Unit 5: Westward Expansion

Which college was the first public land grant university in the United States?

• The Ohio State University

• University of North Georgia

• University of Georgia

• University of South Carolina

Why did the state of Georgia establish UGA?

• To educate Georgia's militia

• To educate Georgia's slave population

• To make education available to all- not just the wealthy

• To make a women only school

What is the correct order of the state's capital cities?

• Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Louisville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Milledgeville, Louisville, Augusta, Atlanta

Why did the state capitals move west each time?

• to meet federal government requirements

• to open eastern lands to the natives

• to avoid pirate raids

• to follow the population that was growing

What is the relationship between the invention of the cotton gin and slavery?

• Slavery increased when the cotton gin was invented

• Slavery decreased when the cotton gin was invented

Which city began as a railroad hub?

• Augusta

• Atlanta

• Savannah

• Marietta

What development led to new cities and markets, and allowed transportation of cotton to be more efficient?

• War with natives

• Yazoo Land Fraud

• March to the Sea

• Railroads

What methods were used by the state government to distribute public land to settlers?

• Indian Removal Act

• headright system and land lottery

• land lottery and land grab

• land grab and compact of 1802

Which land system offered the head of each household 200 acres of land and an additional 50 acres per family member?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• land lottery

• headright system

• county unit system

Which land distribution system did not allow every participate to win land which was divided into square lots?

• Yazoo Land

• Headright System

• Land Lottery

• Land Grab