growth, expansion & native american removal chapter 9 and 10
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Growth, Expansion & Native American Removal
Chapter 9 and 10
QUESTION
• After the Revolutionary War why did state officials want new settlers to come to Georgia?– To turn the forests into farms.– So Georgia would have a stronger voice in the
National (U.S.) Government.– To help Georgia’s economy grow.– All of the above
ANSWER
• All of the above
QUESTION
• The first state-supported university ever chartered in the United States was:–Emory University–The University of Georgia–The University of North Carolina–Mercer University
ANSWER
• The University of Georgia
QUESTION
• The Baptists and Methodists became the two most influential religious groups in Georgia due to which of the following reasons? – They were the only denominations proclaiming to
believe in the Bible.– Only Baptists and Methodists had formally trained
ministers. – They were willing to use new methods to reach people
along the frontier. – They were the first churches to think of using college to
train preachers.
ANSWER
• They were willing to use new methods to reach people along the frontier.
QUESTION
Which of the following describes the Headright system?– The head of a family received 200 acres of land
plus 50 acres for each of his family members.– Any 21 year old white male was allowed one
chance to draw for land.– Each family received 5 acres of land near a city
and 50 acres of land in the countryside.– None of the above.
ANSWER
• The head of a family received 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each of his family members.
QUESTION
• What was the first system of land distribution in Georgia? In this system, the land along coastal Georgia was distributed.–Headstart System– Land Lottery System–Headright System– Land Race System
ANSWER
• Headright System
QUESTION
• After the first system of land distribution was abolished, this was the second way that land was distributed in Georgia. The western part of the state was distributed using this system.– Land Lottery System– Headright System– Land Race System– Headstart System
ANSWER
• Land Lottery System
QUESTION
• The Yazoo land fraud is considered to be the worst political scandal in Georgia history because– Land speculators sold land that was not theirs to sell.– Land speculators sold land for very high prices that
they bought very cheaply.– Land speculators bribed members of Georgia’s state
legislature, the General Assembly, to sell public land to them for extremely low prices.
– Land speculators bribed the governor to sell public land to them for low prices.
ANSWER
• Land speculators bribed members of Georgia’s state legislature, the General Assembly, to sell public land to them for extremely low prices.
QUESTION
• Which of the following was NOT a factor that encouraged economic growth in Georgia?– Invention of the Cotton Gin– The canal system– Textile Mills–Railroad system
ANSWER
• The canal system
QUESTION
• Georgia needed railroads because– People had to get around the State more
effectively. – Roads were not built yet at all. – There were no adequate north south
transportation systems.– Many cotton producing towns were far from
navigable rivers.
ANSWER
• Many cotton producing towns were far from navigable rivers.
QUESTION
• Atlanta was called all of the following EXCEPT:– Terminus –Milledgeville–Marthasville–None of the above – Atlanta was always
called Atlanta
ANSWER
• Milledgeville
QUESTION
• Georgia’s boundaries became basically what they are today after which of the following events occurred?– French and Indian War– Revolutionary War– Yazoo Land Scandal– Native American Removal
ANSWER
• Yazoo Land Scandal
QUESTION
• Which of the following groups did not qualify for a “draw” in the land lottery?
• War Veterans• Widows• Twenty-one year old white females• Twenty one year old white males
ANSWER
• Twenty-one year old white females
TRUE OR FALSE
• Settlers got to choose the available lot that they wanted under the Headright System.
ANSWER
• TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
• In the land lottery, the lots distributed were all equal in size.
ANSWER
• FALSE
QUESTION
• The Cherokee capital was•New Cherokee.•New Echota.•New Etowah.
ANSWER
• New Echota.
QUESTION
• The whites wanted the Cherokee removed from their lands mostly because• for their fertile land.• for the gold found on their land.• for the threat to Georgians .
ANSWER
• for their fertile land.
QUESTION
•Most of the Creeks and Cherokees were moved to•Oklahoma.•California.•Florida.
ANSWER
• Oklahoma.
QUESTION
• The US Supreme Court decided in the case of Worcester V.S. Georgia:
• Georgia had every right to declare the land the State of Georgia’s. • Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee nation and
that the missionaries should be freed.• The missionaries violated Georgia law and should
remain in prison until they took Georgia’s oath.• The federal government had no right to interfere in
Georgia’s affairs.
ANSWER
• Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee nation and that the missionaries should be freed.
QUESTION
• How did President Andrew Jackson and Governor Wilson Lumpkin react to the decision?
• They were pleased and enforced the ruling of the Supreme Court.• They were not happy but enforced the ruling.• They ignored it and refused to enforce the
ruling.
