Vocabulary Review H4

What are the capitals of Georgia in order?

the first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785.

American Indian tribe that lived in southern Georgia; was removed from the state through treaties in the 1820’s.

land allocation approach that provided the head of a family up to 200 acres of free land in the Georgia frontier.

land allocation approach that gave the average Georgian a chance to buy land at pennies on the dollar.

an event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for pennies on the dollar.

one of the major technological advances in the 19th century. Georgia was one of the leaders in this development in the 1830’s and many of Georgia’s towns and cities were established due to this invention

Creek chief who illegally signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs; was murdered by his tribesmen for this action.

Native American tribe that lived in northwestern Georgia; forcefully removed from the state in the early 1830’s.

Site of America’s first gold rush in 1828; discovery of gold in the area was a factor in the Cherokee removal.

seventh president of the United States who was an advocate of Indian Removal.

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee in the Worcester vs. Georgia case; President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Indians who tried to use legal means to fight against removal.

final removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia in 1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma.

landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States. However, Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia