Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the purpose of the Headright System in Georgia?

• It created a method for developing universities throughout the state

• It provided a system of collecting taxes for the state.

• It was a means of distributing former Indian lands to new settlers

• It provided laws for who was and was not allowed to settle in Georgia

What was the purpose of Georgia's land policies?

• It provided an organized system of collecting taxes.

• It established a method of counting the population.

• It administered voting and election districts.

• It gave away newly gained lands and promoted westward expansion.

What made the Georgia government decide to move the capital to Louisville in 1786?

• Louisville was more centrally located in the state.

• Louisville was the most important center for trade.

• Louisville had played a vital role in the American Revolution.

• Louisville was the largest city in the state at the time.

Following the Headright System and the Yazoo Land Fraud, what became Georgia's new way of distributing land?

• Georgia awarded land to citizens that took an oath to the state and promised to share half of their money earned from crops with the state government.

• Georgia decided to sell every acre of ceded land for three dollars.

• Georgia held land lotteries and people could pay small fees for the chance of winning tracts of land.

• Georgia placed the names of new settlers in a hat and drew names randomly to see who would win the land.

Governor Lyman Hall was eager to see the state found a university where everyone could be educated. Read each of the reasons listed below.

Which ONE of the reasons below is NOT a reason why Governor Hall wanted to build the University of Georgia.

• He felt that an educated populace was necessary for an economically prosperous state.

• He felt that by educating the people, they would be better contributors to the financial prosperity of the state.

• He felt that everyone was entitled to an education, not just the wealthy.

• He felt that by creating a school of higher learning, Georgia could help other states do the same for their state.

Why was the capital of Georgia moved from Savannah to Augusta?

• Due to its location in the east, Augusta was the perfect location for the capital.

• Traveling to this city was easier since it was along the Savannah River.

• The state was growing further west, and this was the perfect location for everyone to access easily.

• Savannah had been taken over by the British and a new capital was needed.

Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?

• The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Native American population.

• The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.

• The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

• The state did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.

From the time in Georgia history between colonization and Reconstruction, the capital of Georgia was moved many times in response to which factor?

• the changing population center of the state

• the changing political influences in the state

• the changing geographic center of the state

• the changing transportation patterns in the state

Atlanta has been an important city for many years in Georgia.

Which statement below is NOT a reason that Atlanta became the capital during the Westward Expansion Era?

• The city was centrally located to the population.

• The city was (and is) easily accessible by many various types of transportation.

• The city was destroyed during the Civil War and needed to be rebuilt.

• The city served as the hub of the railroad system.

Why did so many years pass between the creation of the charter for the University of Georgia and the date of its first classes?

• Georgia was trying to write and rewrite the state constitution to meet the state's needs.

• The citizens of Georgia were not interested in being educated.

• The state was not well-respected enough to hire professors to teach at the university level.

• The citizens wanted to educate themselves without any help from the state.