Georgia Studies Review #3

What was the first method that Georgia used to distribute land?

• Headright system
• Land Lottery
• Price adjustment
• Yazoo Land Fraud

What describes a corrupt system that happened in Georgia in which Government officials were bribed in order to sell land cheap. The cheap land was then sold to others at a large profit

• Land Lottery
• Yazoo Land Fraud
• Equal Opportunity Housing Authority
• Homeowners Association

What was the unintended result of the growth of the "King Cotton" in the south?

• decrease of slavery
• increase of slavery
• Wall Street crashes
• Georgia's economy fails

 The _____________________________________ is the most populated region.  Atlanta is located here. 

• Coastal Plain region
• Blue Ridge Mountain
• Piedmont region
• Valley and Ridge region

Which war led England to begin taxing its colonies in the Americas?

• the War of 1812
• the First World War
• the French and Indian War
• the Mexican-American War

For what purpose did the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act? 

• to force the colonists to register their names 
• for raising money to pay England's war debt
• for ensuring that English merchants were used
• to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

The two Georgians that signed the U.S. Constitution were...?

• Abraham Baldwin and William Few
• Abraham Baldwin and James Wright
• James Wright and Henry Ellis
• Henry Ellis and John Reynolds

What was the main weakness of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?

• It placed too much importance on checks and balances.
• It gave too much power to the legislative branch.
• It established two houses in the legislature.
• It created a powerful executive branch.

Hart County, Georgia, was named for Nancy Hart. What role did Nancy Hart play in Georgia history?

• She started the first public school in Georgia.
• She was the first female senator from Georgia.
• She was a legendary heroine of the Revolutionary War.
• She was the wife of the first elected governor of Georgia.

Who traveled on the Trail of Tears into Oklahoma?

• Creeks
• Hopis
• Seminoles
• Cherokees