Georgia History Test GCSU
Questions and Answers
major crop introduced in Georgia back country during the Revolution - ANSWER-rice
after 1803, most of Georgia's land was granted by...? - ANSWER-headright system
Georgia Indians who began to adopt Euro-American civilization in the 1800s were
______. - ANSWER-Cherokee
In the antebellum period, Georgia decided to base most of its transportation system
on ______. - ANSWER-railroads
one of the few emerging industries in antebellum Georgia was ______. - ANSWER-
textiles
before the Civil War, three-fifths of Georgia's families owned...? - ANSWER-at least
one slave
which towns were founded because of their location at the fall lines of major rivers? -
ANSWER-Macon and Augusta
free blacks in Georgia before the Civil War worked in all the following occupations
except ______. - ANSWER-seamstresses
all the colleges were founded in Pre-Civil War era except _______. - ANSWER-
Wesleyan
the capital of Georgia in the antebellum period was ______. - ANSWER-Milledgeville
during the Civil War, all were in Georgia except...? - ANSWER-the confederate
capital
during the first two years of the Civil War, most union military efforts in Georgia
aimed at...? - ANSWER-controlling the coastal area
the Georgian who served as vice president of the confederacy was _______. -
ANSWER-Alexander Stephens
support for the Civil War in Georgia was weakest where? - ANSWER-mountains
the northern general who finally brought Georgia's defeat was _______. - ANSWER-
William T. Sherman
T/F? During Reconstruction, Georgia was under military control at times. -
ANSWER-T
Questions and Answers
major crop introduced in Georgia back country during the Revolution - ANSWER-rice
after 1803, most of Georgia's land was granted by...? - ANSWER-headright system
Georgia Indians who began to adopt Euro-American civilization in the 1800s were
______. - ANSWER-Cherokee
In the antebellum period, Georgia decided to base most of its transportation system
on ______. - ANSWER-railroads
one of the few emerging industries in antebellum Georgia was ______. - ANSWER-
textiles
before the Civil War, three-fifths of Georgia's families owned...? - ANSWER-at least
one slave
which towns were founded because of their location at the fall lines of major rivers? -
ANSWER-Macon and Augusta
free blacks in Georgia before the Civil War worked in all the following occupations
except ______. - ANSWER-seamstresses
all the colleges were founded in Pre-Civil War era except _______. - ANSWER-
Wesleyan
the capital of Georgia in the antebellum period was ______. - ANSWER-Milledgeville
during the Civil War, all were in Georgia except...? - ANSWER-the confederate
capital
during the first two years of the Civil War, most union military efforts in Georgia
aimed at...? - ANSWER-controlling the coastal area
the Georgian who served as vice president of the confederacy was _______. -
ANSWER-Alexander Stephens
support for the Civil War in Georgia was weakest where? - ANSWER-mountains
the northern general who finally brought Georgia's defeat was _______. - ANSWER-
William T. Sherman
T/F? During Reconstruction, Georgia was under military control at times. -
ANSWER-T
