Advancements And The Growth Of Georgia Question Preview (ID: 34508)
Growth Of Georgia During The 1800s.
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Why was the state capital moved to Louisville?
a) Savannah was hard to get to and the population had moved inland
b) Savannah was too hot for meetings
c) The population had moved to the coast so Louisville was a good choice
d) TThe headright system was established to encourage businesses to move to Georgia.
What is significant about the establishment of the University of Georgia?
a) It was the first land grant university to be established
b) It was the second oldest college
c) When it opened it allowed women and men to the college
d) People from other states were not allowed to attend
The Yazoo land fraud was a negative event for Georgia because it
a) ruined any chance Georgia had of removing Indians from its territory.
b) divided state political figures and strained Georgia’s relationship with the Federal government.
c) was the primary event that led to Georgia entering the Revolutionary war, where many citizens died.
d) caused Georgia to go into a deep depression because of the amount of money they had to pay people that owned the lands.
How did the cotton gin and the railroad impact slavery?
a) Less slaves were needed to produce cotton
b) More slaves were needed to work the fields, run the gin, and make the railroads
c) The slave population stayed the same
d) More slaves were needed to be house maids
What was the reason the headright system was started in Georgia?
a) It distributed Indian lands to new settlers
b) It was a way of counting the population
c) It was used to collect taxes
d) It collected the number of voters per each county
Why was Georgia unable to refund the money it received from the sale of the Yazoo lands?
a) Many people who bought the land wanted to keep it.
b) The state did not have enough money to make the refunds.
c) There were no records to identify those who bought the land.
d) The money from the sale of the lands was given to the United States government.
Which system came before the land lottery took its place?
a) Headright System
b) Yazoo Land System
c) Surveying
d) Land Rush
Problems related to Georgia’s western land were settled when Georgia
a) returned the land to the Native Americans.
b) gave up land to the federal government.
c) gave up land to South Carolina.
d) gave up land to Alabama.
Who received 1000 acres of land under the headright system?
a) Head of Households
b) Widows
c) War Veterns
d) People with disabilities
How did the cotton gin change agriculture in the South?
a) Cotton became profitable and easier to produce
b) Tobacco became the leading crop
c) The cotton gin made picking cotton slower
d) The cotton gin had no effect on agriculture in the South
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