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H5 Study Guide
Development of Georgia (1789-1840)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a land grant university? | University that receives land from the federal government |
| What does the University of Georgia claim to be the first? | First public university created by a state government |
| Why was Louisville chosen as Georgia’s third capital? | Population center, people started moving west away from the Savannah River |
| What were the two largest denominations in Georgia by the 1860? | Baptists and Methodists |
| What did the two denominations do that made them the largest? | Revivals and camp meetings |
| What is the Yazoo Land Fraud? | State legislators were bribed to sell land to four companies for pennies an acre. |
| How did the Yazoo Land Fraud lead to the removal of the Creek Indians? | The United States government promised to remove the Creeks from Georgia in exchange for Georgia giving up the land they tried to sell in the Yazoo Land Fraud. |
| What are the two methods Georgia used for distributing land in the late 1700s and early 1800s? | headright and land lottery |
| What was the main method for distributing land in the early 1800s? | land lottery |
| Why was Eli Whitney’s cotton gin an important invention for farmers in Georgia prior to the Civil War? | The cotton gin helped process cotton faster by removing the seeds. |
| How did the cotton gin and railroads impact Georgia’s growth? | The cotton gin improved the cotton process, and the railroad helped transport goods faster. Both improved the economy. |
| Why did Georgia build so many railroads before the Civil War? | They needed something to transport agricultural goods like cotton. |
| Why was William McIntosh murdered by his own people? | He signed over the rest of the Creek land in Georgia in the Treaty of Indian Springs. |
| Why did many Creek settle near water sources? | They needed water to drink and water their fields and used the fish for food. |
| Who was the Creek leader that signed the Treaty of New York which created a friendship between the Creeks and the United States? | Alexander McGillivray |
| What was Sequoyah’s major contribution to the Cherokee? | He developed a syllabary that allowed the Cherokee to communicate by writing. |
| What did Benjamin Parks discover that led to the removal of the Cherokee? | Gold in Dahlonega |
| What was the main reason for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia? | Gold was discovered on Cherokee land. |
| Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that ruled that the Cherokee territory was not subject to state law? | John Marshall |
| What court case ruled that Cherokees were not subject to state law? | Worcester v. Georgia |
| What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act that Andrew Jackson signed into law? | To move the Indians to the west |
| What is the name of the long, hard journey the Cherokees made to Oklahoma? | Trail of Tears |
| Who was the Cherokee chief during the Trail of Tears? | John Ross |
| Why did so many Cherokee die on the Trail of Tears? | Cold, disease, and starvation |
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