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Unit Three Georgia Studies Common Assessment

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  • Q1
    What was the MOST important part of the Compromise of 1850 for southerners?
    a new Fugitive Slave Act
    the slave trade was ended in Washington, DC
    a new protective tariff
    California a free state
    30s
  • Q2
    What best explains the huge drop in cotton production from 1861 to 1864?
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    British diplomatic recognition of the Confederate States of America
    The passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and full freedom for former slaves
    The Emancipation Proclamation and the immediate freeing of all slaves
    The disruption caused by the Union blockade and the course of the Civil War
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following would be appropriate bullets for a slide entitled "Congressional Reconstruction?' Choose THREE
    States had to start over on Reconstruction and pass the 13th and 14th amendments
    Divided the South into military districts = Georgia in the Third Military District
    Southern states were all immediately let back in the Union
    Freedmen’s Bureau Created
    Black Codes were enforced by the federal government
    30s
  • Q4
    What BEST describes the type of agreement being entered upon with the signing of this document?
    Sharecropping agreement
    Farm land rental agreement
    bill of sale
    Emancipation proclamation
    30s
  • Q5
    The Battle of Antietam was witness to the single bloodiest day in the Civil War, yet it remains important for what other reason?
    It gave General Lee the momentum to invade the North and end the war.
    It was the first battle in Georgia.
    It was the last battle of the war?
    It gave Lincoln the "victory" he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following would be appropriate bullets for a slide for the Battle of Chickamauga? CHOOSE TWO
    Confederate Victory
    Union troops led by William T. Sherman marched from Chickamauga to Atlanta.
    Ended the Civil War
    Second bloodiest battle in the Civil War
    30s
  • Q7
    According to this quote, what part of the Compromise of 1850 must be followed by the federal government in order for the Union to be preserved and for Georgia to remain a part of it?
    Dred Scott must be declared still a slave.
    The tariff must be nullified.
    The Fugitive Slave Act must be enforced.
    California must be admitted as a slave state.
    30s
  • Q8
    President Andrew Johnson allowed southern states to enter after passing only the thirteenth amendment. As a result, new southern states like Georgia created "black codes" that limited the rights of the former slaves. Therefore, the new fourteenth amendment became a central part of this reconstruction plan.
    Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan
    Congressional Reconstruction Plan
    Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
    30s
  • Q9
    What was the response of Georgians to the Compromise of 1850 that stated Georgia would remain loyal to the deal and the nation as long as nothing further was done to restrict slavery in the territories?
    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    Georgia Platform
    Constitution
    Ordinance of Secession
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the name of the organization that was created to help the former slaves make the transition to free citizen?
    Freedmen's Bureau
    National Brotherhood of Freedmen
    NAACP
    Ku Klux Klan
    30s
  • Q11
    Who was the leader of the black legislators removed from the General Assembly by white Democrats in 1868?
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    W.E.B. DuBois
    Booker T. Washington
    Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Henry McNeal Turner
    30s
  • Q12
    This excerpt would MOST likely be found in documents associated with what organization?
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    Freedmen's Bureau
    Georgia General Assembly
    Democratic Party
    Ku Klux Klan
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  • Q13
    What BEST explains why Union prisoners of war were shuffled around between a variety of sites, including the Blackshear prison camp, during the fall of 1864?
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    Sherman's March to the Sea through the heart of the state.
    The Confederacy was testing the rail lines in preparation of a massive evacuation plan for the capital of Richmond.
    They were looking to move the prisoners to healthier camps.
    The war came to an end in 1864.
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  • Q14
    What aspect of Sherman's March to the Sea was this Georgia women describing in her war diary?
    Confederate forces under Joe Wheeler fought sparingly against Sherman's marching army.
    Sherman's men foraged and lived off the land while on the march.
    Sherman was a practicing Devil-worshipper and encouraged his beliefs among his men.
    There was really only one battle of any significance during the march to Savannah.
    30s
  • Q15
    According to the cartoonist, what group of southerners are in a condition "worse than slavery?"
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    Mexican Americans
    African Americans
    Women
    Whites
    Democrats
    30s

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