What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

A. The federal government did not represent all 13 states

B. The Articles could not be revisedC. The Articles were not ratified by

all of the statesD. The federal government had little

power

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?A. To revise the Articles of

ConfederationB. To sign a draft of the Declaration

of IndependenceC. To sign the Treaty of ParisD. The elect the new president

The Legislative branch of the U.S. government is

A. UnicameralB. BicameralC. TricameralD. Quadracameral

The U.S. government is referred to as what kind of democracy?

A. ConstitutionalB. RepresentativeC. PresidentialD. Limited

Changes to the Constitution are in the form of

A. BillsB. SettlementsC. CompromisesD. Amendments

Georgians signed the Constitution in the hope that the federal government would help them fight

A. Native AmericansB. SalzburgersC. ToriesD. Spain

Which issue created the most conflict in the development of the new U.S. government?

A. The exclusion of slaves in the population count

B. Dividing the government into 3 branches

C. The division of the legislature into two houses

D. Giving women the right to vote

What was the Second Great Awakening?

A. A political movementB. A religious movementC. A historical documentD. A treaty with Great Britain

Freedom of speech, religion, and the press are all guaranteed under which amendment?

A. FirstB. SecondC. ThirdD. Fourth

What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

A. To give people as much freedom as they wanted

B. To let individual states have more power than the federal government

C. To make sure the federal government had the most power

D. To limit the power of the federal government and guarantee individual rights

Allowing state, local, and federal government to share authority over its citizens is known as

A. CommunismB. ConstitutionalismC. DespotismD. Federalism

What discovery led to Indian removal in Georgia?

A. SilverB. GoldC. OilD. Copper

Before railroads, how did Georgian’s transport freight (goods) to markets?

A. Farm carts, wagons, horsebackB. Stagecoaches, ferries, wagon

trainsC. Riverboats, ferries, wagon trainsD. Wagons and horseback

In the early 1800s, advances in which area contributed most to Georgia’s growth?

A. MathematicsB. GeographyC. EducationD. Agriculture

Two factors that influenced who was eligible for Georgia’s land lotteries of the 1800s were

A. Last name and date of birthB. Gender and marital statusC. Religion and nationalityD. Political influence and wealth

After Georgia gave up its western lands, what river became Georgia’s western boundary?

A. The Flint RiverB. The Yazoo RiverC. The Chattahoochee RiverD. The Mississippi River

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

A. Bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

B. Took land from Native AmericansC. Made illegal treaties with Native

AmericansD. Claimed land that had been

obtained illegally

What was an immediate impact of the headright system in Georgia?

A. It created a buffer zone between settlers and Native Americans

B. It violated the Constitution and the case went to court

C. Since each household only got 200 acres, most of the land went unclaimed

D. It was very successful and population grew

Who originally owned the land sold in Georgia?

A. Native AmericansB. The BritishC. The SpanishD. The French

Which was a factor in Milledgeville replacing Louisville as Georgia’s capital?

A. The invention of the cotton ginB. A decline in population due to

zombiesC. The canal system went through

MilledgevilleD. Mosquitoes that spread malaria

The Second Great Awakening gave the south the nickname

A. The Rust BeltB. The Safety BeltC. The Bible BeltD. The Sun Belt

What did the Georgia Baptist Convention do?

A. United Baptists under one organization

B. Changed the name of the Anglican Church

C. Outlawed tent revivalsD. Created a religious document

What problem did the Great Compromise solve when writing

the U.S. Constitution?A. Giving women the right to voteB. A bicameral CongressC. Allowing only Protestant men the

right to voteD. How slaves should be counted

How did technological developments impact Georgia’s

growth?A. It created more work and slowed

overall growthB. More cotton could be produced

and shipped quicker and this increased economic growth

C. Railroads led many people to leave the state

D. They had no impact on Georgia