GMAS Social Studies 2

Question 1

Which Native American group originally inhabited the region that became Georgia?

Accepted Answer

The Cherokee and Creek nations

Answer

The Iroquois Confederacy

Answer

The Sioux and Cheyenne

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The Navajo and Hopi

Question 2

What was the primary economic system in the antebellum South that Georgia's economy depended on?

Accepted Answer

Plantation agriculture using enslaved labor

Answer

Free-market industrialism

Answer

Small-scale subsistence farming

Answer

Maritime trade and fishing

Question 3

Which document declared that 'all men are created equal' and listed grievances against the British king?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Answer

The U.S. Constitution

Answer

The Magna Carta

Answer

The Articles of Confederation

Question 4

What geographic feature forms Georgia's eastern border?

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Ocean

Answer

The Mississippi River

Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Answer

The Gulf of Mexico

Question 5

During the Civil Rights Movement, which Georgia city was a major center of protest led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta

Answer

Savannah

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Augusta

Answer

Columbus

Question 6

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

To protect individual freedoms from government interference

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To establish the three branches of government

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To outline the process for electing the president

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To define the powers of Congress

Question 7

Which economic term describes the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year?

Accepted Answer

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Answer

Inflation rate

Answer

Consumer Price Index

Answer

Trade deficit