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Question 1

Which PORTION of the Civil Rights did LESTER MADDOX OPENLY DEFY

Answer 1

D. The BAN on RACIAL SEGREGATION in public ACCOMODATIONS

Question 2

How did Lester Maddox views regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964 compare to his actions when he was ELECTED GOVERNOR IN GEORGIA

Answer 2

B. Maddox strongly opposed the Civil Rights Act but appointed a SIGNIFICANT number of African Americans TO GOVERNMENT POSITIONS

Question 3

How did the MARCH ON WASHINGTON affect the CIVIL RIGHTS Movement

Answer 3

C. With its DRAMATIC TURNOUT and powerful speeches, the March helped to INCREASE DETAIL on political leaders to support federal civil rights legislative

Question 4

What FACTOR CONTRIBUTED significantly to the election of Georgia politicians that supported civil rights LEGISLATION IN THE 1940s

Answer 4

B. The end of the WHITE PRIMARY SYSTEM

Question 5

How did SENATOR RUSSELL economic policies impact GEORGIA

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A. Russell helped establish several IMPORTANT MILITARY BASES in the state.

Question 6

How did AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS in the years following World War ll affect Georgia’s POPULATION

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D. An emphasis on CROP DIVERSIFICATION led to rising profits for farm operations, resulting in a DECLINE in UNEMPLOYMENT in rural areas

Question 7

For the state of GEORGIA, World War ll can be CHARACTERIZED as a period of

Answer 7

B.Major Industrial development

Question 8

How did WARTIME PRODUCTION in the communities in and around Savannah and Brunswick during World War ll affect these communities

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C. Shipyards provided thousands of jobs and benefited the economies of the communities significantly as income from thee jobs was REINVESTED in LOCAL BUSINESS

Question 9

Why was the RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION IMPORTANT to Georgia

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B. MUCH OF GEORGIA’S POPULATION lived in RURAL areas that did not have access to electricity

Question 10

Why was the SOCIAL SECURITY act INACTED

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A. To provide SUPPORT for OLDER AMERICANS

Question 11

Why was the founding of the UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA considered a SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT in the history of AMERICAN EDUCATION

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D. It was the FIRST STATE-CHARTERED university in the United States

Question 12

Why was the CAPITOL of Georgia moved to LOUISVILLE in 1796

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C. The state expanded westward and this expansion was ACCOMPANIED by A LARGE POPULATION SHIFT

Question 13

Why was WILLIAM MCINTOSH EXECUTED by members of the creek in 1825

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D. He gave CREEK LAND In GEORGIA to the US government without their consent

Question 14

Why did Georgia’s leaders BEGIN the LAND LOTTERY system during the 1800’s

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A. It began as a way to REDISTRIBUTE AMERICAN INDIAN lands that were taken by Georgia after the war

Question 15

How did Alonzo Herndon seek to improve the LIVES OF AMERICANS IN ATLANTA

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A. By PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT opportunities for college-educated members of the community

Question 16

Where did the FIRST EUROPEANS to come to Georgia typically settle? Why?

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D. They typically settled near rivers along which American Indians had established TRADING POSTS

Question 17

How did DEVELOPMENTS in DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA during the 1830s contribute to the removal of the Cherokee from their their homelands in Georgia.

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D. The DISCOVERY of gold in the region led many people to move to the state and attempt to settle Cherokee land.

Question 18

What had the most significant effect on the GROWTH of the SLAVE POPULATION in Georgia

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The invention of the cotton gin

Question 19

What was the PASSAGE of the 1975 YAZOO ACT CONTROVERSIAL

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D. The act was the result of the corruption and bribery of NUMEROUS PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Question 20

How did the BATTLE OF KETTLE CREEK help the PATRIOT cause in Georgia the AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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B. The BATTLE BOOSTED PATRIOT MORALE and helped them get supplies that they need

Question 21

DESPITE THE OUTCOME, Union leaders believed that the Battle of CHICKAMAUGA was an important step towards

Answer 21

A. Capturing Atlanta and controlling the Confederate railroads

Question 22

What was the main purpose of the UNION BLOCKADE of Georgia’s COAST during the CIVIL WAR

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D. To prevent the state FROM SHIPPING GOODS TO EUROPE in exchange for weapons and supplies

Question 23

Why was ANDREW YOUNG’S ELECTION to the Georgia House of representatives IMPORTANT?

