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GA Studies | Unit 4 Review | SS8H4

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This university was the first public university in America. It was established January 27, 1785.

a)

University of West Georgia

b)

University of South Georgia

c)

University of Georgia

2.

UGA was possible because a land grant was given for the school.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What was the purpose of the University of Georgia?

a)

To educate the rich and wealthy.

b)

To educate everyone, not just the wealthy.

c)

To educate only blacks.

4.

This person was the first president of the University of Georgia. He also signed the Constitution of the United States.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Abraham Baldwin

c)

Abraham Jones

5.

Who was John Ross and what business did he own?

a)

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Muscogee nation and he owned a ferry business.

b)

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee nation and he owned a ferry business.

c)

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Chicken nation and he owned a ferry business.

6.

Georgia has had 5 capitals. What were they? (hint: SALMA)

a)

Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

b)

Selma, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

c)

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

d)

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

7.

Which city is currently the capital of Georgia?

a)

Augusta

b)

Athens

c)

Savannah

d)

Covington

e)

Atlanta

8.

What was the sole purpose for relocating the capitals of the state?

a)

People did it because they wanted to.

b)

The people moved west, so the capitals moved with the people.

c)

The people moved east, so they moved the capital to the west.

9.

What land system is described below?

•Heads of households = 200 acres of FREE land, with the possibility of 1,000 acres total

•Men who had families or slaves received even more.

•50 Acres per servant or family member

•Soldiers could receive more land.

a)

Land Lottery

b)

Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

Headright System

d)

Red Sticks

10.

What land system is described below?

•From 1805-1833, Georgia had 8 land lotteries.

•Almost anyone could buy chances to “get” land.

●Prices for tickets varied depending on the particular lottery

a)

Yazoo Land Fraud

b)

Land Lottery

c)

Headright System

11.

This land system:

•Land companies = sold land to members of the GA General Assembly and the governor at discounted prices

•effectively bribing public officials to pass a law.

a)

Yazoo Land Fraud

b)

Headright System

c)

Land Lottery

d)

Covington Crime Land System

12.

Who was William McIntosh? What did he do?

a)

He was the Cherokee leader that bought all of the land from everyone.

b)

He was the Creek chief that sided with the US and gave away all the land owned by the Creeks to the US government.

c)

He was the Muscogee leader that stole cotton.

13.

What happened to William McIntosh?

a)

He died from polio.

b)

He was killed by his own people for giving away their land.

c)

He fell off a cliff.

d)

He is still alive today.

14.

Did William McIntosh own slaves?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Who led troops in their defeat of the Creek Indians?

a)

General Custer

b)

General Michael Jackson

c)

General Tomichichi

d)

General Andrew Jackson

16.

When did the Dahlonega Gold Rush begin? How long did it last?

a)

1828. 60 years

b)

1928. 20 years

c)

1828. 20 years

17.

When the Dahlonega Gold Rush of 1828 was over, where did settlers migrate to find more gold?

a)

Covington

b)

Oxford

c)

California

d)

New York

18.

Who was Samuel Worcester? What was he known for?

a)

A white man that tried to steal land from the Cherokee Indians.

b)

A judge that arrested the Native Americans.

c)

He was a northern missionary who challenged the Pledge of Allegiance to the Governor and he lived with the Cherokee Indians on their land.

19.

What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

a)

Administered voting and election districts.

b)

To create a buffer zone of new settlers in GA’s backcountry .

c)

Established a method of counting population.

d)

Provided an organized system of collecting taxes.

20.

What impact did cotton have on Georgia’s economy

during the 1800s?

a)

It decreased in importance as more textile mills opened.

b)

It led to the state’s increased dependence on trade as Georgia imported most of their supply of cotton from other states and overseas.

c)

It decreased the need for slaves because the state had less rice plantations.

d)

It became the most important crop to the state’s economy and ensured that the state remained dependent on slavery.

21.

This was the largest nation of the Native American population.

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Creek

c)

Cherokee

d)

Covingtons

22.

What year was the Indian Removal Act signed? Who signed it? What did it do?

a)

Abraham Lincoln. Abolished slavery

b)

1830. Andrew Long. Removed the Native Americans from their land.

c)

1830. Andrew Jackson. Removed the Native Americans from their land.

23.

According to the headright system, how much land did the head of the household, first get?

a)

50 acres

b)

200 acres

c)

100 acres

d)

250 acres

24.

