8th Social Studies Test B
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1. Which is a correct statement about the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision of 1857?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The decision pleased both the North and South.
Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.
Slaves were classified as property without legal rights.
Expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal.
2. The Bourbon Triumvirate was an important group in Georgia after Reconstruction. Which best
describes the members of this group?
A.
B.
C.
D.
founders of the Ku Klux Klan
members of the Republican Party
citizens opposing Prohibition
supporters of the “New South” movement
3. When Georgians voted to secede from the Union in 1861, the result of the vote was
A.
B.
C.
D.
a narrow victory for secession.
a victory for secession by large margins.
undecided on secession.
against secession.
4. Which term and definition are correctly matched?
A.
B.
C.
D.
abolitionism — a belief in slavery
nullification — terms that end a war
emancipation — the process of freeing a slave
popular sovereignty — the right of elected officials to select a president
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5. What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan after it was reorganized in 1915?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to preserve segregation
to increase immigration
to promote industrialization
to establish religious tolerance
6. What role did Austin Dabney, Peter Salem, and Cato Stedman play in the Revolutionary War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They were leaders of the group called the Minutemen.
They were Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.
They were African Americans who contributed to the war effort.
They were Tories who supported the British in the Revolutionary War.
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Use the map of Alaska below to answer question 7.
7. Why do the meridians grow closer together as they proceed north?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It is a result of map distortion.
All lines of longitude meet at the North Pole.
Northern land areas are not as heavily populated.
The lines were designed to create political borders.
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Use the quotation below to answer question 8.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
8. In which document can this quote be found?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Articles of Confederation
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
the Declaration of Independence
Preamble to the United States Constitution
9. What was the name of the document by which Great Britain recognized the United States of America
as an independent nation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Townshend Act
the Treaty of Alliance
the Treaty of Paris (1783)
the Declaration of Independence
10. What was the name of the 1765 law that placed a tax upon the sale of all printed items in the
American colonies?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Act
11. Which explorer is most associated with the exploration of Georgia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ponce de León
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
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12. The “Forward Atlanta” program of the 1960s was launched to help Georgia’s capital city achieve
A.
B.
C.
D.
host city status for the Olympic games.
business and industrial growth.
greater racial harmony.
social and political change.
13. During the antebellum period, why was Georgia’s economy largely dependent on slave labor?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Slaves were needed to work in Southern industries.
It provided a cheap source of labor for large farms.
River transportation required a large number of slaves.
Slaves easily adapted to the hot climate of the South.
14. White Southerners blamed the Republican Party for many economic and political abuses during
Reconstruction. As a result, Georgia politics was dominated by the Democratic Party. What effect did
this one-party system have on the development of Georgia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Industry developed.
The number of jobs increased.
The economy remained dependent on cotton.
Segregation of the races resumed.
15. Hart County, Georgia, was named for Nancy Hart. What role did Nancy Hart play in Georgia history?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She started the first public school in Georgia.
She was the first female senator from Georgia.
She was a legendary heroine of the Revolutionary War.
She was the wife of the first elected governor of Georgia.
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16. Which aspect of Georgia life was least affected by Reconstruction policies?
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B.
C.
D.
politics
religion
economics
agriculture
17. Which event that occurred during World War II marked a turning point in race relations in the United
States?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The United States Congress repealed the Jim Crow laws.
Black and white soldiers fought and died for their country.
Black and white leaders formed the first civil rights organizations.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in the military was unconstitutional.
18. Which term best describes groups like the Liberty Boys, who were Georgians united to oppose the
Stamp Act?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tories
Patriots
Loyalists
Redcoats
19. Why were blockade runners important to Georgia during the Civil War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They were able to move troops efficiently.
They brought needed supplies into the state.
They were able to battle the Union navy successfully.
They were vital to the protection of Savannah and other ports.
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20. Which event in the early 1970s contributed to the decision of many northern business owners and
citizens to move to the South?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Vietnam War
the Arab oil embargo
the stock market crash
the drought in the Midwest
21. Which air currents helped travelers sailing from Savannah to London, England in the nineteenth
century?
A.
B.
C.
D.
jet stream
trade winds
Gulf Stream
prevailing westerlies
22. Which event led to a special legislative session in Georgia to consider seceding from the Union?
A.
B.
C.
D.
John Brown’s Raid
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the firing upon Fort Sumter
Lincoln’s presidential election
23. You are trying to locate Dooly and Crisp Counties in Georgia. Which kind of a map should you use?
A.
B.
C.
D.
physical
political
thematic
topographical
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24. Federal tax dollars come into Georgia in many ways. These tax dollars support all of the following
except the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.
Dr. Martin Luther King Home.
Georgia Dome.
25. What is the main reason that the Blue Ridge Mountains have been important to the growth of
Georgia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Their rich red clay soil is excellent for agriculture.
Rainfall in the mountains provides water to much of the state.
Natural passes through the mountains established trade routes to the midwest.
They form a natural barrier between the coastal plain and the Piedmont region.
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26. All of the events listed below played an important role in the history of colonial America.
1. the signing of the Mayflower Compact
2. the establishment of the Georgia colony
3. the signing of the Declaration of Independence
4. the establishment of a settlement at Jamestown
Which answer places the events in chronological order?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3, 1, 4, 2
4, 1, 2, 3
2, 3, 1, 4
1, 3, 4, 2
27. At the beginning of the Civil War, Kentucky was a
A.
B.
C.
D.
Union state.
border state.
Confederate state.
independent territory.
28. Which of the following enabled Christopher Columbus to sail to the West Indies in 1492?
A.
B.
C.
D.
trade winds
Gulf Stream
prevailing westerlies
North Atlantic Current
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29. During the late 1800s, a group of Georgians believed that the economy of a “New South” should
depend on manufacturing rather than cotton. An important member of this group was the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Progressive Party.
Farmer’s Alliance.
Freedman’s Bureau.
Bourbon Triumvirate.
30. Betty Sue lives in Cairo, Georgia. She will be going to college at the University of Maine in the fall.
Which of the following will she need that she may not already have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
bathing suit
designer jeans
warm coat
white sandals
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