Unit 6 Westward Expansion 2019

Which of the following is MOST significant about

the University of Georgia?

• It was the first university to enroll women

• It was the first state-sponsored university ever

  charted in the United States

• Its first name, Franklin College, was named after

  Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Its 1784 creation makes it the first state-sponsored

  university to enroll former slaves

As the state population of Georgia moved

westward, which city became the final state

capital of the state?

• Savannah

• Augusta

• Louisville

• Atlanta

Which of the following is BEST described by an

event in which Georgians had the chance to win

the right to buy land from the Georgia state

government?

• Headright system

• Land lotteries

• Dahlonega Land Grab

• Yazoo Land Deals

The first attempt at a land policy was to give, up

to 200 acres of free land in the Georgia frontier to

white males who had fought during the

Revolutionary War or who were patriarchs of their

families. Which of the following land allocation

policy does this BEST describe?

• Land lottery

• Headright systen

• Veteran system

• First come, first serve

This origins of the city of Atlanta was formed

mainly as which of the following?

• A railroad hub

• A center for textile mills

• Part of the Yazoo land fraud

• Part of the gold rush of 1829

Which American Indian chief signed away Creek

lands to the state of Georgia?

• William McIntosh

• John Ross

• Chief McGillvray

• Samuel Worchester

Which of the following was MOST significant about the impact of the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Because of this scandal, more women received the opportunity to buy land

• Because of this scandal, more women received the opportunity to buy and eventually sell land for profit.

• Because of this scandal, millions of acres of land that was already owned by land speculators were given to the federal government.

• Because of this scandal, millions of acres of land that was owned by the federal government was sold to land speculators for double the value.

Which technological development assisted in the shipment of goods and had the biggest impact on the state of Georgia’s establishment of major towns and cities, especially Atlanta?

• Cotton Gin

• Gold Sifter Shipments

• Textile Machines

• Railroads

Georgia legislators in the General Assembly were bribed in 1795 to sell areas of Georgia's land to four land companies far below its potential market value. The new legislature quickly tried to reclaim the land, however, much of the land had been resold to third parties, who refused to give up their claim to the territory.

Which of the following BEST describes the legislative act surrounding the events described in the passage?

• Land Lottery Act

• Headright Act

• Yazoo Act

• Land Lease Act

Which of the following is best associated with Eli Whitney?

• The railroad

• Worcester v. Georgia

• The cotton gin

• The Great Intrusion