Westward Expansion PT. 4 (d&e)

Multiple Choice

Use the diagram to answer the question. What BEST completes the diagram?

• Georgia wanted to raise money to buy back Alabama.

• Georgia wanted to increase its population.

• Georgia wanted to encourage the search for gold.

• Georgia wanted to be better than South Carolina.

Multiple Choice

What pressing problem did the invention of the cotton gin solve?

• removing seeds from cotton fiber

• efficiently harvesting raw cotton

• quickly plowing the cotton fields

• irrigating the fields of cotton plants

Multiple Choice

Who is credited with inventing the cotton gin in 1793?

• Button Gwinnett

• Abraham Baldwin

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

Multiple Choice

Which technological improvement helped Georgia grow westward by moving people and goods more quickly across the state?

• Tractors

• Cotton gin

• Railroads

• Automobiles

Multiple Choice

What was the MAIN reason for slavery and the production of cotton to grow? 

• 
  Invention of the railroads

• 
  The decreased access to world markets

• 
  Invention of the cotton gin

• Increased access to the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

What had the most significant effect on the growth of the slave population in Georgia?

• the passage of the Compromise of 1850

• the invention of the steam engine

• the passage of the Missouri Compromise of 1820

• the invention of the cotton gin

Multiple Choice

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to make the process of cleaning cotton more efficient. The word "gin" is short for what?

• Genuine

• Engine

• Origin

• Imagine

Multiple Choice

Why did the state of Georgia begin building railroads in the early 1830s?

• Farmers could not produce enough food for Georgia’s population and the state needed to import food from other states.

• Georgia’s agricultural industry was growing rapidly and needed a more efficient way of shipping agricultural goods.

• Georgia’s leaders feared a civil war was coming and wanted to improve the state’s ability to transport troops.

• Manufacturers in Florida required large amounts of raw materials to be shipped from the North through Georgia.

Multiple Choice

The Navajo Nation was the most populous tribe in Georgia. True or False

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

William McIntosh was the _______ (relation) of George Troup.

• Brother

• Uncle

• Cousin

• Friend

Multiple Choice

Why was Creek Chief William McIntosh often opposed by other Creek leaders?

• He forced the Creek to maintain their traditional lifestyle.

• He refused to sign treaties with the U.S. government.

• He supported the U.S. interests over the interest of the Creek.

• He started wars with other groups of American Indians.

Multiple Choice

Who is described in the list?

• William McIntosh

• John Marshall

• John Ross

• Sequoyah

Multiple Choice

What caused the Creek Indians to lose all their land claims in Georgia?

• The Creek signed the Treaty of New Echota.

• The Cherokee fought against the Indian Removal Act.

• The Creek gave up trying to save their land from the settlers.

• William McIntosh signed the Treaty of Indian Springs.

Multiple Choice

William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he 

• fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.

• was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.

• signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

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

Multiple Choice

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

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Water

• Oil

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST compares the leadership of Chief William McIntosh to Chief John Ross?

• Chief William McIntosh started a war among the Creek, while Chief John Ross fostered an alliance with the U.S. government.

• Chief John Ross started a war among the Creek, while Chief Willima McIntosh fostered an alliance with the U.S. government.

• Chief William McIntosh betrayed his people for economic gains, while Chief John Ross advocated for his people.

• Chief John Ross betrayed his people for economic gains, while Chief William Mcintos advocated for his people.

Multiple Choice

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

• Fletcher vs. Peck

• Peck vs. Veno

• Alabama vs. Georgia

• Worcester vs. Georgia

Multiple Choice

John Ross helped the Cherokee people in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• As chief justice, he ruled the Cherokee a sovereign people.

• As chief, he advocated for the Cherokee in Congress.

• He accompanied his people on the Trail of Tears.

• In the Oklahoma territory, he helped organize schools.

Multiple Choice

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

• ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.

• Created the syllabary that helped the Cherokee assimilate into American culture.

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

• organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.

Multiple Choice

In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"?

• Many battles took place along the journey.

• Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.

• It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”.

• Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey