1st Semester Final

What is #9?

• Savannah River

• Fall Line

• Chattahoochee River

• Barrier Islands

What does Georgia's mild climate bring to the state?

• Businesses
• People
• Agriculture
• All of the answers

Why did so many early Georgia settlers build settlements near the Fall Line

• The Fall Line was far away from Indian settlements.

• The waterfalls of the Fall Line were difficult to get over, and the rapid flowing water would help run mills.

• The Fall Line marked the end of the fertile growing season for farming.

• The Fall Line was very close to the coast, which allowed goods to be transported cheaply.

Read the passage and answer the question: International tourism is one of the most important sectors of Georgia’s economy and creates many jobs for the state’s residents.

Which major transportation system plays a key role in boosting this sector of the economy?

• Railroads

• Deep-water ports

• Interstate Highway System

• Hartsfield Jackson Airport

Where are Georgia’s two major deep-water seaports?

• Savannah and Jekyll Island

• Savannah and Brunswick

• Brunswick and Augusta

• Macon and Brunswick

Which of the following BEST explains Hernando De Soto's primary motivation for exploring the area that became the colony of Georgia?

• De Soto hoped to bring Christianity to the American Indians.

• De Soto wanted to introduce and establish populations of animals from Europe to the area.

• De Soto hoped to discover large quantities of gold rumored to be in the area.

• De Soto wanted to establish plantations in the area to grow cotton.

Which of these is the BEST explanation for the contrast between Spain's motives to explore and settle the North American continent and England's motives?

• Spain wanted to colonize and England wanted to take home wealth and riches.

• Spain wanted to send prisoners to North America and England wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.

• Spain wanted the fur trade business and England wanted to bring glory to King George.

• Spain wanted to convert Indians to Christianity and find gold/riches, while England desired to create wealth at home from natural resources.

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gain money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

Who was the first European explorer in present-day Georgia?

• Hernando de Soto
• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Pizzaro
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which of the following was not a reason for discontent in the colonies?

• colonists were not allowed to have slaves
• colonists had to plant mulberry trees
• colonists could not drink or sell liquor
• colonists could not own or sell land