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Georgia's Westward Expansion
Test Description: SS8H4a
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which university was the first public one in the United States?
A
University of Georgia
B
Georgia Tech
C
Clemson
D
Harvard
2) Which land policy allowed people to purchase tickets with the opportunity to buy land?
A
Yazoo Land Fraud
B
Headright System
C
Land Lottery
3) After the American Revolution, Georgia's boundaries extended to which river?
A
Altamaha River
B
Missouri River
C
Mississippi River
D
Colorado River
4) When was UGA founded?
A
1492
B
1785
C
1789
D
1901
5) Which land policy gave the head of the family 200 acres and 50 for each additional family member and slave?
A
Headright System
B
Yazoo Land Act
C
Land Lottery
D
Yazoo Land Frau
6) How many capital cities has Georgia had?
A
1
B
8
C
5
D
2
7) Which city was Georgia's first capital?
A
Milledgeville
B
Savannah
C
Augusta
D
Atlanta
8) Which city was the capital before Atlanta?
A
Milledgeville
B
Augusta
C
Savannah
D
Louisville
9) Which land policy gave Georgia citizens the most fair way to obtain land?
A
Yazoo Land Act
B
Headright System
C
Yazoo Land Fraud
D
Land Lottery
10) Why was University of Georgia unique?
A
Only allowed women to attend the school
B
It was an expensive private institution
C
It was the country's first public institution
D
It is the first college to built on a river
11) Which man from Georgia did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
A
Button Gwinnett
B
William Few
C
George Walton
D
Lyman Hall
12) Why was the Articles of Confederation rewritten to make our current Constitution?
A
It created a strong central government
B
It was too strong
C
It was too weak and created only one branch of government
D
They created two executive branches
13) How were the 4 land companies able to get the land?
A
Bribed Georgia's politicians
B
The fought and won it
C
Stole it from the Cherokee Indians
D
Bought it from the Creek Indians
14) What was the response of many Georgia citizens when they found out about the Yazoo Land Fraud?
A
They were angry and even set a copy of the document on fire
B
They called the police and had it take away
C
They were happy because they wanted to get rid of this land
D
They didn't care because it did not affect them
15) Georgia's land policies created conflict with which group?
A
The French
B
The Spanish
C
American Indians
D
Other States
16) The discovery of gold in Dahlonega, GA in 1829 had which effect
A
Increase in settlers and population
B
The federal government took control of all of the state of Georgia
C
Georgia claimed land in South Carolina
D
It brought conflict between Georgia and the Spanish
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