What happened to McIntosh as a result of his involvement in the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?

He was executed for breaking Creek law for selling their land

What was the Treaty of New Echota?

Gave away all of the Cherokee land

What does "manifest destiny" mean?

Belief that the expansion of the US throughout North America was justified

Why was land given to the Natives?

To avoid uprisings and violence

Which is NOT a reason behind Georgia's different response to the Stamp Act?

They were very secure and had the Natives for protection

Walk that the Indians made from the East to Oklahoma

Trail of Tears, "Trail Where They Cried"

Why were the colonists upset with the taxes from the British Parliament?

There was no colonial representation in the government

Why were many colonists upset by the Proclamation of 1763?

They had just fought for that land

What was the motto of the colonies?

"No taxation without representation"

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

to publicly declare independence from Britain

How was the University of Georgia founded?

Georgians had little education; Charter written by Abraham Baldwin

What treaty ceded this area of Georgia?

Second Treaty of Indian Springs

The development of railroads most likely meant that...

Better and cheaper transportation was now available for people and goods

Why did the legislature want to move the capital to a permanent central location in Georgia?

Previous capitals were too far away from where people lived inland

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1
What happened to McIntosh as a result of his involvement in the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?
He was put in jail for a long time
He was executed for breaking Creek law for selling their land
He was exiled to the Cherokee land
He was executed for breaking US law
2
Different states had different needs for the government to meet
False
True
3
Settlers who supported independence
Royal governors
Loyalists
Patriots
Tyrannies
4
What was the Treaty of New Echota?
Issued the Civil War
Gave away all of the Cherokee land
Gave away all of the Creek land
Lawsuit from the Cherokee against Georgia
5
Which was NOT one of the 3 Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence?
George Walton
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
John Adams
6
Document that proclaimed the colonies were united and independent
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
7
What does "manifest destiny" mean?
Belief that the expansion of the US throughout North America was justified
Advertisement for the cotton gin
Belief that all of our actions have consequences
Thinking to the future of the country
8
Why was land given to the Natives?
To get on the inside of their society
Out of the kindness of their hearts
To avoid uprisings and violence
To keep the colonists happy
9
Which is NOT a reason behind Georgia's different response to the Stamp Act?
Still depended on England
They were very secure and had the Natives for protection
They had a much smaller population
They had a strong governor
10
Patriot attack on the British Camp in Kettle Creek
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Savannah
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Kettle Creek
11
Walk that the Indians made from the East to Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
"Trail Where They Cried"
Trail of War
Treaty of Indian Springs
12
Why were the colonists upset with the taxes from the British Parliament?
There was no colonial representation in the government
They had to work all day long
They weren't actually upset
Their representatives were doing poorly
13
Why were many colonists upset by the Proclamation of 1763?
Their freedoms were taken
The Boston Tea Party ruined their clothes
They had to pay for a stamp tax
They had just fought for that land
14
What was the motto of the colonies?
"No taxation without representation"
"No war without reason"
"No taxation without equality"
"No drinking without pepsi cola"
15
Half Scot, half Creek man who was the Chief of the Creeks
John Ross
William McIntosh
Major Ridge
John Marshall
16
What group of people are associated with the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?
Spanish
Creek
Cherokee
British
17
Georgia sold land to four independent companies so the land would be in the hands of the people
Yazoo Land Act
Land Lotteries
Headright System
New Echota Land Act
18
What was the FIRST capital of Georgia?
Augusta
Savannah
Atlanta
Louisville
19
Group of radical American colonists established to oppose the Stamp Act
Liberty Boys
House of Representatives
Statue of Liberty
Continental Congress
20
Land policy in which each head of household was given land and additional land with specific attributes
Head-holders System
Headright System
Yazoo Land Act
Land Lotteries
21
During the Siege of Savannah, who held the city?
Native Americans
Patriots
Scots
Loyalists
22
Under the Articles, states HAD to obey the laws Congress passed
False
True
23
The Cherokee designed their government after the US
True
False
24
Which section of the Declaration of Independence: The Beginning
Preamble
Grievances
Declaration
25
What 2 countries were involved in the French and Indian War?
Britain and France
Britain and United States
Britain and Spain
