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SS8H4 Explain significant factors that affected westward expansion in Georgia between 1789 and 1840.
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A person who buys something at a low price hoping to sell it at a high price is a...
Politician
Surveyor
Speculator
Bank officer
2
Which of the following cities does NOT belong in S.A.L.M.A., which represents the 5 Georgia capitals?
Milledgeville
Atlanta
Louisville
Macon
3
Why did Georgia relocate its state capital 4 times in 100 years?
Typhoid fever outbreak
Yazoo Land Fraud
Continual Northwest movement of its population
To honor its national leaders
4
Who was the first President of the University of Georgia?
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Baldwin
Abraham Simpson
Doug Baldwin
5
New Echota was...
the Salzburger capital
one of Georgia's capitals
the Cherokee capital
the Creek and Cherokee capital
6
US President in office in 1830 was...
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Georgia Washington
Martin Van Buren
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What is Manifest Destiny?
God given rights
God given right to steal
God given right to own
God given right to expand westward
8
What important document in US history did Abraham Baldwin sign?
US Constitution
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
9
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
Thomas Gin
Eli Lilly
10
What treaty did William McIntosh sign that gave all the Creeks' land away?
Treaty of Native Springs
Treaty of Creek
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of Indian Springs
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The Red Sticks, a faction of Creek Indians, wanted to...
Make peace with white settlers
Won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Fight the white settlers who encroached on their land
12
Supreme Court Justice who ruled in favor of the Indians...
Samuel Worceste
John Ross
Andrew Jackson
John Marshall
13
Why was the capital of Georgia relocated from August to Louisville? At the time it was the...
Center of Georgia's population
Largest city in Georgia
Strongest trade center
Home of Tomichichi
14
What Cherokee chief tried to fight the removal of his people from Georgia by using the courts?
Tomochichi
John Ross
William McIntosh
Andrew Jackson
15
What act signed by Andrew Jackson required the removal of the Natives from GA to Oklahoma?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Second Treaty of Indian Springs
Treaty of Indian Springs
Alien and Sedition Act
16
As the
end
of the Western & Atlantic railroad line, Atlanta was nicknamed
Douglasville
Marthasville
Terminus
Jacksonville
17
In what year was the University of Georgia first chartered?
1776
1733
1763
1785
18
What was the site of America’s first gold rush in 1828?
Sutter's Mill
Klondike
Rome
Dahlonega
19
Sequoyah was an important Cherokee because
He created the Cherokee alphabet
He invented the Cherokee language
He invented the bow and arrow
He freed the Native Americans
20
Discovery of what led to demands for removal of the Cherokee people from north Georgia?
Coal
Uranium
Gold
Diamonds
21
In the case of Worchester vs Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of:
The Cherokee
The State of Georgia
Andrew Jackson
The Federal Government
22
Which tribe was the most populous in Georgia?
Cherokee
Creek
23
The Yazoo land act sold much of the land that is now Alabama and Mississippi to who whom?
The Creek Nation
The Cherokee Nation
Wealthy Business Men (Land Speculators)
The French Government
24
What was the first system of land distribution used in Georgia to encourage population growth?
Quit Claim Deeding
Yazoo Land Act
Land Lottery
Headright System
25
Why did the Yazoo land act become known as the Yazoo land FRAUD?
Alabama never paid Georgia for the Land
Georgia overpaid for worthless land
Georgia overpaid the Federal Govt for land
Georgia Politicians were bribed to pass Yazoo Land act
26
The Indian Removal Act stated that the Indian people were to be moved to what State?
Arizona
New Mexico
Oregon
Oklahoma
27
The Treaty of New Echota...
Illegally gave away Cherokee land to Georgia
Reduced the size of Georgia
Ended the Creek War
Sold Cherokee land to the British
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What system of land distribution gave away the most land in Georgia?
Headright System
Land Lottery
Quit Claim Deeding
Yazoo Land Act
29
Which southern state had the most miles of railroad track?
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
30
To operate large cotton farms, demand increased for what type of farm labor?
Agriculture Apprentices
Indentured Servants
Highland Scots
Slaves
31
What was the first state-operated university in the United States?
Yale University
University of Florida
University of Georgia
Harvard University
32
What treaty sold all Creek land in Georgia and led to the removal of the Creek Indians from Georgia?
Second Treaty of Indian Springs
Treaty of Indian Springs
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
33
Rail lines in GA all terminated in what city that is now GA's most populous city and capital?
Atlanta
Macon
Augusta
Douglasville
34
What Creek Chief signed away the Creek land in GA in the 2nd Treaty of Indian Springs?
William McIntosh
James Oglethorpe
John Ross
Sitting Bull
35
What was the largest tribe in Georgia before American Indian removal?
Cherokee
Yamacraw
Creek
Navajo
36
Atlanta was once named what in honor of the Governor's daughter?
Saraton
Ashleyville
Bettyburg
Marthasville
37
Who was Sequoyah?
American Leader
Cherokee Leader
Creek Leader
England Leader
38
To help ensure the survival of the American democracy, Baldwin believed we should educate . . .
Only the Smartest Students
Only the Rich
British Royalty
Everyone
39
What did the route the Cherokee were forced to take from Georgia to Oklahoma become known as?
Federal Road
Hightower Trail
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
40
What happened to William McIntosh after the signing of the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?
His people felt betrayed and killed him
He was thrown in jail by the Federal government
President Jackson killed him
His people were very grateful and feasted in his honor
41
This person had faith the U.S. Government would protect the most "civilized" tribe in the S.E.
Andrew Jackson
Major Ridge
John Ross
John Marshall
42
What system of land distribution gave land to any white man over the age of 21?
Headright System
Land Lottery
Quit Claim Deeding
Yazoo Land Act
43
Due the cotton gin's efficiency,...
Tobacco became less important.
All
Cotton became more profitable.
Farmers sought out more land
44
To fix the Yazoo fraud GA agreed to sell the land to the Fed Govt for $1.25 Million and what?
Removal of the Cherokee
Removal of the Creek people
Removal of the Salzburgers
Removal of the Highland Scots
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What happened to William McIntosh after the signing of the Second Treaty of Indian Springs?
President Jackson killed him
His people felt betrayed and killed him
His people were very grateful and feasted in his honor
He was thrown in jail by the Federal government
