BIG GMAS FLASHCARDIZZ

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What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia? Options: educate Georgia’s slave population, educate Georgia’s militia, establish a women’s-only school, make education available to all people, not just the wealthy

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make education available to all people, not just the wealthy

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Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to

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follow the growing population.

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What was the purpose of the Georgia’s land policies?

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To give away newly gained lands and promote westward settlement.

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The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

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bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

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Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? Options: steel plow, spinning jenny, cotton gin, railroads

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cotton gin

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William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.

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signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.

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What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega?

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gold

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What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester v. Georgia case?

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Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

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Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he

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refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.

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Accompanied his people on the Trail of Tears

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John Ross