GA Milestone Review

Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?

• Magna Carta

• Tea Act

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.

• Olive Branch Petition

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation
  

• The Federalists Papers

Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism
  

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

The Three-Fifths Compromise was included in the U.S. Constitution in order to resolve a conflict over the -

• numver of votes needed to approve a treaty

• number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment

• reimbursement of plantation owners for runaway slaves

• Counting of enslaved persons of taxation and representation

During the era of Reconstruction and when the Radical Republicans where in charge, they split up the South into 5 military districts. Alabama, Georgia and Florida would be district 5, who was the Union General placed in charge of district 5?

• General John Pope

• General Braxton Bragg

• General Robert E Lee

• General Thomas Jackson

Southern Legislature passed laws that disenfranchised and legally segregated blacks in the South. What was this set of laws known as?

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

• Jerry Jones Laws

• Black Laws

Who is this man that was arrested in Louisiana for riding in the "White's Only" section of a railcar.

• Plessy Johnson

• John Furguson

• Homer Furguson

• Homer Plessy

What was the primary purpose of the Georgia Milestone Review in the context of Social Studies?

• To assess students' understanding of historical events

• To evaluate mathematical problem-solving skills

• To test scientific hypotheses

• To measure physical education performance

Which historical event is most likely to be covered in a Georgia Milestone Review for Social Studies?

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The invention of the light bulb

• The discovery of penicillin

• The launch of the first space shuttle

In the context of Social Studies, what skill is emphasized during the Georgia Milestone Review?

• Critical thinking and analysis

• Memorization of scientific formulas

• Artistic creativity

• Physical endurance