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Growth of Georgia

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1845, the city that would become Atlanta was named_______________ in honor of an ex-governor’s daughter.
a)
Gwinnett
b)
Terminus
c)
Marthasville
2.

Who was the founder of UGA and the 1st president of the University of Georgia?

a)

Abraham Baldwin

b)

Lyman Hall

c)

William Few

3.
The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:
a)
headright system
b)
land lottery
c)
cession
4.

What president refused to help the Cherokees when they appealed to the U.S. government for help?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Abraham Lincoln

5.
The Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding all Creek lands to the U.S., and who was subsequently assassinated by angry Creeks, was
a)
Gov. Troup
b)
Alexander McGillivray
c)
William McIntosh
6.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Ross
7.
The site of America’s first gold rush?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Dahlonega
c)
Rossville
8.
In the headright system, the head of the house got how many acres? 
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
9.
Georgia was known as what? (Hint, the whole state, not just Atlanta)
a)
Gate City
b)
Camelot
c)
King Cotton
10.
Thanks to this system my family and I may be able to get back on our feet. Ever since my husband passed away from smallpox I have been struggling to make a way for my family and having difficulties finding a place for us to call home. With this distribution system I will have 2 chances to win land.
a)
Land Lottery
b)
Headright system
c)
Yazoo
11.
What was the purpose of the Georgia’s land policies?
a)
It established a method of counting the population
b)
To give away newly gained lands and promote westward expansion
c)
It provided an organized system of collecting taxes
d)
It administered voting and election districts
12.
Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?
a)
The federal government wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population
b)
 The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain.
c)
The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.
d)
They did not need the land because people desired to stay closer to the eastern coast for trade.
13.
The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies 
a)
bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply
b)
took land from the American Indians by force.
c)
made illegal treaties with the Americans Indians.
d)
llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.
14.
How were railroads beneficial to Georgia’s businessmen and farmers? 
a)
increased tourism through sightseeing 
b)
offered faster and easier transportation of goods
c)
offered a non-polluting transportation option
d)
made horses unnecessary for travel
15.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? 
a)
steel plow
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroads
d)
the spinning jenny
16.
William McIntosh, a Creek chief, was murdered by his own people because he 
a)
fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia.
b)
was the cousin of Georgia’s Governor George Troup.
c)
signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.
d)
signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.
17.
What was discovered in 1829 in Cherokee territory that led to the removal of the Cherokee and the creation of Dahlonega? 
a)
diamonds
b)
the syllabary
c)
rivers
d)
gold
18.
What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case? 
a)
Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.
b)
Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.
c)
Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.
d)
Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should to be relocated to Oklahoma.
19.
In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"? 
a)
Many battles took place along the journey.
b)
Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.
c)
It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”. 
d)
Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey.
20.
Which lists GA's capitals in the correct chronological order?
a)
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta
b)
Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Louisville, Atlanta
c)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta
d)
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
21.
What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on Georgia?
a)
It increased the use of slavery & growth of cotton
b)
It decreased the use of slavery & growth of cotton
c)
It increased the use of slavery but decreased the growth of cotton
d)
It decreased the use of slavery but increased the growth of cotton
22.
Ga gave thousands of acres of land to soldiers who had fought during the Revolution.  Under this system, men who did not fight in the Revolution could also receive free land . Heads of households (white men over 21) could receive up to 200 acres.  This was the ______
a)
Yazoo land act
b)
Headright system
c)
Land lottery
23.

Georgia continued to move its capital westward to Louisville, then Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta to

a)

meet federal government requirements.

b)

follow the growing population.

c)

open eastern lands to the American Indians.

d)

avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast.

24.

Did everyone receive land who participated in the land lotteries?

a)

No

b)

Yes

25.

What were people who won the land lottery known as?

a)

lottery winners

b)

lucky

c)

fortunate drawers

d)

favorable drawers

26.

All the records from the Yazoo land fraud were burned in public in Georgia’s capital city of

a)

Atlanta

b)

Louisville

c)

Augusta

d)

Savannah

27.

What did GA lose due to the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

The state lost most of the area NORTH of the Chattahoochee River

b)

The state lost most of the area SOUTH of the Chattahoochee River

c)

The state lost most of the area EAST of the Chattahoochee River

d)

The state lost most of the area WEST of the Chattahoochee River

28.

What factors encouraged economic growth in Georgia?

a)

Invention of the cotton gin

b)

The plantation system

c)

The building of railroads

d)

All of the above

29.

How are the Headright System and Land Lottery similar to one another?

a)

Both systems gave away land that had formerly belonged to American Indians

b)

Both systems gave away land that GA received from the bribe in the Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

Both systems gave away land that was not good for farming

d)

They are not similar to each other

30.

What two cities in Georgia did the first railroad, the Georgia Railroad connect?

a)

Augusta and Savannah

b)

Athens and Milledgeville

c)

Athens and Augusta

d)

Atlanta and Savannah

31.

Where did Atlanta get its name

a)

Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A)

b)

Atlantis from the Greeks

c)

Andrew Jackson's little sister Atla

d)

A combination of Athens and Augusta

32.

Which port city did Georgia’s cotton have to get to for trade?

a)

Snellville

b)

Garden City

c)

Port Wentworth

d)

Savannah

33.

What lands were set aside by the federal government for Native Americans?

a)

Oklahoma and North Dakota

b)

Arkansas and Oklahoma

c)

North and South Carolina

d)

Arkansas and Florida

34.

How did the Cherokees try to become more “civilized”?

a)

created their own alphabet – Sequoyah – Syllabary

b)

Published their own newspaper

c)

Created their own nation and constitution

d)

Adopted white culture or education, occupations, religion

e)

All of the above

35.

Who was the Cherokee Chief who argued the Cherokee Nation’s case to the Supreme Court?

a)

William McIntosh

b)

John Ross

36.

Who was the Supreme Court Justice that supported the Cherokee in the Worcester v Georgia court case?

a)

John Marshall

b)

John Ross

c)

William McIntosh

d)

Andrew Jackson

37.

What did the Georgia General Assembly decide about all Cherokee laws?

a)

The laws needed to be removed so they could conform to white society

b)

The laws could stay in place as long as they lived in another state

c)

Georgia’s General Assembly declared all Cherokee laws null and void

38.

What event assured the Cherokee removal?

a)

The Cherokee's were afraid to fight against white society

b)

The Georgia General Assembly built a railroad track through the middle of their grounds

c)

Cherokee lands were the best to grow cotton on

d)

Gold was discovered on Cherokee lands

39.
1830 law that required the relocation of Cherokees to western territories
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Indian Resettlement Law
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Indian Removal Act
40.
Which is the most accurate description of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
High rates of the Tariff of 1828 were removed.
b)
The Embargo of 1807 was finally lifted.
c)
Native Americans were to be moved west of the Mississippi River.
d)
Fugitive slaves living in the North were to be shipped back to their owners in the South.
41.
Supreme Court ruling that declared that only the federal government, and not the states, could enforce laws on the Indian Tribes
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Scott v. Sandford
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
42.
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
43.
What was the first state supported university ever chartered in the United States.?
a)
The University of Georgia
b)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
c)
Georgia State University

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