GA Growth and Prosperity

What does SALMA stand for?

• Smyrna, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Albany, Lawrenceville, Macon, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Louisville, Atlanta

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Eli Roth

• Eli Wallach

• Eli Manning

• Eli Whitney

Why was Eli Whitney’s cotton gin an important invention for farmers in Georgia?

• The gin kept cotton from becoming soiled and unusable

• Farmers used the gin to process cotton more quickly

• The gin kept cotton from becoming soiled and unusable

• It led to having less slaves on the plantation, meaning farmers didn't have to pay them as much

What method did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s?

• Headright System

• Embargo System

• Domino Theory

• Sharecropping

Increased markets, more efficient trade, and the rise of Atlanta can all be attributed to....

• the Yazoo Land Fraud

• conflicts between Georgians and Native Americans

• the establishment of railroads in the 1800s

• Worcester vs Georgia

What was the impact of the Cotton Gin?

• It increased the need for slavery and led to a rise in slavery.

• It reduced the need for slaves and led to the end of slavery.

• It caused Georgians to invest in crops other than cotton.

• It allowed gold ore to be processed more quickly.

What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Another name for the Headright System

• The United States giving allies weapons during WWll

• Eugene Talmadge's interference at UGA

• Georgia's 1st political scandal involving land and bribery

In the early 1800s Georgia’s policy of giving land to citizens through lotteries was mainly meant to...

• ensure peaceful relations with Native Americans

• introduce new crops and farming methods

• replace the school superintendent

• increase the state of GA's population

Why were the Cherokees removed from North Georgia?

• So the settlers could have the land and mine for gold

• So the government could make friends with the Indians

• So the Indians could have a nicer place to live

• So they could be protected from a coming hurricane

Who was the Creek chief who sold or gave away his people's land to the Government?

• Few

• Jackson

• Whitney

• McIntosh