Milestones History (H4, H5, H6) History Part 2

Front

What was the significance of the University of Georgia being a land grant university?

Back

It was the first public college in the U.S.

Front

What was the main reason for the removal of the Creek from Georgia?

Back

Thirst for Land

Front

What was the role of Worcester v. Georgia in the state's history?

Back

Involved in the removal of the Cherokees

Front

What system did Georgia first use after the American Revolution to distribute land?

Back

Headright system

Front

What treaty sold the last of the Creek lands in Georgia?

Back

Treaty of Indian Springs

Front

What did the white settlers want the Cherokee to do during the gold rush?

Back

Leave their homeland and move west

Front

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia?

Back

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the Cherokee

Front

What was the impact of the Civil War on Georgia?

Back

It was absolutely devastated

Front

What was a major cause of the Civil War according to the text?

Back

The issue of slavery in the American South

Front

What did the South want regarding slavery as the U.S. expanded westward?

Back

Slavery to be legal in new territories