SS8H4 Ga & the Westward expansion

Front

What does the list include: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta (S.A.L.M.A)?

Back

Capitals in order

Front

Who is the leader of the Creek Indians who signed treaties with Georgia leaders that gave away Creek land and was killed by his own tribe members?

Back

William McIntosh

Front

Why did the state capitals move Westward?

Back

Population shifted

Front

Why was the University of Georgia (UGA) established?

Back

To give everyone a chance to go to college and was the first government funded school.

Front

Which land distribution involved people buying tickets in a drawing for a chance to win land?

Back

Land Lottery

Front

Which land distribution is described?
*Distributed by Georgia leaders
*Encouraged people to move to Georgia
*White males, Head of households got 200 acres, plus 50 acres for every family member and slave
*Up to 1,000 acres

Back

Headright System

Front

Which land distribution is being described? Chattahoochee River became Georgia's Western boundary, land companies bribed the Georgia general assembly to sell land at a low cost. Resulting in Georgia losing land

Back

Yazoo Land fraud

Front

What was the outcome of the Dahlonega gold rush?

Back

Cherokee was forced off their land

Front

Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

Back

Andrew Jackson

Front

Cherokee were forced off their land in Georgia and out the Southeast. Moved to reservation in Oklahoma. Many Cherokee died during this time.

Back

Trail of Tears