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Growth, Expansion & Native American Removal
Chapter 9 and 10
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QUESTION After the Revolutionary War why did state officials want new settlers to come to Georgia? To turn the forests into farms. So Georgia would have a stronger voice in the National (U.S.) Government. To help Georgia’s economy grow. All of the above
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ANSWER All of the above
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QUESTION The first state-supported university ever chartered in the United States was: Emory University The University of Georgia The University of North Carolina Mercer University
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ANSWER The University of Georgia
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QUESTION The Baptists and Methodists became the two most influential religious groups in Georgia due to which of the following reasons? They were the only denominations proclaiming to believe in the Bible. Only Baptists and Methodists had formally trained ministers. They were willing to use new methods to reach people along the frontier. They were the first churches to think of using college to train preachers.
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ANSWER They were willing to use new methods to reach people along the frontier.
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QUESTION Which of the following describes the Headright system?
The head of a family received 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each of his family members. Any 21 year old white male was allowed one chance to draw for land. Each family received 5 acres of land near a city and 50 acres of land in the countryside. None of the above.
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ANSWER The head of a family received 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each of his family members.
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QUESTION What was the first system of land distribution in Georgia? In this system, the land along coastal Georgia was distributed. Headstart System Land Lottery System Headright System Land Race System
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ANSWER Headright System
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QUESTION After the first system of land distribution was abolished, this was the second way that land was distributed in Georgia. The western part of the state was distributed using this system. Land Lottery System Headright System Land Race System Headstart System
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ANSWER Land Lottery System
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QUESTION The Yazoo land fraud is considered to be the worst political scandal in Georgia history because Land speculators sold land that was not theirs to sell. Land speculators sold land for very high prices that they bought very cheaply. Land speculators bribed members of Georgia’s state legislature, the General Assembly, to sell public land to them for extremely low prices. Land speculators bribed the governor to sell public land to them for low prices.
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ANSWER Land speculators bribed members of Georgia’s state legislature, the General Assembly, to sell public land to them for extremely low prices.
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QUESTION Which of the following was NOT a factor that encouraged economic growth in Georgia? Invention of the Cotton Gin The canal system Textile Mills Railroad system
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ANSWER The canal system
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Georgia needed railroads because
QUESTION Georgia needed railroads because People had to get around the State more effectively. Roads were not built yet at all. There were no adequate north south transportation systems. Many cotton producing towns were far from navigable rivers.
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ANSWER Many cotton producing towns were far from navigable rivers.
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Atlanta was called all of the following EXCEPT:
QUESTION Atlanta was called all of the following EXCEPT: Terminus Milledgeville Marthasville None of the above – Atlanta was always called Atlanta
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ANSWER Milledgeville
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QUESTION Georgia’s boundaries became basically what they are today after which of the following events occurred? French and Indian War Revolutionary War Yazoo Land Scandal Native American Removal
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ANSWER Yazoo Land Scandal
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QUESTION War Veterans Widows Twenty-one year old white females
Which of the following groups did not qualify for a “draw” in the land lottery? War Veterans Widows Twenty-one year old white females Twenty one year old white males
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ANSWER Twenty-one year old white females
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TRUE OR FALSE Settlers got to choose the available lot that they wanted under the Headright System.
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ANSWER TRUE
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In the land lottery, the lots distributed were all equal in size.
TRUE OR FALSE In the land lottery, the lots distributed were all equal in size.
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ANSWER FALSE
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The Cherokee capital was
QUESTION The Cherokee capital was New Cherokee. New Echota. New Etowah.
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ANSWER New Echota.
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The whites wanted the Cherokee removed from their lands mostly because
QUESTION The whites wanted the Cherokee removed from their lands mostly because for their fertile land. for the gold found on their land. for the threat to Georgians .
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ANSWER for their fertile land.
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Most of the Creeks and Cherokees were moved to
QUESTION Most of the Creeks and Cherokees were moved to Oklahoma. California. Florida.
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ANSWER Oklahoma.
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QUESTION The US Supreme Court decided in the case of Worcester V.S. Georgia: Georgia had every right to declare the land the State of Georgia’s. Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee nation and that the missionaries should be freed. The missionaries violated Georgia law and should remain in prison until they took Georgia’s oath. The federal government had no right to interfere in Georgia’s affairs.
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ANSWER Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee nation and that the missionaries should be freed.
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QUESTION How did President Andrew Jackson and Governor Wilson Lumpkin react to the decision? They were pleased and enforced the ruling of the Supreme Court. They were not happy but enforced the ruling. They ignored it and refused to enforce the ruling.
