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Revolution and Westward Expansion
Revolution and Westward Expansion
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1
What is the MAIN invention that led to an increase in slavery?
Railroads
Tractor
Mechanical Reaper
Cotton Gin
2
Which act created controversy when legislators were bribed to sell land to companies for low $?
Yezoo Land Act
Yahoo Land Fraud
Yazoo Land Act
3
What was the name of the court case that involved John Marshall, John Ross, and Andrew Jackson?
Cherokee v. Georgia
Brown v. Board
Worcester v. Georgia
Ross v. Jackson
4
What was used to give away Indian lands and attract settlers to Georgia?
Headright System
Land Lottery
5
Why did Georgia's capital city keep changing?
The population was moving westward
The first capital was controlled by the British
The old capitals didn't have a governor
6
Who supported independence for the colonies?
Patriots
Loyalists
7
What was the main result of the Siege of Savannah?
Savannah remained under British control
The city was burned down
The patriots won the city back
James Wright took back over
8
What was Georgia's main Cash Crop during this period?
Tobbaco
Slavery
Peaches
Cotton
9
What used wire teeth and a turning cylinder to separate cotton seeds from it's fiber?
Cotton Gin
Cotton filter
Cotton Comb
Cotton seperator
10
Who was murdered for signing the treaty of Indian Springs?
William McIntosh
Button Gwinett
Alexander McGivillary
John Ross
11
Which war were the British trying to pay for with the taxes on the colonists?
Revolutionary War
Civil War
French and Indian War
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
12
What gave TOO MUCH POWER TO STATES and none to Central Government
Proclamation of 1763
Articles of Confederation
Georgia Constitution of 1777
US Constitution
13
Why were the Cherokee removed from their land in Georgia?
Wanted new land for settling
Gold in Dahlonega
Cotton Farming
The whites didn't like the Cherokee
14
Why were the colonists mad at Great Britain?
They thought the taxes placed on the colonies were unfair.
They were mad because they didn't send any tea.
They didn't want to pay for stamps.
They didn't like James Wright
15
Which battle was won by Elijah Clarke and the patriots? It gave them morale and supplies.
Battle of Fort Mims
Battle of Kettle Creek
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of Bloody Marsh
16
Select the answer that describes the king not giving the colonies respect in Parliment
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
THROW THE TEA OVERBOARD
NO REPRESENTATIVES MEANS NO TAXES
TAXES SUCK
17
What is important about the University of Georgia?
It was the first college in the United States.
It was the first land grant university in the United States.
It was the first university for women
Nothing.
18
Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation and is a much better form of government?
US Constitution
Proclamation of 1763
Georgia Constitution of 1777
Declaration of 1763
19
What were the main causes of death on the trail of tears?
wounds
fighting
cold and disease
exhaustion
20
Who remained loyal to Great Britain?
Loyalists
Patriots
21
Why did Georgia ratify the US Constitution quickly?
patriotism
money
protection
land
22
How many parts did the Declaration of Independence have?
3
2
4
6
23
What was Georgia's fourth capital?
Augusta
Savannah
Louisville
Milledgeville
24
What did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Articles of Confederation
Proclamation of 1763
Georgia Constitution of 1777
Charter of 1732
25
Who signed the Declaration of Independence?
William Few
Button Gwinett
Abraham Baldwin
Elijah Clarke
