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Which notable Georgian drafted the Charter for the University of Georgia?

• Triston Brown

• Lyman Hall

• William Few

• Abraham Baldwin

What does SALMA represent?

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta

• Savannah, Armuchee, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Loganville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

Why did Georgia's capitals continue to change?

• There were constant Indian attacks, destroying many of the capitals

• Georgia always wanted it's largest city to be it's capital

• The capital would become old and worn down causing it to be changed

• As Georgia's population moved west, the government wanted to keep the capital close to the center of the population

The first public university in United States history was _______.

• University of Georgia

• Georgia Tech

• University of Wisconsin

• Georgia State University

The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________

• Abraham Baldwin
• Lyman Hall
• William Few

What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?

• It established a method of counting the population

• To distribute newly gained lands and promote westward expansion

• It provided an organized system of collecting taxes

• It administered voting and election districts

In the state's new headright system, the head of the house got 200 acres with a cap of _____ acres?

• 1000

• 2500

• 500

• 1200

The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies

• bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.

• took land from the American Indians by force.

• made illegal treaties with the American Indians.

• llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.

How was Georgia affected by the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Georgia's southern boundary was moved to the St. Mary's River

• Georgia was able to claim land in Mississippi and Alabama

• Georgia's western boundary was moved from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River

• Alabama and Mississippi sued Georgia over the fraudulent sell of land

Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? 

• steel plow
• cotton gin
• railroads
• the spinning jenny