Unit 7 Changing Of Ga And The Removal Of The Indians Test

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By 1860, what were the 2 largest church denominations in GA?

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Baptist and Methodist

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What system replaced the headright system as a way of allocating land?

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Land lottery

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Why did the Cherokee tribes move from Georgia to Oklahoma?

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They were forced toleave by the U. S. Government

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Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama?

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Federal government paid millions to settle the Yazoo Land Fraud and disputed Georgia’s right tothe land

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What discovery led to the Cherokee losing their land in Georgia?

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Discovery of Gold

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Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia’s capital in 1786?

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It was more centrally located

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What was invented in Georgia during the 1790’s that quickly changed the state’s agricultural landscape and led Georgia to develop an economy based on farming?

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Cotton Gin

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Before railroads were available, how did Georgia’s farmers move their products to markets?

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Riverboats, Ferries, and Wagontrains

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What provision was NOT included in the laws that were passed after gold was discovered?

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The Cherokee were given a small percentage of the gold that was mined

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After the U.S. Constitution was written and signed, it had to be ratified, or approved, by the states. How did GA respond to ratification?

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Called a specialconvention and quickly approved the Constitution

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From the colonial era until Reconstruction, the capital of Georgia was moved many times in response to what factor?

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Changing populationto the center of the state

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What was the most damaging result of the Yazoo land fraud in Georgia?

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Georgia lost money as well as lands west of the Chattahoochee River.

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What was the name of the Battle that occurred after the treaty was signed ending the War of 1812?

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Battle of New Orleans

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The United States was caught in the middle of a conflict between which two countries?

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France and Great Britain

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Why was William McIntosh, a Creek Chief, murdered by his own people?

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He signed a treaty giving up the last of the Creek lands of Georgia to the Federal Government

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What was George Gist’s (Sequoyah) major contribution to the Cherokee culture and what did his invention do?

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Syllabary- created as a written language for Cherokee

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The cotton gin had what effect on Georgia?

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it made harvesting cotton more efficient and increased the state’s dependence onthe crop

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Why did the Yazoo Land Fraud occur?

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GA’s Governor and legislature were bribed to sell public land to private developers at Below market prices

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What was the purpose of the headright system?

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To distribute Indian lands to new settlers

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What was the first written plan for the government of the U.S.?

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Articles of Confederation

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What is a land grant university?

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Land donated by the government for a college

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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787?

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Revisethe Articles of Confederation

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What was the first state supported university ever chartered in the United States?

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The University of Georgia

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How many acres of land could the head of a family receive under the headright system?

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1000 acres

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Atlanta at one time was called Terminus because

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a majority of the railroads went through the city

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What is the name of the long, hard journey made by the Cherokees when they were forced to leave their lands in Georgia?

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Trail of Tears

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The War of 1812 lasted how long?

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Two years

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What event did NOT happen at theend of the War of 1812?

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The U.S. gained independence from Britain.

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When Andrew Jackson said, “John Marshall has rendered his decision, now let him enforce it,” he meant that the

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Supreme Court could not enforce the decision without the support of the president

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Invented the cotton gin

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Eli Whitney

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Signed the Treaty of Indian Springs giving the last Creek lands to the United States government

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Chief William McIntosh

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Led U.S. troops to victory in the Battle of New Orleans

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Andrew Jackson

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One of Georgia's representatives to the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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William Few

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Signed the Treaty of New York giving up Creek lands east of the Oconee River

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Chief Alexander McGillivary

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Founded the Church of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons

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Joseph Smith

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First President of the United States

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George Washington

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Creek Chief assigned the task of executing Chief McIntosh

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Chief Menawa

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The cotton gin had a strong effect on Georgia's economy in what way?

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It made harvesting cotton more efficient and increased the state's dependence on the crop.