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Growth Of Georgia I
Test Description: This game will cover SS8H5, elements A., B. and C.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Established in 1785, Franklin College, a land grant university, was also known as;
A
Georgia Southern
B
The University of Georgia
C
Georgia Tech
D
Georgia State
2) In a land grant university, who gives the land?
A
The Federal Government
B
Governor Lyman Hall
C
The General Assembly
D
Native Americans
3) The chronological order of the capitals of Georgia was;
A
Sunbury, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
B
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
C
Sunbury, Augusta, Lexington, Milledgeville, Atlanta
D
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta
4) Why was the capital of Georgia moved to Louisville?
A
The governor of the state of Georgia was from Louisville.
B
The capital moved as the population moved.
C
Louisville was built to rival Philadelphia, our nation\'s capital.
D
Georgia wanted to honor King Louis XVI of France.
5) By 1860, along with the Baptists, this denomination was the largest in Georgia.
A
Jewish
B
Episcopal
C
Methodists
D
Catholic
6) Under this system, each white male counted as a "head" of a family and had the "right" to receive up to 1,000 acres.
A
Yazoo Land Fraud
B
The Headright System
C
Manifest Destiny
D
Georgia Land Rush
7) For a small fee, any white males 21 years or age or older could buy a chance and spin a wheel and win land. This was known as;
A
Manifest Destiny
B
Land Lottery
C
Yazoo Land Fraud
D
The Headright System
8) The Yazoo Land Fraud occurred because land companies;
A
took land from the Native Americans by force.
B
made illegal treaties with the Native Americans.
C
claimed land that had been acquired illegally.
D
bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply.
9) The inventor who revolutionized the cotton industry was;
A
Samuel Worchester
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Eli Whitney
D
Abraham Baldwin
10) Which mode of transportation was developing in Georgia just before the Civil War which was very important to Georgia's war effort and post-war economic development?
A
canals
B
railroads
C
steamboats
D
automobiles
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