
Unit 4 Statehood & Westward Expansion
Authored by Lena Lowe
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The University of Georgia is historically significant because:
it has an awesome mascot
first university in US to be established by a state government
Jake Fromm is the best quarterback to play at UGA
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote the charter that established the University of Georgia & acted as UGA's first president?
Lyman Hall
George Washington
Abraham Baldwin
William Few
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the state capitals move westward?
British controlled the capital cities
the population moved westward and capitals followed
Loyalists burned current capitals during the Civil War
The night life was boring in the current capitals so it moved to a better location
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two major technological advancements that led to the westward movement of Georgia's population are:
airports & highways
water ports & railroads
mechanical & airports
railroads & cotton gin
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The cotton gin, which caused the need for more land and slavery to support cotton production, was invented by:
John Ross
Eli Whitney
Lyman Hall
John Marshall
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
Collective bargaining and issuing bonds
Speculation and sharecropping
Headright system and land lotteries
Land use plan and embargo system
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name the corrupt system in which government officials were bribed to sell Georgia land cheaply, which was then resold for a large profit?
land lottery
Yazoo Land Fraud
Yazoo Land Fraud Act
homeowner association
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