SS8H4ab: UGA, State Capitals, and Land Distribution

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Why was the University of Georgia founded?

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to provide a higher education to the average person, not just the wealthy

Front

Which Georgia Governor was responsible for helping create the University of Georgia?

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Lyman Hall

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Who wrote the University of Georgia's original charter and its the first president?

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Abraham Baldwin

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Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first ____ to enroll in the University of Georgia.

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African-American students

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The University of Georgia had to close for two years and almost went bankrupt due to ______.

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The Civil War

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The "colonial capital" of Georgia was

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Savannah

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What event caused the capital to move from Savannah to Augusta?

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The advancement of the British Army during the American Revolution

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Which Native American tribe had to cede (give up) their land to Georgia in 1802, which led to Milledgeville becoming the new Georgia capital?

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Creek

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Milledgeville was temporarily abandoned as Georgia's capital during the _____?

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Civil War

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Which Native American tribe's removal allowed Atlanta to become the new Georgia Capital?

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Cherokee