GA Westward Expansion Part 1

GA Westward Expansion Part 1

8th Grade

14 Qs

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GA Westward Expansion Part 1

GA Westward Expansion Part 1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Who wrote the charter for the University of Georgia?

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Baldwin

Button Gwinnett

Lyman Hall

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which statement BEST describes a "land grant university" such as the University of Georgia?

Was established as an agricultural college to improve farming

Was a public university with free tuition to state residents

Land for the college was donated by the federal government

Land could not be used for any purpose other than a college

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Name this program: For a small fee, white males could enter their names into a drawing for a chance to buy land in GA.

Headright System

Yazoo Land Deal

New Deal

Land Lottery

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Georgia lost land because of . . .

Headright System

Proclamation of 1763

Yazoo Land Deal

French and Indian War

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which two capitals of Georgia were located along the eastern coast?

Milledgeville and Augusta

Augusta and Atlanta

Savannah and Lousville

Augusta and Savannah

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why did the capital of Georgia move 5 times?

It moved west with the population

It moved because of Malaria

It moved east with the population

It moved because of the British

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect Georgia

It decreased the need for slavery

It increased cotton production

It increased tobacco production

It helped the railroad develop

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