Expansion And Removal In Georgia Part One Question Preview (ID: 39314)
Georgia Expansion And Indian Removal.
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William McIntosh was a leader of what group?
a) Creek Indians
b) Cherokee Indians
c) General Assembly
d) Trustees
What was the name of the largest political scandal in antebellum Georgia history. It involved the sale of public lands to private land companies.
a) Yazoo Land Fraud
b) Yazoo Land Act
c) Trail of Tears
d) Headright System
Most of the land of the Cherokee was raffled off in a statewide system in which fortunate drawers won the rights to Indian lands. What was this system?
a) Land Lottery
b) Yazoo Land Act
c) Trail of Tears
d) Headright System
Under this system of land distribution in Georgia, a male head of a household received 200 acres of land and 50 acres for each additional family member. What was this system?
a) Headright System
b) Land Lottery
c) Yazoo Land Fraud
d) Treaty of Indian Springs
Which of the following would BEST characterize Andrew Jackson's reaction to the Worcester v. Georgia ruling?
a) Jackson ignored the ruling and proceeded with his plan of Indian removal.
b) Jackson applauded the decision as support for his plan of Indian removal.
c) Jackson had Justice Marshall removed from the Supreme Court.
d) Jackson followed the decision of the court and left the Cherokee alone.
What BEST explains why William McIntosh was executed by his fellow Creeks?
a) McIntosh sold the remaining Creek lands in Georgia to the state government.
b) McIntosh led the Creek into a disastrous war with the United States to hold onto territory in Georgia.
c) McIntosh stole money from the tribe and tried to escape to Canada.
d) McIntosh signed a deal giving Creek land to the Cherokee.
What U.S. president issued the Indian Removal Act and later ignored the Supreme Court in his pursuit of pushing the Cherokee out of Georgia?
a) Andrew Jackson
b) John Ross
c) John Marshall
d) George Washington
Which listing places the following events proper chronological order?
a) 1. Trail of Tears 2. Dahlonega Gold Rush 3. Worcester v. Georgia
b) 1. Dahlonega Gold Rush 2. Worcester v. Georgia 3. Trail of Tears
c) 1. Trail of Tears 2. Worcester v. Georgia 3. Dahlonega Gold Rush
d) 1. Worcester v. Georgia 2. Dahlonega Gold Rush 3. Trail of Tears
He led his Cherokee people on the Trail of Tears after fighting the removal in the courts for years.
a) John Ross
b) Andrew Jackson
c) William McIntosh
d) Sitting Bull
Which of the following quotes would MOST closely be associated with Chief Justice Marshall.
a) The Cherokee are a free and independent nation within this land and Georgia law has no power over them.
b) The Cherokee are a nation of people in the way of progress and need to be removed.
c) The law of Georgia is clear and the Cherokee must obey that state law.
d) The laws of Georgia limiting Cherokee rights are legal and constitutional.
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