Multiple Choice Question

William McIntosh, a half-Scottish and half-Creek chief, and several other Creek signed the first and second Treaty of Indian Springs. As a part of the treaties, McIntosh…
A.
secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
B.
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
C.
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
D.
promised to defend the Creek's ancestral homelands

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The correct answer is:
B. gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government

After gold was discovered in Dahlonega, Chief Justice John Marshall and the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation. Following this ruling, Andrew Johnson stated "John Marshall has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it."
Which of these was the ultimate result of Worcester v. Georgia?
A.
The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
B.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
C.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
D.
The Indian Removal Act was still repealed.

The correct answer is:
C. The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Civil War?
A.
Debate of States' Rights
B.
Debate over slavery
C.
Election of 1860
D.
Debate over Reconstruction Plan

The correct answer is:
D. Debate over Reconstruction Plan.

The Reconstruction Plan debates occurred after the Civil War and were not a cause of the war itself.

Multiple Choice Question
What was the position of Georgia’s government according to the Georgia Platform of 1850?
A.
Georgia stated that unless federal protective tariffs were lowered, Georgia would secede.
B.
Georgia stated that as long as slavery was permitted in the western territories, Georgia would remain in the Union.
C.
Georgia stated that as long as the North honored the Fugitive Slave Act, Georgia would agree to the Compromise of 1850 and remain in the Union.
D.
Georgia stated that unless the slave trade was expanded into the territories north of Missouri, Georgia would secede.

The correct answer is:
C. Georgia stated that as long as the North honored the Fugitive Slave Act, Georgia would agree to the Compromise of 1850 and remain in the Union.

Multiple Choice Question
Why would an army want control of a city like Savannah during wartime?
A.
Savannah is a railroad hub
B.
Savannah is an important port city, so controlling Savannah would allow an army to control the supplies going in and coming out of Georgia
C.
Savannah is Georgia's prettiest city and is considered highly desirable.
D.
Savannah is the cotton capital of the South

The correct answer is:
B. Savannah is an important port city, so controlling Savannah would allow an army to control the supplies going in and coming out of Georgia.

The Confederacy had a victory at the Battle of Chickamauga which pushed the Union Army back into Tennessee. However, this gave the Union an opportunity to prepare a surprise attack to capture ________, which was the railroad hub of the Confederacy.
A.
Savannah
B.
Milledgeville
C.
Augusta
D.
Atlanta

The correct answer is:
D. Atlanta.