1.
Which group of people did Hernando de Soto encounter as he travelled
through the Southeastern USA? Mississippians
2. What were Oglethorpe and King George’s 3 reasons for settling
Georgia?
Create a buffer between SC (defense), help debtors (poor)
(philanthropy), develop natural resources (economics)
3. What was Tomochichi’s role regarding the founding of Georgia? How
did he help?
He was an advisor and gave Oglethorpe land to make a settlement
4. Who won the Battle of Kettle Creek and what did it do for the victors?
Patriots won/raised morale and gave them supplies
5. Was the Articles of Confederation successful? Why/why not?
No. There was no strong national government.
6. How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery?
It increased slavery.
7. How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Worcester v Georgia case?
What did his decision lead to for the Cherokee? He didn’t enforce the
decision of the Supreme Court. It lead to the Trail of Tears.
8. What was Andersonville?
Overcrowded confederate prison for Union soldiers during the Civil War
9. What was created to show Georgia’s support for the Compromise of
1850?
GA Platform
10. What amendment overturned the Dred Scott v Sandford
decision?
14th
11. Why were both the KKK and Freedmen’s Bureau created?
Changing social conditions
12. Define Unruly behavior and Delinquent behavior.
U- Adult can do, Juvenile can’t
D- Neither can do it
13. What are the 5 Georgia regions? What separates the Coastal
Plain and the Piedmont? Which is the smallest? Where do the
Chattahoochee and Savannah rivers start? Which region has the
textile industry in it? Which region has the highest population? Which
region has the Okefenokee swamp? App. Plateau, Blue Ridge, Valley
and Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain. Fall line. App. Pl. Blue Ridge.
Valley and Ridge. Piedmont. Coastal Plain.
14. What does the executive branch (including state agencies) do
regarding the laws? Enforces the laws
15. What is a difference in the juvenile justice system and the adult
justice system?
Juveniles have no juries.
16. What is the purpose of the committees in the General Assembly?
Where does a bill go once one house approves it? Committees allow
bills to be studied more carefully. The bill then goes to the other
house.
17. Define Disenfranchisement. Take away the right to vote.
18. What did the March on Washington lead to? Civil Rights Act of
1964
19. What river is Savannah on and where is that river? Savannah
River. It forms the border of SC and GA (Eastern GA)