SS8H4 Westward Expansion (Georgia)

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Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta (S.A.L.M.A) - What does this list include?

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Capitals in order

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Who is the leader of the Creek Indians who signed treaties with Georgia leaders that gave away Creek land and was killed by his own Tribe members?

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William McIntosh

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Why did the state capitals move Westward?

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Population shifted

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Why was the University of Georgia (UGA) established?

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To give everyone a chance to go to college and was the first government funded school.

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Which land distribution involved people buying tickets in a drawing for a chance to win land?

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Land Lottery

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Which land distribution is described?
*Distributed by Georgia leaders
*Encouraged people to move to Georgia
*White males, Head of households got 200 acres, plus 50 acres for every family member and slave
*Up to 1,000 acres

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Headright System

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Which land distribution is being described? Chattahoochee River became Georgia's Western boundary, land companies bribed the Georgia general assembly to sell land at a low cost. Resulting in Georgia losing land

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Yazoo Land fraud

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What was the outcome of the Dahlonega gold rush?

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Cherokee was forced off their land

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Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

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Andrew Jackson

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Cherokee were forced off their land in Georgia and out the Southeast. Moved to reservation in Oklahoma. Many Cherokee died during this time.

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Trail of Tears