Milestones Review: Week 2 (March 11 - March 15) Name______

Directions: Please complete the day’s questions as your Do Now Activator. These sheets will be collected weekly for a formative grade. If you are absent, write “absent” on the day you were absent.

Monday, March 11 Use the following list to answer question 1.  Served in the U.S. Senate from 1933 to 1971  Helped to secure/maintain 15 military bases  Advocated for small farms and for soil and water conservation  Opposed civil rights legislation

1. These details describe what Georgia politician? a. Eugene Talmadge b. Carl Vinson c. Lester Maddox d. Richard B. Russell, Jr.

2. Mark the appropriate answer choice for each physiographic region of Georgia:

Answer Choices:

a. Ridge and Valley

b. Coastal Plain

c. Blue Ridge

d. Piedmont

e. Appalachian Plateau

Tuesday, March 12

1. The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education struck down which practice that had been in place since Jim Crow era? a. the practice of using state tax money to fund public schools b. the practice of integrating Georgia's public colleges and universities c. the practice of requiring citizens to pass a literacy test in order to vote d. the practice of "separate but equal" schools for African American and white students 2. Which statement BEST describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795? a. Land speculators sold marshland to unsuspecting buyers. b. The governor of Georgia deeded land to American Indians. c. The federal government took over land that belonged to the state. d. State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators.

Wednesday, March 13 Use the following information to answer question 1. Changes in Georgia’s Agriculture Industry Since World War II  More diversity in types of crops  Improvements in seed technology  Increased use of harvesters and tractors on farms  Improvements in farming practices such as crop rotation and erosion control

1. Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in this box? a. Modernization has kept cotton as the most important crop in the state. b. Modernization has led to a decrease in the number of farms in the state. c. Changes in the state's agriculture industry have led to more people working on farms. d. Improvements in farming methods have led to more government involvement in the state's agriculture industry.

2. The legal theory that states have the right to invalidate any law they believe is unconstitutional is known as ______.

a. Popular Sovereignty b. Nullification c. Manifest Destiny d. States’ Rights

Thursday, March 14

1. The belief that the interests of a state take precedence over the national government is known as ______. a. Amendment b. Federalism c. States’ Rights d. Nullification

2. Why did General William T. Sherman attack the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah? a. To force Georgia troops to return home to defend Georgia b. To punish the South for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy c. To retaliate for lives lost in the battle for Atlanta d. To end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war

Friday, March 15

1. How should the economy of Georgia in the late 1800s be described?

a. rural and agricultural b. urban and industrial c. based on mining d. based on tourism

2. Which factor has the most positive effect on Georgia's economy and development?

a. its climate b. its population density c. its government d. its physical features