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Test Description: Test your knowledge of GA's land policies & how technological developments impacted GA's growth.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which land policy granted men between 200 & 1,000 acres of land?
A
head of household system
B
yazoo land system
C
headright system
D
land lottery
2) Which 2 present-day states were part of the land involved in the Yazoo land sale?
A
Alabama & Mississippi
B
Tennessee & Georgia
C
Alabama & Tennessee
D
Georgia & Florida
3) Which GA governor signed the Yazoo Act in 1795?
A
Joseph Brown
B
Rufus Bulloch
C
George Mathews
D
Alexander Hamilton
4) Two factors that contributed to the growth of the population of enslaved people in GA were
A
tobacco farming & the Rescinding Act of 1796
B
introduction of cotton to GA & the invention of the cotton gin
C
land lottery system & Yazoo land fraud
D
Trail of Tears & the War of 1812
5) Which was one way GA politicians thought to secure western GA?
A
Native Americans were forced from GA's borders
B
Yazoo land sale opened up millions of acres
C
land lotteries made it easier for people to buy land
D
headright system gave plots of land to heads of families
6) Which two factors influenced those eligible for GA's land lotteries of the 1800's?
A
gender & marital status
B
political influence & wealth
C
last name & birth date
D
religion & nationality
7) What did the U.S. promise to do as part of the agreement to reverse the Yazoo land sale?
A
Both A & B
B
give all GA settlers 50 acres of land
C
promise to remove the remaining Creek Indians from GA
D
impeach all senators involved in the Yazoo land sale
8) The invention of the cotton gin made it necessary for plantation owners to use more
A
silos
B
cattle
C
enslaved people
D
tractors
9) What did the Lousiana Purchase give farmers access to?
A
the Mississippi River
B
new options for crops
C
more enslaved people
D
several gold mines
10) Who invented the cotton gin?
A
Harriet Tubman
B
Eli Whitney
C
John Calhoun
D
Abraham Lincoln
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