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ANSWER They ignored it and refused to enforce the ruling.
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QUESTION Who said: “Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” Wilson Lumpkin Alexander McGillivray Andrew Jackson John Ross
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ANSWER Andrew Jackson
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QUESTION Which tribe wrote a Constitution modeled after the United States Constitution? Seminoles Yamacraw Cherokee Creeks
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ANSWER Cherokee
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QUESTION What was the name of the Cherokee bilingual newspaper? New Echota News Cherokee Times Cherokee Phoenix Cherokee Eagle
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ANSWER Cherokee Phoenix
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QUESTION What did Alexander McGillivray and William McIntosh have in common? They were both Cherokee chiefs who resisted white expansion. They were both Creek chiefs who played major roles in the tribes relations with the state of Georgia. They both refused to give up Native American lands. They both were Georgia legislators who wanted to take Native American territory.
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ANSWER They were both Creek chiefs who played major roles in the tribes relations with the state of Georgia.
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QUESTION What did the State of Georgia do with Native American land once they acquired it? They reserved it for future generation of Native Americans. They gave it away in land lotteries. They turned it into giant plantations to benefit the State.
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ANSWER They gave it away in land lotteries.
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TRUE OR FALSE The Cherokee Syllabary gave spoken sounds for the Cherokee to understand English.
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ANSWER FALSE
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WHO . Creek chief who was bribed to give up ALL of the remaining Creek lands
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ANSWER William McIntosh
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Creek Chief who fought for Creek land, but gave some up in 1794
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ANSWER Alexander McGillivary
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Cherokee chief who was NOT in favor of removal
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ANSWER John Ross
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Developed a written form of the Cherokee language
WHO Developed a written form of the Cherokee language
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ANSWER George Gist
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Chief justice of the Supreme Court
WHO Chief justice of the Supreme Court
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ANSWER John Marshall
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QUESTION The three rivers that are part of our state boundaries include the Savannah, Flint and Chattahoochee. St. Mary’s, Altamaha and Chattahoochee. Ogeechee, Flint and Altamaha. St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee and Savannah. Flint, Ogeechee and Chattahoochee.
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ANSWER St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee and Savannah.
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QUESTION Which of the following is true regarding Georgia’s barrier islands? They protect the mainland from erosion. They feature most of the state’s waterfalls. The public is not allowed to visit any of them because they are wildlife reserves. They receive more snowfall than any other region.
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ANSWER They protect the mainland from erosion.
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Georgia & the United States are in which hemispheres?
QUESTION Georgia & the United States are in which hemispheres? Northern & Eastern Northern & Western Southern & Eastern Southern & Western
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ANSWER Northern & Western
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Who were the earliest known people to live in what is today Georgia?
QUESTION Who were the earliest known people to live in what is today Georgia? Woodland peoples Mississippian peoples Paleo peoples Archaic peoples
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ANSWER Paleo peoples
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QUESTION What impact did the development of horticulture/agriculture have on pre-European Native American peoples? It allowed them to hunt more easily. It made shellfish their most important source of food. It led to better farming so that they did not have to move around so much. It made pottery more durable and useful.
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ANSWER It led to better farming so that they did not have to move around so much.
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QUESTION What three European countries wanted to settle the southeast area known as Georgia today? England, France, and Spain England, Spain, and Holland France, Spain, and Portugal Spain, England, and Portugal
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ANSWER England, France, and Spain
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QUESTION According to the terms of the original charter for Georgia, which of the following could not become colonists? Debtors, clergymen, and former prisoners Indentured servants, adventurers, and soldiers Catholics, slaves, and lawyers Protestants, women, and merchants
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ANSWER Catholics, slaves, and lawyers
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QUESTION Which of the following choices was NOT a reason English leaders wanted to establish the new colony of Georgia? Religious freedom for Protestants. Overseas colonies would add to the English empire in terms of wealth and power. South Carolina needed protection from the Spanish. To help the Indians keep their territory.
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ANSWER To help the Indians keep their territory.
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QUESTION Which of the following statements would have most likely been made by a “Malcontent”? “Slavery is wrong and we cannot have it in Georgia!” “God Bless Oglethorpe and our trustees!” “Catholics should be allowed in Georgia.” “It’s my land! I should have a right to sell it or to have slaves who can work it!”
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ANSWER “It’s my land! I should have a right to sell it or to have slaves who can work it!”
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