Land Policies and Capitals

Which answer choice correctly lists Georgia's capitals in order?

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Salma, Atlanta, Louisville, Macon, Athens

• Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

Why was Savannah chosen as Georgia's first capital?

• a railroad was built through the city

• the patriots were forced to move here after the British took over the previous capital

• it was Georgia's first city

Which statement describes why Georgia's capital has moved 5 times?

• Georgia's goal was to keep the capital in the middle of its growing population

• As the population moved north, Georgia shifted its capital with the growing population

• Georgia's capital was set on the coast so it could be a city for sea trade

For which reason was Atlanta chosen as the current capital of Georgia?

• Cherokee Indians gave up land and the government moved the capital onto the new land

• a railroad built in the town brought more people and jobs to the town helping it grow

• the city was north of the population

After the Revolutionary War, Georgia gained new land from which two groups?

• The British and the Spanish

• The British and the Indians that fought with the British

• The French and Indians

How did the Georgia government divide up the new land?

• the government divided the land by selling tickets for land to Indians

• the government gave land to Indians and French to produce fur

• the government used three land policies to divide the land among the people of GA

Which was the first land policy used in Georgia to divide land?

• Headright System

• Yazoo Land Act

• Land lottery

In the Headright System, which groups received land?

• Head of Households and soldiers

• soldiers and widows

• Head of Households and orphans

Which of the following figures would be considered a "Head of Household" according to the Headright System?

• an enslaved woman that is age 22

• a white man that is age 35

• a white man that is age 20

• an Indian that is age 21

How could a man have a chance to get more land from the Headright system?

• if a man was a farmer he could get more land

• if a man was unmarried he could get more land

• if a man owned slaves he could get more land