WorksheetsSS8H4abc Westward Expansion
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
The first public university in United States history was _______.
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
University of Wisconsin
Georgia State University
Which acronym places Georgia's state capitals in order from first to last
S.E.L.M.A
L.E.S.M.A
S.A.L.M.A
S.L.A.M.A.
All of these cities have been capitals of the state of Georgia but one. Which has NOT been a capital of Georgia?
Augusta
Louisville
Macon
Milledegville
From 1796 to 1807, the capital of Georgia was "Louisville." Why was the city was named "Louisville"?
The city was founded by settlers who immigrated from France.
The area was settled by a large number of people who moved to Georgia from Kentucky.
It was named in honor of the the King of France who supported the Americans in the Revolution.
It was named in honor of the immigrant soldiers who helped defend the town during the American Revolution.
Prior to being named "Atlanta," the city was known as both "Marthasville" and
Louisville
Lumpkin
Terminus
Yamacraw
What was the purpose of Georgia’s land policies?
It established a method of counting the population
To distribute newly gained lands and promote westward expansion
It provided an organized system of collecting taxes
It administered voting and election districts
In the state's new headright system, the head of the house got 200 acres with a cap of _____ acres?
1000
2500
500
1200
The Yazoo land fraud occurred because land companies
bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.
took land from the American Indians by force.
made illegal treaties with the American Indians.
llegally sold the land to Spain to set up missions.
The cotton gin was an important invention because
it made cotton easier to pick
it made cotton a profitable crop
it made the demand for cotton less
it made Northern farmers depend on cotton from the South
According to the headright system, how much land did the head of the household, first get?
50 acres
200 acres
100 acres
250 acres
Georgia citizens were upset that 4 land companies bought up all of Ga's western land
Western Territory Scam
Mississippi Mud Mixup
Yazoo Land Fraud
A&M (Alabama and Mississippi) Scandal
Which list shows Georgia's capitals arranged in the correct chronological order?
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Atlanta
Savannah, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Augusta, Louisville
Louisville, Augusta, Milledgeville, Savannah, Atlanta
What waterway became Georgia's western boundary after the Yazoo Land Fraud?
Savannah River
Oconee River
Chattahoochee River
Mississippi River
Before the Yazoo Land Fraud, what two present day states were once part of Georgia?
Mississippi and Tennessee
South Carolina and Alabama
Alabama and Mississippi
Alabama and Louisiana
Which statement best describes a "land grant university," such as the University of Georgia?
The land for the college was donated by the government.
The college was established as an agricultural college.
First college to allow women
Could never be used for any purpose other than a college
People bought a ticket for a chance to win land if their name was drawn from a barrel.
Apple Barrel land system
Land Lottery
headright system
Yazoo land act
