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Unit 5 SS8H4 Westward Expansion in Georgia
Unit 5 SS8H4 Westward Expansion in Georgia
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1
What waterway became Georgia's western boundary after the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Oconee River
Mississippi River
Chattahoochee River
Savannah River
2
Name the Indian chief who signed the treaty selling the Creek land to the US.
Marshall
Jackson
McIntosh
Tomochichi
3
What did the supreme court case Worcester v Georgia determine for the Cherokee?
The Cherokee Nation was sovereign and not subject to Georgia Law
The Cherokee had to live in Georgia forever
The Cherokee had to leave Georgia and travel to Oklahoma
The Cherokee could remain on their land and live peacefully with the U.S.
4
Which list shows Georgia's capitals arranged in the correct chronological order?
Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Atlanta
Savannah, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Augusta, Louisville
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlan ta
Louisville, Augusta, Milledgeville, Savannah, Atlanta
5
How did the cotton gin change life in Georgia?
It encouraged tobacco farming.
reduced the amount of cotton
decreased the slave population
Increased the slave population
6
What was the purpose of the headright system?
It established a method of counting population.
It provided an organized system of collecting taxes.
It distributed land to new settlers to increase the states population
It administered voting and election districts.
7
How did the Creek Indians react to their chief when he sold their land?
They kicked him out of the tribe
They fined him
They murdered him
The sent him to trial
8
Which statement best describes a "land grant university," such as the University of Georgia?
The land for the college was donated by the government.
Could never be used for any purpose other than a college
The college was established as an agricultural college.
First college to allow women
9
choose the inequality that represents the amount of land given in the headright system
200x= 1000
100+ 50 ≥ 1000
200 + 50 ≥ 1000
200+50x ≤ 1000
10
What were the two largest Native American tribes affected by land distribution in Georgia?
Chickasaw and Cherokee
Creek and Cherokee
Choctaw and Cherokee
Cherokee and Seminole
11
Name the treaty signed that sold Creek land to the US
Treaty of Indian Springs 1825
Treaty of Indian Springs 1785
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of the Creek removal
12
Who was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Indians who fought against their removal
John Ross
John Marshall
Andrew Jackson
William McIntosh
13
The University of Georgia was the first ________________________sponsored university in the USA.
private
agricultural
state
land grant
14
According to the headright system, how much land did the head of the household, first get?
200 acres
250 acres
50 acres
100 acres
15
What role did William McIntosh play in the removal of the Creeks from Georgia
He never sided with the US- tried to stop Indian removal
He died walking the trail of tears
He cared for his tribe- protected their land
He sold their land, he was murdered, ended the Creek nation in Georgia
16
What was Georgia's third state capital?
Milledgeville
Louisville
Macon
Atlanta
17
What role did Andrew Jackson play in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia?
Signed the Indian Removal Act into law
Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Stepped down as President
Signed the Treaty of Indian Springs
18
Why did the development of the railroad contribute to Georgia's growth?
Faster travel for vacation
Created conflict between Georgia and Florida
Cities created, and a better way to transport cotton and people
Created jobs
19
Who was the Supreme Court Justice that ruled in favor of the Cherokee in 1832
Andrew Jackson
John Ross
William McIntosh
John Marshall
20
Why did the capital of Georgia continue to be moved westward during the early 1800s?
State officials wanted the capital to be in their hometown.
It was moved to the governor's hometown
to be closer the population of people.
Those were the largest cities in the state
21
People bought a ticket for a chance to win land if their name was drawn from a barrel.
Headright system
Land Lotteries
Yazoo Land System
Apple Barrel Land System
22
Georgia citizens were upset that 4 land companies bought up all of Ga's western land
Yazoo Land Fraud
Western Territory Scam
Mississippi Mud Mixup
A&M (Alabama and Mississippi) Scandal
23
Before the Yazoo Land Fraud, what two present day states were once part of Georgia?
Alabama and Mississippi
Tennessee and South Carolina
Florida and Alabama
Tennessee and Mississippi
24
In what year was the University of Georgia chartered (founded)?
1765
1775
1785
1755
25
What was the date range for Indian removal from Georgia( Creeks and Cherokee) both voluntary and involuntary
1810-1820
1789-1840
1805-1825
1732-1789