What were the two largest Native American tribes affected by land distribution in Georgia?

a)

Choctaw and Cherokee

b)

Creek and Cherokee

c)

Chickasaw and Cherokee

d)

Cherokee and Seminole

25.

Georgia citizens were upset that 4 land companies bought up all of Ga's western land

a)

Western Territory Scam

b)

Mississippi Mud Mixup

c)

Yazoo Land Fraud

d)

A&M (Alabama and Mississippi) Scandal

26.

In what year was the University of Georgia chartered (founded)?

a)

1785

b)

1765

c)

1775

d)

1755

27.

Which list shows Georgia's capitals arranged in the correct chronological order?

a)

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

b)

Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Louisville, Atlanta

c)

Savannah, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Augusta, Louisville

d)

Louisville, Augusta, Milledgeville, Savannah, Atlanta

28.

What waterway became Georgia's western boundary after the Yazoo Land Fraud?

a)

Savannah River

b)

Oconee River

c)

Chattahoochee River

d)

Mississippi River

29.

The University of Georgia was the first ________________________sponsored university in the USA.

a)

agriculture

b)

private

c)

group

d)

state

30.

Before the Yazoo Land Fraud, what two present day states were once part of Georgia?

a)

Mississippi and Tennessee

b)

South Carolina and Alabama

c)

Alabama and Mississippi

d)

Alabama and Louisiana

31.

Why did the capital of Georgia continue to be moved westward during the early 1800s?

a)

State officials wanted the capital to be in their hometown.

b)

Those were the largest cities in the state

c)

It was moved to the governor's hometown

d)

to be closer the population of people

32.

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

a)

The land for the college was donated by the government.

b)

The college was established as an agricultural college.

c)

First college to allow women

d)

Could never be used for any purpose other than a college

33.

What was the purpose of the headright system?

a)

It established a method of counting population.

b)

It provided an organized system of collecting taxes.

c)

It distributed land to new settlers to increase the states population

d)

It administered voting and election districts.

34.

People bought a ticket for a chance to win land if their name was drawn from a barrel.

a)

Apple Barrel land system

b)

Land Lottery

c)

headright system

d)

Yazoo land act

35.

Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

a)

collective bargaining and issuing bonds

b)

speculation and sharecropping

c)

the headright system and the land lottery

d)

the land−use plan and the embargo system

36.

Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were known as __________________.

a)

headright systems

b)

land lotteries

c)

circuit riders

d)

Yazoo deals

37.

Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?

a)

The federal gov’t wanted to set that land aside for the Indian population.

b)

The state did not have the millions of dollars needed to buy the land from Spain.

c)

The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

d)

The federal gov’t paid millions to settle the land fraud and agreed to remove the Creeks from the state.

38.

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

d)

allocation by price

39.

This map shows the cities that have been capitals of Georgia. What trend can be seen when studying the map?

a)

The location of capitals have shifted westward over time.

b)

The capitals were moved to be further from invading armies.

c)

The location of capitals have been located next to major bodies of water.

d)

The capitals have been located in cities with the largest trading centers.

40.

As the capital of Georgia changed, it shifted west. What was the reason for the westward shift?

a)

As more Indian lands were being taken, Georgia’s population moved in that direction.

b)

Georgia citizens were trying to get away from the constant British attacks after the Revolutionary War.

c)

Georgia citizens did not like being near the ocean.

d)

The spread of disease continuously moved Georgia citizens away from their original capital city.

41.

Slavery was restricted in many of the newly sold western lands.

a)

Any Georgian willing to fight and remove Indians from their lands was given land for free.

b)

Creek and Cherokee Indians were finally given lands protected by the United States government.

c)

Land was provided free of charge.

d)

Georgians had a chance to own land for pennies per acre making land available to more people than the aristocrats.

42.

From 1796 to 1807, the capital of Georgia was "Louisville." Why was the city was named "Louisville"?

a)

The city was founded by settlers who immigrated from France.

b)

The area was settled by a large number of people who moved to Georgia from Kentucky.

c)

It was named in honor of the the King of France who supported the Americans in the Revolution.

d)

It was named in honor of the immigrant soldiers who helped defend the town during the American Revolution.

43.

The red path on the map from Tennessee to Oklahoma is most likely showing what aspect of American history?

a)

Erire Canal

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Sherman's March to the Sea

44.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

45.

John Marshall was a leader of which instrument of government?  (SS8H4e)

a)

The Senate

b)

The Presidency

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The House of Representatives

46.

