Milestone Practice Test Questions and
Answers All Correct
Which region of Georgia is bounded on it southeastern side by the Fall Line and is
made p of low hills and narrow valleys? - Answer-Piedmont
In which two hemispheres is the state of Georgia located? - Answer-Northern and
Western
Which region once served as the primary area for growing cotton in Georgia and is now
home to most of Georgia's population and cities? - Answer-Piedmont
Who had a home called "The Little White House" at Warm Springs, Georgia, and also
inspired millions of people, especially the disabled? - Answer-Franklin Roosevelt
Which Georgia pest reduced Georgia's cotton acreage by half in 1923? - Answer-Boll
Weevil
What is one way in which the University of Georgia is unique among American
universities? - Answer-It was the first American university created by a state
government.
Which Georgian negotiated and signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 that signed
away all Creek lands in Georgia? - Answer-William McIntosh
The results of the legal case involving which person struck fear in Jewish southerners
until the civil rights movement brought significant changes? - Answer-Mary Phagan
Who was the son of a white master and a slave that went on to found the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company, one of the most successful black-owned insurance businesses in
the nation? - Answer-Alonzo Herndon
How was the governor of Georgia selected under the Constitution of 1777? - Answer-by
the legislature
Why did early settlers make their homes along the fall line? - Answer-Waterfalls in the
area provided a source of power.
, During the New South Era, why did Georgia host three "expositions" between 1881 and
1895? - Answer-To attract new industry.
After WWII in the United States, which of these trends contributed to the growth of
Georgia?
a. A loss of confidence in exploring new scientific methods.
b. A rapid increase in technological and industrial development.
c. A renewed focus on the importance of farming and agriculture.
D. A turning away from cooperation between business an government. - Answer-B
How did the Yazoo Land Fraud lead to the removal of the Creek Indians from Georgia?
- Answer-The government agreed to remove Creeks from Georgia to places further
west.
Why were "Jim Crow" laws passed in Georgia? - Answer-To enforce the policy of
segregation.
Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s? -
Answer-the headright system and the land lottery
Who are the main governmental authorities in the counties of Georgia? - Answer-
commissioners
Which would be the best ending to the following quote?
"The Bourbon Triumvirate helped Georgia through the rough economic times after
Reconstruction BUT..."
a. they placed a great tax burden on the state to do so"
b. they did little to improve poor working conditions in factories."
c. they were unable to fulfill their pledge to pay off Georgia's Confederate war debt."
d. they concentrated too much effort on agriculture at the expense of Georgia's new
industries." - Answer-B
True or False: Most people who sharecropped remained in a cycle of poverty. - Answer-
True
Georgia's trustees strictly ruled the colony from 1733 to 1752. Which of these
statements BEST describes this period?
a. Settlers paid high taxes on rum.
b. Most slaves ran away to the Carolinas.
C. There was no elected assembly to make laws.
D. Only English-speaking colonists could live in Georgia. - Answer-C
Answers All Correct
Which region of Georgia is bounded on it southeastern side by the Fall Line and is
made p of low hills and narrow valleys? - Answer-Piedmont
In which two hemispheres is the state of Georgia located? - Answer-Northern and
Western
Which region once served as the primary area for growing cotton in Georgia and is now
home to most of Georgia's population and cities? - Answer-Piedmont
Who had a home called "The Little White House" at Warm Springs, Georgia, and also
inspired millions of people, especially the disabled? - Answer-Franklin Roosevelt
Which Georgia pest reduced Georgia's cotton acreage by half in 1923? - Answer-Boll
Weevil
What is one way in which the University of Georgia is unique among American
universities? - Answer-It was the first American university created by a state
government.
Which Georgian negotiated and signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 that signed
away all Creek lands in Georgia? - Answer-William McIntosh
The results of the legal case involving which person struck fear in Jewish southerners
until the civil rights movement brought significant changes? - Answer-Mary Phagan
Who was the son of a white master and a slave that went on to found the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company, one of the most successful black-owned insurance businesses in
the nation? - Answer-Alonzo Herndon
How was the governor of Georgia selected under the Constitution of 1777? - Answer-by
the legislature
Why did early settlers make their homes along the fall line? - Answer-Waterfalls in the
area provided a source of power.
, During the New South Era, why did Georgia host three "expositions" between 1881 and
1895? - Answer-To attract new industry.
After WWII in the United States, which of these trends contributed to the growth of
Georgia?
a. A loss of confidence in exploring new scientific methods.
b. A rapid increase in technological and industrial development.
c. A renewed focus on the importance of farming and agriculture.
D. A turning away from cooperation between business an government. - Answer-B
How did the Yazoo Land Fraud lead to the removal of the Creek Indians from Georgia?
- Answer-The government agreed to remove Creeks from Georgia to places further
west.
Why were "Jim Crow" laws passed in Georgia? - Answer-To enforce the policy of
segregation.
Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s? -
Answer-the headright system and the land lottery
Who are the main governmental authorities in the counties of Georgia? - Answer-
commissioners
Which would be the best ending to the following quote?
"The Bourbon Triumvirate helped Georgia through the rough economic times after
Reconstruction BUT..."
a. they placed a great tax burden on the state to do so"
b. they did little to improve poor working conditions in factories."
c. they were unable to fulfill their pledge to pay off Georgia's Confederate war debt."
d. they concentrated too much effort on agriculture at the expense of Georgia's new
industries." - Answer-B
True or False: Most people who sharecropped remained in a cycle of poverty. - Answer-
True
Georgia's trustees strictly ruled the colony from 1733 to 1752. Which of these
statements BEST describes this period?
a. Settlers paid high taxes on rum.
b. Most slaves ran away to the Carolinas.
C. There was no elected assembly to make laws.
D. Only English-speaking colonists could live in Georgia. - Answer-C
