WorksheetsTOP 10 N- Unit 5 Review (Westward Expansion)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
Worcester v. Georgia
Tinker v. Des Moines
Which term means land that is good for farming?
expand
cede
treaty
arable
Which term means gaining or obtaining something?
acquisition/acquire
illustration
motivation
arable
Which term means to fail or break down?
aquire
collapse
comendeer
arable
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"?
The Cherokee were no longer an independent nation.
Many battles took place during the journey.
The Cherokee were forced to live on reservations.
Many Cherokee died along the journey.
Who was the University of Georgia's first president and a signer of the U.S. Constitution?
Abraham Baldwin
William Few
Lyman Hall
George Washington
Which system offered Georgia settlers 200 acres of free land, with an additional 50 acres per family member or enslaved person?
Cherokee Cession
Land Lotteries
Yazoo Act
Headright
Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Georgia's population expanded in a westward direction following the American Revolution?
By 1840, whites made up 51% of Georgia's population, and slaves accounted for 41% of the total.
The few navigable waterways in Georgia generally ran north to south; to get products to riverside docks and move east to west, overland transportation was needed.
In 1733, the capital of Georgia was Savannah; by 1807 the state's capital was Milledgeville.
In 1790, the United States held its first census to compile an accurate count of the nation's population.
Which term means able to be sailed on by ships or boats?
navigable
obstacle
commendeer
expansion
Which term means before the war (Civil War)?
navigable
antebellum
commendeer
expansion
Which term means harsh or inflexible?
navigable
antebellum
relentless
expansion
Prior to being named "Atlanta," the city was known as both "Marthasville" and
Louisville
Lumpkin
Terminus
Yamacraw
What GA Capital is Number 1 on the map?
Atlanta
Savannah
Milledgeville
Louisville
Augusta
What GA Capital is Number 3 on the map?
Atlanta
Savannah
Milledgeville
Louisville
Augusta
