SS8H4: Western Expansion PreTest
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- Q1Georgia's first capital
Atlanta
Milledgeville
SavannahI don't know
Louisville
30s - Q2Georgia's second capital city
I don't know
AugustaLouisville
Milledgeville
Savannah
30s - Q3Georgia's third capital from 1796-1806; selected as Capital due to westward movement in the state
Savannah
Atlanta
I don't know
Augusta
Louisville30s - Q4It was the Fourth capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868, notably during the American Civil War.
I don't know
Savannah
Louisville
Atlanta
Milledgeville30s - Q5Fifth and final capital of Georgia. Was previously known as Marthasville and Terminus.
Milledgeville
I don't know
Louisville
Savannah
Atlanta30s - Q6Way of encouraging immigration to Georgia by distributing land to the new settlers; did not include distribution to African Americans; settlers chose the land they wanted and this had led to the uneven shapes of Georgia's counties.
Land Lottery
Yazoo Land Fraud
Land Distribution Act
Headright SystemI don't know
30s - Q7Way to distribute land that offered equal opportunity to all settlers (excluding African Americans). Was enacted after Yazoo to avoid land fraud.
Yazoo Land Fraud
Headright System
I don't know
Land LotteryLand Distribution Act
30s - Q8Sale of western land to four land companies after the governor and members of the General Assembly had been bribed; angered the people of Georgia because representatives made deals for their own benefit and not that of the people.
Land Distribution Act
Yazoo Land FraudHeadright System
Land Lottery
I don't know
30s - Q9Headright System, Yazoo Land Fraud, and Land Lottery were the in order in which what was done?
Moving of the capitals
Indian Removal
Writing of the Constitution
Land DistributionI don't know
30s - Q10Made it easier to clean cotton, therefore growing cotton became more profitable thus increasing the amount of cotton grown which in turn increased the amount of slaves in the South.
Morse Code
Yazoo Land Fraud
Cotton GinI don't know
Electricity
30s - Q11Essential to Western Expansion and used within Georgia to transport cotton to seaports for distribution in the North and Europe; helped Georgia grow.
Interstate Roadways
RailroadsI don't know
Ports
International Airport
30s - Q12The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. They traveled from North Carolina and Georgia through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas-more than 800 miles (1,287 km)-to the Indian Territory. More than 4, 00 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.
Yazoo Land Fraud
Revolutionary War
Trail of TearsProclamation of 1732
30s - Q13
When was the University of Georgia established?
I don't know
With the signing of the Charter of 1732
Before the Revolutionary War
After the Revolutionary War
During the Revolutionary War
30s - Q14
What was unique about the establishment of the University of Georgia?
It was America's first university
It was America's first public university
I don't know
It was America's first private university
It was not originally a university but a fort
30s - Q15
Georgia’s capital moved four times after the American Revolution.What was the main factor that influenced the movement of Georgia’s capital?
The changing agricultural practices in the state.
The changing geographic center of the state.
The changing population center of the state.
The changing transportation patterns in the state.
I don't know
30s