Western Expansion

Multiple Choice

Why did Georgia move from Augusta to Louisville?

• It was too far east, and to have a more central location

• To establish a larger military presence in the region.
• To escape from a natural disaster in Augusta.
• To increase trade routes and economic growth.

Multiple Choice

Why did Georgia move from Savannah to Augusta?

• To enhance trade routes and commerce.
• Lost it in the Siege of Savannah to the British.

• Lost it in the Battle of Bloody Marsh to the British.

• To attract more tourists and settlers.

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason Savannah was chosen as Georgia's first capital?

• It was the largest city

• It had an advantageous location on a river with access to the ocean

• It was far from British forces

• It was the center of trade

Multiple Choice

Why did the capital move from Louisville to Milledgeville?

• French and Indian War

• The capital moved to Milledgeville for historical significance.
• Milledgeville had more money

• Malaria outbreaks

Multiple Choice

Which Georgia capital did we have for the longest besides Atlanta?

• Savannah

• Augusta

• Milledgeville

• Louisville

Multiple Select

Which of the following were reasons for moving Georgia's capital to Atlanta?

• Due to the Civil War

• Central Location

• Proximity to the Mississippi River

• Access to the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

What was the first method that Georgia used to distribute land?

• Headright system
• Land Lottery
• Price adjustment
• Yazoo Land Fraud

Multiple Choice

The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:

• Headright system
• Land lottery
• Cession
• Yazoo Land Fraud

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Yazoo Act passed by the Georgia General Assembly in 1795?

• To allocate land to average citizens through a lottery

• To sell large portions of land to four land companies

• To prevent land speculation in Georgia

• To expand Georgia's territory to the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions did James Jackson take after learning about the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• He supported the Yazoo Act

• He resigned from the U.S. Senate and returned to Georgia

• He purchased land from the four companies

• He moved to Alabama

Multiple Choice

What system replaced the headright system as a way to distribute land?

• Yazoo Land Fraud

• Land Lottery
• Homesteading

Multiple Choice

Which land distribution had People buying tickets, in a drawing, in hopes to be the winner of the land given away?

• Yazoo land fraud

• Land Lottery

• Headright system

• Indian removal Act

Categorize

Options (6)

head of household could receive 200-1000 acres(based on family size)

land given out by first come, first served

gave people equal chances for land

implemented to avoid land fraud

system to distribute land in Georgia

African Americans not eligible

The headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo Land Fraud were all ways of distributing land in Georgia.
Identify the impact that each method of land distribution had on Georgia by placing the description in the correct section of the chart.

Headright System

Land Lotteries

Both

Multiple Choice

Which of these best completes the diagram below?

• The demand for slaves increases in the South.
• More textile factories are established in the South.
• The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.
• More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.

Word Cloud

What does the word "assimilation" mean?

Open Ended

How did the Cherokee try to prevent conflict with the Americans?

Multiple Choice

Who is this?

Leader of the Creek Indians

Signed treaties with Georgia leaders that gave away Creek land

Killed by his own Tribe members

• James Oglethorpe

• Tomachichi

• Mary Musgrove

• William McIntosh

Multiple Choice

Where was Georgia's 1st gold rush?

• Milledgeville

• Savannah

• Augusta

• Dahlonega

Multiple Choice

Why did the gold rush make it harder for the Cherokee to keep their land?

• The gold rush led to increased trade and cooperation with the Cherokee.
• The gold rush resulted in a decline of settlers in Cherokee territories.
• The gold rush had no significant impact on Cherokee land ownership.
• The gold rush increased settlement and pressure on Cherokee lands, leading to conflicts and forced removal.

Open Ended

Even thought the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee, why weren't they able to stay?

Hotspot

The Indian Removal Act focused on kicking Natives off of which piece of land?

Hotspot

Select the correct place on the map where Native Americans were forced to move in the Indian Removal Act. (present-day Oklahoma)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.

• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

Multiple Choice

Thousands of Cherokee died on the way to Oklahoma during Indian removal. This became known as the

• Trail of Cries

• Trail of Tears

• Trail of Sorrow

• Trail of Jackson

Multiple Choice

John Marshall tried to protect the Cherokees in his Worcester v. GA ruling.  What did the Supreme Court decide?

• GA had the right to take the Cherokees' land.
• GA laws did not apply to the Cherokee nation.

Multiple Choice

Which event is being described in the quote?

• Indian Removal Act

• Battle of New Orleans

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Trail of Tears

Multiple Choice

Which event directly led to the event described in the quote?

• Indian Removal Act

• Battle of New Orleans

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Trail of Tears