What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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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