Westward Expansion Study Guide

Which university was the first publicly supported university in the United States?

• Georgia Tech

• University of Georgia

• Harvard

• University of Florida

Which city was chosen as Georgia's capital in 1786 as the population shifted westward?

• Atlanta

• Louisville

• Macon

• Albany

Why did GA's people and capitals keep moving westward?

• The population moved westward because of dust bowls

• The population moved westward due to drought

• The population moved westward due to technological developments such as the railroad

• The population moved westward because of the fishing industry

This system distributed Native American lands to new settlers

• Headright

• Tomohawk

• Cherokee

• Surveying

What did the Land Lottery replace as a way of allocating land?

• Tomahawk Rights

• Headright

• Surveying

• Land Rush

This system of distributing land promised land to wealthy individuals

• Headright

• Land Lottery

• Yazoo Land Act

• Land Rush

Four Land companies bribed legislators so they could buy the land cheaply... What is this called?

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Fraud

• Land Lotteries

• Dahlonega Gold Rush

What invention influenced the growth of slavery in the South?

• Cotton Gin

• Automobile

• Telegraph

• Fertilizer

Which mode of transportation was important to GA before, during, and after the Civil War?

• River Canals

• Railroads

• Highways

• River Boats

This Creek chief was murdered by his own people for signing a treaty giving up the last of the Creek lands

• Sequoyah

• William McIntosh

• John Ross

• Alexander McGillvery