The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia was a small victory for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia because it__________.

a)

struck down laws created by the Georgia legislature to seize Cherokee lands.

b)

ruled that the U.S. government's Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional.

c)

established the Indian Territory east of the Mississippi in present-day Oklahoma.

d)

declared that the U.S. government would honor the Cherokee Nation's constitution.

47.

Which president is responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

James Buchanan

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Quincy Adams

48.

In what city was gold discovered in Georgia?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Savannah

c)

Louisville

d)

Dahlonega

49.

What was the role of John Ross in the Antebellum South?

a)

an abolitionist leader

b)

general in the war of 1812

c)

Chief of the Cherokee Nation

d)

led the Nullification movement

50.

Following the agreement that was reached in the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, Chief William McIntosh lost his life. Why did this happen?

a)

He was betrayed by a rival American Indian who wanted the land he had received.

b)

Creek leaders executed McIntosh because he agreed to sell the Creek's remaining land to the United States without their consent.

c)

McIntosh died of Yellow Fever as a result of being forced to march on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.

d)

The U.S. Government captured and executed him for violating the treaty just weeks after it was signed.

51.

Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Fletcher v. Peck

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

52.

Who was the chief of the Cherokee who took a petition to Congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land?

a)

Sequoyah

b)

John Ross

c)

Alexander McGillivray

d)

William McIntosh

53.

Where were Creek Indians relocated after their removal?

a)

Indian Territory/ Oklahoma

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

New York

54.

What did John Ross and William McIntosh have in common?

a)

They were both Indian chiefs who played major roles in Indian Removal from Georgia

b)

They were both Indian chiefs who resisted white expansion.

c)

They both refused to give up Native American lands.

d)

They both were Georgia legislators who wanted to take Native American territory.

55.

The Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears all are related to

a)

disputes over Georgia's boundaries.

b)

scandalous land deals in the Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

the removal of Native Americans from Georgia

d)

the ending of slavery in Georgia.

56.

Who was the Supreme Court Justice that made the decision the USA could not force its laws on Natives nor could the USA force them off their land?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

William McIntosh

57.

Which president is responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

James Buchanan

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Quincy Adams

58.

What was the result of gold being discovered in Dahlonega, Georgia?

a)

The revolution started in Georgia

b)

UGA was founded

c)

the capital of Georgia moved

d)

Indians were forcibly removed from the area

59.

Where were Native Americans relocated after their removal?

a)

Indian Territory/ Oklahoma

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

New York

60.

What was the GA government's main reason behind the forced removal of Creek Indians?

a)

Conflict with other tribes

b)

Political disagreements

c)

Desire for resources

d)

Desire for land

61.

Which Native American Chief was forced to sign a treaty giving away his tribe's land?

a)

Chief Andrew Jackson

b)

Chief John Ross

c)

Chief William McIntosh

d)

Chief Opothleyahola

62.

Which event led to the relocation of Georgia's capital to Atlanta?

a)

The discovery of gold in the region.

b)

The construction of major railroads.

c)

The outbreak of a major epidemic.

d)

The signing of a peace treaty with Native American tribes.

63.

What was the impact of the Land Lottery system on Georgia's development?

a)

It restricted land ownership to wealthy individuals.

b)

It allowed a more equitable distribution of land among citizens.

c)

It led to the immediate abolition of slavery in the state.

d)

It resulted in the establishment of new educational institutions.

64.

Which event was the catalyst that speed up the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Yazoo Land Fraud

c)

Dahlonega Gold Rush

d)

Land Lottery

65.
UGA was the first
a)
private university
b)
public/land grant college
c)
SEC school
d)
school to allow women to attend
66.
What is the one way in which the University of Georgia is unique among American universities?
a)
It was the first university established in America
b)
it was the first private university constructed in America
c)
it was the first American university founded as a coed institution
d)
It was the first American university created by a state government 
67.

What is significant about University of Georgia?

a)

first state supported school in the nation

b)

Built on the Oconee River, its first president was Abraham Baldwin

c)

Located in Athens, Georgia, was first to integrate allowing African Americans and females

d)

All of the above

68.
Which of Georgia's rivers forms Georgia's eastern border?
a)
Flint
b)
Chattahoochee
c)
Savannah
d)
Oconee
69.
Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia's capital in 1786?
a)
It was the largest city.
b)
It was centrally located and easy for all people to get to.
c)
It played an important role in the Revolution.
d)
It was located along the coast
70.
Which of the choices listed was the earliest capital of Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Louisville
c)
Macon
d)
Milledgeville