Georgia Studies Milestones Review Questions
with Complete Solutions
What event led to the removal of the Creek & Cherokee from their native lands? Correct Ans-
gold was discovered
Where was America's first gold rush? Correct Ans-Dahlonega
Who developed a written language/ syllabary for the Cherokee? Correct Ans-Sequoyah
What was the name of the event that forced the Cherokee from the native land and moved them
to Oklahoma? Correct Ans-Trail of Tears
What was the US Supreme Court case that ruled slaves were not citizens and therefore could not
sue? Correct Ans-Dred Scott case
Who was elected in 1860 that led the south to secede and begin the Civil War? Correct Ans-
Abraham Lincoln
,What was the first state to secede? Correct Ans-South Carolina
What was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War? Correct Ans-Antietam
What document, issued by Abraham Lincoln, freed all slaves in southern states? Correct Ans-
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the "turning point" of the Civil War? Correct Ans-Battle of Gettysburg
What did the Union do to cut off the south from trading with England? Correct Ans-formed a
blockade around the southern coast
Who was responsible for the burning of Atlanta? Correct Ans-Sherman
What was Sherman's journey from Atlanta to Savannah called?
The March to the Sea Correct Ans-The March to the Sea
, What is the time after the Civil War called that allowed the south to reenter the United
States? Correct Ans-Reconstruction
What types of farming
What types of farming occurred during Reconstruction? Correct Ans-tenant farming &
sharecropping
What was the 13th Amendment? Correct Ans-made slavery illegal
What was the 14th Amendment? Correct Ans-Granted citizenship to freed slaves
What was the 15th Amendment? Correct Ans-Gave African American males the right to vote,
regardless of race
What secret group would terrorize blacks? Correct Ans-KKK
Who was the father of the "New South"? Correct Ans-Henry Grady
with Complete Solutions
What event led to the removal of the Creek & Cherokee from their native lands? Correct Ans-
gold was discovered
Where was America's first gold rush? Correct Ans-Dahlonega
Who developed a written language/ syllabary for the Cherokee? Correct Ans-Sequoyah
What was the name of the event that forced the Cherokee from the native land and moved them
to Oklahoma? Correct Ans-Trail of Tears
What was the US Supreme Court case that ruled slaves were not citizens and therefore could not
sue? Correct Ans-Dred Scott case
Who was elected in 1860 that led the south to secede and begin the Civil War? Correct Ans-
Abraham Lincoln
,What was the first state to secede? Correct Ans-South Carolina
What was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War? Correct Ans-Antietam
What document, issued by Abraham Lincoln, freed all slaves in southern states? Correct Ans-
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the "turning point" of the Civil War? Correct Ans-Battle of Gettysburg
What did the Union do to cut off the south from trading with England? Correct Ans-formed a
blockade around the southern coast
Who was responsible for the burning of Atlanta? Correct Ans-Sherman
What was Sherman's journey from Atlanta to Savannah called?
The March to the Sea Correct Ans-The March to the Sea
, What is the time after the Civil War called that allowed the south to reenter the United
States? Correct Ans-Reconstruction
What types of farming
What types of farming occurred during Reconstruction? Correct Ans-tenant farming &
sharecropping
What was the 13th Amendment? Correct Ans-made slavery illegal
What was the 14th Amendment? Correct Ans-Granted citizenship to freed slaves
What was the 15th Amendment? Correct Ans-Gave African American males the right to vote,
regardless of race
What secret group would terrorize blacks? Correct Ans-KKK
Who was the father of the "New South"? Correct Ans-Henry Grady
