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1
The trail of teats was a forced removal of American Indians
False
True
2
GA capitals were moved to Augusta to escape from British troops
True
False
3
Cotton became profitable in Georgia and the South
False
True
4
Georgia was pressured to secede by South Coarolina
True
False
5
UGA was the first public university to recieve a charter in the United States
True
False
6
What direction did the capitals move?
East
South
West
North
7
There have been 5 cities that have served as a capital
False
True
8
The Election of 1860 was the last event that led to the Civil War
True
False
9
Slavery was outlawed in Georgia until 1750's
False
True
10
The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to be a free state
True
False
11
Georgia decided to secede in 1861
True
False
12
The most significant result of the Yazoo land fraud was GA lost all lands west of the Chattahoochee river
True
False
13
Chief William McIntosh angered fellow creeks
False
True
14
What was the main reason the capitals moved?
They never moved the capitals
To keep the capitals in the center of the state's population
Just because they felt like they wanted it to be more west
They only moved the capital for money
15
Who signed the Yazoo Land act into law?
Gov. Button Gwinnett
Gov. George Matthews
Gov. James Jackson
Gov. Lyman Hall
16
Why was the headright system not affective?
It worked well and there were no problems
It became corrupt very quickly, too many applicants, not enough land
They gave away land no matter who it was or how big it was
They put the names into a barrel and they drew names for land
17
Land companies bribed the GA General Assembly and Governor for land
True
False
18
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin
False
True
19
Georgia was trying to get the south to not agree with the Compromise of 1850
True
False
20
Cotton made slavery increase
False
True
21
What was the first capital of GA?
Savannah, GA
Valdosta, GA
Augustam GA
Hunstville, Alabama
22
Dred Scott was not a slave
False
True
23
State's rights can best be explained as what?
could not free their slaves for anything
could leave the Union at any time if they want to
could ignore national laws if they could hurt the state
can force he government to give them land when they wanted
24
Which if these crops destroyed the soil the most?
Corn
Tobacco
Cotton
Peanuts
25
GA capitals were, Savannah, Augusta, Lousiville, Milledgeville, Albany
False
True
26
Who signed the Indian Removal Act?
Abraham Lincoln
John Marshall
Andrew Jackson
27
Land Lottery: Participants names were placed into 1 drum and lots with numbers will be placed into another drum
True
False
28
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
Mississippi
Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
29
What did the cotton gin do?
Removed the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton a day
Removed the oil from food
Removed the seeds from 50 pounds of fruit a day
Put the seeds into the cotton
30
Who signed the US constitution?
Abraham Lincoln
James Oglethorpe
Abraham Baldwin
William T. Sherman
31
Lincoln's name was on the ballot in the south
True
False
32
Which was the largest nation of Indians in GA?
Creek Indians
Cherokee Indians
Native Americans
American Indians
33
40 million acres of land were sold for only $500,000
True
False
34
Red sticks said whites were trespassing while White sticks said to leave the whites alone
True
False
