Here is the study guide for the final. Students will leave class with an answer sheet.
Study Guide on Standard SS8H4 and SS8H5
*Use Chapters 7,8,9, and 10 to find answers
*You may work with a partner
1. What was another name for the Founding Fathers?
2. Name all six men who are considered to be our Founding Fathers.
3. What was considered to be the 1st form of a constitution for the new country and when was it passed?
4. What were the weaknesses of the 1st form of government?
5. What was held at Independence Hall on May 25, 1787?
6. What was the only state that did not send a delegate to Independence Hall?
7. Who were the representatives Georgia sent to Independence Hall?
8. What are the other names for one house legislature and two house legislature?
9. What was the Great Compromise?
10. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
11. Explain the system of checks and balances.
12. List the branches of government and who heads the branches at the national level and state level.
13. What are the 1st Ten Amendments officially called?
14. When did Georgia adopt and change their state constitution to resemble that of the U.S. Constitution?
15. When was the University of Georgia’s charter written, who wrote it and what did it basically say?
16. What is so significant about the UGA?
17. List the three capitals of Georgia from 1733 to 1800. Why was it moved to the third capital?
18. What two denominations were dominant in Georgia after the Revolutionary War?
19. Describe the headright system.
20. Why was the Yazoo Land Fraud so scandalous? What present day states were apart of the land fraud?
21. Explain the Land Lottery System.
22. How did the Cotton Gin and the development of railroads help with Georgia’s growth?
23. Where were the Cherokee and Creek Indians located in Georgia? (They are in separate areas)
24. Who was the leader of the Upper Creek Indians and was very upset over the taking of Indian lands under any circumstances?
25. Who was able to adapt to both Indian and white societies? How was he viewed by the Indians?
26. Sequoyah was responsible for creating something for the Cherokee Indians that enabled them to write. What was the name and what was published because of Sequoyah’s invention?
27. Who was John Ross?
28. Where and when was gold discovered in Georgia?
29. What was John Marshall’s ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
30. Who was Samuel Worcester?
31. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Worcester v. Georgia was supposed to help the Cherokee Indians. What did it say and was it followed?
32. Who told the Cherokee Indians to relocate or fall under the jurisdiction of Georgia law? What was his role in government?
33. What was the Treaty of New Echota?
34. Describe the Trail of Tears.
35. How many Native Americans died along the Trail of Tears? How many did the Federal government say died?
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