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C. He was the FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN from Georgia since RECONSTRUCTION

Question 24

When was the Confederate battle flag INCORPORATED INTO THE GEORGIA state flag

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C. In 1956, to protest Supreme Courts ruling in BROWN V. BOARD of Education

Question 25

The efforts of those referred to as Malcontents in the Georgia colony led to which TWO DEVELOPMENTS in the early 1750's

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C. The LEGALIZATION OF SLAVERY in Georgia D. The end of RESTRICTIONS REGARDING LAND OWNERSHIP

Question 26

For which THREE reasons did JAMES OGLETHORPE propose the establishment of the GEORGIA COLONY

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B. To create a BUFFER ZONE to protect the Carolinas from the Spanish C.To establish a place for POOR BRITISH CITIZENS to start a new life. E. To develop the areas NATURAL RESOURCES to be SOLD in Europe

Question 27

How are the GEORGIA CONSTITUTION and the US CONSTITUTION SIMILAR

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B. They both have a BILL OF RIGHTS that protect CERTAIN FREEDOMS

Question 28

Which cause did TOM WATSON and other POPULISTS support at the turn of the TWENTIETH CENTURY

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D. Promoting the interests of farmers

Question 29

As managing editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION in the 1880s, what did HENRY GRADY use the PAPER TO PROMOTE

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D. Southern industrial growth

Question 30

This flag was ADOPTED by the state of Georgia lately in response to what LANDMARK SUPREME COURT DECISION

Answer 30

D. Brown V. Board of Education

Question 31

Which answer choice correctly explains the ULTIMATE IMPACT of the 1906 ATLANTA RIOT on the city

Answer 31

A. It led to the DEEPENING of RACIAL SEGREGATION in the city

Question 32

Why did SOUTHERN LEGISLATORS enact JIM CROW LAWS

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C. To PREVENT AFRICAN AMERICANS from EXERCISING

Question 33

Read the excerpt from a speech by W.E.B DuBois and answer this question

Answer 33

C. Washington advocated TOLERANCE OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, while Dubois argued that black Americans MUST FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS through POLITICAL AND CI RIGHTS activism.

Question 34

How did the VIEWS of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington about the best way to ACHIEVE EQUALITY differ

Answer 34

D. DuBois believed that GAINING POLITICAL REPRESENTATION was the most important part of the struggle

Question 35

In the 1898 case of Plessy V. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law that required AFrican American and white passengers to SIT IN DIFFERENT RAIL CARS did not VIOLATE the constitution. WHich legal doctrine was established by this case

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C. Separate but equal

Question 36

What was the RESULTtof the Plessy V. Ferguson Supreme Court case

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A. The SEGREGATION of PUBLIC FACILITIES was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Question 37

In Georgia, the RATIFICATION of the FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH amendments resulted in

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C. The ELECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS to serve in public office throughout the state

Question 38

Which NOTICEABLE GEORGIAN is described above

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A. Maynard Jackson

Question 39

What message did the Government of Georgia want to communicate with its ADOPTION of the NEW STATE FLAG in the mid-twentieth century

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C. Its RESISTANCE to a FEDERAL RULING that SEGREGATION was illegal

Question 40

What was one effect on the SIBLEY COMMISSION on DESEGREGATION in Georgia

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D. Georgia AVOIDED MUCH of the violence associated with DESEGREGATION efforts in other states

Question 41

What was the main purpose of the INTERNATIONAL COTTON EXPOSITIONS held in Atlanta during the NEW SOUTH ERA

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C. To ENCOURAGE NORTHERNERS to invest in SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

Question 42

The controversial conviction of Leo Frank for the death of Mary Phagan, and his later murder, were representative of which PREJUDICES held by many in the South at that time?

