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Unit 5 Practice

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 48mins

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1.

Which statement BEST describes a "land grant university," such as the University of Georgia?

a)

The land for the college was donated by the federal government

b)

The land could not be used for any propose other than a college

c)

The college was a public university with free tuition to state residents

d)

The college was established as an agricultural college to improve faming

e)

The land grant university system gave land to new settlers

2.

Who was UGA's first president?

a)

James E. Oglethorpe

b)

James Baldwin

c)

Abraham Baldwin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

John Marshall

3.

From the colonial era until Reconstruction, the capital of Georgia was moved many times in response to what factor?

a)

changing political influences in the state

b)

the changing population center of the state and access to water

c)

changing geographic center of the sate

d)

the changing transportation patterns and needs in the state.

e)

to support access to the railroad system

4.

All the records from the Yazoo Land Fraud were burned in public in Georgia's capital city of...?

a)

Athens

b)

Atlanta

c)

Savannah

d)

Louisville

e)

Jasper

5.

What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

a)

It distributed Indian lands to new settlers

b)

It administered voting and election districts

c)

It established a method of counting population

d)

It provided an organized system of collection taxes

e)

It was developed to help organize Indian lands for the native groups

6.

How many acres of land could the head of a family receive under the headright system?

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

2500

d)

5000

e)

15000

7.

What system replaced the headright system as a way of allocating land?

a)

land rush

b)

surveying

c)

Yazoo Land Fraud

d)

land lottery

e)

feudalism

8.

Which topic was the Yazoo Land Fraud concerned with?

a)

Indian lands in north Georgia

b)

sale of land in western Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi territory

c)

ratification of the Constitution in Georgia

d)

creation of a national park on state property

e)

issues surrounding the Proclamation of Land Act

9.

The Yazoo Land Fraud occurred because land companies

a)

claimed land that had been acquired illegally

b)

took land from the Native American by force

c)

made illegal treaties with the Native Americans

d)

bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

e)

wanted to give land back to American Indians

10.

To whom did Georgia's governor and members of its General Assembly sell the land between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, resulting in the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

land companies

b)

state government

c)

federal government

d)

private land owners

e)

state senators

11.

How did Eli Whitney's invention influence the growth of slavery in the South?

a)

It made it easier for slaves to pick cotton

b)

It increased the profits from growing cotton and the need for people to pick cotton

c)

It made it easier to produce cloth from cotton

d)

It replenished the soil so that more cotton could be grown.

e)

It increased the profits from making cotton and the need for people to produce cotton seeds

12.

The cotton gin was used to...

a)

pick cotton

b)

plant cotton

c)

turn cotton fiber into thread

d)

separate the seeds from the cotton fiber

e)

make cotton quicker

13.

Which type of transportation was developing in Georgia just before the Civil War and was very important to Georgia's war effort and post-war economic development?

a)

canals

b)

railroads

c)

highways

d)

riverboats

e)

stagecoach

14.

Which treaty required the Creek and Chief Alexander McGillivray to give up all their land east of the Oconee River?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of New York

d)

Treaty of Indian Springs

e)

Treaty of Little Falls

15.

Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?

a)

He fell to defeat in a fight with the Georgia militia

b)

He was the cousin of Georgia's Governor George Troup

c)

He signed a peace treaty with the Cherokee Indians without permission.

d)

He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government

e)

Because he disagreed with the U.S. Government

16.

What discovery led to the Cherokee losing their land in Georgia?

a)

oil in Columbus

b)

zinc in Madison

c)

gold in Dahlonega

d)

silver on Creek lands

e)

horses in northern Georgia

17.

Who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who ruled that Cherokee territory was not subject to state law of Georgia?

a)

John Marshall

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

John Washington

18.

Who was the chief of the Cherokee who took a petition to Congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land and was like by over 90% of Cherokees?

a)

Sequoyah

b)

John Ross

c)

Chief Menawa

d)

William McIntosh

e)

Chief Little Big Foot

19.

Who disagreed with the governor of Georgia and its legislature about his removal policy for the Cherokee living in the state?

a)

the military

b)

the president

c)

gold miners

d)

judicial branch

e)

executive branch

20.

When President Andrew Jackson said "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it," he meant that the...

a)

Congress would see that troops were sent to enforce the decision

b)

Congress and the president agreed with and supported the decision

c)

Supreme Court could not enforce the decision without the support of the president

d)

Supreme Court was the supreme law of the land, and could do whatever it wanted

e)

The U.S. President was ready to work along with the U.S. Supreme Court

21.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the University of Georgia?

a)

To provide education for the state's wealthy planters

b)

To provide a public institution of higher learning

c)

To train ministers for the state's churches

d)

To provide a military academy for the state's militia

e)

to admit minority students

22.

What was the main impact of the cotton gin on the Southern economy?

a)

It led to a decrease in the demand for slave labor

b)

It led to a decrease in the profitability of cotton

c)

It led to an increase in the profitability of cotton

d)

It led to an increase in the demand for industrial workers

e)

Many plantations in the South closed down

23.

