Westward Expansion of Georgia

Why was the University of Georgia unique?

• It was the first college in the world.

• It was the first college in the United States.

• It was the first public, state-supported university in the United States.

• It has the best football team ever.

Who was the first president of the University of Georgia that wrote their charter?

• Abraham Baldwin

• Lyman Hall

• John Adams

• George Walton

Why did the founders of the University of Georgia feel a state supported University was important?

• They believed it was the only way to find a job.

• They wanted minorities to be able to get an education.

• They felt an educated people was important in a democratic society.

• They did not approve of private Universities.

Which is the correct order of the establishment of Georgia's capitals?

• Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Louisiana

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta

• Atlanta, Savannah, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

Why did Georgia's capital move across the state?

• Georgia was forced to move as enemies attacked from different areas.

• As Georgia's population spread westward, the capital moved to be more towards the center.

• Georgia's capital moved to where the economy was strongest.

• Georgians were pushed off their land by rival Indians.

Why was Atlanta an ideal location for Georgia's final capital?

• It was the center of Georgia's growing railroad industry.

• It was closest to Georgia's coastal populations.

• It was where the greatest majority of people lived.

• It was the largest city in the South.

Which land distribution system gave Georgia land away for free?

• Yazoo Land Deal

• Land Lottery

• Headright System

• The Land Act of 1801

Why did the state of Georgia give land away for free during its development?

• To push out Indian tribes.

• To encourage population growth

• To make more money

• To protect its borders

What was the result of the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Cherokee and Creek Indians were given land inside Alabama.

• The U.S. government took control of present day Alabama and Mississippi territory.

• Georgia land expanded west of the Mississippi River.

• Georgia's governors and politicians became very wealthy.

How did the Land Lottery form of land distribution protect against fraud?

• People purchased a chance to buy land and were not allowed to choose which land they would buy.

• Everyone was given 200 acres of land for free and 50 acres for each family member.

• Georgia's land was divided equally into 100 acre lots and sold for the same price.

• The land lottery allowed people to win land as a prize.