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  • Which Georgia Land policy was nullified because it fraudulently sold the land to companies to sell?
    The Second Land Lotteries
    The Headright System
    The First Land Lotteries
    The Yazoo Land Act
  • In which battle did the Union win and take the city?
    Siege of Savannah
    Battle of Chickamauga
    Atlanta Campaign
    Battle of Kettle Creek
  • Why didn't Georgia respond as violently as the others to the Stamp Act?
    Had no need for any stamps so they didn't really care
    Had a strong royal governor and economically dependent on GB
    Had more interest in the other taxes on tea and sugar
    Had a weak royal governor and no ties to GB
  • What role did the Malcontents have in settling Georgia during the Trustee Period?
    Protected Georgia in the Battle of Bloody Marsh
    Had large scale success with silk production
    Argued that colony needed to lift bans for economic success
    Offered medical assistance after originally being banned
  • Give at least 3 examples of the goods and services produced and traded in colonial Georgia.
    Silk, rice, indigo, timber products, tobacco, furs, blacksmiths, tailors, trading
  • What role did the Jews have in settling Georgia during the Trustee Period?
    Had large scale success with silk production
    Offered medical assistance after originally being banned
    Argued that colony needed to lift bans for economic success
    Protected Georgia in the Battle of Bloody Marsh
  • What role did the Highland Scots have in settling Georgia during the Trustee Period?
    Protected Georgia in the Battle of Bloody Marsh
    Offered medical assistance after originally being banned
    Argued that colony needed to lift bans for economic success
    Had large scale success with silk production
  • What type of issue are both slavery and the Nullification crisis examples of?
    States' Rights
    Compromise of 1850
    The Georgia Platform
    Debate over secession
  • Explain the importance of the Dred Scott case.
  • Which BEST explains why the Spanish explored and settled in the Southeastern US?
    Searching for wealth and to spread Christianity
    To convert natives and get raw materials like lumber
    Sought riches offered and escape religious persecution
    Believed area was rich in gold and needed more land
  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?
    Made the war a moral issue and stopped Europe's involvement
    Freed only the enslaved people in the border states
    Freed all enslaved people in the Union
    Made the South free all enslaved people
  • How did the railroad impact Georgia's economic and population growth?
    Population was able to stay the same and travel to visit
    Population growth due to lessened need for towns
    Economic growth transporting cotton, created towns
    Economic decline due to railroads bringing outside goods
  • Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
    A strong executive branch and no legislative branch
    Each state had it's own currency
    National government couldn't levy taxes
    A unanimous vote of all 13 states to amend
  • Which key person refused to follow the Supreme Courts decision and called for Indian removal?
    John Ross
    Andrew Johnson
    Andrew Jackson
    John Marshall
  • In which battle did the Union lose and get forced out of Georgia?
    Siege of Savannah
    Battle of Kettle Creek
    Atlanta Campaign
    Battle of Chickamauga
  • Why was the University of Georgia established?
    Educated wealthy people would help keep a free government
    Educated populace was necessary for all not just wealthy
    The government wanted to help the rich get richer
    The government wanted a way to control the populace
  • Which explains Georgia's transition to a royal colony in regards to the government?
    Once allowed it increased labor and agricultural production
    No longer disputes with South Carolina about transporting
    Ownership was allowed bringing in more settlers to build.
    Rule returned to king who utilized several royal governors
  • What role did the Salzburgers have in settling Georgia during the Trustee Period?
    Argued that colony needed to lift bans for economic success
    Protected Georgia in the Battle of Bloody Marsh
    Offered medical assistance after originally being banned
    Had large scale success with silk production
  • What role did the Jews have in settling Georgia during the Trustee Period?
    Offered medical assistance after originally being banned
    Protected Georgia in the Battle of Bloody Marsh
    Had large scale success with silk production
    Argued that colony needed to lift bans for economic success
  • What role did the Compromise of 1850 play in the Civil War starting?
    South mad they got Missouri & North got Maine
    South mad they got Fugitive Slave &North got California and
    North and South upset about Gold Rush
    It was a Compromise and played no role in the war starting
  • Which of the following was NOT an issue at Andersonville Prison?
    Union prisoners turning against each other known as raiders
    infestation of fire ants and venomous snakes
    Infected water from diseased human waste
    Lack of food due to Union Blockade
  • Which Georgia Land policy was effective and gave 3/4 of Georgia's land to 100,000 families?
    The Headright System
    The Yazoo Land Act
    The Yazoo Land Fraud
    The Land Lotteries
  • The Charter of 1732 established the reasons for settling Georgia. One was defense. Which BEST explains defense?
    Protection, from enemies as a buffer
    Money, the desire to get rich by Mercantilism
    Charity, the desire to help others
  • What was a response to the Compromise of 1850, holding off war for 11 years?
    the Nullification Crisis
    Election on 1860
    the Georgia Platform
    the Compromise of 1850
  • Which BEST explains why the British explored and settled in the Southeastern US?
    Sought riches offered and escape religious persecution
    Searching for wealth and to spread Christianity
    To convert natives and get raw materials like lumber
    Believed area was rich in gold and needed more land
  • How did James Oglethorpe help establish the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff?
    Used language skills to help establish a land agreement
    Provided protection and trade opportunity for Yamacraw
    Generously gifted land to the British to set up colony
    Taught others how to cultivate WRIST crops
  • The Charter of 1732 established the reasons for settling Georgia. One was philanthropy. Which BEST explains philanthropy?
