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H4 - Westward Movement
Test Description: H4 - Westward movement
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1) The first public university in United States history was _______.
A
University of North Georgia
B
Georgia Tech
C
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
D
University of Georgia
2) The original name for what would become the city of Atlanta was ________.
A
Terminus
B
Marthasville
C
Rossville
D
Gwinnett
3) In 1845, the city that would become Atlanta was named ________________ in honor of an ex-governor’s daughter.
A
Rossville
B
Atlanta
C
Marthasville
D
Gwinnett
4) The author of the charter of the first public university in the United States was __________
A
Lyman Hall
B
William McIntosh
C
Abraham Baldwin
D
William Few
5) People who buy property cheaply, hold it until the price goes up, and then attempt to sell it for profit, are called:
A
stock brokers
B
investors
C
land speculators
D
People
6) The process first used to distribute lands in Georgia, in which a head of household received land for himself and his family was called the:
A
cession
B
headright system
C
land lottery
D
land redistribution
7) In 1860, Atlanta was nicknamed __________ because it was the main link between the east and the mid-west?
A
Gate City
B
Empire City
C
The capital
D
Railroad City
8) Which U.S. President strongly supported Indian removal from the southeast U.S.?
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Donald Trump
C
John Adams
D
James Madison
9) The Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding all Creek lands to the U.S., and who was subsequently assassinated by angry Creeks, was
A
William McIntosh
B
John Marshall
C
Gov. Troup
D
Alexander McGillivray
10) In 1830, it became U.S. policy to seek the removal of all southeastern Indians across the Mississippi as a result of the __________________.
A
Treaty of Indian Springs
B
Ft. Wilkinson Treaty
C
Indian Removal Act
D
Georgia Supreme Court
11) What was the first scandal in American history?
A
Yazoo Land Fraud
B
Land Lottery
C
Gate City
D
Gate City
12) Who invented the cotton gin?
A
John Ross
B
Andrew Jackson
C
Eli Whitney
D
John Marshall
13) The site of America’s first gold rush?
A
Rossville
B
Dahlonega
C
Savannah
D
Atlanta
14) In the headright system, the head of the house got how many acres?
A
200
B
100
C
300
D
400
15) The 3rd capital of Georgia was named in honor of whom?
A
Atlantic Ocean
B
King George
C
King Louis XVI
D
King George
16) Why did the capitals of Georgia move?
A
because they want to
B
moved west, toward the population
C
Bed bugs forced the move.
D
The British forced them.
17) University of Georgia set an example of what?
A
Today's universities and colleges
B
football school
C
charter writing
D
how to go to college
18) What was a reason for Georgia's major economic growth?
A
Cotton Gin
B
trade
C
slaves
D
railroad
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