Westward Expansion

Why was the University of Georgia established?

• It was founded to provide education to slaves and free blacks.

• It was founded to provide higher education to women.

• It was founded to provide higher education for the rich elite.

• It was founded to provide higher education at a cost affordable to many Georgians.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the movement of Georgia’s settlers and the relocation of Georgia’s capital cities from 1789 to 1840?

• Georgia’s capital relocated westward to follow the movement of Georgia settlers.

• Georgia’s capital relocated westward, forcing settlers to explore uncharted territory.

• Georgia’s settlers moved westward to remain close to the state’s capital.

• Georgia’s capital moved east to be closer to trade routes.

-The head of the family could receive up to 1,000 acres.

-War veterans were eligible to receive more land.

-Land was east of the Oconee River.

-The best available land was claimed, making land plots irregularly shaped.

The information in the box above describes which land distribution system? (SS8H4.b)

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Fraud

• Oconee River Land System

• Land Lottery

How did railroads impact Georgia? (Choose TWO answers) (SS8H4.c)

• They increased the amount of rice and indigo produced along coastal areas.

• They encouraged the American Indians to move to areas further west.

• They discouraged land speculators from purchasing large amounts of land.

• They opened up more opportunities for cities to be established away from major navigable waterways.

• They provided a quicker and more efficient method of transportation.

This removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia is remembered as the (SS8H4.e)

• Long Journey Home

• Trail to Nowhere

• Overland Trail

• Trail of Tears

Why was Chief William McIntosh killed by his own people? (SS8H4.d)

• He signed the Treaty of Indian Springs which ceded the remaining Creek land to the United States.

• He ignored the Georgia General Assembly’s request to attend a meeting to discuss how to distribute land in north Georgia to the Creek Nation.

• He refused to sign the Treaty of Indian Springs which would have protected all Cherokee land in north Georgia.

• He met with state legislators in secret to sell the remaining Cherokee land to the state of Georgia.

How did the Yazoo Land Fraud impact Georgia? (choose three answers) (SS8H4.b)

• The U.S. paid money to settle the land disputes and promised to remove the Indians from Georgia.

• The General Assembly recognized the success of land speculation and continued to offer more land to private companies.

• The Yazoo Land Fraud resulted in the state discontinuing land distribution through land lottery

• No longer would large amounts of land be sold to speculators, instead a lottery system would be implemented.

• It moved Georgia’s western border from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River.

Andrew Jackson (SS8H4.e)

• U.S. president who ignored the Supreme Court ruling Worcester v. Georgia

• Creek chief who was murdered for ceding Creek land to Georgia

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia who ruled in favor of Worcester.

• Cherokee chief who fought to save Cherokee land

William McIntosh(SS8H4.d)

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia who ruled in favor of Worcester.

• Cherokee chief who fought to save Cherokee land

• Creek chief who was murdered for ceding Creek land to Georgia

• U.S. president who ignored the Supreme Court ruling Worcester v. Georgia

John Marshall

• Creek chief who was murdered for ceding Creek land to Georgia

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia who ruled in favor of Worcester.

• U.S. president who ignored the Supreme Court ruling Worcester v. Georgia

• Cherokee chief who fought to save Cherokee land