Georgia's Westward Expansion Question Preview (ID: 57787)


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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 didn't care because it did not affect them
c) They called the police and had it take away
d) They were happy because they wanted to get rid of this land

How were the 4 land companies able to get the land?
a) Bribed Georgia's politicians
b) Bought it from the Creek Indians
c) Stole it from the Cherokee Indians
d) The fought and won it

Why was the Articles of Confederation rewritten to make our current Constitution?
a) It was too strong
b) They created two executive branches
c) It was too weak and created only one branch of government
d) It created a strong central government

Which man from Georgia did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
a) Button Gwinnett
b) Lyman Hall
c) George Walton
d) William Few

Why was University of Georgia unique?
a) It was an expensive private institution
b) It was the country's first public institution
c) Only allowed women to attend the school
d) It is the first college to built on a river

Which city was Georgia's first capital?
a) Augusta
b) Atlanta
c) Milledgeville
d) Savannah

Which city was the capital before Atlanta?
a) Augusta
b) Savannah
c) Milledgeville
d) Louisville

Which land policy gave Georgia citizens the most fair way to obtain land?
a) Yazoo Land Act
b) Land Lottery
c) Headright System
d) Yazoo Land Fraud

After the American Revolution, Georgia's boundaries extended to which river?
a) Altamaha River
b) Missouri River
c) Colorado River
d) Mississippi River

How many capital cities has Georgia had?
a) 2
b) 1
c) 5
d) 8

When was UGA founded?
a) 1789
b) 1785
c) 1901
d) 1492

Which land policy gave the head of the family 200 acres and 50 for each additional family member and slave?
a) Headright System
b) Land Lottery
c) Yazoo Land Frau
d) Yazoo Land Act

Which university was the first public one in the United States?
a) University of Georgia
b) Harvard
c) Georgia Tech
d) Clemson

Which land policy allowed people to purchase tickets with the opportunity to buy land?
a) Headright System
b) Land Lottery
c) Yazoo Land Fraud
d)

Georgia's land policies created conflict with which group?
a) The French
b) The Spanish
c) Other States
d) American Indians

The discovery of gold in Dahlonega, GA in 1829 had which effect
a) Georgia claimed land in South Carolina
b) Increase in settlers and population
c) The federal government took control of all of the state of Georgia
d) It brought conflict between Georgia and the Spanish

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