Sophia Learning: Milestone Review Questions and Answers With Verified
Solutions 2025
Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president? - ✔✔Lincoln
wanted to stop the spread of slavery.
Which natural resource is NOT found in the ride and valley region of Georgia? coal, rock, timber,
farmland - ✔✔Coal
One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the
purpose of this program? - ✔✔To provide a retirement fund for the elderly.
Which of the following statements most accurately describe Georgia at the beginning of the Revolution?
a. The royal governor was unpopular
b. Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England.
c. A strong tradition of self-government had developed.
d. Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England. - ✔✔B. Georgia relied heavily upon
trade with England.
The Supreme court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) struck down what practice that had
been in place since Reconstruction? - ✔✔The practice of "separate but equal" schools for black and
white students.
What was a reason Georgians could move from an agriculture economy to an industrialized economy
after WWII? - ✔✔Fewer farm workers were needed because of improvements in farm technology.
Who has the power in Georgia's state government to declare a law unconstitutional? - ✔✔Supreme
Court of Georgia
How would you best describe the Piedmont region of Georgia? - ✔✔rolling farmland, most heavily
populated region
, How should the economy of Georgia in the late 1800s be described. - ✔✔rural and agricultural
What has happened to Georgia's political parties over the past 50 years? - ✔✔Georgia has changed from
a one-party (Democratic) system to a two-party (Democratic and Republican) system.
What natural feature is a zone that is several miles wide and marks the prehistoric ocean's shoreline in
Georgia? - ✔✔Fall Line
What is the natural boundary that separates the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont regions? - ✔✔Fal Line
Which of the following is an example of how the system of checks and balances works in Georgia? a.
reducing property tax
b. overriding a governor's veto
c. signing a petition to repeal a law
d. appealing a case to a higher court - ✔✔B. overriding a governor's veto
What was the main reason for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia? -
✔✔Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
White southerners blamed the Republican Party for many economic and political abuses during
Reconstruction. As a result, Georgia politics were dominated by the Democratic Party. What effect did
this one-party system have on the development of Georgia? - ✔✔Segregation of the races continued to
grow.
What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan after it was reorganized in 1915? - ✔✔To preserved the
segregation of the races.
What was a misunderstanding that many times led to warfare between Europeans and Native
Americans? - ✔✔The common ownership of land in North America.
What geographic region of Georgia is located between the Coastal Plain and the mountains? -
✔✔Piedmont
Solutions 2025
Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president? - ✔✔Lincoln
wanted to stop the spread of slavery.
Which natural resource is NOT found in the ride and valley region of Georgia? coal, rock, timber,
farmland - ✔✔Coal
One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the
purpose of this program? - ✔✔To provide a retirement fund for the elderly.
Which of the following statements most accurately describe Georgia at the beginning of the Revolution?
a. The royal governor was unpopular
b. Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England.
c. A strong tradition of self-government had developed.
d. Most Georgians strongly favored independence from England. - ✔✔B. Georgia relied heavily upon
trade with England.
The Supreme court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) struck down what practice that had
been in place since Reconstruction? - ✔✔The practice of "separate but equal" schools for black and
white students.
What was a reason Georgians could move from an agriculture economy to an industrialized economy
after WWII? - ✔✔Fewer farm workers were needed because of improvements in farm technology.
Who has the power in Georgia's state government to declare a law unconstitutional? - ✔✔Supreme
Court of Georgia
How would you best describe the Piedmont region of Georgia? - ✔✔rolling farmland, most heavily
populated region
, How should the economy of Georgia in the late 1800s be described. - ✔✔rural and agricultural
What has happened to Georgia's political parties over the past 50 years? - ✔✔Georgia has changed from
a one-party (Democratic) system to a two-party (Democratic and Republican) system.
What natural feature is a zone that is several miles wide and marks the prehistoric ocean's shoreline in
Georgia? - ✔✔Fall Line
What is the natural boundary that separates the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont regions? - ✔✔Fal Line
Which of the following is an example of how the system of checks and balances works in Georgia? a.
reducing property tax
b. overriding a governor's veto
c. signing a petition to repeal a law
d. appealing a case to a higher court - ✔✔B. overriding a governor's veto
What was the main reason for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia? -
✔✔Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
White southerners blamed the Republican Party for many economic and political abuses during
Reconstruction. As a result, Georgia politics were dominated by the Democratic Party. What effect did
this one-party system have on the development of Georgia? - ✔✔Segregation of the races continued to
grow.
What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan after it was reorganized in 1915? - ✔✔To preserved the
segregation of the races.
What was a misunderstanding that many times led to warfare between Europeans and Native
Americans? - ✔✔The common ownership of land in North America.
What geographic region of Georgia is located between the Coastal Plain and the mountains? -
✔✔Piedmont
