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Test Description: SS8H5
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1) Which statement best describes the controversy surrounding the Yazoo Land Fraud of 1795?
A
The governor of Georgia deeded land to Native Americans
B
State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators
C
Land speculators sold marshland to unsuspecting buyers
D
The federal government took over land that belonged to the state
2) In 1795, several Georgia legislators became involved with illegal land speculation. What did their involvement come to be called?
A
Trans-Oconee Land Scandal
B
Yazoo Land Fraud
C
Land Plot Scandal
D
Oklahoma Land Rush
3) Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700's and early 1800's?
A
Speculation and Sharecropping
B
The land-use plan and the embargo system
C
Collective bargaining and issuing bonds
D
The headright system and the land lottery
4) Which was the main way that Georgia attempted to increase the population in the Western part of the state in the early 1800s?
A
The state increased the size of land grants
B
A cash bonus was paid to new settlers
C
The state allowed immigration with no restrictions
D
A lottery was established to give away land
5) Why was Eli Whitney's cotton gin an important invention for farmers in Georgia prior to the Civil War?
A
Cotton could now be sent to markets using the railroad
B
The gin kept cotton from becoming soiled and unusable
C
Farmers used the gin to process cotton more quickly
D
Cotton could be grown much more easily
6) Why did Georgia invest heavily in railroads before the Civil War?
A
To transport slaves
B
As a preparation for War
C
To transport agricultural products
D
To attract Northern Industry
7) What was the main reason for removing the Cherokee from their homes in Northwestern Georgia?
A
Gold was discovered on Cherokee Land
B
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads
C
The government promised large tracks of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma
D
The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation
8) Why did the Cherokee Tribes move from Georgia to Oklahoma?
A
they had used all of the natural resources in their area
B
They heard rivers and land were more plentiful farther west
C
they thought life in the west would be easier
D
they were forced to leave by the United States Government
9) What is one way in which the University of Georgia is unique among American universities?
A
It was the first American university founded as a coed institution
B
It was the first university established in America
C
It was the first private university constructed in America
D
It was the first American university created by a state government
10) Which of the following was not a capital city of Georgia?
A
Savannah
B
Atlanta
C
Louisville
D
Macon
11) What role did John Ross play in the creation of the Cherokee Nation?
A
He helped them form their own government
B
Combined the Cherokee and Creek Nations
C
Signed away all the Cherokee land
D
President who sent the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears
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