Question 1

What was the first capital of Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Savannah

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Augusta

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Athens

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Milledgeville

Question 2

What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?

Accepted Answer

A scandal involving the selling of land in Georgia by corrupt officials at a low price to insiders and speculators.

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The discovery of a valuable gold deposit in Yazoo County.

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A civil war between the Yazoo and Creek Indian tribes.

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A natural disaster that destroyed a large portion of Georgia's farmland.

Question 3

Who was William McIntosh?

Accepted Answer

A Creek chief

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A Spanish explorer

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An American politician

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A British general

Question 4

What law did McIntosh sign?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Indian Springs

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The Homestead Act

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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The Stamp Act

Question 5

What was the main purpose of the treaty?

Accepted Answer

To cede Creek land to Georgia

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To create a Creek state within Georgia

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To expel all white settlers from Creek land

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To grant Creek people citizenship in the US

Question 6

What happened to McIntosh as a result of signing the treaty?

Accepted Answer

He was executed by his own people

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He was hailed as a hero by the US government

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He was exiled to another state

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He was granted a large estate in Georgia

Question 7

Who was the Cherokee chief during the Trail of Tears?

Accepted Answer

John Ross

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Andrew Jackson

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Dahlonega Gold Rush

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John Marshall

Question 8

Who was the President of the United States during the Trail of Tears?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson

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John Marshall

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John Ross

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Dahlonega Gold Rush

Question 9

Which event led to the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia that sided with the Cherokee?

Accepted Answer

Dahlonega Gold Rush

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Andrew Jackson

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John Ross

Answer

John Marshall

Question 10

Which Supreme Court decision was ignored by Andrew Jackson in his push for Indian Removal?

Accepted Answer

Worcester v. Georgia

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John Marshall

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John Ross

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Dahlonega Gold Rush

Question 11

What was the name of the law passed by Congress that allowed for the removal of the Cherokee?

Accepted Answer

Indian Removal Act

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Trail of Tears Act

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Andrew Jackson's Law

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Cherokee Removal Act

Question 12

What was the trail that the Cherokee were forced to take during their removal?

Accepted Answer

The Trail of Tears

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The Trail of Sorrow

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The Trail of Heartbreak

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The Trail of Despair

Question 13

What was the role of John Marshall in the Cherokee removal?

Accepted Answer

He ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia

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He signed the Indian Removal Act into law

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He refused to enforce the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia

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He supported Indian Removal

Question 14

What was the term used for a state's ability to declare a federal law null and void?

Accepted Answer

Nullification

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Reconstruction

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Secession

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Compromise

Question 15

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

To balance the interests of free and slave states

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To declare nullification unconstitutional

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To expand slavery to all new territories

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To abolish slavery in all states

Question 16

What was the Georgia Platform?

Accepted Answer

A statement in support of the Compromise of 1850

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A military strategy for the Civil War

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A plan for Georgia's secession from the Union

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A legal decision supporting slavery

Question 17

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

Accepted Answer

Slaves were not considered citizens and could not sue for their freedom

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Slavery was abolished in the northern states

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Slaves were granted immediate freedom

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Slaves were given the right to vote

Question 18

Who was elected president in 1860?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Jefferson Davis

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Robert E. Lee

Question 19

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A presidential order declaring all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free

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A treaty ending the Civil War

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A law abolishing slavery in all states

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A court decision granting slaves their freedom

Question 20

What was the purpose of the Union blockade of Georgia's coast?

Accepted Answer

To stop the Confederate from exporting cotton and importing weapons

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To blockade Mobile

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To capture Savannah

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To blockade Charleston

Question 21

What was the result of the Battle of Chickamauga?

Accepted Answer

Confederate victory

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Both sides agreed to a truce

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Stalemate

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Union victory

Question 22

Who was the Union general that led the Atlanta Campaign?

Accepted Answer

William Tecumseh Sherman

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Robert E. Lee

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Stonewall Jackson

Question 23

What was the goal of the Atlanta Campaign?

Accepted Answer

To capture the city of Atlanta and destroy its manufacturing and supply centers.

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To capture New Orleans, a key port city.

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To blockade the Southern coast.

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To capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy.

Question 24

What was the significance of Sherman's March to the Sea?

Accepted Answer

It helped lead to the eventual Union victory in the Civil War

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It was a failure and did not accomplish its goals

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It was a pointless and destructive rampage

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It was a significant Confederate victory

Question 25

Where is Andersonville located?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

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South Carolina

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North Carolina

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Virginia

Question 26

Who commanded the prison at Andersonville?

Accepted Answer

Henry Wirz

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Stonewall Jackson

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Nathan Bedford Forrest

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Robert E. Lee

Question 27

What is the main purpose of the 13th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Abolish slavery

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Give citizenship to former slaves

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Protect the right to vote

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Establish equal protection under the law

Question 28

What did the 14th Amendment do?

Accepted Answer

Grant citizenship and equal protection to all people born or naturalized in the US

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Protect the right to vote

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Establish the federal income tax

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Abolish slavery

Question 29

What right did the 15th Amendment protect?

Accepted Answer

The right to vote regardless of race or color

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The right to bear arms

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The right to free speech

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The right to own property

Question 30

Which amendment granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US?

Accepted Answer

14th Amendment

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16th Amendment

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13th Amendment

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15th Amendment

Question 31

Which Amendment protected the voting rights of African American men?

Accepted Answer

15th Amendment

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14th Amendment

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13th Amendment

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16th Amendment

Question 32

What were the three main components of the Congressional Reconstruction Plan?

Accepted Answer

Military occupation, African American voting rights, and ratification of the 14th Amendment

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Punishment, land redistribution, and industrialization

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Integration, land redistribution, and voting rights for all

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Annexation, punishment, and occupation

Question 33

What did the Lincoln and Johnson Reconstruction Plans have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both aimed to quickly reintegrate the Southern states back into the Union

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Both aimed to punish the Southern states for their rebellion

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Both aimed to annex the Southern states as territories

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Both supported voting rights for African Americans

Question 34

What were the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Accepted Answer

To provide relief and assistance to newly freed African Americans

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To promote the rights of white plantation owners

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To continue the institution of slavery in the United States

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To establish racial segregation in the South

Question 35

Which organization sought to maintain white supremacy?

Accepted Answer

Ku Klux Klan

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Neither organization

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Freedmen’s Bureau

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Both organizations

Question 36

When did the removal of African American legislators from the Georgia General Assembly take place?

Accepted Answer

During Reconstruction

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During the Civil Rights Movement

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During the Jim Crow era

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Before the Civil War

Question 37

What was the primary reason for the removal of African American legislators from the Georgia General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

To maintain white supremacy and control

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To increase efficiency in government

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To promote racial harmony

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To save money on government expenses

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