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SS8H4a Early Expansion
Test Description: SS8H4a
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement is true regarding Abraham Baldwin?
A
all of the above
B
wrote the charter for the University of GA
C
was one of Georgia's signers of the U.S. Constitution
D
founding father of the U.S.
2) Which GA institution was created to guarantee that people--not just the wealthy and privileged--have the right to higher education?
A
The University of Georgia
B
Georgia State University
C
North Georgia College
D
Abraham Baldwin College
3) UGA was the 1st state chartered school of higher education in the U.S.
A
False
B
no answer
C
True
D
no answer
4) Which of the following cities has not been a state capital of Georgia
A
Savannah
B
Atlanta
C
Athens
D
Augusta
5) Which city's railroad accessibility made it a convenient location to serve as capital to Georgia's growing population?
A
Milledgeville
B
Louisville
C
Atlanta
D
Savannah
6) 4th capital of Georgia, chosen as population shifted westward, location of capital during the Civil War
A
Louisville
B
Savannah
C
Milledgeville
D
Augusta
7) land granted to Georgians (white male heads of households) through which policy?
A
headright system
B
none of the above
C
land lottery
D
yazoo act
8) speculation companies bough huge tracts of land for cheap and wanted to sell for profit; legislators bribe to support the act; citizens protested fraudulent sales
A
Land lottery
B
Headright system
C
none of the above
D
Yazoo Land Fraud 1795
9) section of land distributed to over 100,000 GA'n families through a land policy.
A
land lotteries
B
none of the above
C
yazoo act
D
headright system
10) which land policy was between 1783-1803 and gave free land to white heads of families or veterans.
A
none of the above
B
yazoo act
C
headright system
D
land lotteries
11) Which land policy resulted in the sale of the land that is mostly now Alabama and Mississippi, to the U.S. government
A
land lotteries
B
headright system
C
yazoo land fraud
D
none of the above
12) Which one of these persons qualified to participate in GA's land lottery system?
A
black males
B
black orphans
C
American Indian widows
D
white widows
13) What impact did the cotton gin have on GA's economic growth?
A
led to an increase in towns along GA's river
B
led to an increase in cotton production which increased need for slave labor
C
led to an increase in trade with the Creek and Cherokee Indians
D
none of the above
14) What is the primary reason that railroads became necessary in GA in the mid 1800s
A
to transport slaves between large plantations
B
to quickly and efficiently transport cotton
C
to transport Confederate soldiers during the war
D
to avoid using roads because traffic was terrible
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