Benchmark Review 2

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What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?

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Georgia legislators were bribed to sell large amounts of land cheaply to land speculators.

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How were Mississippian Indian societies organized in Georgia?

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They lived in permanent villages near rivers and farmed, hunted, and gathered food.

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Why did James Madison think the Articles of Confederation were ineffective?

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The national government was too weak to govern effectively.

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What principle did Madison support to fix the government?

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Federalism — power shared between national and state governments.

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How can Georgia’s location be described on a world map?

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Georgia is south of Canada, east of Brazil, north of Cuba, and west of Europe.

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Why was it hard to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?

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9 out of 13 states had to approve a law.

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Why was it easier to write a new Constitution than amend the Articles?

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All 13 states had to approve any amendment to the Articles.

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What invention transformed Georgia’s agriculture in the 1800s?

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The cotton gin.

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Why did colonists protest the Stamp Act?

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They were taxed without representation in Parliament.

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Why was the Fall Line important as Georgia industrialized?

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Waterfalls provided power for factories.