Georgia Studies- Milestone Review

Land distribution method that gave the head of the family 200 acres of land, & an additional 50 acres per family member and/or slave?

• 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

   Which region is in the northeast corner of Georgia?

•   Blue Ridge Mountains 

•  Valley and Ridge region

•   Appalachian Plateau region

• Coastal Plains

 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

Which Georgia city is known for producing approximately 1/3 of the world's supply of carpet?

• Macon
• Atlanta
• Dalton
• Blue Ridge

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 Chattahoochee River serves as part of Georgia's border with what state?

• Florida
• Alabama
• South Carolina
• Tennessee

The Spanish set up _____ which were used to convert the Natives to Christianity.

• Mocamas
• Guales
• Forts
• Missions