Pre Quiz SS8H4ade 23

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

• Fletcher v. Peck

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Worcester v. Georgia

The MAIN reason Abraham Baldwin formed the University of Georgia was because he

• knew that this would please Governor Lyman Hall.

• thought educated people were more likely to improve Georgia

• thought it would help him win a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

• knew that many people in Georgia had to travel far to go to college.

The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia was a small victory for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia because it

• struck down laws created by the Georgia legislature to seize Cherokee lands.

• ruled that the U.S. government’s Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional.

• established the Indian Territory east of the Mississippi in present-day Oklahoma.

• declared that the U.S. government would honor the Cherokee Nation’s constitution.

Which president was responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Buchanan

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin van Buren

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United States, west of the river Mississippi, not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there.

Who would have been MOST LIKELY to view the passage of this legislation as a negative situation?

• southern slaveholders

• northern industrialists

• John Ross and the Cherokee Indians

• white settlers in northern Georgia and southern Tennessee

William McIntosh- seen here- was a key figure in the removal of the ___ from Georgia.

• Creek

• French

• Scottish

• Seminole

The Treaty of Indian Springs- sometimes referred to as the Second Treaty of Indian Springs- was signed in 1825. Led by Chief William McIntosh, the treaty ceded Creek lands in western Georgia to the United States government in exchange for lands west of the Mississippi River.

Which of these BEST describes the motive of McIntosh when making this deal with the United States?

• He knew the land they were moving to was home to gold and silver deposits.

• He believed it was his people's best chance at avoiding bloodshed with Georgia settlers.

• He wanted to avoid the kind of war that began after the death of General Custer at Little Big Horn.

• He planned to use the money from the treaty to arm his warriors to strike against U.S. soldiers on the frontier.

"_____ _____ has made his decision. Now let him enforce it!" - Andrew Jackson, 1832

What name should be placed in the blank from this quote by President Andrew Jackson?

• John Adams

• John Marshall

• William Marbury

• Thomas Jefferson

This map shows the cities that have been capitals of Georgia. What trend can be seen when studying the map?

• The location of capitals have shifted westward over time.

• The capitals were moved to be further from invading armies.

• The location of capitals have been located next to major bodies water.

• The capitals have all been located in cities with the largest populations.

All of these cities have been capitals of the state of Georgia but one. Which has NOT been a capital of Georgia?

• Augusta

• Louisville

• Macon

• Milledgeville