H4 Review

Which of the following is the oldest land grant university in the nation?

• Georgia Southern University

• University of Georgia

• Valdosta State University

• Georgia Tech

The state of Georgia has had 5 capitals throughout history. Why did the state capital move?

• The capital moved west because the population of Georgia was increasing and moving towards the west.

• The capital moved north because there were more educated people in the north than the south.

• The capital moved west because it was easier to transport materials using the rivers as a means for travel.

• The capital moved north because agriculture was a thing of the past and people needed to move to more industrial areas.

Why was a university system important for the state of Georgia?

• The state thought it would bring more money to the state and create more taxes.

• Congress thought it was a good way to promote industrialization within the state of Georgia.

• The state of Georgia thought every citizen should have the opportunity to further their education if they desired.

• Congress a university system would make them look better than the other southern states before the Civil War.

What was Georgia's 2nd capital?

• Savannah

• Milledgeville

• Augusta

• Louisville

Which of these describes the purpose of the "Headright System" used in many areas early in Georgia's history?

• to take power away from Parliament

• to encourage people to settle in Georgia

• to decrease the use of slavery in the colonies

• to provide a buffer zone between Georgia and Florida

Which term refers to the massive fraud perpetrated by several Georgia governors and the state legislature from 1795 to 1803 by selling large tracts of land to insiders at absurdly low prices?

• Land Lottery

• Yazoo Land Act

• Headright System

• County Unit System

Which system distributed land in Georgia by matching plots with numbered tickets held by potential settlers? Veterans of the American Revolution were automatically given land.

• Land Lottery

• Yazoo Land Act

• Headright System

• County Unit System

Until 1802, the western boundary of Georgia was the Mississippi River. What caused Georgia to give up its land claims in present-day Mississippi and Alabama?

• The state could not raise enough funds to purchase the territory from the Spanish.

• The General Assembly decided that the expense of defending the territory from Indian attacks was too great.

• The state ceded the land to the federal government in exchange for just over one million dollars to settle the Yazoo land fraud.

• The federal government wanted to set the land aside as reservations for the Indians that were being relocated from the east.

Main source of income for Georgian's during westward expansion

• Fishing

• Manufacturing

• Tobacco

• Cotton

This was instrumental in developing cities (including Atlanta) and helping increase trade.

• Cotton Gin

• Barges

• Railroads

• Telegraphs