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Growth Of Georgia
Test Description: SS8H5abc
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Established in 1785, it was the first land grant university in Georgia and the United States?
A
The University of Georgia
B
Georgia Southern University
C
Georgia State University
D
Georgia Technical College
2) How did the development of the cotton gin influence the economy of Georgia?
A
Southern plantations moved their cotton swiftly to northern factories, raising the price of cotton.
B
Cotton could be processed much faster, leading to an increase in the planting of cotton.
C
Cotton mills in the state became more efficient, helping the South to industrialize.
D
The planting of cotton became quicker, leading to an increase in farm workers’ wages.
3) Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
A
the headright system and the land lottery
B
speculation and sharecropping
C
the land−use plan and the embargo system
D
collective bargaining and issuing bonds
4) Which is the chronological order of the capital of Georgia
A
Sunbury, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
B
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta,
C
Sunbury, Augusta, Lexington, Milledgeville, Atlanta
D
Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta
5) Why was the capital of Georgia moved to Louisville?
A
Georgia wanted to honor King Louis XVI of France
B
the capital moved as the population moved
C
the governor of the state of Georgia was from Louisville
D
Louisville was built to rival Philadelphia our nation's capital
6) By 1860, along with the Baptist, this denomination was the largest in Georgia?
A
Episcopal
B
Jewish
C
Methodist
D
Catholic
7) Under this system, each white male counted as ''head '' of a family and had the ''right'' to receive up to 1,000 acres
A
Yazoo Land Fraud
B
The Headright System
C
Georgia Land Rush
D
Manifest Destiny
8) For a small fee, any white male 21 years of age or older could buy a chance and spin a wheel and win land. This is known as
A
The Headright System
B
Yazoo Land Fraud
C
Land Lottery
D
Manifest Destiny
9) The Yazoo Land Fraud occurred because land companies
A
claimed land that had been acquired illegally
B
bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply
C
took land from the Native Americans by force
D
made illegal treaties with the Native Americans
10) Why did Georgia invest heavily in railroads before the Civil War?
A
as a preparation for war
B
to transport agricultural products
C
to attract Northern industry
D
to transport slaves
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