Unit 5 Westward Expansion

Why was the University of Georgia established?

• so wealthy students could get a higher education

• To provide education to all, not just to those who could afford it

• to provide military instruction for citizens

• to provide higher education to women only.

Where were the Cherokee Indians relocated to after being removed from their lands?

• Alabama

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Mississippi

What is the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia known as?

• Holy Fire from Heaven

• Dahlonega Gold Rush

• Westward Expansion

• Trail of Tears

Who is responsible for writing the charter to establish the University of Georgia?

• William Few

• Button Gwinnett

• Abraham Baldwin

• James Oglethorpe

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

• Savannah, Athens, Macon, Louisville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville,Atlanta

• Savannah, Milledgeville, Athens, , Louisville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Athens, Milledgeville

Which president acted against the Supreme Courts decision in Worcester vs Georgia and later signed the Indian Removal Act?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Ross

• George Washington

• John Marshall

What was Georgia's capital during the colonial period?

• Augusta

• Atlanta

• Savannah

• Milledgeville

Gold was discovered in the Appalachian mountains on Cherokee land. This event was known as....

• Blue Ridge Gold Rush

• Dahlonega Gold Rush

• California Gold Rush

• Appalachian Gold Rush

The growth of cities like Atlanta, and more efficient trade can be attributed to this

• the increased need for slavery

• the cotton gin

• the Dahlonega Gold Rush

• the growth of railroads

In which direction did Georgia's capitals move and why?

• east, to be located along rivers

• west, because the people were moving that way.

• north,because people were moving to find gold

• south, because of the threat of Indians