SS8H4 Comprehension Check

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What was the first public university to receive a charter in the United States?

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The University of Georgia

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Why was UGA established?

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Land grants made it possible to provide public education opportunities

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What was the sole purpose of the changing of location for the state capital?

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The people kept moving west, and so went the capital with the people.

Front

What was the first public university to receive a charter in the United States?

Back

The University of Georgia

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What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

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To create a buffer zone of new settlers in GA’s backcountry

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Events in which Georgians had the chance to win the right to buy land from the state were known as:

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land lotteries

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The Yazoo Land Fraud occurred because land companies

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bribed legislators so they could buy land cheaply

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What impact did cotton have on Georgia’s economy during the 1800s?

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It became the most important crop to the state’s economy and ensured that the state remained dependent on slavery.

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Increased markets, more efficient trade, and the rise of Atlanta can all be attributed to

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the establishment of the railroads in the 1800s

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Who was William McIntosh?

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Chief of the Creek Indians who sold away all their land