What was the main consequence of the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

It led to the removal of the Cherokee from their lands

b)

It led to the impeachment of several Georgia officials

c)

It led to the establishment of the land lottery system

d)

It led to the federal government taking control of land distribution

e)

Georgians gain faith in its government officials

24.

The intent or reason for the Indian Removal Act was to

a)

destroy the American Indians' way of life

b)

remove the American Indians to reservations in the Eastern part of America

c)

remove the American Indians from the eastern United States

d)

help the American Indians buy land east of the Mississippi River

e)

evenly divide up land for all people

25.

What was the meaning of Manifest Destiny during the westward expansion period?

a)

People were destine or meant to become rich living in the West

b)

The government held control over citizens' destiny in life

c)

Westward Expansion was the government's choice to allow or not allow citizens to travel

d)

Americans, colonists, and settlers, were meant to travel to and live in the western part of America

e)

Americans moving from the northern states to the southern states

26.

Who agreed with the governor of Georgia about his removal policy for the Cherokee?

a)

the military

b)

the president

c)

gold miners

d)

judicial branch

e)

Creek Chief William McIntosh

27.

The removal of the Cherokee from Georgia is remembered as the

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Overland Trail

c)

Trail to Nowhere

d)

Long Journey Home

e)

American Indian Homecoming

28.

What group of north Georgia Indians was forcibly removed from its land after gold was discovered there?

a)

Seminole

b)

Creek

c)

Choctaw

d)

Yamacraw

e)

Cherokee

29.

This map shows what?

a)

Trail to Nowhere

b)

Long Journey Home

c)

Not Here

d)

Overland Trail

e)

Trail of Tears

30.

In general, the American Indians contact and experience with Europeans was...?

a)

A neutral experience

b)

A fair experience

c)

positive for the most part

d)

rather ordinary

e)

negative

31.

The capital cities of Savannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, and Louisville during westward expansion typically were built

a)

near factories and shopping malls

b)

next to

great agricultural locations

c)

in places of the Appalachian Plateau

d)

near access to water and seaports

e)

at locations in the state with high population growth and central locations

32.

Under the Georgia headright system...?

a)

females benefitted the most

b)

a man with many children could gain more land

c)

People under 21 years old gained the most land

d)

raised a lot of money or revenue for the government

e)

land was given to African Americans

33.

A land speculator is best described as...

a)

a person for looks for homes

b)

a professional who sells property to the government for a profit

c)

an official who works for the Georgia government

d)

one who buys land to sell it for a profit

e)

a person or group what wants to give away land

34.

Which method of land distribution came first?

a)

land lotteries

b)

land speculation distribution

c)

Yazoo Land Fraud

d)

headright system

e)

the land division policy

35.

As a result of the Yazoo Land Scandal, who promised to help resolve the disputed land claims?

a)

Georgia General Assembly

b)

United States senators

c)

Federal Government

d)

United States House of Representatives

e)

Georgia's governor

36.

What happened to Creek Chief McIntosh for signing the Treaty of Indian Springs 1825?

a)

The Creek nation received a million dollars from the federal government

b)

President George Washington awarded him a medal and $2 million dollar for his tribe

c)

Cherokee Chief John Ross criticized him for doing this

d)

he was executed by his own people

e)

he was known as a hero for his efforts

37.

Who wrote the charter that created the University of Georgia?

a)

Alex Baldwin

b)

Abraham Few

c)

Abraham Baldwin

d)

Alex Few

e)

Thomas Jefferson

38.

Who was harmed the most by land lotteries and headright systems?

a)

European settlers

b)

Politicians

c)

American Indians

d)

Military Forces

e)

None of these groups

39.

One of the main goals of land lotteries and headright systems were to

a)

encourage people to settle and live in Georgia

b)

give away land to the Georgia State Government

c)

open up the territory to American Indians

d)

give away land in northeast Georgia

e)

construct new towns and cities in the South

40.

What were the two main American Indian tribes living in Georgia?

a)

Cherokee and Choctaw

b)

Creek and Mohawk

c)

Chickasaw and Cherokee

d)

Creek and Cherokee

e)

Seminole and Chickasaw

41.

What was the primary crops grown in Georgia during the colonial era?

a)

Cotton, Wheat, & Olives

b)

Tobacco & Grains

c)

Rice & Cotton

d)

Wheat

e)

Tomatoes

42.

What was the main reason for the creation of the Georgia Railroad?

a)

To transport cotton to the ports

b)

To transport people to the west

c)

To transport goods to the north

d)

To transport soldiers during the Civil War

e)

To get ready for the American Revolution and Civil War

43.

Who was the governor of Georgia during the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

George Mathews

b)

James Jackson

c)

John Milledge

d)

William Rabun

e)

Abraham Lincoln

44.

The Second Treaty of Indian Springs applies to which?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Creek

d)

Seminole

e)

All the American Indian Tribes

45.

