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SS8H5a-c Review
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1) The first state-chartered university in the United States was
A
Oglethorpe University.
B
Georgia
C
Georgia Tech.
D
The University of Georgia
2) The fThe first way the government of Georgia distributed land was by
A
giving it away.
B
selling it to land speculators
C
work a certain number of years for the government to receive it.
D
selling it at low prices
3) The capital of Georgia moved many times in order to
A
keep up with the growth of the state government.
B
stay in the geographic center of the state.
C
follow the route of the railroads
D
stay in the center of the state's population
4) The _______ proved to be a natural barrier that forced settlers, moving in covered wagons, and southward into Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Cumberland Gap
C
Mississippi River
D
Appalachian Mountains
5) Which of the following was not a reason the state got involved in railroad building?
A
Money for railroad construction was limited
B
Businessmen were afraid they would lose their money if they invested in railroads.
C
Building railroads was very expensive
D
they would be a fast and reliable inexpensive form of traveling by land.
6) The final result of the Yazoo Land Fraud was
A
Georgia gained new territory in what is now Mississippi.
B
the national government took over the Yazoo lands, paid $1,250,000 to Georgia, and agreed to remove all Indians from Georgia
C
the Yazoo Act was repealed in the state legislature.
D
the Indians would plant cotton for the government on fifty percent of the land.
7) Who invented the cotton gin?
A
John Marshall
B
Lyman Hall
C
Eli Whitney
D
Alexander McGilivray
8) The Methodists and Baptists spread through the south because of _________ ?
A
televangelists
B
radio broadcasts
C
tent revivals
D
lectures
9) Was extremely important to the Southern economy and became the dominant cash crop for the entire South.
A
cotton
B
indigo
C
wheat
D
rice
10) For a small fee, any white male twenty-one years of age could win land. Up to 30 million acres of land were given away through this system.
A
The Yazoo Land Fraud
B
The Creek Indian Removal
C
The Louisiana Purchase
D
The land lottery process
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