SS8H4 - Tabitha Walker | Biblioteka

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What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

It distributed Creek lands to new settlers

It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

It administered voting and election districts

It divided Georgia into military districts

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Select ALL that apply to reasons for Westward Expansion.

Discovery of Gold

Free land to settle

Free money

Free home

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Indian removal legislation was supported by which President?

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

James K. Polk

Andrew Jackson

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The University of Georgia, first known as Franklin University, was established as the first _____________ in the U.S.

co-ed college (means for men and women)

public college

private college

integrated college

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Why was the capital of Georgia moved many times from the colonial era until Reconstruction?

There were outbreaks of malaria at each site of the capital except Atlanta.

Native Americans forced the settlers to move and take their capital with them.

The GA General Assembly believed the capital needed to be near the largest amount of people.

As railroads were built, the capital moved to the nearest depot.

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What was the monitary difference between the headright and land lottery systems?

land costs more with the headright system than the lottery system

only men could buy land under the lottery system

land was given freely under the head right system and for pennies in the lottery system

you needed gold to buy land in the headright system and paper bills for the lottery system

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Georgia's borders change drastically in 1802! What happened to move our western boarder from the Mississippi River to the Chattahochee River?

A dam was built to cut off water so we abandoned the land.

We were forced to secede all land involved in a corrupt land deal.

King George,III issued a proclamation that made it illegal to move westward so we sold the land.

Native Americans were given the land and reservations formed.

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William McIntosh received the ultimate punishment from his tribe. Why were they so mad at him?

He signed a treaty with the U.S. government to secede, or give away, the Creek lands in Georgia

He became friendly with the Cherokee Native Americans and formed an alliance against the U.S. government.

He refused to sign a treaty with the U.S. government that would have made millions of dollars for the Creek tribe.

He choose to go to war with the U.S. government rather than move to the reservation in Oklahoma.

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What was the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

This ruling declared that the Cherokee were considered property and as such, could not sue in a court of law.

This ruling declared that the Cherokee were not intitled to the land they occupied and would have to leave immediately.

This ruling declared that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation and were not under the jurisdiction of the United States or the state of Georgia

This ruling declared that the Cherokee would be allowed to remain on their lands but had to pay taxes to the U.S. government each year.

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President Andrew Jackson rejected the Supreme Court ruling of Worchester v. Georgia. What opposing action did he take?

He allowed the Cherokee to remain on their land and charged them no taxes.

He signed an Indian Removal Act and forced the Cherokee to leave the land.

He paid the Cherokee millions of dollars for the land and asked them to leave.

He rejected the ruling and gave the Cherokee 1 year to vacate the land voluntarily.

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The invention of the cotton gin made ___________ cotton much faster.

processing

planting

harvesting

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A negative impact on the South due to the efficiency of the cotton gin was

a decrease in enslaved population

an increase in southern cotton profits

an increase in enslaved population

an increase in factories in the south

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

Trail of Tears

Oklahoma Trail

Lewis and Clarke Expedition

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In 1832, the fastest way to transport your goods across the country was by using this new technological development.

Steamship

Cotton Gin

Railroad

Airplane