UNIT FOUR: Westward Expansion

Which land distribution system in Georgia was fair to most groups of Georgians?

• The Yazoo Land Act

• The Headright System

• The Land Lottery System

• The Proclamation of 1763

Abraham Baldwin believed that a Democracy relied on an educated populace. This was a reason for starting which of the following?

• The Yazoo Act

• The Board of Education

• The University of Georgia

• The Treaty of Indian Springs

Why did Georgia's capitals move westward over time?

• Settlers wanted to eventually get to California.

• The population of Georgia was growing westward.

• There was an attempt to expand Georgia's territory westward.

• There were more water resources.

What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Worcester v Georgia?

• That all Indians in Georgia territory had to be removed.

• The Cherokee had to create a new tribe that united them with the Creek.

• The Cherokee had a right to rule itself and they did not have to follow the laws of the United States.

• That Georgia would annex the state of Florida.

Who supported a treaty that caused hostility in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation because the treaty gave up Muscogee (Creek) land?

• John Ross

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• William McIntosh

What was one of the intentions of the Indian Removal Act?

• To move the American Indians west of the Mississippi River

• To relocate the American Indians to Savannah.

• To have the American Indians become part of the Georgia community.

• To bring into Georgia as many American Indians as possible.

How did Andrew Jackson react to the Worcester v Georgia decision?

• He supported it and did everything he could do to enforce it.

• He requested a meeting with the Supreme Court so he could discuss it with them.

• He disagreed with the ruling and refused to follow through with enforcing the decision.

• He gave up his Presidency.

These examples best describe what event?

• Worcester v Georgia

• Dahlonega Gold Rush

• Battle of Kettle Creek

• Trail of Tears

The invention of the cotton gin helped Georgia economically, however, what was the negative impact it had on the state of Georgia?

• It resulted in a price increase of cotton.

• It resulted in a large number of Floridians moving into the state.

• It increased the need for slave labor.

• It forced the shipping industry to change the way it shipped goods.

This man was a missionary who was helping the Indians and protested a Georgia law that required whites to get a permit from the state to live on Cherokee land.

• John Marshall

• Samuel Worcester

• Andrew Jackson

• John Ross