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