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Test Description: Westward Expansion of Georgia
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What did the Georgia legislators do with the Yazoo documents after they were declared invalid (or wrong)?
A
They asked the land companies for more money to pay off their debt from the American Revolution.
B
They burned the Yazoo Act in public.
C
The governor of Georgia made them issue a public apology to the Native Americans.
D
They sued and took the case to the Supreme Court.
2) What did Georgia lose in the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
The right to keep Native Americans off of Georgia's land.
B
The right to claim the Yazoo Land within Georgia's boundaries.
C
Access to the Tenessee River.
D
A war with the Creek Indians over the Yazoo Land.
3) Where was Georgia's boundary BEFORE the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
The Chattahoochee River
B
The Altamaha River
C
The Mississippi River
D
The Yazoo River
4) In what way did Hernando de Soto's expedition have a lasting impact on American Indian life?
A
by introducing contagious diseases that killed many American Indians
B
by converting most of the American Indian population to Christianity
C
by convincing many American Indians to adopt many Spanish customs
D
by bringing new livestock and agricultural techniques to American Indians
5) Which of the following did NOT play a significant role in James Oglethorpe's decision to found the Georgia Colony?
A
his belief that debtors should not be treated as criminals
B
his belief that all criminals deserve a second chance
C
the terrible living conditions within English prisons
D
the treatment of English people unable to pay their debts
6) Increased markets, more efficient trade, and the rise of Atlanta can all be attributed to
A
conflicts between Georgians and American Indians
B
Sherman’s “march to the sea”
C
the Yazoo Land Fraud
D
the establishment of the railroads in the 1800s
7) What impact did cotton have on Georgia’s economy during the 1800s?
A
It decreased the need for slaves because the state had less rice plantations
B
It became the most important crop to the state’s economy and ensured that the state remained dependent on slavery
C
It decreased in importance as more textile mills opened
D
It led to the state’s increased dependence on trade as Georgia imported most of their supply of cotton from other states and
8) What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?
A
Administered voting and election districts
B
Distributed Indian lands to new settlers
C
Administered voting and election districts
D
Provided an organized system of collecting taxes
9) Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were known as
A
headright systems
B
land lotteries
C
Yazoo deals
D
freedom fighters
10) What was the sole purpose of the changing state capital
A
The citizens wanted it to be Atlanta and needed to slowly move the capital closer.
B
It needed to be moved away from the ocean in case of an attack.
C
To hide it from our enemies.
D
The people kept moving west, and so went the capital with the people.
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