ANSWER
• They ignored it and refused to enforce the ruling.
QUESTION
• Who said: “Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”•Wilson Lumpkin•Alexander McGillivray •Andrew Jackson•John Ross
ANSWER
• Andrew Jackson
QUESTION
• Which tribe wrote a Constitution modeled after the United States Constitution?• Seminoles• Yamacraw•Cherokee•Creeks
ANSWER
• Cherokee
QUESTION
• What was the name of the Cherokee bilingual newspaper?•New Echota News•Cherokee Times•Cherokee Phoenix•Cherokee Eagle
ANSWER
• Cherokee Phoenix
QUESTION
• What did Alexander McGillivray and William McIntosh have in common? – They were both Cherokee chiefs who resisted white
expansion. – They were both Creek chiefs who played major roles
in the tribes relations with the state of Georgia. – They both refused to give up Native American lands. – They both were Georgia legislators who wanted to
take Native American territory.
ANSWER
• They were both Creek chiefs who played major roles in the tribes relations with the state of Georgia.
QUESTION
• What did the State of Georgia do with Native American land once they acquired it?• They reserved it for future generation of
Native Americans.• They gave it away in land lotteries.• They turned it into giant plantations to
benefit the State.
ANSWER
• They gave it away in land lotteries.
TRUE OR FALSE
• The Cherokee Syllabary gave spoken sounds for the Cherokee to understand English.
ANSWER
• FALSE
WHO
• . Creek chief who was bribed to give up ALL of the remaining Creek lands
ANSWER
• William McIntosh
WHO
•Creek Chief who fought for Creek land, but gave some up in 1794
ANSWER
• Alexander McGillivary
WHO
•Cherokee chief who was NOT in favor of removal
ANSWER
• John Ross
WHO
•Developed a written form of the Cherokee language
ANSWER
• George Gist
WHO
•Chief justice of the Supreme Court
ANSWER
• John Marshall
QUESTION
• The three rivers that are part of our state boundaries include the – Savannah, Flint and Chattahoochee.– St. Mary’s, Altamaha and Chattahoochee. –Ogeechee, Flint and Altamaha.– St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee and Savannah.– Flint, Ogeechee and Chattahoochee.
ANSWER
• St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee and Savannah.
QUESTION
• Which of the following is true regarding Georgia’s barrier islands? – They protect the mainland from erosion. – They feature most of the state’s waterfalls. – The public is not allowed to visit any of
them because they are wildlife reserves. – They receive more snowfall than any other
region.
ANSWER
• They protect the mainland from erosion.
QUESTION
• Georgia & the United States are in which hemispheres?–Northern & Eastern–Northern & Western–Southern & Eastern–Southern & Western
ANSWER
• Northern & Western
QUESTION
•Who were the earliest known people to live in what is today Georgia? –Woodland peoples–Mississippian peoples –Paleo peoples–Archaic peoples
ANSWER
• Paleo peoples
QUESTION
• What impact did the development of horticulture/agriculture have on pre-European Native American peoples? – It allowed them to hunt more easily.– It made shellfish their most important source of
food. – It led to better farming so that they did not have
to move around so much. – It made pottery more durable and useful.
ANSWER
• It led to better farming so that they did not have to move around so much.
QUESTION
• What three European countries wanted to settle the southeast area known as Georgia today?• England, France, and Spain• England, Spain, and Holland• France, Spain, and Portugal • Spain, England, and Portugal
ANSWER
• England, France, and Spain
QUESTION
• According to the terms of the original charter for Georgia, which of the following could not become colonists?–Debtors, clergymen, and former prisoners– Indentured servants, adventurers, and
soldiers–Catholics, slaves, and lawyers–Protestants, women, and merchants
ANSWER
• Catholics, slaves, and lawyers
QUESTION
• Which of the following choices was NOT a reason English leaders wanted to establish the new colony of Georgia? – Religious freedom for Protestants.– Overseas colonies would add to the English
empire in terms of wealth and power.– South Carolina needed protection from the
Spanish. – To help the Indians keep their territory.
ANSWER
• To help the Indians keep their territory.
QUESTION
• Which of the following statements would have most likely been made by a “Malcontent”? – “Slavery is wrong and we cannot have it in
Georgia!”– “God Bless Oglethorpe and our trustees!”– “Catholics should be allowed in Georgia.”– “It’s my land! I should have a right to sell it or
to have slaves who can work it!”
ANSWER
• “It’s my land! I should have a right to sell it or to have slaves who can work it!”