Westward Expansion in Georgia

According to the headright system, how much land did the head of the household, first get?

• 50 acres

• 200 acres

• 100 acres

• 250 acres

What were the two largest Native American tribes affected by land distribution in Georgia?

• Choctaw and Cherokee

• Creek and Cherokee

• Chickasaw and Cherokee

• Cherokee and Seminole

Georgia citizens were upset that 4 land companies bought up all of Ga's western land

• Western Territory Scam

• Mississippi Mud Mixup

• Yazoo Land Fraud

• A&M (Alabama and Mississippi) Scandal

In what year was the University of Georgia chartered (founded)?

• 1785

• 1765

• 1775

• 1755

Which list shows Georgia's capitals arranged in the correct chronological order?

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Augusta, Louisville

• Louisville, Augusta, Milledgeville, Savannah, Atlanta

What waterway became Georgia's western boundary after the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Savannah River

• Oconee River

• Chattahoochee River

• Mississippi River

The University of Georgia was the first ________________________sponsored university in the USA.

• agriculture

• private

• group

• state

Before the Yazoo Land Fraud, what two present day states were once part of Georgia?

• Mississippi and Tennessee

• South Carolina and Alabama

• Alabama and Mississippi

• Alabama and Louisiana

Why did the capital of Georgia continue to be moved westward during the early 1800s?

• State officials wanted the capital to be in their hometown.

• Those were the largest cities in the state

• It was moved to the governor's hometown

• to be closer the population of people

Why did the capital of Georgia continue to be moved westward during the early 1800s?

• State officials wanted the capital to be in their hometown.

• Those were the largest cities in the state

• It was moved to the governor's hometown

• to be closer the population of people