WorksheetsWestern Expansion Georgia Studies
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following is a result of the “gold rush” that occurred after Benjamin Parks first discovered gold in Dahlonega in 1828?
Treasure seekers flooded onto Cherokee lands in search of riches.
Georgia seceded from the Union.
The Cherokee Indians were forcefully removed from the state of Georgia.
Georgia’s capital was relocated to Dahlonega.
2. In 1832, President Andrew Jackson said, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.” To what was President Jackson referring?
Marshall’s decision to allow the Cherokee to stay on their lands.
Worcester v. Georgia ruling that state laws did not apply to the Cherokee Nation
Marshall's speech challenging Jackson in the next presidential election
Marshall’s letter declaring that removal of the Cherokees was unjust and illegal
2. What is the name of the long, harsh journey made by the Cherokees when they
were forced to leave their lands in Georgia?
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
Wilderness Road
Indian Removal Act
Why was Creek Chief William McIntosh killed by his own people?
He was of mixed background with a Native American mother and Scottish father.
He was made the honorary chief of a neighboring Cherokee Tribe
He was the first cousin of Georgia’s governor, George Michael Troup.
He signed a treaty ceding all Creek land to the United States government.
Which of the following methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
headright system and land lotteries
collective bargaining and issuing bonds
speculation and sharecropping
land-use plan and embargo system
Name the corrupt system in which government officials were bribed to sell Georgia land cheaply, which was then resold for a large profit
Yazoo Land Fraud
Land Lottery
Homeowner Association
Equal Opportunity Housing Authority
Why did Georgia invest heavily in railroads before the Civil War?
transport agricultural products
transport slaves
prepare for war
attract Nothern industry
What transportation advantage led to Atlanta becoming Georgia’s fifth capital city?
canals
highways
railroad terminal
airports
How did the development of the cotton gin influence Georgia’s economy?
Planting cotton became quicker, causing an increase in farm workers’ wages.
Cotton mills became more efficient, helping the South to industrialize.
The quality of farmed cotton improved, thereby raising its market price.
Cotton could be processed faster, causing more cotton to be planted.
What was an unintended result of the success of King Cotton in the South?
slavery increased
slavery decreased
stock market crashed
economy went into recession
2. As Georgia’s population continued to grow in the last decades of the 18th century, why was the capital moved from Savannah to Augusta then Louisville?
Most growth was taking place in the backcountry (towards the west), not on the coast.
Savannah had become corrupt and overcrowded.
The coast was too vulnerable to attack by pirates.
Many people had purchased inland lots and wanted their property values to rise.
Which answer does BEST describe the practice of land speculation?
buying land at a low price, waiting until the price rises, then selling it for profit
reducing land tracts to the smallest size possible for widespread distribution
bribing government officials for first access to purchase available land
buying land at a low price, waiting until the price rises, then selling it for profit
In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, the machine that
removed seeds from cotton
harvested cotton
made cotton fibers into thread
wove cotton thread into fabric
True or false? White society looked down on Indian culture because they considered it “uncivilized.”
True
False
Which statements express American Indians' views on land? (Choose all that apply)
Land cannot be bought or sold.
Land belongs to the entire community.
Land is a sacred gift from nature that should be respected.
Land is worthless until improved by the works of man.
Land should be used to increase a person’s wealth and status.
Who was Benjamin Hawkins?
the Agent for Indian Affairs
Creek chief
the governor of Georgia
a member of the Red Sticks faction
Colonists did not settle West of the Appalachian Mountains before the American Revolution because the British prohibited it and the mountains formed a natural barrier down the east coast making travel by covered wagons difficult.
True
False
What was Georgia's western boundary in 1732?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
The University of Georgia was the first state-supported university in the nation
True
False
The University of Georgia became the model for the American system of public colleges and universities.
True
False
2. The first president of the University of Georgia was
John Ross
Benjamin Hawkins
William McIntosh
Abraham Baldwin
Which statements express white settlers’ views on land? (Choose all that apply
Land cannot be bought or sold.
Land belongs to the entire community.
Land is a sacred gift from nature that should be respected
Land is worthless until improved by the works of man
Land should be used to increase a person’s wealth and status.
In the early 1800s, which faction of Creek Indians wanted to make peaceful agreements with white Georgian settlers?
Red Sticks
Red Shirts
White Sticks
White Shirts
In the early 1800s, which faction of Creek Indians upheld traditional ways of life and fought to protect their lands from white settlers?
White Sticks
Red Shirts
White Shirts
Red Sticks
The Red Sticks War started as a _______________.
skirmish between British and U.S. troops
civil war between two factions of Creek Indians
war between white settlers and Creek Indians
conflict between Hawkins and Andrew Jackson
Which future U.S. president led federal troops in defeating the Red Stick Creeks?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
At which battle were the Red Stick Creeks defeated?
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Fort Mims
The Battle of Bloody Marsh
The treaty negotiated by Andrew Jackson forced the Creeks to _______________.
accept the process of assimilation and become farmers
pay $120,000 dollars to the U.S. government
pay $12,000 dollars to the U.S. government
cede 22 million acres of land in Georgia and Alabama
