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1) What was the first state-supported university ever chartered in the United States?
A
Emory University
B
Georgia Tech
C
The University of Georgia
D
The University of North Carolina
2) The establishment of the University of Georgia is evidence of
A
The state’s commitment to public education after the revolution.
B
Britain’s desire to encourage education once Georgia became a royal colony.
C
Georgia’s willingness to imitate what other states had already done with public universities.
D
How important Atlanta was becoming in the early 1800s as a center for education.
3) The Baptists and Methodists became the two most influential religious groups in Georgia due to which of the following reasons?
A
They were the only denominations with formally trained ministers.
B
They were the only denominations proclaiming to believe in the Bible.
C
They were willing to use new methods to reach people along the frontier.
D
They were the first churches to think of using colleges to train preachers.
4) “Circuit Riders” were associated with which of the following?
A
Yazoo Land fraud
B
Baptists
C
Methodists
D
The University of Georgia
5) What would be the best heading for this list? •Savannah •Augusta •Louisville •Milledgeville •Atlanta
A
Cities That Have Served as Key Ports
B
Cities That Were Founded by Oglethorpe
C
Cities That Have Served as Georgia’s Capital
D
Cities That Were Burned During Sherman’s March to the Sea
6) What land distribution system gave settlers 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each family member?
A
Yazoo Land Act
B
Land lottery
C
Land Fairness System
D
Headright System
7) Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were
A
Land lotteries.
B
Headright systems.
C
Yazoo deals.
D
Circuit riders.
8) What was one way Georgia’s politicians thought to secure western Georgia?
A
The headright system gave plots of land to heads of families.
B
Native Americans were forced from Georgia’s borders.
C
Land lotteries made it easier for families to buy land.
D
The Yazoo land sale opened up millions of acres to settlement.
9) Legislators were bribed to sell land at a very low cost in the
A
Georgia Land Scandal
B
Yazoo Land Fraud
C
Yazoo Land Lottery
D
Land Purchase Plan
10) What form of transportation led to the growth of Atlanta?
A
Steamboats
B
Automobiles
C
Railroads
D
Wagons
11) What impact did cotton have on Georgia’s economy during the 1800s?
A
It led to the state’s increased dependence on trade as Georgia imported tons and tons of cotton from other states.
B
It decreased the need for slaves because the state had less rice plantations.
C
It decreased in importance as more textile mills opened.
D
It became the most important crop to the state’s economy and ensured Georgia’s dependence on slavery.
12) The cotton gin had which of the following effects on Georgia?
A
It made it harder for large plantation owners to make money.
B
It caused many mills to close and go out of business.
C
It made harvesting cotton more efficient and increased the state’s dependence on the crop.
D
It made harvesting cotton easier so that slaves were no longer needed.
13) Who was murdered by Creek Indians for ceding all of the remaining Creek land in Georgia?
A
Alexander McGillivray
B
Sequoyah
C
John Ross
D
William McIntosh
14) Sequoyah’s greatest contribution to the Cherokee was
A
Challenging laws that violated Native American rights.
B
Leading Native American forces against the federal government.
C
Signing a peace treaty with Georgia officials.
D
Providing his people with their own written language.
15) In 1832, John Marshall was the
A
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
B
Governor of Georgia.
C
Chief of the Cherokee.
D
President of the U.S.
16) What event eventually led to the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia?
A
Murder of a Cherokee leader
B
Discovery of gold in Dahlonega
C
Burning of the city of Atlanta
D
Invention of the cotton gin
17) What did President Andrew Jackson mean when he said, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it”?
A
He would not support the South’s decision to secede.
B
He would not support Marshall’s attempts to take Native American lands.
C
He would not act to ensure Georgia respected the Supreme Court’s decision.
D
He would not support the Trail of Tears
18) The Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worchester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears all relate to
A
The plight of Native Americans.
B
Disputes over Georgia’s boundaries following the revolution.
C
Issues involving slavery.
D
Scandalous land deals in Georgia
19) The Trail of Tears forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homeland in Georgia and march to reservations in
A
Ohio
B
Oklahoma
C
Tennessee
D
South Carolina
20) Which of the following shows the correct order of events in the removal of Native Americans in Georgia?
A
Treaty of New York, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Trail of Tears, Worchester v. Georgia
B
Treaty of New York, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worchester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears
C
Worchester v. Georgia,Dahlonega Gold Rush, Treaty of New York, Trail of Tears
D
Treaty of New York, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Trail of Tears, Worchester v. Georgia
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