Unit 6 Grade Study Guide

Which of the following is MOST significant about

the University of Georgia?

• It was the first university to enroll women

• It was the first state-sponsored university ever

  chartered in the United States

• Its first name, Franklin College, was named after

  Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Its 1784 creation makes it the first state-

  sponsored university to enroll former slaves

As the state population of Georgia moved

westward, why did Atlanta become the final state

capital of the state?

• Savannah was no longer needed as a port city.

• The advancement of the British military

  encouraged the Patriots to move the state

  capital here.

• Its location was the center of Georgia's

  population.

• It had better rail accessibility and a growing

  population.

Georgia legislators in the General Assembly were

bribed in 1795 to sell areas of Georgia's land to

four land companies far below its potential market

value. The new legislature quickly tried to reclaim

the land, however, much of the land had been

resold to third parties, who refused to give up

their claim to the territory.

Which of the following BEST describes the event

surrounding the description in the passage?

• Land Lottery Fraud

• Headright Act

• Yazoo Land Fraud

• Land Lease Act

Which technological development assisted in the

shipment of goods and had the biggest impact on

the state of Georgia’s establishment of major

towns and cities, especially Atlanta?

• cotton gin

• gold sifter shipments

• textile machines

• railroads

Which American Indian chief signed away Creek

lands to the state of Georgia?

• William McIntosh

• John Ross

• Chief McGillvray

• Samuel Worchester

The Creek American Indian tribe was removed

through agreements made between their own

tribal leaders and the US federal government.

What was the role of William McIntosh in this

removal?

• He created a confederation of several tribes to

  resist white encroachment.

• He forced the Creek to choose to side with the

  English during the Revolution.

• He illegally signed a treaty that forced the Creek

  to surrender the remainder of Creek lands to the

  state.

• He was key in attempting to return the Creek to

  their traditional societal customs.

Which of the following locations was the site of

America’s first gold rush?

• Savannah

• Atlanta

• Yazoo River

• Dahlonega

What was the MOST important impact of the railroads on Atlanta’s growth?

• They allowed Atlanta to transport cotton it

  produced.

• They made Atlanta the transportation hub of the

  South.

• They made it easier for Georgians to travel to

  and from Atlanta.

• They were responsible for Atlanta’s name

  change from Terminus.

Which of the following BEST describes what Andrew Jackson meant when said, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”?

• He would not support the South’s decision to secede

• He would not support Marshall’s attempts to take American Indian lands

• He would not act to ensure Georgia respected the decision of the Supreme Court

As the state population of Georgia moved westward, why did Atlanta become the final state capital of the state?

• Savannah was no longer needed as a port city.

• The advancement of the British military encouraged the Patriots to move the state capital here.

• Its location was the center of Georgia's population.

• It had better rail accessibility and a growing population.