Land Policies and Capitals

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Which answer choice correctly lists Georgia's capitals in order? Options: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta; Salma, Atlanta, Louisville, Macon, Athens; Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

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Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

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Why was Savannah chosen as Georgia's first capital?

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it was Georgia's first city

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Which statement describes why Georgia's capital has moved 5 times? Options: Georgia's goal was to keep the capital in the middle of its growing population, As the population moved north, Georgia shifted its capital with the growing population, Georgia's capital was set on the coast so it could be a city for sea trade

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Georgia's goal was to keep the capital in the middle of its growing population

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For which reason was Atlanta chosen as the current capital of Georgia? Options: Cherokee Indians gave up land and the government moved the capital onto the new land, a railroad built in the town brought more people and jobs to the town helping it grow, the city was north of the population

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a railroad built in the town brought more people and jobs to the town helping it grow

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Which was the first land policy used in Georgia to divide land?

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Headright System

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In the Headright System, which groups received land?

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Head of Households and soldiers

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Which of the following figures would be considered a "Head of Household" according to the Headright System? Options: an enslaved woman that is age 22, a white man that is age 35, a white man that is age 20, an Indian that is age 21

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a white man that is age 35

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Which two states were created from the land sold in the Yazoo land Act? Options: Florida and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, Mississippi and Alabama

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Mississippi and Alabama

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Which statement describes why people in Georgia protested the Yazoo Land Act? Options: people in Georgia were upset because Indians sold land to Loyalists for cheaper prices than they sold to the patriots, many people in Georgia were upset because land companies bribed GA assembly members to sell them land for a cheap price, people were upset because the government in Georgia sold land to Indians instead of Georgians

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many people in Georgia were upset because land companies bribed GA assembly members to sell them land for a cheap price

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Which was NOT a way to enter the Land Lotteries? Options: buy an acre of land, buy a ticket, submit your name

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buy an acre of land