What was the name of the scandal in which legislators were bribed by land companies to allow them to buy Georgia's western lands at bargain prices and sell it for a huge profit?
a)
Yazoo Land Fraud
b)
Western Territory Scam
c)
Mississippi Mud Mix-up
d)
A&M (Alabama and Mississippi) Scandal
.
6)
What were Georgia's two main religious denminations between 1780 and 1840?
How did the cotton gin change the South's way of life?
a)
Made cotton profitable and decreased dependence on slavery
b)
Increased the types of cotton being grown
c)
Spurred an increase in the number of textile mills in the south
d)
Made cotton profitable and increased dependence on slavery
.
20)
Which was NOT an advantage of using railroads over wagons and water for shipping?
a)
Railroads were cheaper.
b)
Railroads were faster.
c)
Railroads moved more goods.
d)
Railroads were shinier.
.
22)
Who was the last Cherokee chief in Georgia?
a)
John Ross
b)
Alexander McGillivray
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Major Ridge
.
23)
Who was the last Creek chief in Georgia?
a)
John Ross
b)
Alexander McGillivray
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Major Ridge
.
24)
What was Sequoyah's contribution to the Cherokee cutlure?
a)
He signed the treaty giving Cherokee land to the state of Georgia.
b)
He was the last Cherokee chief in Georgia.
c)
He gained fame as a hunter and trapper.
d)
He developed the Cherokee syllabary.
.
25)
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 to improve farming.
c)
The college was a public university.
d)
The land could never be sued for any purpose other than a college.
.
26)
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 administered voting and election districts.
d)
It distributed land to new settlers.
.
27)
The most important mechanical invention to Georgia's economy in the early 1800s was the _____
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
cotton gin
c)
telegraph
d)
railroad
.
Read each description below and write the answer.
30)
This was a system of land distribution.
It was used from 1803-1838.
The land west of the Oconee River was given away by this method.
People bought a ticket for a chance to win land if their name was drawn from a barrel.
What was this? ___________________________________________________________
31)
This machine was invented by Eli Whitney in Georgia.
It separated cotton fibers from the seed.
It made cotton profitable for southern farmers and increased dependency on slavery.
What was it? ____________________________________________________________
32)
The Treaty of New Echota allowed this to happen.
It began in 1838 when the Cherokee were made to leave their homes and put in stockades.
It was the forced 800-mile walk from Cherokee territory to Indian territory.
Almost 4,000 Cherokee died on it.
What was it? _______________________________________________________________________
33)
This city started as the end of the Western and Atlantic Railiroad.
It was first called Terminus, then later became Marthasville.
Its current name was given to it by an engineer.
It is our state captial.
What city is it? ___________________________________________________
