Georgia and U.S.

Question 1

What is the relationship between historical events?

Answer 1

Every historical event is tied to earlier causes and later effects.

Question 2

What event directly led to the start of World War II?

Answer 2

Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 after the failure of appeasement.

Question 3

What do the 13 stripes and 50 stars on the American flag represent?

Answer 3

13 stripes = original colonies; 50 stars = current states.

Question 4

Where does the Statue of Liberty stand?

Answer 4

In New York Harbor.

Question 5

What does the torch of the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

Answer 5

It lights the way to freedom.

Question 6

What is the national bird of the United States?

Answer 6

Bald Eagle.

Question 7

Who are the four presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore?

Answer 7

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt.

Question 8

Who wrote the lyrics for the national anthem?

Answer 8

Francis Scott Key.

Question 9

What does ‘E Pluribus Unum’ mean?

Answer 9

Out of many, one.

Question 10

What does Independence Day celebrate?

Answer 10

The 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Question 11

When is Election Day in the United States?

Answer 11

First Tuesday in November.

Question 12

Who was Samuel Adams?

Answer 12

Boston activist who led anti-tax protests and signed the Declaration.

Question 13

What roles did George Washington serve?

Answer 13

Commander of the Continental Army, chair of the Constitutional Convention, first U.S. president.

Question 14

What was Benjamin Franklin’s contribution to U.S. independence?

Answer 14

Co-author of the Declaration and won French alliance.

Question 15

Who was John Adams?

Answer 15

First Vice President and second U.S. president.

Question 16

What was Alexander Hamilton’s role in early U.S. government?

Answer 16

First Treasury Secretary and wrote most of the Federalist Papers.

Question 17

What is James Madison known as?

Answer 17

Father of the Constitution.

Question 18

What pamphlet did Thomas Paine author?

Answer 18

Common Sense.

Question 19

Who was John Jay?

Answer 19

First Chief Justice and negotiated the Jay Treaty.

Question 20

What was Abigail Adams known for?

Answer 20

Her political insight and early call to ‘remember the ladies.’

Question 21

What role did Martha Washington play during the Revolutionary War?

Answer 21

Assisted troops at camps.

Question 22

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 22

Thomas Jefferson.

Question 23

Describe Georgia’s geography.

Answer 23

Runs from Atlantic coast to Appalachian Mountains; includes Coastal Plain and Piedmont.

Question 24

How did the Cherokee live before European contact?

Answer 24

Farmed and lived in log or wattle-and-daub villages.

Question 25

What changes did the Cherokee make in the 1800s?

Answer 25

Adopted a written constitution, courts, and schools.

Question 26

What was the lifestyle of the Muscogee (Creek)?

Answer 26

Communal farmers and traders.

Question 27

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorize?

Answer 27

Forced relocation of Native Americans.

Question 28

What was the outcome of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?

Answer 28

Oglethorpe’s forces repelled Spain.

Question 29

When did Georgia become a royal colony?

Answer 29

In 1752.

Question 30

What was the significance of the Cotton Gin?

Answer 30

Made cotton profitable and expanded slavery.

Question 31

What was the Yazoo Land Scandal?

Answer 31

Lawmakers sold vast western lands cheaply; later voided by Supreme Court.

Question 32

What triggered the Georgia Gold Rush?

Answer 32

Gold finds on Cherokee land.

Question 33

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

Answer 33

Upheld Cherokee sovereignty.

Question 34

What was the Trail of Tears?

Answer 34

Forced 1,000-mile march of Cherokee to Oklahoma.

Question 35

How did railroads impact Georgia's economy?

Answer 35

Integrated state markets and boosted the economy.

Question 36

What was Georgia's role in the Civil War?

Answer 36

Secession in 1861; aided Confederacy.

Question 37

What was the effect of Reconstruction on Georgia?

Answer 37

Economy shattered; sharecropping emerged.

Question 38

What was the impact of the Boll Weevil on Georgia's agriculture?

Answer 38

Low cotton prices and insect ruin.

Question 39

What did the Brown v. Board decision mandate?

Answer 39

Ordered school desegregation.

Question 40

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

Answer 40

Led national civil-rights movement.

Question 41

What characterizes the modern Georgia economy?

Answer 41

Diverse mix of agriculture, film, manufacturing, services, and tech sectors.