Westward Expansion

What was Georgia's THIRD capital city (that also sadly experienced a malaria outbreak)?

• Milledgeville

• Augusta

• Louisville

• Atlanta

Why did Georgia's capital keep moving?

• the state population kept moving westward and citizens wanted a central location for their capital

• disease kept moving the location of the capital

• overpopulation caused citizens to want to move to a new city every so often

What invention helped Georgia to become one of the top cotton producers in the world?

• electricity

• tractor

• cotton gin

• irrigation

Did the invention of the cotton gin INCREASE or DECREASE slavery in Georgia?

• increase

• decrease

Why was William McIntosh murdered by his fellow Creeks?

• he stole from the tribe

• he deserted his people

• he signed a treaty giving away Creek land to Georgia's government

What event caused white Georgians to want Cherokee land in North Georgia?

• Proclamation of 1785

• the need for fertile farmland

• growing timber industry

• Dahlonega Gold Rush

The Cherokee argued for their land in The US Supreme Court. Who argued their case?

• William McIntosh

• Tomochichi

• Pocahontas

• John Ross

• John Adams

Worchester vs. Georgia was the court case that decided the fate of the Cherokee. Did the Supreme Court rule FOR or AGAINST the Cherokee?

• FOR them keeping their land

• AGAINST them keeping their land

When Federal soldiers marched 14,000 Cherokee 800 miles to Oklahoma to new Indian Reservations, we call this journey the ______________________.

• Trail of Tears

• Journey of the Ages

• Mississippi Trek

• Silk Road

Which US president ignored the Supreme Court ruling, didn't enforce it, and eventually sealed the fate of the Cherokee nation?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln