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WorksheetsUnit 5 - SS8H5
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a land grant university?
a)
The land for the college was donated by the federal government
b)
a university that specializes in land management.
c)
the first university of each state is designated a land grant university
2.
Where in Georgia was gold discovered?
a)
Savannah
b)
Milledgeville
c)
Dahlonega
3.
The 2nd Great Awakening-religoius influnces in culture, politics and economy. Revivals and camp meetings increase church membership. Circuit Riders spread religious worship into rural communities.
What event is occuring in Georgia’s history during the late 1700s and 1800s?
What event is occuring in Georgia’s history during the late 1700s and 1800s?
a)
the spread of Catholic and Mormon churches
b)
the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches
c)
the spread of slavery in the South
d)
the spread of Spanish missions along the coas
4.
In 1795, Georgia’s governor and legislators were bribed into selling public lands in the western part of the state to four private land companies. The controversy that became one of the largest land scandals in United States history was known as the
a)
Land Plot scandal
b)
Yazoo Land Fraud scandal
c)
Dahlonega Gold Rush scandal
d)
Trans−Oconee Republic scandal
5.
Which Georgia land distribution policy is described in the diary entry below?
Dear Diary, November 15th, 1787 Our young nation has created a new Constitution that awaits our ratification. It is rumored each state shall be represented according to our census population in 1790. To increase the population the state government is practically giving away free land on the frontier … hundreds of acres at a time! This explains the rush of settlers to our state. In fact, for my service as a patriot in the American Revolution I have received payment in the amount of 200 acres of fertile lands east of the Oconee River. Can you believe the Georgia government wishes to provide me 50 additional acres for each member of my family? Surely my lovely Mary and our four beautiful children shall establish a cotton plantation with these 450 acres of land. If only there was an invention that removed those pesky seeds from the cotton fibers making it worthwhile of our labor, and profitable too…
Dear Diary, November 15th, 1787 Our young nation has created a new Constitution that awaits our ratification. It is rumored each state shall be represented according to our census population in 1790. To increase the population the state government is practically giving away free land on the frontier … hundreds of acres at a time! This explains the rush of settlers to our state. In fact, for my service as a patriot in the American Revolution I have received payment in the amount of 200 acres of fertile lands east of the Oconee River. Can you believe the Georgia government wishes to provide me 50 additional acres for each member of my family? Surely my lovely Mary and our four beautiful children shall establish a cotton plantation with these 450 acres of land. If only there was an invention that removed those pesky seeds from the cotton fibers making it worthwhile of our labor, and profitable too…
a)
Charter of 1732
b)
1795 Yazoo Land Act
c)
Headright system 1783 – 1803
d)
Land lottery 1803 – 1835
6.
Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?
a)
Augusta had been destroyed from attacks by the Creek Indians.
b)
The capital needed to be more centrally located within the population of the state.
c)
Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center because it was a railroad hub.
d)
The General Assembly wanted to move tha capital as far away from Spanish-controlled Florida as possible.
7.
Which system offered Georgia settlers 200 acres of free land, with an additional 50 acres per family member or slave?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Headright system
c)
the Cherokee cession
d)
the County Unit system
8.
Passed in 1803, the Land Lottery sought to distribute land grants that the state had recently acquired from the ____ and the ___.
a)
Spanish, French
b)
Creek and Cherokee
c)
Creek and Seminole
d)
French, English
9.
Which term refers to the massive fraud perpetrated by several Georgia governors and the state legislature from 1795 to 1803 by selling large tracts of land to insiders at absurdly low prices?
a)
the Land Lottery
b)
the Yazoo Land Fraud
c)
the Headright system
d)
the County Unit system
10.
This city, now the county seat of Jefferson County, was Georgia's third capital from 1796-1807.
a)
Augusta
b)
Louisville
c)
Milledgeville
d)
Savannah
11.
Sequoyah (pictured here) had the BIGGEST influence on
a)
Native American literacy (reading and writing).
b)
Native American diplomacy.
c)
the actions of the Sioux at Wounded Knee.
d)
the resistance of the Cherokee to their forced relocation.
12.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. What change did this lead to for owners of cotton plantations in the South?
a)
They needed more slaves.
b)
They did not need as much land.
c)
They did not need as many slaves.
d)
They were able to grow other crops.
13.
What was the role of John Ross in the Antebellum South?
a)
an abolitionist leader
b)
General in the War of 1812
c)
Chief of the Cherokee Nation
d)
led the Nullification movement
14.
Why was William McIntosh killed by his own people?
a)
He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in GA to the federal government
b)
He became friendly with the Cherokee
c)
He failed to defeat the Georgia militia
15.
Which church sent circuit riders to frontier settlements to provide monthly services?
a)
Methodists
b)
Catholics
c)
Episcopals
d)
Jewish
16.
The Cherokee capital was
a)
Dahlonega
b)
Acorn Bluff
c)
New Echota
d)
New Etowah
17.
Why was Atlanta once called Terminus?
a)
The railroad line ended there at one time.
b)
a majority of the railroads went through the city
c)
it was not close to a major river
18.
All the trails along which Natives were taken ended in the Indian Territory which today is ________
a)
Texas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Kansas
d)
Nebraska
19.
This person was Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and wrote the decision for the court case on the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
a)
John Marshall
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Wiiliam Few
20.
A former representative for the state of GA, this person founded the University of Georgia.
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
John Marshall
c)
William Few
d)
Lyman Hall
21.
Why were Georgians upset about the Yazoo Land Fraud?
a)
The president kept the money
b)
The land was given away
c)
The Governor and General Assembly were bribed
22.
Which Cherokee native created the Syllabary?
a)
Sequoyah
b)
William McIntosh
c)
Alexander McGillivray
d)
John Ross
23.
What was the forced removal of the Cherokee later called?
a)
The Long Walk
b)
The Trail of Walking
c)
The Trail of Tears
24.
The spread of Methodist and Baptist churches earned the South the title of the________
a)
Church Place
b)
Bible Belt
c)
Bible Rope
25.
Why were the railroads important?
a)
They allowed goods to be transported faster and to more locations.
b)
They replaced other forms of transportation
c)
They helped get the gold out of the mountains
26.
What was discovered in the hills of Dahlonega?
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
Natives
27.
What was the most damaging result of the Yazoo Land Fraud?
a)
The records were burned
b)
The nation lost confidence in Georgia
c)
Georgia lost valuable land and money in the scandal
28.
What system replaced the headright system as a way to distribute land?
a)
Settlers Land Give Away
b)
Land Lottery
c)
Homesteading
29.
What was the most important mechanical invention to Georgia's economy in the early 1800's?
a)
telegraph
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroad
d)
steamboat
30.
What was the decision that was handed down in Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
the state of Georgia did not have the right to enforce laws that were not in their jurisdiction
b)
the state of Georgia could arrest anyone they wanted without cause
c)
the Cherokee must leave their lands immediately
d)
the state of Georgia must give up all their lands to the Cherokee
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