Hart County was named after Nancy Hart. What made her famous?

legendary heroine of the revolutionary war

Why was Eli Whitney's cotton gin an important invention before the Civil War?

farmers used the gin to process cotton more quickly

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

dissolve political connection between colonies and Britain

Which statement describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo land fraud?

State legislators were bribed to sell land

What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?

colonists took weapons and horses from British

Because of weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation,

the 13 states could not become unified

How did the Yazoo land fraud lead to the removal of Creek Indians from Georgia?

the US government agreed to move Creeks

What was the main reason why Georgia's Constitution of 1777 had a weak executive branch?

reacting to the tradition of powerful royal governors

Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700's and early 1800's?

headright system and land lottery

Which describes Georgia at the beginning of the Revolutionary War

Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England

What was Sequoyah's major contribution to Cherokee culture?

he developed a syllabary for Cherokee written language

Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?

signed a treaty giving up the last of Creek lands

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1
Hart County was named after Nancy Hart. What made her famous?
she was wife of the first elected governor
legendary heroine of the revolutionary war
first female senator from Georgia
started first public school in Georgia
2
Why was Eli Whitney's cotton gin an important invention before the Civil War?
farmers used the gin to process cotton more quickly
cotton could now be sent to markets by railroad
cotton could be grown more easily
the gin kept cotton from getting messed up
3
What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
to serve as a preamble to the Constitution
tell Britain the colonies ratified the Articles of Confed.
dissolve political connection between colonies and Britain
for colonists to be given same rights as British citizens
4
Who was the Cherokee Chief who protested Native Removal?
John Ross
Chief Menawa
Sequoyah
William McIntosh
5
What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Emancipation Proclamation
Missouri Compromise
Proclamation of 1763
Intolerable Acts
6
Which was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?
Taxation Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
7
Which statement describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo land fraud?
federal government took over state owned land
land speculators sold bad land to people
State legislators were bribed to sell land
governor of Georgia gave land to Indians
8
What was the importance of the Battle of Kettle Creek?
Indians joined colonists to beat the British
British were driven to Florida and struggled
colonists took weapons and horses from British
it was the last battle fought in Georgia
9
Because of weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation,
George Washington refused to become President
the 13 states could not become unified
citizens paid higher taxes to help the government
the 13 states refused to sign the document
10
How did the Yazoo land fraud lead to the removal of Creek Indians from Georgia?
Creeks moved west because the land was better
Creeks did not want to live in the same area as settlers
US government agreed to pay Creeks money to leave
the US government agreed to move Creeks
11
What was the main reason why Georgia's Constitution of 1777 had a weak executive branch?
they believed the judicial should be most powerful
reacting to the tradition of powerful royal governors
they followed British tradition of strong legislature
trying to avoid conflict between executive and judicial
12
What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia?
zinc in Madison
silver on Creek lands
gold in Dahlonega
oil in Columbus
13
Who were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Walton, Hall, Gwinnett
Hall, Gwinnett, Wright
Walton, Ellis, Wright
Hall, Walton, Jones
14
Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700's and early 1800's?
land-use plan embargo
headright system and land lottery
collective bargaining
speculation and sharecropping
15
Which describes Georgia at the beginning of the Revolutionary War
Georgia relied heavily upon trade with England
Royal governor was upopular
tradition of self government developed
Georgians favored independence from England
16
What was Sequoyah's major contribution to Cherokee culture?
he signed a treaty moving Cherokee to Indian territory
gained fame as a hunter and fur trapper
he developed a syllabary for Cherokee written language
He signed the treaty giving Cherokee lands to the US
17
Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?
he became friendly with Cherokee
signed a treaty giving up the last of Creek lands
he was defeated in a fight with Georgia militia
cousin of Georgia's governor George Troup

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