Georgia History Final Exam Study
Guide Q&A
What is the longest river in Georgia? - ANSWER-Chattahoochee River
What are the 5 Geographic Divisions in Georgia? - ANSWER-Appalachian plateau,
ridge & valley, blue ridge, piedmont, & coastal plain
What are the 4 Native American Cultural Periods? - ANSWER-Paleo, Archaic,
Woodland, and Mississippian
The removal of the Cherokees from Georgia is better known as what? - ANSWER-
Indian Removal Act
What are Jim Crow laws? - ANSWER-laws passed in the South to establish
"separate but equal" facilities for whites and for blacks
What is the largest swamp in America? - ANSWER-Okefenokee Swamp
What major mountain range extends 79 miles into Georgia? - ANSWER-Appalachian
Trail
What were DeSoto and other explorers searching for when they came to the new
world? - ANSWER-Gold
What country was a threat to the British colonists? - ANSWER-Spain
What was a Georgian victory during the American Revolution? - ANSWER-Battle of
Kettle Creek
What was the cause of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot? - ANSWER-False news reports
about black men attacking white women
What two events led to the United States entering WW1? - ANSWER-Zimmerman
Telegram & Lusitania
What animal destroyed the cotton crops? - ANSWER-Boll Weevil
What was Roosevelt's plan to get the US out of the depression called? - ANSWER-
New Deal
What event caused the US to enter WW2? - ANSWER-Pearl Harbor
What is the name of and where is Roosevelt's home in Georgia? - ANSWER-Little
White House; Warm Springs, GA
What important event did Georgia host in 1996? - ANSWER-Olympic Games in 1996
Guide Q&A
What is the longest river in Georgia? - ANSWER-Chattahoochee River
What are the 5 Geographic Divisions in Georgia? - ANSWER-Appalachian plateau,
ridge & valley, blue ridge, piedmont, & coastal plain
What are the 4 Native American Cultural Periods? - ANSWER-Paleo, Archaic,
Woodland, and Mississippian
The removal of the Cherokees from Georgia is better known as what? - ANSWER-
Indian Removal Act
What are Jim Crow laws? - ANSWER-laws passed in the South to establish
"separate but equal" facilities for whites and for blacks
What is the largest swamp in America? - ANSWER-Okefenokee Swamp
What major mountain range extends 79 miles into Georgia? - ANSWER-Appalachian
Trail
What were DeSoto and other explorers searching for when they came to the new
world? - ANSWER-Gold
What country was a threat to the British colonists? - ANSWER-Spain
What was a Georgian victory during the American Revolution? - ANSWER-Battle of
Kettle Creek
What was the cause of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot? - ANSWER-False news reports
about black men attacking white women
What two events led to the United States entering WW1? - ANSWER-Zimmerman
Telegram & Lusitania
What animal destroyed the cotton crops? - ANSWER-Boll Weevil
What was Roosevelt's plan to get the US out of the depression called? - ANSWER-
New Deal
What event caused the US to enter WW2? - ANSWER-Pearl Harbor
What is the name of and where is Roosevelt's home in Georgia? - ANSWER-Little
White House; Warm Springs, GA
What important event did Georgia host in 1996? - ANSWER-Olympic Games in 1996
