Unit 4 Statehood & Westward Expansion

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

Who wrote the charter that established the University of Georgia & acted as UGA's first president?

• Lyman Hall

• George Washington

• Abraham Baldwin

• William Few

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

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

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

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

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

In 1805, Georgia's lottery system was developed to distribute western land. Identify the most correct description of this system.

• Heads of households received 160 acres + 50 more for each family member.

• Land was divided into lots and given to whomever claimed it first.

• Officials sold the land in parcels to investors, who resold it to citizens.

• The parcel of land was drawn from one barrel and that citizen would receive the land.

Why did Georgia invest heavily in railroads before the Civil War?

• transport slaves

• prepare for war

• attract northern industry

• transport agriculture products

What transportation advantage led to Atlanta becoming Georgia's fifth capital city?canals

• highways

• railroad terminal

• airport