ANTEBELLUM RIGOR CHECK

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What was the purpose of the headright system and land lottery in Georgia?

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It distributed Public/Indian lands to new settlers.

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What scandal involved Georgia’s governor and some legislators being bribed to sell public land to private developers at below-market prices?

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Yazoo land fraud

Front

Why did Georgia give up land claims in what are now Mississippi and Alabama?

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The federal government paid millions to settle the Yazoo land fraud & removed GA’s claim to the land.

Front

How many acres of land could the head of a family receive under the headright system?

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1000 Acres

Front

Which was NOT a result of the Yazoo land fraud?

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Those who bought the land made large profits from its eventual sale.

Front

What was George Gist’s (Sequoyah’s) major contribution to the Cherokee culture?

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He developed a syllabary so the Cherokee could have a written language.

Front

What led to the final Indian removal from Georgia? Options: silver on Creek lands, gold in Dahlonega, oil in Columbus, battle at Fort Mims

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gold in Dahlonega

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What did President Andrew Jackson mean when he said “John Marshall has rendered his decision, now let him enforce it”?

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President Jackson meant the Supreme Court could not enforce the decision without the support of the President.

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All the trails along which the Indians were taken ended in the Indian Territory, which is mainly in the present-day state of

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Oklahoma

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Which provision was NOT included in the laws that were passed after gold was discovered? Options: Cherokee laws were declared null and void., The Cherokee could not speak against white men in courts of law., Cherokee land was placed under state control., The Cherokee were able to own all the gold on the land.

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The Cherokee were able to own all the gold on the land.