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Set #4 (26-27)
Westward Expansion and Growth (Set #4) 26-27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cede | to give something up, especially land |
| Cherokee Indians | lived in Northwestern GA and forcefully removed as part of the Trail of Tears |
| Muscogee Indians | lived in Southern GA & removed from GA through treaties |
| Headright System | Land policy that provided the head of a family up to 200 acres of free land |
| land lottery | land policy where a person could purchase a ticket to win a parcel of land |
| Trail of Tears | the forced & final removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia |
| Yazoo Land Act | sale of western land to 4 land companies after members of the General Assembly had been bribed |
| University of Georgia | 1st state sponsored college in GA |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court case declaring the Cherokee were sovereign or an independnet state & not subject to US laws |