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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
Land speculators sold marshland to unsuspecting buyers
B
State legislators were bribed to sell land to land speculators
C
The federal government took over land that belonged to the state
D
The governor of Georgia deeded land to Native Americans
2) In 1795, several Georgia legislators became involved with illegal land speculation. What did their involvement come to be called?
A
Yazoo Land Fraud
B
Trans-Oconee Land Scandal
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
The headright system and the land lottery
B
Collective bargaining and issuing bonds
C
The land-use plan and the embargo system
D
Speculation and Sharecropping
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 allowed immigration with no restrictions
B
A lottery was established to give away land
C
The state increased the size of land grants
D
A cash bonus was paid to new settlers
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
Cotton could be grown much more easily
C
The gin kept cotton from becoming soiled and unusable
D
Farmers used the gin to process cotton more quickly
6) Why did Georgia invest heavily in railroads before the Civil War?
A
To transport agricultural products
B
As a preparation for War
C
To transport slaves
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 Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation
D
The government promised large tracks of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma
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 thought life in the west would be easier
C
they were forced to leave by the United States Government
D
They heard rivers and land were more plentiful farther west
9) What is one way in which the University of Georgia is unique among American universities?
A
It was the first university established in America
B
It was the first private university constructed in America
C
It was the first American university created by a state government
D
It was the first American university founded as a coed institution
10) Which of the following was not a capital city of Georgia?
A
Atlanta
B
Macon
C
Savannah
D
Louisville
11) What role did John Ross play in the creation of the Cherokee Nation?
A
Signed away all the Cherokee land
B
He helped them form their own government
C
President who sent the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears
D
Combined the Cherokee and Creek Nations
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