Agricultural Classes and Transportation Developments

At the top of Georgia's agricultural class system were the _______________ who owned twenty or more slaves.

• landless

• subsistence farmers

• farmers

• planters

Which inventor successfully used steam to power paddle wheels on the sides of a boat.

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• William Longstreet

• John Milledge

In 1833, what new mode of powered transportation proved cheaper and more versatile than the canal systems in Georgia?

• steamboat

• horses and carts

• railroads

• UPS

In the 1820s, which one of these Georgia cities DID NOT grow in size and population because of its location on the Fall Line and the invention of the steamboat?

• Atlanta

• Columbus

• Macon

• Augusta

The Georgia Railroad was chartered in 1833 to build a rail line between Athens and Augusta. By 1845, the Georgia Railroad line was extended all the way to Marthasville. What name is the town of Marthasville called today?

• Savannah

• Columbus

• Macon

• Atlanta