SS8H4ab Westward Expansion in Georgia

The "Headright" system and the Land Lottery of 1805 were similar in that each

• was a major cause of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the War of 1812.

• contained provisions to preserve Creek and Cherokee ownership of the land.

• was a method used by the state government to distribute public land to settlers.

• required males between the ages of 16 and 60 to work on local roads at least 12 days a year.

What was the first state-supported university ever chartered in the United States?

• University of North Carolina

• Harvard University

• Georgia Institute of Technology

• University of Georgia

Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?

• The federal gov’t wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population.

• The state did not have the millions of dollars needed to buy the land from Spain.

• The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

• The federal gov’t paid millions to settle the land fraud and agreed to remove the Creeks from the state.

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

• headright systems

• land lotteries

• circuit riders

• Yazoo deals

The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________

• Abraham Baldwin

• Lyman Hall

• William Few

• Button Gwinnett

How many acres of land could the head of the family receive under the headright system?

• 1,000

• 500

• 200

• 2000

What was the purpose of the Georgia’s land policies?

• It established a method of counting the population
• To give away newly gained lands and promote westward expansion
• It provided an organized system of collecting taxes
• It administered voting and election districts

What was the reason for chartering the University of Georgia?

• Make education available to all people, not just the wealthy
• educate GA's slave population
• educate GA's militia
• establish a women's only school

Which of the following was Georgia's first capital?

• Macon
• Milledgeville
• Louisville
• Savannah

This map shows the cities that have been capitals of Georgia. What trend can be seen when studying the map?

• The location of capitals have shifted westward over time.

• The capitals were moved to be further from invading armies.

• The location of capitals have been located next to major bodies water.

• The capitals have all been located in cities with the largest trading centers.