Which of these describes the purpose of the "Headright System" used in many areas early in Georgia's history.

to encourage people to settle in Georgia.

What action did William McIntosh take that resulted in the removal of the Creek Nation from Georgia?

McIntosh agreed to sell the Creek's land in a 2nd treaty.

What caused GA to give up its land that is now Mississippi and Alabama?

The state ceded the land to the US government to fix the Yazoo Land Fraud.

Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?

The capital needed to be more centrally located within the state.

The sale of western Georgia lands, knows as the "Yazoo lands" was controversial MAINLY because

Members of the Georgia legislature approved the deal.

How did most Cherokees react to the increasing presence of AMericans on their ancestral lands in the early 1800s?

They attempted to practice an American way of life and live in peace.

Why did the "Trail of Tears" get its name?

Many Cherokee died along the journey.

The cotton gin, new farmlands in the west and the demand for cotton led to

an increase in demand for slaves in the years before the Civil War.

Which BEST describes the motive of McIntosh when making the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?

HE believed it was his people's best chance to avoiding bloodshed in GA.

Why did a large number of Creek Indians believe tha William McIntosh betrayed them?

He signed a treaty giving away all Creek land in GA without permission.

After the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, why did Chief William McIntosh lose his life?

Creek leaders executed McIntosh because he made the treaty without them.

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1
All of these cities have been capitals of the state of Georgia but one. Which has NOT been a Georgia Capital?
Milledgeville
Louisville
Augusta
Macon
2
Which of these describes the purpose of the "Headright System" used in many areas early in Georgia's history.
to provide a buffer zone between Georgia and Florida
to encourage people to settle in Georgia.
to take power away from Parliament
to decrease the use of slavery in the colonies.
3
Which system distributed land by matching 202 or 490 acre plots with numbers tickets held by potential settlers?
the County Unit system
the Cherokee cession
the Headright system
the Land Lottery
4
What action did William McIntosh take that resulted in the removal of the Creek Nation from Georgia?
McIntosh decided to buy 2 plantations and own hundreds of slaves.
McIntosh led the Creeks in battle and was defeated by Andrew Jackson.
McIntosh divided the Creek nation and formed the Red Sticks.
McIntosh agreed to sell the Creek's land in a 2nd treaty.
5
Who was president at the beginning of the "Trail of Tears"?
Winfield Scott
John Marshall
Andrew Jackson
James Buchanan
6
What caused GA to give up its land that is now Mississippi and Alabama?
The state could not raise enough funds to buy the territory from Spain.
The General Assembly decided defending the territory was too expensive.
The federal government wanted to set the land aside as reservations.
The state ceded the land to the US government to fix the Yazoo Land Fraud.
7
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the US during the early to mid 1800s?
the cotton gin
the combine harvester
the mechanical reaper
the steel plow
8
Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?
The General Assembly wanted the capital farther away from Spanish Florida.
The capital needed to be more centrally located within the state.
Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center.
Augusta had been destroyed from attacks by the Creek Indians.
9
Which is TRUE about the construction of the first railroads in Georgia?
They decreased trade.
They helped develop cities.
They helped end slavery.
They improved agriculture.
10
The sale of western Georgia lands, knows as the "Yazoo lands" was controversial MAINLY because
Settlers believed that no part of Georgia should be sold.
Members of the Georgia legislature approved the deal.
People did not want to take land from Native Americans.
The deal involved bribing important people in Georgia.
11
How did most Cherokees react to the increasing presence of AMericans on their ancestral lands in the early 1800s?
They gave the US over $2 million in gold and silver in exchange for land.
They voluntarily gave up their lands and moved west on their own.
They produced weapons and fortifications and declared war on the US.
They attempted to practice an American way of life and live in peace.
12
Why did the "Trail of Tears" get its name?
The Cherokee were forced to live on reservations.
The Cherokee were no longer an independent nation.
Many Cherokee died along the journey.
Many battles took place during the journey.
13
What is the name of the event that took Native Americans from Georgia to Oklahoma?
Transcontinental Railroad
'Sherman's March' during the Civil War
The Erie Canal
The Trail of Tears
14
The cotton gin, new farmlands in the west and the demand for cotton led to
the development of an industrialized southern economy.
the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
a decrease in demand for slaves in the years before the Civil War.
an increase in demand for slaves in the years before the Civil War.
15
Which BEST describes the motive of McIntosh when making the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?
He planned to use the money from the treaty to arm his warriors against US.
He knew the land they were moving to was home to gold and silver.
To avoid the kind of war that began after the death of General Custer.
HE believed it was his people's best chance to avoiding bloodshed in GA.
16
Why did a large number of Creek Indians believe tha William McIntosh betrayed them?
He fought against Andrew Jackson and lost the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
His refusal to sign treaties.
He signed a treaty giving away all Creek land in GA without permission.
He produced and sold food collected from his plantations to feed the hungry
17
Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Jackson?
Worcester v. Georgia
Tinker v. Des Moines
Fletcher v. Peck
Plessy v. Ferguson
18
After the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, why did Chief William McIntosh lose his life?
He was betrayed by rival American Indians that wanted his land.
The US Government captured and executed him for violating the treaty.
Creek leaders executed McIntosh because he made the treaty without them.
McIntosh died of Yellow Fever after marching on the Trail of Tears.
19
What was the capital of Georgia immediately BEFORE it the capital became Atlanta?
Jasper
Savannah
Milledgeville
Augusta

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