Westward Expansion in Georgia

Gold was found on Cherokee land in what modern day Georgia city?

• Dalton
• Athens
• Dahlonega
• Rome

What was the largest tribe in Georgia?

• Creek 
• Cherokee
• Choctaw
• Chickasaw

What Fort was under attack which led to the writing of our National Anthem? 

• Fort Sumter
• Fort McHenry
• Fort Knox
• Fort Ticonderoga

 Who wrote our National Anthem?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Francis Scott Key

What would be the main reason the United States declared war against GreatBritain in the War of 1812?

• Great Britain was attacking our ally France
• Great Britain launched a surprise attack in Baltimore
• Great Britain forced a blockade on the United States

What did the Compact of 1802 do to Georgia?

• Made Georgia pay $1.25 Million in fines because of the Yazoo Land Fraud
• Took away Georgia's land near Savannah and Augusta
• Took away Georgia's land in present day Mississippi and Alabama
• Clearly stated that Northern Georgia was Cherokee territory

What was the conflict of interest for the lawmakers involved during the Yazoo Land Fraud

• Lawmakers wanted to live on the cheap land the land companies had
• Lawmakers owned stock in the land company and would benefit off of company sales
• Lawmakers wanted Georgia to grow and develop because of the land deals
• Lawmakers were not legally allowed to create laws dealing with land

How was the yazoo land fraud resolved?

• The land was given to the citizens of Georgia
• The land was ceded to the United States
• The land was sold in 50 acre lots
• The land was given back to the legislature

What river was made Georgia's western border as a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Flint River
• Chattahoochee River
• Savannah River
• St. Mary's River

The purpose of the headright system and the land lottery in Georgia was to encourage settlers to...

• move into unsettled parts of the state
• move into the north Georgia mountains
• move out of Georgia
• move to the Florida Georgia border