    Protection, from enemies as a buffer
    Charity, the desire to help others
    Money, the desire to get rich by Mercantilism
  • During Georgia's debate over secession, who did not want to leave the Union?
    Southern counties, large plantation owners, women
    Western counties, small farmers, slave holders
    Large plantation owners, Northern counties, women
    Northern counties, small farmers, non-slave holders
  • Which key person used the courts to stop try and stop Georgia from removing the Cherokee?
    William McIntosh
    Andrew Jackson
    John Ross
    Chief Tomochichi
  • In which battle did the British win and retake the city?
    Battle of Kettle Creek
    Siege of Savannah
    Battle of Chickamauga
    Atlanta Campaign
  • How did Chief Tomochichi help establish the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff?
    Taught others how to cultivate WRIST crops
    Provided protection and trade opportunity for Yamacraw
    Generously gifted land to the British to set up colony
    Used language skills to help establish a land agreement
  • Which explains Georgia's transition to a royal colony in regards to slavery?
    Once allowed it increased labor and agricultural production
    Ownership was allowed bringing in more settlers to build.
    No longer disputes with South Carolina about transporting
    Rule returned to king who utilized several royal governors
  • Why didn't Georgia react negatively to the Proclamation of 1763?
    GA was small and young and didn't need to build West yet
    GA wasn't going to follow the proclamation anyways
    GA was still allowed to settle West of Appalachians
    GA was afraid of going to war with King George
  • Which key person ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worchester v. Georgia?
    John Ross
    Andrew Jackson
    William McIntosh
    John Marshall
  • Which of the following did NOT sign the Declaration on behalf of Georgia?
    Button Gwinnett
    Elijah Clarke
    George Walton
    Lyman Hall
  • How did the French and Indian War impact Georgia?
    GA lost many men in the war and had to give up territory
    GA was not involved in fighting and border expanded after.
    GA was not impacted at all by the war because it was new
    GA was upset by the high cost of the war in lives and money
  • Who signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs, removing remaining Creek from Georgia?
    John Ross
    William McIntosh
    Chief Tomochichi
    John Marshall
  • What impact did Hernando DeSoto have on the American Indians he came into contact with?
    Positive because he taught them to plant crops
    Negative because he overpowered, enslaved and killed them
    Negative because he forced them to convert to Catholicism
    Positive because he traded them for weapons
  • Which Georgia Land policy was ineffective due to too many claimants and not enough land?
    The Yazoo Land Fraud
    The Headright System
    The Yazoo Land Act
    The Land Lotteries
  • Which explains the reason for the Westward movement of Georgia's capitals?
    The government wanted to move to where there was more money
    The population grew and moved West, Indian territory ceded
    The population needed to build on water to survive
    The Revolutionary and Civil Wars made locations dangerous
  • Which part of the Declaration of Independence explains the natural rights?
    Declaration
    Preamble
    Proclamation
    Grievances
  • Which part of the Declaration of Independence officially severed ties with Great Britain? ?
    Proclamation
    Grievances
    Declaration
    Preamble
  • In which battle did the outnumbered Patriots win, rejuvenating their cause?
    Battle of Kettle Creek
    Atlanta Campaign
    Siege of Savannah
    Battle of Chickamauga
  • Which explains Georgia's transition to a royal colony in regards to alcohol?
    Ownership was allowed bring in more settlers.
    No longer disputes with South Carolina about transporting
    Once allowed it increased labor and agricultural production
    Rule returned to king who utilized several royal governors
  • Which explains Georgia's transition to a royal colony in regards to buying and selling land?
    Once allowed it increased labor and agricultural production
    Rule returned to king who utilized several royal governors
    No longer disputes with South Carolina about transporting
    Ownership was allowed bringing in more settlers to build.
  • The Charter of 1732 established the reasons for settling Georgia. One was economics. Which BEST explains economics?
    Protection, from enemies as a buffer
    Charity, the desire to help others
    Money, the desire to get rich by Mercantilism
  • How did the Dahlonega Gold Rush lead to the Trail of Tears?
    There was so much gold that the land was shared
    First US gold rush and isn't related to Indian Removale
    Cherokee tried to steal the land where the gold was found
    Hungry for land and gold, whites demanded Cherokee Removal
  • How did the cotton gin impact Georgia's economic and population growth?
    Slowed Georgia's population growth due to efficiency
    Slowed down Georgia's economy by decreasing need for slavery
    Population stayed the same, Economic growth with efficiency
    Population growth West, Economic growth due to efficiency
  • Where did the Spanish missionaries set up their places of worship to convert American Indians (missions)?
    On Yamacraw Bluff
    The city of Savannah
    Along the Savannah River
    Georgia's Barrier Islands
  • Once Fort Pulaski fell and the Union occupied the barrier islands, Georgia was no longer able to stop what?
    The Union Blockade
    The Atlanta Campaign
    Andersonville
    The Siege of Savannah
  • How did Mary Musgrove help establish the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff?
    Taught others how to cultivate WRIST crops
    Provided protection and trade opportunity for Yamacraw
    Used language skills to help establish a land agreement
    Generously gifted land to the British to set up colony
  • Which part of the Declaration of Independence lists why colonies deemed independence necessary?
    Proclamation
    Preamble
    Declaration
    Grievances
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