Unit 4 - Westward Expansion (Georgia Studies)

What was the first public charter college in the US?

• University of South Carolina

• Harvard University

• Yale University

• University of Georgia

Who was Andrew Jackson?

• Chief of the Seminole Indians

• Chief of the Choctaw Indians

• Vice President of the United States

• President of the United States

Why did the capitals of Georgia change over time?

• Indian threat of violence caused people to want to move.

• Everyone was on the search for gold and wanted to keep moving locations until they found it.

• They could not find a location with good soil for growing cotton.

• Georgia's increase in population caused the population center to move westward.

How did Georgia attempt to increase the population in the western part of the state in the 1800's?

• A lottery was established to give away land

• The government started a rumor of gold, hoping everyone would leave and go west.

• People were promised free education for their children if they moved westward.

• People who chose to move westward were given cash settlement to help establish a town.

• The state allowed the British to rejoin the American Government.

Why is the University of Georgia so unique?

• It was the first public school to allow women an education

• It was where Benjamin Franklin went to college

• It allowed poor whites an opportunity to get and education

• It allowed Native American Indians to stay in the buildings when President Jackson took their land.

Which is the best statement below that describes the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?

• The governor of Georgia sold land to the State of Alabama for way below market pricing.

• State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators (private companies)

• The federal government took over land that belonged to the state.

• The federal government passed a law stating that all land owners must sign the Yazoo Land Act Agreement agreeing to grow cotton.

How did technological developments like the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia's growth?

• Railroads lead to many people leaving Georgia, which had a negative impact on the growth of the state.

• The cotton gin was not a reliable piece of equipment and slowed production down because it was always breaking.

• The technological inventions of the cotton gin and railroads did not impact Georgia's growth at all.

• New technologies meant that more cotton could be produced and shipped faster, which increased Georgia's growth rate.

What was the headright system?

• a system to see who received public education

• a system set up for draft incase of war

• a system set up for heads of households to claim land

• a system set up for taxes brought upon from the American Revolution

How did the technological development in this picture impact Georgia's economic growth?

• It caused people to purchase their own machines and grow cotton everywhere.

• It led to tobacco becoming easier to harvest and started cash cropping.

• It caused cotton production to become more profitable, which increased the demand for slave labor.

• It made the production of rice more efficient, which created rice plantations.

What was the forced removal of the Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma called?

• The Long Walk

• Trail of Tears

• Trial of Andrew Jackson

• Murder of 4,000