Georgia Studies Semester 1 Final Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Which region of Georgia is the most populated?

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

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Which region of Georgia contains the most mountains?

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

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Which region of Georgia is the most suitable for farming?

Piedmont

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

Coastal Plain

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Which of the following has NEVER been a Georgia capital?

Augusta

Milledgeville

Macon

Savannah

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

Christopher Columbus

Hernando de Soto

Ponce de Leon

James Oglethorpe

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

Take over native lands

help establish trade routes among natives.

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

immigration of natives to Europe

deaths of many natives due to smallpox

Establishment of a beneficial trade relationship

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

He was highly educated.

He was involved in English politics.

he actually lived in the colony of GA.

He was a wealthy man from a wealthy family.

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

own land, live in Georgia, take a salary

hold political office, donate to Georgia, own land

own land, hold political office, 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 translated between Tomochichi and Oglethorpe.

She married Button Gwinnett.

She killed 5 loyalists during the Revolution.

She was a nurse during the Civil War.

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

Augusta

Louisville

Atlanta

Savannah

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

made colonists pay higher taxes

created a new constitution for GA

Helped spark the Boston Tea Party

forbade any colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mtns

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

List of Grievances

Statement of Separation

List of Amendments

Preamble

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Which of the following correctly explains what a loyalist was?

A trustee who stayed loyal to Georgia

A spy for the Confederacy

A native american who fought in the French-Indian War

A colonist who fought alongside the British

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

Elijah Clarke

Austin Dabney

Nancy Hart

Lyman Hall

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