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Advancements And The Growth Of Georgia
Test Description: Growth of Georgia during the 1800s
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why was the state capital moved to Louisville?
A
Savannah was hard to get to and the population had moved inland
B
Savannah was too hot for meetings
C
The population had moved to the coast so Louisville was a good choice
D
TThe headright system was established to encourage businesses to move to Georgia.
2) What is significant about the establishment of the University of Georgia?
A
It was the first land grant university to be established
B
People from other states were not allowed to attend
C
When it opened it allowed women and men to the college
D
It was the second oldest college
3) The Yazoo land fraud was a negative event for Georgia because it
A
was the primary event that led to Georgia entering the Revolutionary war, where many citizens died.
B
caused Georgia to go into a deep depression because of the amount of money they had to pay people that owned the lands.
C
ruined any chance Georgia had of removing Indians from its territory.
D
divided state political figures and strained Georgia’s relationship with the Federal government.
4) How did the cotton gin and the railroad impact slavery?
A
More slaves were needed to be house maids
B
The slave population stayed the same
C
More slaves were needed to work the fields, run the gin, and make the railroads
D
Less slaves were needed to produce cotton
5) What was the reason the headright system was started in Georgia?
A
It collected the number of voters per each county
B
It distributed Indian lands to new settlers
C
It was a way of counting the population
D
It was used to collect taxes
6) Why was Georgia unable to refund the money it received from the sale of the Yazoo lands?
A
There were no records to identify those who bought the land.
B
The money from the sale of the lands was given to the United States government.
C
The state did not have enough money to make the refunds.
D
Many people who bought the land wanted to keep it.
7) Which system came before the land lottery took its place?
A
Yazoo Land System
B
Land Rush
C
Headright System
D
Surveying
8) Problems related to Georgia’s western land were settled when Georgia
A
gave up land to Alabama.
B
gave up land to South Carolina.
C
gave up land to the federal government.
D
returned the land to the Native Americans.
9) Who received 1000 acres of land under the headright system?
A
People with disabilities
B
War Veterns
C
Widows
D
Head of Households
10) How did the cotton gin change agriculture in the South?
A
The cotton gin had no effect on agriculture in the South
B
Cotton became profitable and easier to produce
C
Tobacco became the leading crop
D
The cotton gin made picking cotton slower
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