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A. distrust of Northerners and Jewish people

Question 43

Which statement CORRECTLY DESCRIBES SHARECROPPING as practiced in Georgia during Reconstruction?

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B. The system kept LABORERS in CONSTANT DEBT to landowners.

Question 44

What was ONE OUTCOME of the Georgia legislature refusal to seat HENRY MCNEAL TURNER?

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C. It sent a message that while African Americans could vote, they could not serve in political office.

Question 45

How did Georgia's economy change after the Civil War?

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A. The economy became more DIVERSIFIED and iNDUSTRIAL

Question 46

How did Maynard Jackson help ATLANTA DEVELOP ECONOMICALLY? Select all that apply.

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B. by pushing through expansions of the city's international airport E. by improving economic opportunities for African American-owned businesses

Question 47

What LANDMARK SUPREME COURT DECISION decision led to the creation of the Sibley Commission by the Georgia General Assembly?

Answer 47

A. Brown V. Board of Education

Question 48

The addition of a symbol of the CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA to the Georgia state flag in 1956 was a response by the state government to

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B. the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education.

Question 49

What was Alonzo Herndon's MAIN goal when he founded the ATLANTA MUTUAL INSURANCE IN Association in 1905?

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B. To gain wealth and help other African Americans

Question 50

Sharecroppers and tenant farmers were two major sources of agricultural labor during Reconstruction. How did they differ from each other?

Answer 50

TENANT FARMERS tended to OWN THE FARMING EQUIPMENT that they used, while SHARECROPPERS USUALLY DID NOT

Question 51

How did MAYNARD JACKSON and ANDREW YOUNG help Atlanta develop economically?

Answer 51

B.They both helped bring the OLYMPIC GAMES to the city.

Question 52

Why did the number of successful African American–owned BUSINESSES in Atlanta increase during Maynard Jackson's TERM AS MAYOR?

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A. Jackson supported AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS

Question 53

What was one way that LESTER MADDOX showed his OPPOSITION to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, claiming to represent most Georgians?

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B. Maddox pledged to CLOSE his RESTAURANT rather than serve African Americans.

Question 54

What most helped Lester Maddox get ELECTED as governor of Georgia?

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A. his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Question 55

What was the GOAL of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

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A. REESTABLISHING WHITE SUPREMACY in the south

Question 56

What was the main difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers during Reconstruction?

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C. Most tenant farmers owned tools and equipment, while sharecroppers relied on landowners for everything they needed.

Question 57

How did the views of PROMINENT Black American leaders W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington differ?

Answer 57

A. Washington advocated tolerance of racial discrimination, while Du Bois argued that Black Americans must fight for their rights through political and civil rights activism.

Question 58

Based on this quotation, what approach to social progress for African Americans did WASHINGTON PUBLICLY SUPPORT

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B. He supported ACCOMMODATION and INCREMENTAL ADVANCEMENT through a focus on education and economic improvement.

Question 59

Why did Booker T. Washington help establish the Tuskegee Institute?

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A. to improve educational opportunities for African Americans

Question 60

Booker T. Washington's focus on civil rights through education and economic advancement led him to

Answer 60

FOUND THE TUSKEGEE NORMAL and Industrial Institute.

Question 61

How did the Georgia Assembly respond to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

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B. It opposed the decision and added Confederate imagery to the new state flag.

Question 62

Why were thirty-two newly elected members of the Georgia General Assembly removed from the legislature during Reconstruction?

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to ELIMINATE OPPOSITION to legislation addressing social inequality

Question 63

During his time as mayor of Atlanta, how did Andrew Young help continue the work set forth by the city's previous mayor?

