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GMAS Review Day 3

Quiz by Christie Thompson

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  • Q1
    What was the first capital of Georgia?
    Augusta
    Athens
    Milledgeville
    Savannah
    30s
  • Q2
    What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
    A scandal involving the selling of land in Georgia by corrupt officials at a low price to insiders and speculators.
    The discovery of a valuable gold deposit in Yazoo County.
    A civil war between the Yazoo and Creek Indian tribes.
    A natural disaster that destroyed a large portion of Georgia's farmland.
    30s
  • Q3
    Who was William McIntosh?
    A Creek chief
    A Spanish explorer
    An American politician
    A British general
    30s
  • Q4
    What law did McIntosh sign?
    The Homestead Act
    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Treaty of Indian Springs
    The Stamp Act
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the main purpose of the treaty?
    To cede Creek land to Georgia
    To create a Creek state within Georgia
    To expel all white settlers from Creek land
    To grant Creek people citizenship in the US
    30s
  • Q6
    What happened to McIntosh as a result of signing the treaty?
    He was executed by his own people
    He was hailed as a hero by the US government
    He was exiled to another state
    He was granted a large estate in Georgia
    30s
  • Q7
    Who was the Cherokee chief during the Trail of Tears?
    John Ross
    Andrew Jackson
    Dahlonega Gold Rush
    John Marshall
    30s
  • Q8
    Who was the President of the United States during the Trail of Tears?
    John Marshall
    John Ross
    Andrew Jackson
    Dahlonega Gold Rush
    30s
  • Q9
    Which event led to the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia that sided with the Cherokee?
    Dahlonega Gold Rush
    Andrew Jackson
    John Ross
    John Marshall
    30s
  • Q10
    Which Supreme Court decision was ignored by Andrew Jackson in his push for Indian Removal?
    John Marshall
    John Ross
    Worcester v. Georgia
    Dahlonega Gold Rush
    30s
  • Q11
    What was the name of the law passed by Congress that allowed for the removal of the Cherokee?
    Trail of Tears Act
    Indian Removal Act
    Andrew Jackson's Law
    Cherokee Removal Act
    30s
  • Q12
    What was the trail that the Cherokee were forced to take during their removal?
    The Trail of Sorrow
    The Trail of Heartbreak
    The Trail of Despair
    The Trail of Tears
    30s
  • Q13
    What was the role of John Marshall in the Cherokee removal?
    He ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia
    He signed the Indian Removal Act into law
    He refused to enforce the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia
    He supported Indian Removal
    30s
  • Q14
    What was the term used for a state's ability to declare a federal law null and void?
    Nullification
    Reconstruction
    Secession
    Compromise
    30s
  • Q15
    What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?
    To declare nullification unconstitutional
    To expand slavery to all new territories
    To balance the interests of free and slave states
    To abolish slavery in all states
    30s

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