Which American Indians mainly lost their land through the headright system and land lotteries?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chocktaw

c)

Mohawk

d)

Not Here (NH)

e)

Seminole

46.

The cotton gin primarily affected the...?

a)

railroad system

b)

animal production industry

c)

hunting system

d)

cash crop industry

e)

transportation system

47.

Land grant universities such as UGA at first when originally created focused on what kind of educational opportunities?

a)

engineering

b)

agriculture

c)

building creation

d)

government

e)

admitting minority students

48.

Which two individuals disagreed about the American Indians?

a)

General George Washington and Supreme Court Justice

Marcus Garvey

b)

Cherokee Chief John Ross and U.S. President George Washington

c)

Creek Chief Alexander McGillivray and Cheorkee Chief John Ross

d)

President Andrew Jackson and Supreme Court Justice John Marshall

e)

Cherokee Chief John Ross and the Cherokee Tribe

49.

What was the primary reason for the Trail of Tears?

a)

To open up land for white settlers

b)

To protect the American Indians from white settlers

c)

To provide the American Indians with better land in the west

d)

To punish the American Indians for resisting removal

e)

Showing support for American Indians

50.

What was the impact of the Indian Removal Act on the Cherokee tribe?

a)

It led to the tribe's prosperity in the west

b)

It led to the tribe's extinction

c)

It led to the tribe's forced migration along the Trail of Tears

d)

It led to the tribe's assimilation into white society

e)

There was little impact on Cherokee and Creek Indians

51.

What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

It upheld the rights of states to enforce their own laws on Indian lands

b)

It upheld the rights of the federal government to remove Indians from their lands

c)

It upheld the rights of Indians to remain on their lands

d)

It upheld the rights of Indians to govern themselves on their lands

e)

It showed how the U.S. President supported the Cherokee Indians in keeping their land and homes

52.

Which two items are in agreement?

a)

President Andrew Jackson and Supreme Court Justice John Marshall

b)

John Ross and the Trail of Tears

c)

manifest destiny

and

westward expansion

d)

Creek Chief William McIntosh and the Creek Tribe

e)

U.S. Government and American Indians

53.

Headright System, Land Lotteries, Second Treaty of Indian Springs

a)

ways the Cherokee lost land

b)

ways Chickasaw lost land

c)

ways Seminoles lost land

d)

ways Creek lost land

e)

beneficial land systems for American Indians

54.

Which two are not in agreement?

a)

John Ross and Cherokee

b)

Andrew Jackson and the Georgia General Assembly

c)

Supreme Court and John Marshall

d)

John Marshall and Andrew Jackson

e)

John Ross and Muscogee Creek

55.

Who benefitted financially from the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

American Indians

b)

Georgia General Assembly

c)

U.S. Federal Governemnt

d)

None listed

e)

Regular citizens

56.

Which organization funded the University of Georgia as the first state chartered school in American 1785?

a)

Individual citizens in the state of Georgia

b)

Grants of money funds for tax payers

c)

College professors in the state of Georgia

d)

Georgia General Assembly

e)

Government funds from local overflow money

57.

Which invention by Eli Whitney had a significant impact on the Southern economy?

a)

Steam engine

b)

Cotton gin

c)

Mechanical reaper

d)

Telegraph

e)

the railroad

58.

What was a major consequence of the Yazoo Land Fraud for Georgia?

a)

The University of Georgia was closed

b)

Georgia's capital was moved to Atlanta

c)

The state lost credibility and trust among its citizens

d)

Georgia gained more land from Native Americans

e)

Many citizens wanted to join the Georgia General Assembly

59.

Which group was most affected by the Indian Removal Act?

a)

European settlers

b)

Gold miners

c)

Creek and Cherokee tribes

d)

Georgia politicians

e)

European women and children

60.

What was the primary purpose of Georgia's land lottery system?

a)

To raise money for the state government

b)

To return land to Native Americans

c)

To distribute land to white settlers fairly

d)

To reward military veterans

e)

To encourage British settlement in America

61.

Which event directly resulted in the forced relocation of the Cherokee people from Georgia?

a)

The Yazoo Land Fraud

b)

The invention of the cotton gin

c)

The discovery of gold in Dahlonega

d)

The signing of the Treaty of Indian Springs

e)

The Trail of Joy

62.

Which groups of American Indians were most negatively effected by the headright system and land lotteries in the State of Georgia?

a)

Muscogee Cherokee Indians

b)

Cherokees

c)

Seminoles and Creeks

d)

Creek

e)

Choctaw

63.

Under the Georgia headright system...?

a)

females benefitted the most

b)

a man with many children could gain more land

c)

People under 21 years old gained the most land

d)

raised a lot of money or revenue for the government

e)

land was given to African Americans

64.

Who was UGA's first president?

a)

James E. Oglethorpe

b)

James Baldwin

c)

Abraham Baldwin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

John Marshall

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