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