Georgia Studies-Final (part 2)-2017

What describes a "land grant university" such as the University of Georgia?

• The college was a public university with free tuition to state residents
• The college was established as an agricultural college to improve farming
• the land for the college was donated by the government

Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia's capital in 1786?

• Louisville was the state's largest city
• Louisville was most centrally located 
• Louisville was an important center of trade

What was the purpose of the head right system in Georgia?

• It distributed Indian lands to new settlers
• It administered voting and election districts
• It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

Land east of the Oconee River was given away by the 

• Land lottery system
• Yazoo Land Fraud
• Head right system

What best describes the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?

• The governor of Georgia deeded land to Native Americans
• State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators
• Land west of the Oconee River remained with the Native Americans

What system gave away the land west of the Oconee River?

• Yazoo Land Fraud
• Head right system
• Land lottery system

What invention was created by Eli Whitney and was a major technological advancement during the westward expansion in Georgia?

• mechanical reaper
• Cotton gin
• Corn harvester

The railroad was an important mode of transportation for Georgia because

• It connected Georgia with America's interior regions
• It connected Georgia with Canada's interior region
• it traveled through Georgia and was created mainly for military purposes

How did technological developments like the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia's growth?

• it had a negative impact and railroads caused many people to leave 
• The cotton gin required more slaves to harvest the cotton and slowed down the growth
• More cotton could be produced and shipped quicker, increasing Georgia's growth rate

Georgia's first railroad track began in Chattanooga,Tennessee and ended at a point called _____________, which became known as Atlanta

• Capital
• Terminus
• Lottery