Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

8th Grade

19 Qs

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Westward Expansion

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-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

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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