France and Native Americans
26
People would put their names into a system in which land was given away by chance
Headright System
Georgia Million Lottery
Land Lotteries
Yazoo Land Act
27
Who signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?
William McIntosh
John Ross
John Marshall
Major Ridge
28
Which group of colonies were least eager to separate from Great Britain?
Southern
Middle Colonies
New England
29
What city was gold found in?
Louisville
Milledgeville
Macon
Dahlonega
30
The land in the Yazoo Land Act was sold for pennies per acre
True
False
31
Patriots (and French) attempted to regain control of Savannah but lost
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Savannah
Battle of Kettle Creek
Battle of Bunker Hill
32
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
an attempt by king George II to give one more chance
to publicly declare independence from Britain
to explain the history of Georgia
to establish a new government
33
What was the FOURTH capital of Georgia?
Augusta
Louisville
Milledgeville
Atlanta
34
Which group of colonies were most eager to separate from Great Britain?
New England
Southern
Middle Colonies
35
Under the Articles, the more people in a state, the more votes it got in congress
False
True
36
Who won the French and Indian War?
France
Native Americans
United States
Britain
37
Cherokee missionaries filed a lawsuit against Georgia in 1832 and won
Treaty of New Echota
Worcester v. Georgia
John Marshall
Second Treaty of Indian Springs
38
What ended the French and Indian war?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
NATO Alliance
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
39
After the Yazoo Land Act was nullified, what became the new Georgia border on the west?
Mississippi River
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Chattahoochee River
40
Law that required all printed documents to have a purchased stamp on them
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
41
What was the Cherokee Phoenix?
US Law to remove the Indians
Name of the Syllabary
Cherokee newspaper
Creek newspaper
42
Some people feared states may lose their independence if the government was stronger
False
True
43
John Ross tried to take action against the removal of the Cherokee
True
False
44
How was the University of Georgia founded?
Georgians had lots of education, so Lyman Hall wanted to make more schools
Georgians had lots of education, but the people were greedy and wanted more
Georgians had little education, so the people made it as a public school
Georgians had little education; Charter written by Abraham Baldwin
45
What treaty ceded this area of Georgia?
Treaty of Paris
Second Treaty of Indian Springs
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of Indian Springs
46
Who was put in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Scott Kay
47
How did the colonists react over the Proclamation of 1763?
Excited
Scared for their future
Extremely upset
Didn't care
48
The development of railroads most likely meant that...
People no longer needed horses and wagons to transport goods
The cost of transporting goods was too expensive
Better and cheaper transportation was now available for people and goods
fewer people were needed to grow cotton
49
Why did the legislature want to move the capital to a permanent central location in Georgia?
It's what King George asked for
The American Indians kicked them out of the previous capital
Previous capitals were too far away from where people lived inland
There was gold there
50
What was the THIRD capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
Augusta
Louisville
Milledgeville
51
Andrew Jackson enforced the Worcester v. Georgia case
True
False
52
US Supreme Court Justice that ruled in favor of the Cherokee
John Marshall
William McIntosh
John Ross
Major Ridge
53
States were still independent under the articles
True
False
54
The AOC created the first American government
True
False
55
Who signed the Treaty of New Echota?
Major Ridge / John Ross
John Marshall / John Ridge
William McIntosh
Major Ridge / John Ridge
56
Colonists still loyal to Great Britain
Patriot
Thomas Jefferson
Loyalist
Royal Governor
57
Everybody agreed the central government should have MORE power
True
False
58
The Congress created by the Articles did not have power to collect taxes
True
False
59
What is a land grant institution?
When the Cherokee were given land by the federal government
A school in which the land was donated by the federal government
A factory in which the building was given my the government
The capital sold off part of their land for the University
60
Where did the first battle in GA of the revolutionary war take place?
Savannah
Atlanta
Washington
Kettle Creek
61
Why did Georgia respond differently than the other colonies?
Britain threatened to burn the colony
They were small and still gained land
They were a very large colony and remained unaffected
They responded the exact same
62
What is another name for Loyalists?
Tories
K-Men
Loyal'os
Patriots
63
The Articles were easy to change
False
True
64
The French helped the colonists in both the Battle of Kettle Creek and the Siege of Savannah
False
True
65
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
Miserably sad and with violence
Scared and with peace
Excited and with peace
Discontent and with violence
