Westward Expansion
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- Q1The capital of Georgia moved many times. What was the main reason behind these moves?It needed to stay in the geographic center of the stateIt needed to stay close to the Cherokee capitalIt needed to move because the state government was outgrowing the capital buildingsCapital needed to stay in center of population as it moved west30s
- Q2Which statement best describes a “land grant university”. (Example: University of Georgia)Land for the college/ university given by federal governmentThe college was a public universityThe college was established as an agricultural collegeThe land could never be used for any purpose other than a college30s
- Q3What was the “Yazoo Land Fraud” of 1795?Members of Georgia government sold land to land companies for a much higher price than it was worthMembers of Georgia government sold land to 4 land companies for low priceLand companies illegally sold land to the Native AmericansThe Governor of Georgia gave away the land to the Native Americans30s
- Q4What was the purpose of “Headright System” and “Land Lotteries”?Create a way of counting the states populationCreate new voting and election districtsProvide an organized system of collecting taxesGive away newly acquired Native American lands to American settlers30s
- Q5What system replaced the “Headrignt System” as a way of giving land?Land LotteryTomahawk RightsSurveyingLand Rush30s
- Q6Why was cotton gin created?Speed up processing of cotton into threadSpeed up harvesting of cotton cropSpeed up planting of cotton cropSpeed up separating of seeds from cotton30s
- Q7Which invention in the 1830s helped speed up the transportation of goods throughout Georgia?RailroadMechanical reaperSteam boatCotton gin30s
- Q8How did the invention of cotton gin effect slavery?Decreased the need for slavesDid not impact the need for slavesIncreased the need for slavesIt was actually the railroad that increased the need for slaves30s
- Q9Which President of the United States signed the “Indian Removal Act”?Andrew JacksonAndrew JohnsonJohn MarshallJohn Ross30s
- Q10Who was the Supreme Court Justice that supported the Cherokee Nation in Worcester v. Georgia?Andrew JacksonJohn MarshallJohn RossAndrew Johnson30s
- Q11Who was the Cherokee Indian Chief that made several trips to Washington, D. C. to ask the U.S. Government for protection of his people?William McIntoshAndrew JohnsonAndrew McGillivaryJohn Ross30s
- Q12What was the forced march of the Cherokee from Georgia to the Oklahoma Indian Territory where over 4,000 Cherokee died?The Long JourneyTrail of TearsThe American Indian ExodusThe Cherokee Trail30s
- Q13How did the “Dahlonega Gold Rush” impact the Cherokee?The Cherokee learned the English language from miners looking for goldThe Cherokee were given a percentage of all the gold that was minedGeorgia government had land lotteries to give Cherokee land to white settlers and minersGeneral Assembly bought their land for $5 million dollars30s
- Q14The Cherokee removal was assured whenThe syllabary was discoveredThe Supreme Court decided Worchester v. GeorgiaJohn Ross was elected chiefGold was discovered on Cherokee land30s
- Q15Why was William McIntosh, a Creek Chief, murdered by his own people?He was related to Georgia governors Mitchell and TroupHe was defeated in a fight with Georgia militiaGave up Creek land by signing the Treaty of Indian SpringsHe became a political ally with the Cherokee over time30s