westward expansion pretest

How many capitals has Georgia had?

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 3

The university of Georgia was the first university in the United states to_____?

• Allow female students

• Integrate

• Receive a charter

• Have a football team

Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were known as

• Yazoo Deals

• Land Lotteries

• Freedom Fighters

• Headright System

What was the purpose of the Headright System in Georgia?

• To create a buffer zone of new settlers in GA's backcountry

• Administered voting and election districts

• Established a method of counting population

• Provided an organization system of collecting taxes

The Yazoo Land Fraud occurred because land companies ______

• Claimed land that had been acquired illegally

• Took land from Native American by force

• Made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

• Bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

What was the sole purpose of the changing of location for the state capital?

• The people kept moving west, and so went the capital with the people

• It needed to be moved away from the ocean in case of an attack

• The citizens wanted it to be Atlanta and needed to slowly move the capital closer

• To hide it from our enemies

Why was UGA established?

• Georgia needed a university to match other states education programs

• Land grants made it possible to provide public education opportunities

• To compete against Georgia Tech

• Without it, Athens would have died