Westward Expansion

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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

Front

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

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Land Lottery

Front

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

Front

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

Front

What was the outcome of the Dahlonega gold rush?

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Cherokee was forced off their land

Front

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

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Who does this describe? Chief of Cherokee Indians, Fought for Cherokees rights, Spoke in front of the Supreme Court on Behalf of the Cherokee Indians during the Worcester v. Georgia court case

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John Ross

Front

Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in the Worchester v. Georgia court case. This describes who?

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John Marshall

Front

This was the ruling from which case? Cherokee nation was independent and did not have to follow Georgia law

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Worchester v. Georgia