Unit 4: Statehood

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Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

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Worcester v. Georgia

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Which of these was an important philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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a belief in the natural rights of citizens

Front

Was John Marshall a leader of which instrument of government?

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The Supreme Court

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Why was the cotton gin an important invention?

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It inadvertently led to the spread of slavery.

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How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

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By raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament.

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Why is the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War often considered a factor that caused the American Revolution?

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The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies.

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What was the name of the land distribution system in which Georgia sold nearly 75% of the state to about 100,000 families and individuals for just a few cents between 1805 and 1833?

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Land Lottery system

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The demand for arable land in Georgia, the discovery of gold on Cherokee lands, and racial prejudice against Native Americans are related in that these factors caused the

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Trail of Tears.

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Button Gwinnett will MOST LIKELY be remembered for

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being a signer of the Declaration of Independence

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The Charter of the University of Georgia was important for education MAINLY because

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said that education was the responsibility of the state.