Westward Expansion TOTD 1

Which two people had a significant part in the founding of the University of Georgia in 1785?

• Kirby Smart and Stetson Bennett

• James Oglethorpe and Chief Tomochichi

• Button Gwinnett and George Walton

• Lyman Hall and Abraham Baldwin

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What significant aspect about the University of Georgia made it different than any of college or university in 1785?

• Georgia was the first university with a football team.

• Georgia was the first university east of the Mississippi River

• Georgia was the first public university in the United States.

• Georgia was the first private university in the United States.

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Which of the these Georgia cities was the fourth state capital of Georgia?

• Augusta

• Louisville

• Milledgeville

• Atlanta

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Why was the state capital initially moved to Augusta?

• Louisville was too swampy and wet leading to outbreaks of malaria

• Atlanta was burned in the Civil War

• The British captured Savannah

• Columbus became too dangerous to be a state capital

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What is the main reason for all four movements of Georgia's state capital?

• To remain centrally located as the population shifted west into the interior of the state and farther from the Atlantic coast.

• The capital buildings would fall into disrepair after a few decades

• Governors were afraid of foreign invaders in Savannah

• Malaria outbreaks in all the capitals that were built near rivers and standing water

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