SS8H4a-c Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the main goal of Georgia’s land policies after the Revolutionary War?

• To keep people on the coast
• To encourage settlement and population growth in the west
• To give land to Native Americans
• To limit farming in the interior

How did the Headright System distribute land?

• By selling land to the highest bidder
• By giving land based on the number of family members and enslaved people
• Through random drawings
• By government auction

What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• A trade agreement between Georgia and Spain
• A land sale involving bribed legislators and illegal contracts
• A protest against land lotteries
• A conflict with South Carolina over borders

What was one result of the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Georgia lost its western lands to the U.S. government
• Georgia gained land from Florida
• The British regained control of Georgia
• The state’s population decreased

What system replaced the Headright System as a way to distribute land?

• Yazoo system
• Land lottery system
• Reservation system
• Plantation grant system

How did the land lottery system differ from the Headright System?

• The land lottery gave land away by chance, not family size
• The lottery required settlers to buy land
• The Headright System only applied to Native Americans
• The lottery was only open to wealthy planters

Explain how the federal government’s purchase of Georgia’s western lands after the Yazoo Land Fraud affected the state’s development.

• It allowed Georgia to focus on developing the land it still controlled.
• It caused settlers to leave Georgia for Tennessee.
• It reduced trade between Georgia and the U.S.
• It forced Georgia to stop all westward settlement.

Which technological invention most influenced Georgia’s economy in the early 1800s?

• Cotton gin
• Steel plow
• Steam turbine
• Telegraph

What effect did Eli Whitney’s cotton gin have on Georgia’s agriculture?

• It increased cotton production and demand for land and enslaved labor.
• It reduced profits from cotton farming.
• It made tobacco the state’s main crop.
• It eliminated the need for plantations.

Why was cotton called 'King Cotton' in Georgia during the early 1800s?

• It was grown mainly by kings and nobles.
• It dominated Georgia’s economy and trade.
• It was only grown in coastal areas.
• It was used to pay taxes.