Answer 63

D. Young expanded Maynard Jackson's programs for minority businesses.

Question 64

Why did Tom Watson and other notable members of the Populist Party criticize Henry Grady for his work with the Atlanta Constitution?

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B. for supporting industry over the interests of farmers

Question 65

Which of the following BEST supports the claim that the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was an important success for Georgia?

Answer 65

D. It attracted significant industrial resources from the north.

Question 66

Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because

Answer 66

B. he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions.

Question 67

How did the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson impact society in the South?

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B. Nearly every aspect of life throughout the region became segregated along racial lines.

Question 68

How did the goals of the Freedmen's Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction compare?

Answer 68

A. The Freedmen's Bureau sought to prevent Black Americans from being denied the right to vote, while the Ku Klux Klan sought to deny Black Americans their social and political rights.

Question 69

Judith wants to start a farm in Georgia. Based on the characteristics of the regions, should Judith establish her farm in the Appalachian Plateau or Piedmont region? Why?

Answer 69

A. She should establish her farm in the Piedmont region because its soil is more fertile than soil in the Appalachian Plateau region.

Question 70

Which major physical feature of Georgia is located in the Coastal Plain region?

Answer 70

D. the Okefenokee Swamp

Question 71

What is the difference between delinquent and unruly behavior under Georgia juvenile law?

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C. Delinquent behaviors would be illegal if committed by adults. Unruly behaviors should not be committed, but are not crimes if committed by adults.

Question 72

Which part of Georgia’s executive branch supervises elections in the state?

Answer 72

B. the Office of the Secretary of State

Question 73

What is the largest non-tax source of revenue for the government of Georgia?

Answer 73

A. The state lottery

Question 74

Which industry accounts for the largest portion of Georgia's economy?

Answer 74

A. Agriculture

Question 75

Which of the following is a CHARACTERISTIC of a special-purpose district in Georgia?

Answer 75

A. provides a single service to a LIMITED area

Question 76

The justices of Georgia's Supreme Court are elected in

Answer 76

C. statewide, nonpartisan elections.

Question 77

Civil law PRIMARILY deals with which of the following?

Answer 77

C. DISPUTES between individuals or organizations

Question 78

In Georgia, what is the last step in adult criminal trials?

Answer 78

D. Sentencing

Question 79

Which agency of Georgia's executive branch is responsible for maintaining Georgia's highways?

Answer 79

D. the Georgia Department of Transportation

Question 80

How are the qualifications for the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives different?

Answer 80

B. A person must be at least twenty-five years old to serve in the senate, but only twenty-one years old to serve in the house.

Question 81

What is the largest source of revenue for the Georgia state government?

Answer 81

D. personal income taxes

Question 82

What are the qualifications to be an eligible voter in Georgia? Select all that apply.

Answer 82

A. must be a citizen of the United States B. must be a legal resident of Georgia F. must be at least eighteen years of age

Question 83

Which two regions of Georgia are separated by the Fall Line?

Answer 83

C. Coastal Plain and Piedmont

Question 84

Which of Georgia's geographic regions is the smallest?

Answer 84

A. Appalachian Plateau

Question 85

Georgia spends the GREATEST percentage of its revenue on

Answer 85

A. Education

Question 86

Why does the Georgia Constitution split the powers of government among different branches?

Answer 86

D. to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

Question 87

As listed in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia Flag, for which principles does the Georgia state flag stand? Select all that apply.

Answer 87

A. Justice D. Moderation F. Wisdom

Question 88

If both houses of the Georgia legislature accept a proposed bill, the bill is then sent to the governor for approval. If the governor vetoes the bill, how can the legislature enact the bill into law?

Answer 88

A. The legislature can OVERRIDE the veto with a TWO-THIRDS vote in both houses of the legislature.

Question 89

Which Creek chief agreed to give Creek land to the United States without the permission of other tribal chiefs?

