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Set #8 (25-26)
Westward Expansion and Growth (Set #8) 25-26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bribe | money paid to someone to get him or her to do something improper |
| 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 and removed from GA through treaties |
| Headright System | land policy where a person could purchase a ticket to win a parcel of 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 four land companies after members of the General Assembly had been bribed |
| University of Georgia | first state sponsored college |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court case declaring that the Cherokee were sovereign or an independnet state and not subject to U.S. laws |