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Part II of Georgia and the American Revolution
Part II of Georgia and the American Revolution
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Practice game for Unit 3 test.
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1
The five cities that have been capitals of Georgia are...
Savannah, Athens, Lilburn, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Savannah, Albany, Lilburn, Macon, Atlanta
Savannah, Athens, Lithonia, Marietta, Atlanta
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
2
What was the purpose of the Treaty of New York?
It required the Creek to give up lands east of the Oconee.
It ended the Revolutionary War.
It was signed after the Battle of Kettle Creek.
It marked the end of Indian occupation in Georgia.
3
Why did the founding fathers want a federal government with little power?
They feared a government that would give power to the South.
They had just left a strong powerful British government.
They considered themselves 13 separate states.
They wanted local governments to have all the power.
4
The discovery of gold in Dahlonega led to the...
Yazoo Land Act.
Treaty of Paris.
Treaty of New York.
final removal of Indians from Georgia.
5
What system of selling land followed the headright system?
Census
Land lottery
Yazoo Land Act
Survey
6
What 1803 transaction between France and the US doubled the land area of the country?
Treaty of Savannah
Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of New York
Yazoo Land Act
7
The Great Compromise leading to our bicameral legislature was between the...
New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan
British and French
Patriots and Loyalists
Whigs and Tories
8
This missionary went all the way to the Supreme Court to fight against Cherokee removal .
McIntosh
Worcester
McGillicuddy
Sequoyah
9
Who invented the cotton gin?
Cyrus McCormick
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
George Washington Carver
10
What effect did the cotton gin have on slavery?
It had no effect.
First it decreased the need, and then it increased the need.
It increased the need for slaves to grow and pick cotton.
It decreased the need for slaves to grow and pick cotton.
11
New Echota was...
one of Georgia's capitals.
the Cherokee capital.
the Salzburger capital
the Creek and Cherokee capital.
12
Thanks to this Native American, the Cherokee had a written language.
Chief William McIntosh
George Troup
Chief Menawa
Sequoyah
13
Which term means "to give up."
win
buy
cede
sell
14
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a ...
legislature.
court system.
president.
governor.
15
Andrew Jackson and Chief Justice John Marshall were in agreement over the Indian Removal Act.
False
True
16
How many states ratified the Constitution before Georgia?
3
4
5
2
17
In the Yazoo land fraud, these people were bribed to sell land at below-market prices?
widows with children
federal officials
Georgia's governor and some legislators
landowners
18
Andrew Jackson said that removing the Native Americans from the East to the West would be...
All three other choices.
the only way to maintain tribal rights.
be beneficial to the Native Americans.
a way to preserve Native American culture.
19
Who were the two Georgian signers of the U.S. Constitution?
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
Sam Walton and George Jefferson
Abraham Baldwin and George Walton
George Walton and Thomas Jefferson
20
The invention of the cotton gin enabled...
a decrease in the number of slaves.
a quicker harvest of cotton.
the seed to be more quickly separated from the cotton fiber.
a decrease in land ownership.
21
Which of the following is true about the Creek?
They had a written constitution.
They were the first to leave Georgia.
They were the most advanced tribe according to white ideals.
Some of them lived very much like white settlers.
22
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
Preamble
Bill of Amendments
Introduction
Bill of Rights
23
The Cherokee Phoenix was...
the national bird of the Cherokee nation.
a newspaper with articles in Cherokee and English.
the capital of the Cherokee nation.
the mascot of the Cherokee nation.
24
The first method used in Georgia to distribute land was called the...
Headright System.
Yazoo Land Act.
Lottery.
Birthright System.
25
A protest in which people refuse to buy certain items until specific conditions are met is...
revolution
grievance
boycott
rebuttal
26
Which president purchased land from France for $15 million?
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
27
Which Creek chief was murdered for signing a treaty to give up the last Creek lands?
Sequoyah
William McIntosh
John Ridge
Elijah Clarke
28
In 1785, the government set aside 20 acres on which this institution would be chartered.
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Oglethorpe University
University of Georgia
29
This was the last battle between the United States and the British.
Civil War
War of 1812
Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
30
The development of the railroad in Georgia led to...
a way to avoid muddy roads while transporting cotton.
Georgia having the most tracks in the Deep South.
cities springing up along where tracks were built.
All the other answers.
