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Westward Movement- Georgia
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1) The University of Georgia was created through a
A
ordinance
B
grant
C
charter
D
petition
2) The third capital of Georgia was
A
Louisville
B
Savannah
C
Macon
D
Atlanta
3) He was one of Georgia's signers to the U.S. Constitution and was instrumental in the establishment of the University of Georgia
A
George Walton
B
Abraham Baldwin
C
James Oglethorpe
D
William Few
4) The first public school for higher learning in the United States established by a state government
A
Armstrong State University
B
University of Georgia
C
Georgia Tech
D
Savannah State University
5) Louisville became the capital of Georgia because
A
of the warm climate.
B
it had the largest ports.
C
it was the center of Georgia's population.
D
it was named for the King of France.
6) The burning of the Yazoo Land Fraud records occurred
A
at the Macon Town Hall.
B
at the docks of Savannah.
C
capital building of Louisville, GA.
D
at the courthouse in Columbus, GA.
7) The University of Georgia was created through
A
the mayor of Savannah, GA.
B
the General Assembly.
C
the governor of Georgia.
D
the Judicial branch.
8) The leading religions in the state of Georgia during this time were the
A
Roman Catholics
B
Protestants and Catholics
C
Baptists and Methodists
D
Lutherans and Methodists
9) Farmer/preachers who reached people in the back country of Georgia to spread religion were known as
A
town riders
B
horse riders
C
preacher riders
D
circuit riders
10) Interest in religion increased during this time period by people attending
A
camp meetings and charters
B
circuit riders and churches
C
camp meetings and revivials
D
revivals and cathederals
11) The invention of the cotton gin is credited to
A
William Few
B
Eve Johnson
C
Abraham Baldwin
D
Eli Whitney
12) The impact of the cotton gin was
A
the decrease of population in Georgia
B
a decrease in slavery
C
the increase of small towns in Georgia
D
an increase in slavery
13) All of the following were an impact of the railroads EXCEPT
A
Atlanta became a major transportation hub
B
New jobs were not created
C
Goods were transported faster through out the states
D
Cities and towns developed
14) Land was distributed to people in Georgia in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A
Headright system
B
Land Ordinances
C
Yazoo Land Fraud
D
Land lotteries
15) As a result of the Yazoo Land Fraud
A
Georgia now had a unicameral government
B
Georgia's western boundary changed
C
Georgia gained new lands
D
Georgia increased it's populaton
16) All are true of the Yazoo Lnnd Fraud EXCEPT
A
Georgia gained new lands to the south.
B
The U.S. government paid the state of Georgia $1.25 to settle claims.
C
The U.S. government promised to remove the Indians from Georgia.
D
Georgia's western boundary was changed.
17) Heads of households could get up to 200 acres through the
A
Yazoo land fraud
B
Free land program
C
headright system
D
land lottery
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