Westward Expansion

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Andrew Jackson

• Eli Whitney

• John Marshall

• John Ross

Who was killed at his own house because he signed the Treaty of Indian Springs?

• John Ross

• Eli Whitney

• William McIntosh

• John Marshall

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• John Marshall

• John Ross

Who was the supreme court justice who presided over Worcester v Georgia?

• John Marshall

• John Ross

• Andrew Jackson

• William McIntosh

Who was the principal chief of Cherokee Nation who challenged the Indian Removal Act?

• John Marshall

• John Ross

• Andrew Jackson

• William McIntosh

As a result of the invention of the cotton gin, slavery decreased in the South.

• True

• False

This college was founded to educate leaders for the state regardless of religious affiliation.

• University of North Georgia

• Georgia State Univeristy

• University of Georgia

• Georgia College and State University

What event caused the "Great Intrusion" and assured that the Cherokee would be displaced from their land?

• Indian Removal Act

• Treaty of New Echota

• Dahlonega Gold Rush

• War of 1812

What land allocation system granted land through a random drawing?

• Land Lottery

• Headright System

• Bounty Grants

• Yazoo Land Act

What system granted land to the head of households?

• Land Lottery

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Act

• Dahlonega Gold Rush