GEORGIA S EARLY STATEHOOD TEST REVIEW Test is Tuesday 10-21-16
WHAT IS THIS INVENTION? The Cotton Gin
WHO CREATED THIS INVENTION? Eli Whitney
WHAT DID THIS INVENTION DO? Separated the cotton seeds from the cotton fibers
HOW DID THIS INVENTION IMPACT THE SOUTH? Cotton became the main cash crop and the demand for slaves increased
BECAUSE OF THIS INVENTION COTTON BECAME KNOWN BY WHAT NAME IN THE SOUTH King Cotton
HOW DID THIS INVENTION CHANGE THE WORLD? Transportation was faster and more affordable
WHICH MAJOR GEORGIA CITY WAS CREATED BECAUSE OF THIS INVENTION? Atlanta
Which branch of government makes the laws? Legislative
A legislature that consists of one chamber is called... Unicameral
A legislature that consists of two chambers is called... bicameral
Which branch of government enforces the laws? Executive
Which branch of government interprets the laws? Judicial
A tax on imported goods is called a... Tariff
This is the definition of which term? verb sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. See note at approve. Ratify
WHO IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FATHER OF THE US CONSTITUTION? JAMES MADISON
WHAT DOCUMENT WAS AMERICA S FIRST GOVERNMENT? THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
WHY DID THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION INTENTIONALLY SET UP A WEAK GOVERNMENT? AMERICANS DID NOT WANT A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AS POWERFUL AS THE ONE THEY HAD DEALT WITH WHEN THEY WERE COLONIES OF GREAT BRITAIN.
WHAT WERE THE MAJOR WEAKNESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT HAVE A COURT SYSTEM AND COULD NOT: 1. COLLECT TAXES 2. PRINT MONEY 3. REGULATE TRADE 4. CALL UP AN ARMY 5. ENFORCE LAWS
WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT MAKES THE LAWS? LEGISLATIVE
WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT ENFORCES THE LAWS? EXECUTIVE
WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT INTERPRETS THE LAWS? JUDICIAL
GEORGIA S 1777 CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED A UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? UNICAMERAL MEANS THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAD ONLY ONE HOUSE OR CHAMBER.
GEORGIA WAS THE STATE TO RATIFY THE US CONSTITUTION. FOURTH
WHICH GEORGIA DELEGATE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CAST THE VOTE THAT LED TO THE GREAT COMPROMISE? ABRAHAM BALDWIN
WHICH CONSTITUTIONAL COMPROMISE THAT ONLY 3 OUT OF EVERY 5 SLAVES WOULD BE COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECIDING REPRESENTATION IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? THE THREE FIFTHS COMPROMISE
NAME GEORGIA S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION? ABRAHAM BALDWIN & WILLIAM FEW
THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION ARE CALLED THE BILL OF RIGHTS
IN WHICH HOUSE OF THE US CONGRESS IS EACH STATE PROPORTIONALLY REPRESENTED? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OUR GOVERNMENT HAS THREE BRANCHES THAT EACH DO A DIFFERENT JOB, THIS IS BECAUSE THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF OUR COUNTRY BELIEVED THAT WOULD HELP PREVENT ONE GROUP OR PERSON FROM GAINING CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THUS HELP PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. SEPARATION OF POWERS
IN WHICH HOUSE OF THE US CONGRESS IS EACH STATE EQUALLY REPRESENTED? SENATE
UNDER GEORGIA S CONSTITUTION OF 1777, WHO CHOSE THE GOVERNOR AND STATE JUDGES? THE STATE LEGISLATURE
HOW MANY DELEGATES ATTENDED THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION? 55
GEORGIA S LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS CALLED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE US POPULATION IS COUNTED EVERY YEARS. 10
WHAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS? THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION
What was the name of the scandal involving many of Georgia s political leaders that led to Georgia losing control of disputed lands west of the Chattahoochee River. Yazoo Land Fraud
In 1802, as part of the settlement connected with the Yazoo Land Fraud, The federal government promised to do what to the Native American Tribes living in Georgia? Remove them from the state
Methodist and Baptist churches began to spread across Georgia s frontier these small churches often used what type of minister? Circuit riders
Which system was used to distribute Georgia s land east of the Oconee River? Headright system
Which system was used to distribute Georgia s land west of the Oconee River? Land Lottery
The University of Georgia was the nation s first... Land Grant University and State University
The University of Georgia was the nation s first... Land Grant University and State University