SS8H5 Georgia After the Revolution/Westward Expansion

What qualifications did you have to meet do receive land during the Headright System

• 18 years old and hold a medical degree

• 21 years old, white, male

• Fought in World War 2

• Own a plantation at least 10 acres in size and a family of 4 or more

What made the Yazoo Land Act a controversial piece of Georgia History?

• It sold much of the American land to the Spanish after the French and Indian War.

• Thousands of families lost their homes due to the purchase of the Carolinas.

• Land companies had bribed General Assembly members to sale them large portions of land very cheap.

• The Native Americans revolted and took back the land that was taken from them in the Revolution.

Which land allocation policy in Georgia gave the average citizen the chance to receive land but simply purchasing a ticket to be submitted into a random drawing? This policy gave 3/4 of Georgia's land to over 100,000 families.

• Yazoo Land Act

• Georgia Land Lotteries

• Headright System

• Rural Free Delivery Act

Which treaty was signed by the Creek and American governments, giving up the remaining Creek land in 1825?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Suwannee

• Treaty of Indian Springs

• Treaty of New Hope

Who was Creek Chief who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs and was then executed by his own people for his actions?

• Chief Yamacraw

• Andrew Jackson

• Alexander McGillivray

• William McIntosh

Who did the Cherokee Indians side with during the Revolution?

• Patriots

• Creek

• Red Coats

• Loyalists

What was found in the mountains of North Georgia in 1828 that lead to a rush of citizens moving to settle on the Cherokee land?

• Gold

• Steel

• Vibranium

• Quartz

The Worcester vs Georgia ruling stated that the Cherokee were ________________________ people and were subject to their own laws. However this ruling was not enforced by the US President Andrew Jackson.

• mercantilist

• sovereign

• colonized

• democratic

___________________________________ was the forced removal of over 4000 Cherokee Indians to a isolated territory in Oklahoma by the US Army.

• The Last Ride

• The Trail of Tears

• The Long March

• The Great Passage

Which US President fought for the removal of Native Americans from their lands due to their actions towards the United States during wars with European powers?

• Henry Clay

• Lyman Hall

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Andrew Jackson