georgia, take a salary

own land, marry a Georgian, take a salary

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What was the name of the Yamacraw chief who welcomed James Oglethorpe upon his arrival in GA?

Tomochichi

John Ross

Sequoyah

Mary Musgrove

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What was the significance of Mary Musgrove?

She married Button Gwinnett.

She was a nurse during the Civil War.

She killed 5 loyalists during the Revolution.

She translated between Tomochichi and Oglethorpe.

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Yamacraw Bluff eventually became Georgia's first permanent city called what?

Savannah

Atlanta

Augusta

Louisville

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

created a new constitution for GA

forbade any colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mtns

made colonists pay higher taxes

Helped spark the Boston Tea Party

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Which of the following WAS NOT a part of the Declaration of Independence

Preamble

Statement of Separation

List of Amendments

List of Grievances

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Which of the following correctly explains what a loyalist was?

A colonist who fought alongside the British

A trustee who stayed loyal to Georgia

A spy for the Confederacy

A native american who fought in the French-Indian War

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Who led the Battle of Kettle Creek for the colonists in Georgia?

Elijah Clarke

Lyman Hall

Austin Dabney

Nancy Hart

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