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1) Which two religious groups gained many members in Georgia during the early 1800s?

ACatholics and Presbyterians BAdventists and Anglicans CBaptists and Methodists DEpiscopalians and Lutherans

2) Who invented the cotton gin?

AAbraham Baldwin BAustin Dabney CBen Franklin DEli Whitney

3) What was most reponsible for the creation of Atlanta?

Arailroads Bthe Civil War Cthe invention of the cotton gin Dsmallpox outbreaks in Savannah

4) What was the first publicly supported institute of higher learning?

Athe University of North Georgia Bthe Georgia Institute of Technology Cthe University of Georgia DBerry College

5) How much of Georgia's land was given away during the land lottery system?

A1/2 B1/4 C2/5 D3/4

6) Where did the Yazoo Land Fraud actually take place?

AAlabama and Mississippi BSoutheast Georgia CNew York City DFlorida

7) Which city became the capital of Georgia in 1796 due to its central location?

AAtlanta BSavannah CLouisville DAugusta

8) Which of these did NOT lead to Louisville losing its position as Georgia's capital city?

Athe invention of the cotton gin Bfrequent malaria outbreaks Cthe movement of Georgia's population to the north and west Ddifficulty of using the Ogeechee River

9) When did Methodists and Baptists begin to rapidly increase in Georgia?

Athe Civil War Bthe American Revolution Cthe Second Great Awakening Dthe First Great Awakening

10) What gave thousands of acres of land to American Revolution veterans?

Athe land lottery system Bthe Yazoo Act Cthe headright system Dthe Georgia Constitution of 1777

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