66
The University of Georgia opened almost immediately after it was established
True
False
67
What is the FIFTH and CURRENT capital of Georgia?
Louisville
Savannah
Augusta
Atlanta
68
What was the main con of the Headright System?
There was fraud involved
Georgia began to run out of land to give away
The government couldn't get the people to follow the system
Not everyone was eligible to get land
69
Which section of the Declaration of Independence: rights that the colonists felt entitled to
Declaration
Grievances
Preamble
70
Which was NOT one of the large American Indian groups living in Georgia during Westward Expansion?
Seminole
Creek
Cherokee
71
The Patriots won the Battle of Kettle Creek, but not the Siege of Savannah
True
False
72
Leader of Cherokees who moved from other areas to Georgia and later suffered the same fate as McIntosh
Andrew Jackson
John Ross
Major Ridge
John Marshall
73
Colonial protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act led to...
Parliament's decision to repeal the Act
the Boston Massacre
the first shots of the war in Massachusetts
the Boston Tea Party
74
Half Scot, half Cherokee man who was well educated and was the Chief of the Cherokee
John Ross
John Marshall
Major Ridge
Andrew Jackson
75
How did the French and Indian war impact Great Britain?
They got land
They were left bankrupt
They died out
They had to succeed
76
Which is NOT a section of the Declaration of Independence?
Article of Confederation
Declaration
Preamble
Grievances
77
What was done to the Yazoo Land Act as a result of the fraud?
It was nullified, the land was given to the US, and it was burned
It was informally nullified and people just boycotted the land
It was nullified, the land was kept, and it was shredded
Nothing; it stayed in place
78
What did the Europeans call the French & Indian War?
The British & Native War
The French Revolution
The 7 Years War
The Native Revolution
79
Where was the land sold in the Yazoo Land Act located?
Florida
Alabama and Mississippi
North and South Carolina
An island in the Caribbean
80
What does the cotton gin do?
Picks cotton for farmers
Efficiently removes the seeds from cotton
Transports cotton
Plants the seeds for cotton
81
The states all got along with eachother
False
True
82
What did Sequoya do?
Signed the Treaty of New Echota
Translated for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
Head publisher of the Cherokee Phoenix
Adapted a syllabary for the Cherokee
83
Which is NOT a result of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Boosted British morale
Set stage for future victories
Replenished supplies
Led to Patriot victory
84
Statement issued by King George II that forbid settlements west of Appalachian Mtns
Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of War
Proclamation of 1776
85
What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Sold all of the Cherokee land
Impeached president Andrew Jackson
Offered the Natives new land in exchange for land east of the Mississippi
Sold all of the Creek land
86
What was the SECOND capital of Georgia?
Augusta
Atlanta
Savannah
Louisville
87
When was the Declaration of Independence published?
November 7, 1930
September 21, 1776
July 4, 2023
July 4, 1776
88
Which was NOT a reason King George II issued the Proclamation of 1763
To get back at the French
Peace with American Indians
Trade alliance with Native Americans
Maintain & build eastern settlements
89
Which section of the Declaration of Independence: Complaints to King
Grievances
Preamble
Declaration
90
Which land policy resulted in the majority of Georgia's land being distributed?
Headright System
Land Lotteries
All of them were equal
Yazoo Land Act
91
The development of Georgia's railroad system and the introduction of the cotton gin were similar in that each...
was an effect of increased industrialization in the deep south
was a major factor in the prosperity in the Pre-Civil War period
each was a main cause of the conflict that resulted in Georgia's secession
led to a decrease in the amount of slaves
92
The Articles of Confederation created a president to lead the country
False
True
93
What ended the revolutionary war?
Treaty of Versailles
NATO Alliance
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Treaty of Paris
94
The cotton gin caused the industry to significantly decline and Georgia's economy fell
False
True
95
What were the negative impacts of the cotton gin?
Depended on one crop / Decreased Slavery
Depended on one crop / Increased Slavery
Inflation / Increased slavery
Inflation / Decreased Slavery
96
Who were the belligerents in the French & Indian War?
France / Natives
Scotland / Salzburgers
Britain / France
United States / Britain
97
Who invented the cotton gin?
Albert Einstein
Eli Whitney
William McIntosh
Scott Kay
98
Which is NOT a result of the Siege of Savannah?
Broke British stronghold
Savannah remained British
Thousands died
More battles continued
99
How did competition in North America create conflict?
Georgia was hesitant to leave France
King George hated the French leader
There was no conflict
Countries were competing for land
100
War between Britain and France over land disputes in North America
French & Indian War
Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War
Civil War

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