Answer 89

B. William McIntosh

Question 90

Why were the Cherokee forcefully removed from their lands during the Trail of Tears?

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D. American SETTLERS wanted CHEROKEE land and resources and took them.

Question 91

How are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton similar?

Answer 91

B. They were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Question 92

What role did William McIntosh play in the removal of American Indian tribes from their homeland in Georgia?

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C. McIntosh gave Creek land west of the OCONEE River to the federal government.

Question 93

Which statement best describes the Mississippian Indian culture?

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A. It was a highly organized, sedentary society that relied on agriculture in addition to hunting and gathering for food.

Question 94

What was one of Spain's main goals when exploring the Americas?

Answer 94

C. to acquire gold and resources

Question 95

What was the purpose of the cotton gin popularized by Eli Whitney?

Answer 95

B. to efficiently separate cotton seeds from raw cotton

Question 96

How did the Mississippian's food sources change as the culture's population grew?

Answer 96

C. They moved from horticulture to agriculture.

Question 97

What purpose did mounds serve in Mississippian society?

Answer 97

A. as gathering sites for religious and social activities

Question 98

Much of the land that Georgians won in land lotteries belonged to

Answer 98

A. Creek Indians and the Cherokee nation.

Question 99

Before the Civil War, the economy of Georgia depended MOST heavily on

Answer 99

A. Cotton

Question 100

What was President Andrew Jackson's policy toward American Indians?

Answer 100

B. Jackson focused on quickly forcing American Indians to relocate from their lands.

Question 101

Which of the following led directly to the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia?

Answer 101

A. the discovery of GOLD in Dahlonega

Question 102

Why did the Georgia legislature decide to make Louisville the state capital in 1796?

Answer 102

C. The state's population was centered around the area due to a SHIFT WESTWARD AWAY from the coast.

Question 103

During the 1800s, the growth of which transportation system allowed Atlanta to become a major center of trade in Georgia?

Answer 103

B. Railroads

Question 104

Who helped James Oglethorpe and the colonists in the Georgia Colony develop good relationships with American Indians?

Answer 104

B. Mary Musgrove

Question 105

Who was the first known European explorer in Georgia?

Answer 105

D. Hernando De Soto

Question 106

What was the main strategy of the Union's “Anaconda Plan” during the Civil War?

Answer 106

A. blockading the coast of the Confederacy to PREVENT TRADE

Question 107

The variety of candidates that had at least some measure of support in the 1860 presidential election reflected the sectional turmoil in the United States over which of the following issues?

Answer 107

D. Slavery

Question 108

What development motivated state leaders to move the capital of Georgia to Louisville?

Answer 108

A. The WESTWARD expansion of the state

Question 109

The Cherokee who traveled along the Trail of Tears were forced to move to land in which present-day state?

Answer 109

C. Oklahoma

Question 110

What did Georgia's economy rely on during the colonial period?

Answer 110

A. Agriculture

Question 111

Which industry was MOST responsible for Georgia's growth before the Civil War?

Answer 111

C. Agriculture

Question 112

During the Trustee Period of Georgia's colonial history, the Malcontents played a significant role in what development?

Answer 112

C. The legalization of slavery in the colony

Question 113

How did Georgia's leaders encourage settlers to stay in Georgia as the colony transitioned from the Trustee Period to being a royal colony?

Answer 113

D. They relaxed restrictions on land ownership and legalized slavery.

Question 114

Which American Indian culture was the first to encounter Europeans in Georgia?

Answer 114

B. Mississippian

Question 115

Which US president signed the Indian Removal Act?

Answer 115

D. Andrew Jackson

Question 116

Why did the founders created a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 116

A. because of the COLONISTS experiences living under a MONARCHY

Question 117

Why did the Mississippian culture decline after contact with Europeans?

Answer 117

B. European diseases killed many Mississippians

Question 118

Why did the issuing of the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?

Answer 118

A. Colonists were prohibited from settling land west of the Appalachians.