Georgia Milestones Review 100

Which statement accurately explains Georgia's location?

• It is along the Atlantic Coast in the Eastern Hemisphere
• It is along the Pacific Coast in the Western Hemisphere
• It is in the northwestern region of South America
• It is in the southeastern region of North America

What is the Okefenokee Swamp?

• it is a refuge for Georgia's diverse wildlife
• It is a resource for Georgia's water power
• It is the location of Georgia's highest waterfalls
• It is the location of Georgia's highest mountains.

Which development resulted in increased population and permanent settlements amonge Georgia's prehistoric Native Americans?

• Improved weapons meant that more animals could be killed efficiently
• The Native Americans began to trade throughout eastern North America
• Improvements in agriculutre meant food could be grown and stored.
• The tribes established more complicated social structures and ceremonies

Which is a reason many Georgia plantation owners favored secession?

• a deire for increaseed markets in the North
• the need to import large numbers of new slaves
• fear that abolition would end their way of life
• trouble getting agricultural loans from Northern banks

Why is the population of Georgia heavily concentrated in the Atlanta region?

• Atlanta has a larger geographic area than other cities
• Agricultural areas are more protective than urban areas
• Other parts of the state have tried to maintain their historic populations
• the airport and highway systems make Atlanta a major transportation hub

Which aspect of Georgia life was LEAST affected by Reconstruction policies?

• politics
• religion
• economics
• agriculture

How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy?

• Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money
• Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief
• The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia
• The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand

Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?

• Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes
• Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery
• Lincoln said he would emancipate all slaves if elected
• Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery

One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?

• to provide a retirement fund for the elderly
• to give unemployment insurance to those who lost jobs
• to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard
• to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash

Which of the following statements most accurately describes Gerogia at the beginnin of the Revolutionary War?

• The royal governor was very unpopular
• Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England
• A strong tradition of slef-government had developed
• Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England